The undercard has been announced for UFC 193 in Australia where Robbie Lawler will defend his UFC Welterweight title for the first time since his fight of the year contender victory over Rory MacDonald at UFC 189.
The event will take place in Melbourne's 53,000 seater Etihad Stadium on the 14th of November and the UFC aim to set up floor seats to fit 70,000 Aussie fans into the arena.
It was previously announced that Lawler will defend his Welterweight title against former champion Carlos Condit, but the co-main event at UFC 193 is a rematch of one of the greatest Heavyweight bouts in UFC history as adopted Aussie Mark Hunt fights Antonio "Big Foot" Silva for the first time since their 2013 brawl ended in a draw.
Lawler vs Condit & rematch of greatest HW bout EVER Hunt vs Bigfoot at @EtihadStadiumAU in Melbourne Nov. 14! #UFC193pic.twitter.com/CjcJTMRC69
— Dana White (@danawhite) August 19, 2015
Top British fighter Michael Bisping will also fight an Aussie on the card as the middleweight fights Robert Whitaker. 21-year-old Australian fighter Jake Matthews will look to bounce back after the first loss of his MMA career when he lost via a first-round submission to James Vick in May as he fights Mexico's Akbarh Arreola at Lightweight.
Confirmed Fights For UFC 193 at the Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia on November 14th.
Robbie Lawler (26-10-0 1 NC) v Carlos Condit (30-8-0) (UFC welterweight championship)
Mark Hunt (10-9-1) v Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (19-7-0 1 NC) (heavyweight)
Robert Whitakker (14-4-0) v Michael Bisping (28-7-0) (middleweight)
Jake Matthews (9-1-0) v Akbarh Arreola (23-9-1) (lightweight)
Kyle Noke (20-7-1) v Peter Sobotta (15-4-1) (welterweight)
Anthony Perosh (15-9-0) v Gian Villante (13-5-0) (light-heavyweight)
Daniel Kelly (9-1-0) v Ricardo Abreu (5-2-0) (middleweight)
Richard Walsh (8-4-0) v Steve Kennedy (22-7-0) (welterweight)
