Lombard vs. Stann and Rua vs. Silva is on says Dana White
by Hubert Lau on April 30, 2012

UFC president, Dana White, confirms two matchups yesterday as Hector Lombard takes on Brian Stann and Maurício Rua takes on Thiago Silva according to mmaweekly.com.

Lombard widely considered to be one of the best middleweights outside of the Zuffa banner will now make his UFC debut and following him is his six years, 20 fights, unbeaten streak.

Lombard last defeated Trevor Prangley at Bellator 58 via TKO in the second round. Lombard also holds a heel hook submission victory over TUF veteran, Jesse Taylor, in a recent fight.

Stann recently rebounded from his loss to Chael Sonnen by defeating Alessio Sakara via first round KO at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva.

Also announced by White is a light heavyweight tilt between Rua and Silva.

Both men will be looking for a win, having each loss their last bout. Rua was defeated by Dan Henderson at UFC 139 via unanimous decision despite a rally in the fight's later rounds.

Silva last fought at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva after spending a year's suspension relating to steroid use.

For the Brazilian striker he did not have a welcoming return as he was battered by surging light heavyweight prospect, Alexander Gustafsson, for three rounds en route to a unanimous decision defeat.

Exact dates for the matchups have not been announced.

 |  (72) Comments Giada Esposito: Stann vs. Lombard is going to be so exciting. Can't wait. :) thug4less: Yeah, I called it. Holla! Wandering_Minstrel: WAR Lombard! Hopefully Rua gets in shape for this next fight. Marker28: I can't wait to hear the trash talk between Rua vs Silva. nygiant: I'm going Lombard ..dudes down with sickness The other fight I just don't know bc of always wondering what Rua's gas tank will be like. seedheadondatrak: Im picking Stann and Silva in what will be two super exciting fights!!! I see Stann and Lombard ending in a KO (whoever wins it). Rua vs Silva??? Back and forth action packed until somebody gasses and gets finished!!! Giada Esposito: Rua's going to tear Silva apart. Stann and Lombard is a coin toss, but I think it comes down in Stann's favor... BANG!!! :D The Hitman: Rua can handle Silva on the feet. Lombard SHOULD walk right through Stann. If Thiago fights like he did against Vera and takes Rua down (which he probably should) he can win the fight. It also all depends on how Shogun comes into this fight. Should be interesting. GO HARD: i think Rua is overrated on the ground. arlovskiviako: I think Anderson Silva is. JujitsWho: Rua uses his bjj to get back to his feet. His bjj is very good. Watch his sweeps on Machida who BTW has incredible top control. Machida had him down twice in the second fight and could only keep him down for a few seconds before being swept like a white belt on his third day of rolling. I've never seen Silva show me bjj savvy. He lays in guard with no hip action whatsoever. If he's really on his game he locks up a body triangle......lookout wow. Show me a fight he subs someone who isn't dominating on the ground and gasses or where he knocks them silly standing and finishes a half out guy with a RNC. Anyone with good wrestling or bjj dominates Silva on the ground. You can't say that about Rua. He doesn't have a lot of subs, but he damn sure never gets dominated on the ground. JujitsWho: Machida is a Bjj black belt with great top control. Whens the last time Silva swept a BB twice in the same round......or at all for that matter? Oh that's right. He doesn't even go to the ground with them. And if one traps him he gets dominated until they get too tired to move. Yeah, real wizard..... arlovskiviako: I told you he was special JJW. Notice no one coming to Andersons defense? It's cause everyone else knows who is better on the ground. Cryptic_Soldier: NAGA Rules Rua Vs Andy Who wins? Storm: all i have to say is Rua and Lombard all the way!!!! GO HARD: Thiago is injired i heard??? How about Shogun fights Rashad.. Glovrr fights Gustaffson... Or just any of those matchups. GO HARD: Just wow. SicJits: yup, losing respect arlovskiviako: This is *mod edit*, Shoguns management has said he didn't refuse the fight, it hasn't bene formally offered. arlovskiviako: "I just sent a message to the UFC. I'm waiting for their call", manager Julio Heller told Tatame. "It's not true at all." arlovskiviako: Dana is a liar, plain and simple, how many times have we seen it? SicJits: I hope gunny accepts the fight! GT is a BAD match up for gunny imo! arlovskiviako: Damn near every interview he does, he lies about something. He just lied to Faber about who he was fighting He said Hendo refused to fight Machida in February which Hendo denied. He's just a blatant liar, that's all there is to it.
WHO WINS THE MAIN EVENT AT UFC 162 BETWEEN ANDERSON SILVA AND CHRIS WEIDMAN?
Silva via Decision
Silva via TKO/KO
Silva via Submission
Weidman via Decision
Weidman via TKO/KO
Weidman via Submission
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