UFC Announces Five Fights For UFC 180: Velasquez vs. Werdum

UFC held a pre-fight press conference for the upcoming UFC 180 pay-per-view, which will feature the return of UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, as he defends his title against top-ranked contender Fabricio Werdum.

During the presser, UFC announced the following fights for the show:

– Cain Velasquez (c) vs. Fabricio Werdum [UFC Heavyweight Championship]
– Jake Ellenberger vs. Kelvin Gastelum
– Diego Sanchez vs. Norman Parke
– Ricardo Lamas vs. Dennis Bermudez
– Erik Perez vs. Marcus Brimage

Tickets for the event, which is scheduled to take place on November 15, 2014 at the Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico, officially go on sale on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 10:00am Central Time.

UPDATE: You can watch a full video archive of the UFC 180 press conference at the following link: UFC 180: Velasquez vs. Werdum Ticket On-Sale Press Conference

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