On Saturday night Anderson Silva will put his UFC middleweight crown on the line for the 10th time. His opponent will be the same man he faced at UFC 117, the same man who was close to defeating him on that night in August 2010—Chael Sonnen.
As we all know, close is never good enough. So, while Sonnen gets points for being Silva’s toughest test in the UFC, he still sits empty handed while Silva wears the UFC crown. Will that change on Saturday night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena?
The first step toward answering that question will come on Friday evening, when the two main-event fighters along with the 20 other combatants that will fight at UFC 148 hit the scales for the official weigh-ins. Weigh-ins are slated to begin at 7 p.m. ET.
Two former light heavyweight champions are among that group of 20, and they will meet in the evening’s co-main event. That fight will feature Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin and will be the final bout of Ortiz’s career, as he has announced that he will retire upon completion of the contest.
The full UFC 148 fight card is listed below:
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
Patrick Cote vs. Cung Le
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia
Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie
Mike Easton vs. Ivan Menjivar
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Gleison Tibau
Fabricio Camoes vs. Melvin Guillard
Riki Fukuda vs. Constantinos Philippou
John Alessio vs. Shane Roller
Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Bleacher Report will provide the UFC 148 weigh-in results below as they happen, so be sure to check back after 7 p.m. ET for full coverage.
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