UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt

The event marked the UFC’s first appearance in Mexico and immediately demonstrated the market’s demand, selling out all 21,000 tickets in just eight hours. It was headlined by an interim heavyweight title fight between Fabrício Werdum and Mark Hunt, created after champion Cain Velasquez withdrew with an injury. Werdum’s second-round knockout earned him the interim belt and positioned him as the clear next figure atop the division once unification resumed.