Two championships will be on the line when the UFC lands in Newark, NJ this Saturday night. UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy will feature highly ranked pound-for-pounder Georges St. Pierre as he puts his welterweight title on the line against hard-hitting British sensation Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy.

Also, after Brock Lesnar's illness kept him from defending the heavyweight hardware, an interim championship is once again being created. Former champion Frank Mir will step into the cage against powerhouse Shane Carwin. The main card action will air live on pay per view and two undercard matchups have been selected to be shown for free on Spike TV preceding the event.

Live on Spike TV:

Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown

When Ricardo Almeida traded in his Pancrase title for retirement in 2004 he was widely considered the top middleweight fighter in the world. After a few years of focusing on his jiu-jitsu school in Hamilton, NJ he returned to fighting in top form at UFC 81 with a guillotine choke win over Rob Yundt. He dropped a split-decision to Patrick Cote at UFC 86 and although he made no excuses for the loss, it was reported that he was battling an injury and an illness during that fight. He's back on a two fight winning streak now and ready to make his debut at 170lbs. against a very tough opponent.

There was a point in Matt Brown's career where money problems almost forced him out of fighting. Fortunately, he was selected as a contestant for The Ultimate Fighter reality TV show and although he lost to eventual show winner Amir Sadollah, he proved that he belonged in the sport and has been fighting with the UFC ever since. He's now 4-1 with the promotion and as an interesting side note, Brown stated on a radio show that he'd like to fight Renzo Gracie but has instead drawn Almeida, a long time Gracie student.

Rory Markham vs. Nate Diaz

Rory Markham has been knocking people out for a long time. He began full-contact competition at age thirteen and won fights against grown men, some with devastating head kicks. He's been training with Pat Miletich for about 5 years now and still has a knack for finishing fights. None of his 16 career wins have gone the distance, scoring 11 (T)KOs and 5 submissions.

After moderate success in the UFC's lightweight division, Nate Diaz has elected to take his talents up to welterweight. In his last four fights, he's 1-4, but check this out; 2 of those losses came by close split decisions, 2 were fight of the night, and his lone victory was submission of the night. Diaz has been known to get involved in some pre-fight talking, some weigh-in confrontations, and some in-cage antics, but love him or hate him, he's never boring.

Pay-Per-View Main Card:

Mark Bocek vs. Jim Miller

This is a fight without a bonafide superstar, but a prime candidate for Fight of the Night honors. Bocek is a highly decorated grapplng champion as well as a black belt in Kempo Karate. Now a veteran of six UFC fights, Bocek is ready to step up in competition with an opponent like Miller. Over the course of his 8-2 career (4-2 UFC) he's won six of those fights by submission, five by rear naked choke. It's no mystery as to why he calls it his favorite finish.