11 Fights Signed for ‘Cruz vs. Faber 2’

“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9 finalist Andre Winner will meet WEC import Anthony Njokuani (Pictured; file photo) in a preliminary lightweight matchup at UFC 132 “Cruz vs. Faber 2” on July 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Eleven fights are now official for the event, which will air live on pay-per-view.

Winner (11-5-1, 2-3 UFC) will enter the cage on a two-fight losing streak, his place in the UFC perhaps at stake. The 29-year-old Team Rough House representative last appeared at UFC 122 in November, when he succumbed to a first-round rear-naked choke from Dennis Siver at the Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.

Spawned by the Janjira Muay Thai camp, Njokuani (13-5-1, 1 NC, 0-1 UFC) has lost three of his last four fights. The 31-year-old Nigerian-born lightweight made his promotional debut at UFC 128 in March, dropping a unanimous decision to unbeaten prospect Edson Mendes Barboza Jr. at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. A potent standup fighter, Njokuani has secured more than half (eight) of his 13 professional victories by knockout or technical knockout. Wins over former International Fight League cornerstone Chris Horodecki, fellow WEC import Bart Palaszewski and EliteXC veteran Muhsin Corbbrey anchor his resume.

A bantamweight title bout pairing champion Dominick Cruz with Urijah Faber will headline UFC 132. The event will also feature a showdown pitting former 205-pound kingpin Tito Ortiz against “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 winner Ryan Bader, a middleweight battle matching Brazilian icon Wanderlei Silva with Chris Leben and a key welterweight tilt between former WEC champion Carlos Condit against the unbeaten Dong Hyun Kim.

UFC 132 “Cruz vs. Faber”
Saturday, July 2
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas

UFC Bantamweight Championship
Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber

Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben
Ryan Bader vs. Tito Ortiz
Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Dennis Siver vs. Matt Wiman
Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller
George Sotiropoulos vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Brian Bowles vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Jason “Mayhem” Miller vs. Aaron Simpson
Andre Winner vs. Anthony Njokuani
Erik Koch vs. Cub Swanson