Renan Barao Meets Eddie Wineland at UFC 161

UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao defend his belt at UFC 161 against Eddie Wineland

A Title bout between interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao (30-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and former WEC bantamweight champ Eddie Wineland (20-8-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will headline UFC 161.

Barao who recently defending his interim belt in London at UFC on Fuel 7 against Michael MacDonald winning the fight via 4th round Arm Triangle, is currently riding 30 fight win streak, including 5 ufc wins over  top ten opponents in Uriah Faber, Scott Jorgensen, and The UKs Brad Pickett.

His opponent Eddie Wineland lost his fist 2 fights in the UFC before bouncing back with wins over common opponents in Jorgensen and Pickett.

It was originally believed following his win against MacDonald, Barao would fight injured UFC Champion Dominic Cruz to unify the Bantamweight title, however the announcement of Barao vs Wineland indicates Cruz - who has not fought since October 2011, will need longer to heal the the originally estimate 6 to 9 months,  following a second knee surgery in December.

UFC 161 takes place on June 15 at MTS Centre in Winnipeg and is the promotion's first visit to the Manitoba province in Canada. Already booked for the event are Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, and Jake Shields-Tyron Woodley.

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