The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ends the year big with UFC 155 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring the clash of reigning UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos and former champion Cain Ramirez Velasquez in the main event. Balls Channel will air the fight on Sunday, December 30 at 11:30 a.m.
Dos Santos enters with a record of 15-1 Mixed Martial Arts(MMA) and 9-0 (UFC) against former heavyweight champion Velasquez who stands with 10-1 (MMA) and 8-1 (UFC).
The Brazilian Dos Santos started as a kickboxer before transitioning to MMA. He further refined his striking and standup fighting skills through his boxing coach Luiz Carlos Dórea.
The Mexican Velasquez on the other hand, began as a wrestler and football player in high school. He won the 5A Arizona Wrestling Championship twice. Velasquez’s MMA career blossomed after he joined the American Kickboxing Academy after college. He also holds a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu.
The UFC 155 under card includes fights between Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller, Tim Boetsch and Constantinos Philippou, Alan Belcher and Yushin Okami among others.
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