UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva returns to the Octagon on Saturday, April 18th to defend his crown against number one contender Thales Leites in the main event of UFC 97. The pound for pound king has already defended his title more times than anyone in UFC middleweight history and will battle Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Leites, the winner of five in a row. Silva will also be looking to make history. A win on Saturday would give Silva the all time UFC record for most consecutive wins (9) passing UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie (8) and John Fitch (8). A win would also tie Silva with Matt Hughes and Tito Ortiz for most consecutive title defenses in UFC history with 5.
Also featured in the UFC's return to Canada is the light heavyweight showdown fans have waited for years to see, as UFC legend Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell squares off against Brazilian superstar Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in what promises to be one of the most explosive bouts of 2009. (OK that is all hype, but this would have been a bad ass fight two years ago. In reality the winner of this fight stays relevant in the UFC Light Heavyweight division, and loser will have seen his best days behind him). Here is the full fight card:
Anderson Silva(-500) Vs. Thales Leites(+350)
Chuck Liddell(-180) Vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua(+150)
Krzysztof Soszynski(-160) Vs. Brian Stann(+130)
Cheick Kongo(-300) Vs. Antoni Hardonk(+220)
Steve Cantwell(+200) Vs. Luiz Cane(-250)
Eliot Marshall(+120) Vs. Vinicius Magalhaes(-150)
Denis Kang(-450) Vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam(+325)
Jason MacDonald(-115) Vs. Nate Quarry(-115)
David Loiseau(-120) Vs. Ed Herman(-110)
Mark Bocek(-330) Vs. David Bielkheden(+250)
Ryo Chonan(-250) Vs. TJ Grant(+200)
Sam Stout(-115) Vs. Matt Wiman(-115)
-The official fight card
-Sherdog breaks down UFC 97
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