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.
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