{"id":181113,"date":"2015-12-30T23:10:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T07:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=181113"},"modified":"2015-12-30T23:10:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T07:10:10","slug":"ufc-196-werdum-versus-velasquez-ii-card-coming-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-196-werdum-versus-velasquez-ii-card-coming-together\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 196: Werdum versus Velasquez II card coming together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 196 is taking shape as more fights have been added to the UFC event website.<\/p>\n<p>The main event is slated to have <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/is-fabricio-werdum-the-greatest-heavyweight-ever\/\">UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/velasquez-on-having-2-weeks-to-adjust-to-altitude-maybe-that-wasnt-enough\/\">former champion Cain Velasquez<\/a> in an immediate rematch for the title. UFC 196 takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Feb. 6.<\/p>\n<p>The current UFC 196 card is scheduled to feature the following bouts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez<\/li>\n<li>Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson<\/li>\n<li>Roy Nelson vs. Jared Rosholt<\/li>\n<li>Rafael Cavalcante vs. Ovince Saint Preux<\/li>\n<li>Mike Pyle vs. Sean Spencer<\/li>\n<li>Josh Burkman vs. K.J. Noons<\/li>\n<li>Noad Lahat vs. Diego Rivas<\/li>\n<li>Damian Grabowski vs. Derrick Lewis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Will you be tuning in Super Bowl weekend to see who takes the heavyweight title home? Who are you picking in the rematch? Share your pick with us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 196 is taking shape as more fights have been added to the UFC event website. The main event is slated to have UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum and former champion Cain Velasquez in an immediate rematch for the title. UFC 196 takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Feb. 6. 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