way to a title shot vs. BJ Penn. He was defeated via 2nd round rear naked choke in a blood bath and went on to drop 2 of his next 3 fights as well. Stevenson has now joined the ranks of Jackson's Submission Fighting and has been very impressive in his last 2 wins, both victories. A black belt in both judo and jiu-jitsu, he's a versatile fighter and can be dangerous no matter where the fight goes.

Australian-born George Sotiropoulos, a contestant of TUF 6, is also a jiu-jitsu black belt. He's looking forward to enjoying a home field advantage for the first time since joining the UFC where's currently 4-0. His 11-2 overall record is impressive, especially considering that one of his losses came by disqualification (groin strike) to highly ranked lightweight Shinya Aoki. Stevenson will be his toughest competition to date in the UFC and this opportunity is a step toward becoming a legitimate title contender.

Wanderlei Silva vs. Michael Bisping

Wanderlei Silva, crafty veteran, mma legend, and the man with the well-deserved scariest nickname in the sport. "The Axe Murderer" came to the UFC after dropping his last 2 fights at Pride and lost his debut to Chuck Liddell at UFC 79. He roared back at UFC 84 taking out Keith Jardine in 36-seconds and appeared to be back to his vicious self, but has since dropped back-to-back losses to Quinton Jackson and Rich Franklin. Silva doesn't seem to have figured out how to stalk opponents and cut off the octagon-shaped cage as well as he did the square ring in Pride. He's not a fighter that can ever be taken lightly as his right hand is still powerful and his knees from the clinch could total a stainless steel Delorian. A mistake by Bisping could lead to him being airmailed from Sydney to the outback.

We saw Bisping make that mistake at UFC 100 and Dan Henderson knocked him out cold. He came back at UFC 105 and looked great against a very tough Denis Kang. His record now stands at a very respectable 18-2 and although he might not have a reputation to for power, 12 of those wins have come by (T)KO. He didn't acquire 18 wins by making a lot of mistakes. Look for him to circle out away from Silva's power and look for openings to land big right hands of his own.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez

All indications are that Nogueira is coming into this fight in better shape than he's been in years.   A bonafide legend in the sport, Nogueira has been through as many classic wars as anyone in mma. He's 33-5 with a ridiculous 20 wins by submission. His Brazilian jiu-jitsu is widely considered the best that the heavyweight division has ever seen, but to mistake him for a ground fighter would be a problem for opponents as Nogueira can definitely box. He's been to battle with striking greats like Cro Cop, wrestling standouts like Mark Coleman, Dan Henderson, and most recently Randy Couture, and top level jiu-jitsu practictioners like Fabricio Werdum. "Minotauro" will be looking to draw on his big fight experience to take out a younger and less-experienced Cain Velasquez.

Velasquez' short but impressive career is punctuated by an undefeated record. Twice an All-American wrestler at Arizona State University, we've seen him dominate people on the ground with his strong and technical top position,...

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