UFC on Fuel 8: Stefan Struve vs. Mark Hunt Confirmed as Co-Main Event
Eight bouts have been officially confirmed for the UFC's return to Japan, with the fight card getting some additional structure behind the scenes.
UFC on Fuel 8 will have a heavyweight title fight as the co-main event, with Stefan Struve vs. Mark Hunt leading into a light heavyweight main event featuring Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann.
According to the UFC, several other fighters are being tagged for theย Saitama Super Arena event in March. As it stands, here's how the card looks so far.
UFC on Fuel 8 Main Card
โข Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
โขย Stefan Struve vs. Mark Hunt
โขย Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez
โขย Dong Hyun Kim vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
UFC on Fuel 8 Planned Bouts
โขย Riki Fukuda vs. Brad Tavares
โขย Takeya Mizugaki vs. Bryan Caraway
โขย Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Marcelo Guimaraes
โขย Kyung Ho Kang vs. Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres
Both Struve and Hunt will be putting impressive winning streaks on the line in Japan.
Struve has gone 4-0 since a May 2011 loss to Travis Browne, defeatingย Stipe Miocic, Lavar Johnson, Dave Herman and Pat Barry.
Hunt is currently 3-0 since a loss to ex-UFC fighterย Sean McCorkle, having beatenย Cheick Kongo, Ben Rothwell and Chris Tuchscherer.ย Between Struve and Hunt, six of the seven victories during both of their recent win streaks combined have ended by knockout or submission.

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