On Saturday, August 27, the UFC makes it’s long awaited return to the birthplace of MMA, Brazil!
And on that Saturday night, there will be 12 fights, all which are sure to be outstanding, and will entertain the 30-40 million people who will be watching.
The main event of the evening has UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva, looking to defend his title against the last man to defeat him, Yushin Okami.
The co-main event has a light heavyweight battle between former champions Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and Ultimate Fighter 1 winner, Forrest Griffin.
The rest of the main card has Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira facing off against Ultimate Fighter 10 runner up, Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub. Then a lightweight battle between Ross Pearson and Edson Barboza, and a light heavyweight matchup with Luiz Cane taking on Stanislav Nedkov.
Of course there are some fighters who could potentially be fighting for a job. Read on to find out who they may be.