The last time the UFC held an event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Georges St-Pierre successfully defended his UFC welterweight title against Jon Fitch, while Brock Lesnar scored his first UFC win with a unanimous decision over Heath Herring.
On Friday, October 5 the promotion will return to the scene of that August 2008 fight card when it presents UFC on FX 5 from the Target Center.
The main event on Friday’s card will see Travis Browne put his unbeaten record of 13-0-1 on the line against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, a fighter looking to show that he deserves to be mentioned as one of the top heavyweights in the UFC.
The co-main event of the evening will see Jake Ellenberger square off against Jay Hieron in a welterweight matchup. Ellenberger will look to get back on track after dropping his last fight to Martin Kampmann, while Hieron will look to make the most of this opportunity, his second go-round with the UFC.
Another fight of note is the flyweight scrap between John Dodson and Jussier da Silva, with the winner going on to face Demetrious Johnson in Johnson’s first defense of the UFC flyweight title.
Full UFC on FX 5 fight card:
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva
Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron
John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga
Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards
Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens
Danny Castillo vs. Michael Johnson
Dennis Hallman vs. Thiago Tavares
Shane Roller vs. Jacob Volkmann
Diego Nunes vs. Bart Palaszewski
Phil Harris vs. Darren Uyenoyama
Marcus LeVesseur vs. Carlo Prater
Mike Pierce vs. Aaron Simpson
Weigh-ins for UFC on FX 5 will take place on Thursday, October 4 at 5 p.m. ET / 2 PT, and Bleacher Report will cover the action as it takes place. Be sure to check back for full weigh-in results.
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