It will again be a battle of lightheavyweights!
Anderson "The Spider" Silva will be facing knockout artist James "The Sandman" Irvin in Nevada for the UFC Fight Night main event. This fight will tests Silva's determination to fight in the 205-pound category after leaving the 185-pound middleweight. At middleweight in the UFC, Silva has barely been scratched, with only Dan Henderson and Travis Lutter being able to steal a round from him in their bouts before being submitted a round later. His other Octagon foes – Chris Leben, Rich Franklin (twice), and Nate Marquardt were all victims of TKOs or KOs. But against Irvin, he will be facing the hardest puncher he has ever been in with in his eight year career.
For the undercard fights, Brandon "The Truth" Vera will go against Reese "Riptide" Andy, again for lightheavyweight. Below are the other undercard fights:
- Hermes Franca vs. Frank Edgar (155 lbs)
- Cain Velasquez vs. Jake O'Brien (240 lbs)
- Anthony Johnson vs. Kevin Burns (170 lbs)
- Jesse Taylor vs. CB Dollaway (185 lbs)
- Tim Credeur vs. Cale Yarbrough (185 lbs)
- Brodie Farber vs. Rory Markham (170 lbs)
- Nate Loughran vs. Johnny Rees (185 lbs)
- James Giboo vs. Brad Blackburn (170 lbs)
- Dale Hartt vs. Shannon Gugerty (155 lbs)
Let's get it on!
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