Restructured UFC 130 Lineup Complete

Former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will meet “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 alum Matt Hamill (Pictured; file photo) in the UFC 130 main event on May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. A 10-bout lineup has been finalized for the event, which has been ravaged by injuries.

Jackson last appeared at UFC 123 in November, when he took a controversial split decision from Lyoto Machida at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich. One of the sport’s most colorful characters, the 32-year-old Memphis, Tenn., native has delivered 21 of his 31 career victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission. Wins over Brazilian icon Wanderlei Silva, former two-division Pride Fighting Championships titleholder Dan Henderson, UFC hall of famer Chuck Liddell (twice), 2000 Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland and two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships winner Ricardo Arona anchor Jackson’s stellar resume. He holds a 6-2 mark inside the Octagon.

A semifinalist on Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, Hamill will carry a five-fight winning streak into the most significant match of his career. The 34-year-old Loveland, Ohio, native has not competed since he outpointed former mentor and one-time light heavyweight king Tito Ortiz at UFC 121 in October. Hamill has been finished only once -- by former middleweight champion Rich Franklin -- in 12 professional appearances. He was a three-time Div. III national wrestling champion at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

In the UFC 130 co-headliner, former heavyweight champion Frank Mir will lock horns with “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 winner Roy Nelson. The event will also feature a heavyweight tilt pitting Stefan Struve against the unbeaten Travis Browne, a welterweight matchup pairing former title contender Thiago Alves with the surging Rick Story and a middleweight duel matching one-time Sengoku Raiden Championship titleholder Jorge Santiago with Brian Stann.

UFC 130 “Rampage vs. Hamill”
Saturday, May 28
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Matt Hamill
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story
Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann
Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious Johnson
Kendall Grove vs. Tim Boetsch
Gleison Tibau vs. Bart Palaszewski
Michael McDonald vs. Chris Cariaso
Renan “Barao” do Nascimento Mota Pegado vs. Cole Escovedo