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Full main card announced for UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber II, tickets on sale this week
May 4, 2011 - 5:15:06 PM Full main card announced for UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber II, tickets on sale this week

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

The UFC on Wednesday officially announced UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber II for July 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and confirmed the night's full main card.

The card is headlined by the Bantamweight Championship between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber, a rematch of their 2007 bout for the WEC Featherweight Championship.

Also on the main card, middleweight sluggers Wanderlei Silva and Chris Leben square off in the night's co-main event, lightweights Matt Wiman and Dennis Siver do battle, Tito Ortiz meets Ryan Bader in light heavyweight action, and welterweight Carlos Condit and Dong Hyun Kim meet to take a step closer to a title shot in the division.

"There is no love lost between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber and they are both fired up to not only fight again, but to fight for the UFC Bantamweight Title," UFC President Dana White said in today's release. "The bantamweight division is one of the most exciting weight classes in this sport and Dominick and Urijah will both bring it for five rounds.

"Wandy came and asked for this fight and Leben wanted it just as bad," White continued. "This is gonna be fun! When you add in the Siver-Wiman and Kim-Condit fights, and the fact that Tito will be fighting Ryan Bader to keep his career alive, it's hard not to get excited for UFC 132."

Tickets for the event go on sale to the general public this Saturday, May 7, ranging from $75-$800. UFC Fight Club members get their first crack at tickets this Thursday, May 5, while UFC Newsletter subscribers get their chance at tickets on Friday, May 6.

[Urijah Faber art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]