As already announced (UFC 153 previous post) Anderson “The Spider” Silva, middleweight champion and pound-for-pound king will take the risky move 20 pounds north to face former Ultimate Fighter finalist Stephan Bonnar, who has won three in a row. The bout is scheduled on Saturday in Brazil at UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar.
UFC 153 fight card:
MAIN CARD
(32-4) Anderson Silva vs Stephan Bonnar (14-7)
(33-7-1) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Dave Herman (21-4)
(18-2) Glover Teixeira vs Fabio Maldonado (18-5)
(23-4) Jon Fitch vs Erick Silva (14-2)
(9-1) Phil Davis vs Wagner Prado (8-0)
(16-4) Demian Maia vs Rick Story (14-5)
PRELIMINARY CARD
(11-3) Rony Mariano Bezerra vs Sam Sicilia (9-0)
(25-8) Gleison Tibau vs Francisco Trinaldo (11-1)
(14-8) Diego Brandao vs Joey Gambino (9-1)
(6-2) Sergio Moraes vs Renee Forte (7-1)
(12-4) Luiz Cane vs Chris Camozzi (17-5)
(12-4) Cristiano Marcello vs Reza Madadi (12-2)
Event: UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar
Date: 2012-10-13
Where: HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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