Brendan Schaub, right, battles Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 116.

BY JOE FERRARO
sportsnet.ca

Heavyweights Brendan "The Hybrid" Schaub and Gabriel "Nepao" Gonzaga are set to lock horns on the main card of UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez, sources tell Sportsnet.

Schaub (6-1), is coming off a 67-second knockout victory earlier this month at UFC 116, over Brock Lesnar's teammate, Chris Tuchscherer. While many thought the UFC was going to match him up with another one of Lesnar's teammates, the undefeated Jon Madsen, it appears the organization is looking to fast-track "The Hybrid" up their heavyweight ladder.

Gonzaga (11-5), is 1-2 in his last three bouts, with his last fight being a knockout loss to another prospect in the division, Junior dos Santos. The disappointing loss for "Nepao" happened in the first round during UFC Live: Jones vs Vera in March, and is a defeat he is trying to erase as quickly as possible.

UFC 121, scheduled for October 23rd at the Honda Centre in Anaheim California, is shaping up to be one of the best of the year.

Thus far, the rumoured bouts include:

Main Event

-- Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez (for heavyweight title)

Rest of the pay-per-view broadcast:

-- Martin Kampmann vs. Jake Shields

-- Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago

-- Brendan Schaub vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

-- Patrick Cote vs. Tom Lawlor

Preliminary Bouts

-- Ryan Jensen vs. Court McGee

-- Sam Stout vs. Paul Taylor

-- Chris Camozzi vs. Dongi Yang