Velasquez Injured, Hunt Steps Up For Werdum Interim Title Fight On 3-Weeks Notice

The UFC”s debut in Mexico just took a heavyweight hit to its sold-out event.

According to the UFC’s official twitter account, the UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez has pulled out of UFC 180, due to injury.

BREAKING: Velasquez injured. Werdum vs Hunt new UFC 180 main event Full Story: http://t.co/MqgJLcfbhD pic.twitter.com/RhNBaVtVJT

— UFC (@ufc) October 22, 2014

The extent of the champ’s injury is unknown at this time.

On the heels of the heavyweight champions popularity, UFC 180 sold-out 21,0000 seats in just 8-hours.

In for the injured champion comes Mark Hunt. Hunt last saw action against Roy Nelson in a fight he won via knock out.

Velasquez last fought in October of 2013, and as such, the promotion will put up an interim title for the November 15 winner.