UFC 117 weigh in results, information and details from Oakland, CA, on Aug. 6

The official weigh-in event for UFC 117: "Silva vs. Sonnen" is set to go down Friday, August 6, 2010, from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

It is currently scheduled to air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, as well as several other online destinations via streaming video. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 7 p.m. ET.

As usual, MMAmania.com will provide the latest coverage of the UFC 117 weigh-ins, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude.

"Silva vs. Sonnen" will feature the put-up-or-shut-up middleweight title fight between division champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva and the sharp-tongued Chael Sonnen in the main event of the evening.

Two fantastic showdowns with title implications -- Roy "Big Country" Nelson vs. Junior "Cigano" dos Santos and Jon Fitch vs. Thiago "Pitbull" Alves -- are also slated to highlight what is another stacked PPV offering from the world's largest fight promotion.

Here is the current UFC 117 fight card:

Main event:

185 lbs.: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen

Main card (Televised):

170 lbs.: Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Hughes
265 lbs.: Junior Dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson
170 lbs.: Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch
155 lbs.: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Clay Guida

Under card (May not be broadcast):

205 lbs.: Tim Boetsch vs. Thiago Silva
170 lbs.: Dennis Hallman vs. Ben Saunders
170 lbs.: Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story
170 lbs.: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman
265 lbs.: Christian Morecraft vs. Stefan Struve
205 lbs.: Rodney Wallace vs. Stanislav Nedkov

For those fortunate enough to be in "Oaktown" for the promotion's highly-anticipated debut inside the Oracle Arena, remember that the weigh-in is FREE to attend and open to the public. Doors to the weigh-in will open at 3 p.m. PT.

Former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) stars Court McGee, Mike Swick and Matt Wiman will also be on hand signing autographs for the general public beginning at 1 p.m. PT.

In addition, UFC Fight Club members will be able to attend an exclusive Q&A session with five-time UFC champion Randy "The Natural" Couture at 2 p.m. PT (check-in starts at 1 p.m.).

Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC 117 beginning with the PPV telecast at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 7. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card action much earlier on fight night.

It's going to be a fun night of fights so don't miss it. And remember to check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight UFC 117 coverage you can handle.