This Saturday, the UFC goes back to Brazil for the first time in nearly 13 years!
Headlining the card is a middleweight championship fight, featuring the rematch between Anderson “The Spider” Silva (30-4) and Yushin “Thunder” Okami (26-5). The first fight ended when Silva hit Okami with an illegal kick, which rendered Okami unconscious and unable to continue.
The co-main event of the evening has Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-5) facing off against Forrest Griffin (18-6) in a rematch of their fight from UFC 76, which Griffin won via third-round submission.
Before that fight is a legend versus prospect fight, with Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira (32-6-1 [1 NC]) making his return to the Octagon against the surging Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub (8-1).
Filling out the main card is lightweight prospect Edson Barboza (8-0) taking on The Ultimate Fighter 9 winner, Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson (12-4) and a light heavyweight fight featuring Luiz “Banha” Cane (11-3 [1 NC]) taking on UFC newcomer, Stanislav Nedkov (11-0).
That’s all just on the main card!
There are 12 fights on the card in total, so read on to get breakdowns for every card in the UFC’s return to Brazil.