UFC 196: Werdum vs. Velasquez II fight card lineup finalized; Benavidez vs. Makovsky kicks off pay-per-view

UFC 196 takes place on February 6 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and the UFC has released the fight card lineup.

The fight card will begin with the online preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT with four fights and the final four preliminary fights will be shown on FS1 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Following the conclusion of the prelims, the main card on pay-per-view will begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and will be headlined by title fight rematch as Fabricio Werdum defends the heavyweight title against former champion Cain Velasquez.

The current UFC 196: Werdum vs. Velasquez II fight card is below.

Main Card: (PPV – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Fabricio Werdum (20-5-1) vs. Cain Velasquez (13-2)
Johny Hendericks (17-3) vs. Stephen Thompson (11-1)
Roy Nelson (21-12) vs. Jared Rosholt (14-2)
Ovince Saint Preux (18-7) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (12-6, 1NC)
Joseph Benavidez (23-4) vs. Zach Makovsky (19-6)

Preliminary Card: (FS1 – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Josh Burkman (28-12, 1NC) vs. KJ Noons (12-7, 1NC)
Derrick Lewis (13-4, 1NC) vs. Damian Grabowski (20-2)
Mike Pyle (26-11-1) vs. Sean Spencer (12-4)
Misha Cirkunov (10-2) vs. Alex Nicholson (6-1)

Preliminary Card: (UFC Fight Pass – 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m PT)
Mickey Gall (1-0) vs. Mike Jackson (11-10)
Artem Lobov (12-11, 1NC) vs. Alex White (10-2)
Ray Borg (9-1) vs. Justin Scoggins (10-2)
Noad Lahat (9-1) vs. Diego Rivas (6-0)