By using Renan Barao now officially because of UFC 161 due to help you injury, the promotion has bumped up one of the many featured bouts on this undercard to main happening status.
The UFC announced by way of Twitter on Tuesday that light heavyweight bout pitting previous champion Rashad Evans with former Strikeforce and Self-importance champion Dan Henderson will now take the most crucial event slot at UFC 161.
UFC officials also validated with Bleacher Report of the fact that new main event will be a three-round fight. Typically just about all main events (even non-title fights) are scheduled for five times, but because Henderson and Evans are bumping as much the headline spot concerning short notice, their fight remains a three-round bout as scheduled.
Barao suffered torn ligaments inside his foot that forced him due to his scheduled title combat with top contender Eddie Wineland, and it also left the UFC in a very precarious position with fewer than a month to travel until UFC 161 comes about on June 15 around Canada.
The UFC has now turned to the co-main event on the card to fill your headline slot with Evans signing up with Henderson in a gentle heavyweight showdown.
Evans returns to action at UFC 161 pursuing back-to-back losses in their last two fights with his eyes set on payoff. The former UFC light heavyweight champion suffered a defeat as a result of his former teammate Jon Jones at UFC 145 not too long ago, and followed that up by having a lackluster performance against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in February as well.
Now Evans has an opportunity to get back on your horse again and make contact with his winning ways which includes a main event bout next to a legendary multi-weight elegance champion.
For many a long time, Dan Henderson has been considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters available anywhere with a willingness to literally handle all challengers. He was both this middleweight and light heavyweight champion when Pride Fighting Competition was bought out previously, and went on so that you can capture the Strikeforce light heavyweight title to boot.
Henderson even managed to enhance to heavyweight for a bout against iconic heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko, and the Team Quest fighter won by knockout in the first round.
Following some disappointing loss in her last fight to Lyoto Machida for UFC 157, Henderson now hopes to jump back into title contention by having a win at UFC 161.
He'll face Evans inside the new main event designed for UFC 161, which falls on June 15 from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The new co-main event for the card is expected to be another light heavyweight battle pitting former champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua alongside Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
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