Júnior Cigano faces Mark Hunt at UFC 160

Cigano (photo) faces M. Hunt at UFC 160. Photo: Josh Hedges

junior gypsy is back on the UFC 160 card, an event that is scheduled to take place on May 25th, in Las Vegas, in the United States. Without an opponent since his injury alistair overeem, the organization considered removing the Brazilian from the fight program, but after a request from the athlete he will have another opponent on the show. The chosen one was the New Zealander Mark Hunt. The information was released this Saturday morning (9) by the North American website MMA Fighting.

Last Thursday (07), Hunt asked to replace Overeem through his Twitter account, but the idea was soon dismissed by Dana White, president of the UFC. Then, the manager stated that despite the offer from the microblog, Hunt refused the duel against Cigano. However, according to the article, the fight was agreed after a telephone conversation between the fighter and the president.

The fight against Hunt marks Cigano's return to the Octagon after losing the heavyweight belt in December. The Brazilian, who has a record of 15 wins and two losses, is trying to resume his winning streak to have a new chance to compete for the division title.

In turn, Hunt, who has a professional record of nine wins and seven losses, is experiencing the best moment of his career. The New Zealander comes from four consecutive victories, the last being over Stefan struve at UFC on FUEL 8, held earlier this month.

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