UFC 160 weigh-ins set for May 24 in Las Vegas, Daniel Cormier hosts Q&A

Official fighter weigh-ins for “UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2? are slated for May 24 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The same venue then hosts the following night’s pay-per-view event, which features a heavyweight title fight between champion Cain Velasquez (11-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (18-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in the main event.

The first fighter steps on the scale at 4 p.m. PT, and doors open to the public at 3 p.m. PT. The weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

Prior to the weigh-ins, UFC Fight Club members are invited to a Q&A session with UFC heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier, who is coming off a win this past month in his UFC debut against Frank Mir. Cormier takes the stage at 2 p.m. PT, and doors open to members of the UFC’s official fan club one hour earlier.

In addition to the evening’s championship headliner, UFC 160 also features a heavyweight contenders bout between Junior dos Santos (15-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and Mark Hunt (9-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC). Plus, James Te Huna (16-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) meets Glover Teixeira (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at light heavyweight; T.J. Grant (20-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) takes on Gray Maynard (11-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) in a lightweight title eliminator fight; and Donald Cerrone (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) fights K.J. Noons (11-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at lightweight. The night’s main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.

The latest UFC 160 card now includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva – for heavyweight title
• Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt
• James Te Huna vs. Glover Teixeira
• T.J. Grant vs. Gray Maynard
• Donald Cerrone vs. KJ Noons

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

• Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story
• Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway
• Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker
• Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 6:35 p.m. ET)

• Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Stephen Thompson
• Brian Bowles vs. George Roop
• Estevan Payan vs. Jeremy Stephens

For the latest on UFC 160, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Daniel Cormier)