Heavyweight clash added to UFC 161

Stipe Miocic welcomes back Soa Palelei to the UFC

Stipe Miocic's (9-1 MMA 3-1 UFC) return to the octagon has now been made official for UFC 161 when he welcomes Soa "The Hulk" Palelei (18-3 MMA 0-1 UFC) back to the UFC. Miocic last fought when he headlined UFC on FUEL TV 5 in a 2nd round knockout loss to Stefan Struve in Nottingham England. That loss to Struve was the first loss of his career.

Palelei, who has won his past eight fights, last fought in the UFC at UFC 79 where he was knocked out in the third round by Eddie Sanchez.

The UFC 161 fight card looks like this right now:
Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Dan Henderson vs. Rashad Evans
Jake Shields vs. Tyron Woodley
Soa Palelei vs. Stipe Miocic

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