UFC NEWS: Gilbert Yvel vs. Jon Madsen official, UFC 121 card set with 11 fights

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
















Next month's UFC 121 event from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. is now officially complete as the preliminary card bout between Gilbert Yvel and Jon Madsen has been confirmed by the organization.

The eleven fight card is headlined by a massive UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez, and features the UFC debut of former Elite XC Welterweight Champion and Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields.

Lesnar and Velasquez will take part in a three episode "UFC Primetime" series heading into the event, which will air in the weeks leading up to the card. The event will also feature a "UFC Prelims Live" special, featuring bouts between Ryan Jensen and Court McGee as well as Patrick Cote against Tom Lawlor. The full fight card is below:

Main Pay-Per-View Card

? Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez
? Martin Kampmann vs. Jake Shields
? Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago
? Matt Hamill vs. Tito Ortiz
? Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Brendan Schaub

Spike TV Preliminary Card

? Ryan Jensen vs. Court McGee
? Patrick Cote vs. Tom Lawlor

Preliminary Card

? Sam Stout vs. Paul Taylor
? Mike Guymon vs. Daniel Roberts
? Chris Camozzi vs. Dongi Yang
? Jon Madsen vs. Gilbert Yvel

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