It’s been a little while since Cain Velasquez has faced off with an opponent at a media day, but the former heavyweight champ did so today.

Velasquez will return to the Octagon this Sunday to face fellow contender, Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC Phoenix. Velasquez will be competing for the first time since 2016.

You can watch the heavyweights, and many of the card’s other competitors, faceoff below.

Here is the complete 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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