UFC 117: SILVA vs. SONNEN
Aug-7-2010 10 pm ET/7 pm PT Oracle Arena PPV Live
For nearly four years, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has ruled the 185-pound weight class with an iron fist. On August 7th, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, he will look to add to his record six title defenses when he takes on the one man brash enough to call him out, number one contender Chael Sonnen. This championship bout, which is the main event of UFC 117: SILVA vs. SONNEN presented by Tequila Cazadores, headlines the first UFC® event in Oakland.
Tickets for UFC 117 will go on sale Friday, June 11 at 10am PT and will be priced at $400, $300, $200, $150, $100 and $50. Tickets are available online at
www.ticketmaster.com.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, June 9 starting at 10am PT via UFCFightClub.com. UFC newsletter subscriber presale starts Thursday, June 10 at 10 am PT.
Fight Card
Anderson Silva The Spider
6' 2" (188 cm) 185 (84 kg) 26-4-0
vs.
Chael Sonnen
6' 1" (185 cm) 185 (84 kg) 26-10-1
Matt Hughes
5' 9" (175 cm) 170 (77 kg) 45-7-0
vs.
Ricardo Almeida Big Dog
6' 0" (183 cm) 185 (84 kg) 12-3-0
Clay Guida The Carpenter
vs.
Rafael Dos Anjos
5' 9" (175 cm) 155 (70 kg) 14-4-0
Thiago Silva
6' 1" (185 cm) 205 (93 kg) 14-2-0
vs.
Tim Boetsch The Barbarian
6' 0" (183 cm) 205 (93 kg) 8-3-0
May not be broadcast. Click for details.
Dustin Hazelett
6' 1" (185 cm) 170 (77 kg) 14-5-0
vs.
Rick Story The Horror
5' 10" (178 cm) 170 (77 kg) 10-3-0
May not be broadcast. Click for details.
Roy Nelson Big Country
6' 0" (183 cm) 263 (119 kg) 16-4-0
vs.
Junior Dos Santos Cigano
6' 4" (193 cm) 238 (108 kg) 11-1-0
Rodney Wallace Shonuff The Master
5' 9" (175 cm) 205 (93 kg) 9-2-0
vs.
Stanislav Nedkov
n/a
May not be broadcast. Click for details.
Johny Hendricks
5' 9" (175 cm) 170 (77 kg) 8-0-0
vs.
Charlie Brenneman The Spaniard
5' 10" (178 cm) 170 (77 kg) 12-1-0
May not be broadcast. Click for details.
Ben Saunders Killa B
6' 3" (191 cm) 170 (77 kg) 8-2-2
vs
Dennis Hallman Superman
5' 9" (175 cm) 170 (77 kg) 64-13-2, 1 NC