As Cain Velasquez prepares for his long-awaited, return to the Octagon, the UFC’s posted one of his greatest victories to date.

Velasquez will be fighting for the first time since 2016 this Sunday, as the former heavyweight champ will take on Francis Ngannou at UFC Phoenix. Recently the UFC posted the video below, which is Velasquez’s memorable, 2010 knockout of the legendary “Minotauro” Nogueira.

Here is the line-up for UFC Phoenix.

MAIN CARD (ESPN/9 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou

Lightweight: James Vick vs. Paul Felder

Strawweight: Cortney Casey vs. Cynthia Calvillo

Featherweight: Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie

Welterweight: Vicente Luque vs. Bryan Barberena

Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Myles Jury

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/7 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera vs. Aljamain Sterling

Bantamweight: Benito Lopez vs. Manny Bermudez

Female Flyweight: Andrea Lee vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith

Lightweight: Scott Holtzman vs. Nik Lentz

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+/5:30 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Renan Barao vs. Luke Sanders

Strawweight: Jessica Penne vs. Jodie Esquibel

Strawweight: Aleksandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire

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