War Vitor
The UFC's return to Germany is now official.
The event, UFC 122, takes place Nov. 13 at Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, and airs via same-day delay on Spike TV.
Officials confirmed the event and a Vitor Belfort (19-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Yushin Okami (25-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) headliner during this week's "Ultimate Insider" episode on UFC.com.
The winner of Okami vs. Belfort is expected to earn a title shot with current champ Anderson Silva or challenger Chael Sonnen, who are expected to rematch by early 2011, possibly at a Jan. 1 UFC 125 event.
Okami, who long has flirted with title contention, most recently earned a split-decision win over Mark Munoz at UFC on Versus 2. It was his his fifth win in his past six fights, which included additional victories over Lucio Linhares, Dean Lister, Evan Tanner and Jason MacDonald. The lone loss came to Sonnen.
Belfort, meanwhile, looks to reclaim an earlier promised title shot. However, when Belfort was sidelined by a shoulder injury, Demian Maia and then Sonnen got shots at Silva's belt.
Nevertheless, Belfort is riding a five-fight win streak, and four of the wins came in Cage Rage and Affliction Entertainment. A year ago at UFC 103, he returned to the UFC for the first time in four years and scored a first-round knockout of Rich Franklin in a 195-pound catchweight bout.
Germany hosted its first show – UFC 99 with a Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva headliner – in June 2009. Despite some resistance from the German media that resulted in a ban on minors from attending the show, UFC president Dana White vowed the organization would return to and continue its expansion in the European country.
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