UFC moves title-less Super Bowl card to Fox Sports 1
The injuries of heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum and former champion Cain Velasquez have scrapped an anticipated rematch for Feb. 6 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and prompted UFC leadership to move the planned pay-per-view card to Fox Sports 1, according to a television official.
The new main event will be a welterweight fight scheduled for five rounds between former champion Johny Hendricks and eighth-ranked contender Stephen Thompson.
It is not determined when Werdum and Velasquez will fight.
UFC President Dana White did not respond to messages left by The Times.
Follow Lance Pugmire on Twitter @latimespugmire
Get our high school sports newsletter
Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
