Ultimate Fighting Championship cautiously announced the final line up for its traditional year-end pay-per-view (PPV) event, which is scheduled for the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2.
UFC 108: "Evans vs. Silva" has been marred by injuries for months, forcing the likes of champions Anderson Silva and Brock Lesnar, as well as big names such as , Vitor Belfort, Shane Carwin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Cain Velasquez, Rory Markham, Tyson Griffin, Sean Sherk, Carlos Condit and Gabriel Gonzaga, of the card.
Now UFC 108 will feature a reworked main event between former smooth-moving light heavyweight champion "Sugar" Rashad Evans and the hard-hitting Thiago Silva. British brawler Paul Daley is slated to battle Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom Dustin Hazelett in the co-featured fight of the night.
Here is the official UFC 108 fight card:
Main event:
205 lbs.: Rashad Evans (13-1-1) vs. Thiago Silva (14-1)
Main card (Televised):
170 lbs.: Paul Daley (22-8-2) vs. Dustin Hazelett (12-4)
155 lbs.: Joe Lauzon (18-4) vs. Sam Stout (14-5-1)
155 lbs.: Duane Ludwig (19-9) vs. Jim Miller (15-2)
265 lbs.: Junior Dos Santos (9-1) vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1)
Under card (Spike TV broadcast):
170 lbs.: Martin Kampmann (15-3) vs. Jacob Volkmann (9-1)
155 lbs.: Cole Miller (15-4) vs. Dan Lauzon (12-2)
Under card (May not be broadcast):
205 lbs.: Vladimir Matyushenko (23-4) vs. Steve Cantwell (7-3)
185 lbs.: Mark Munoz (6-1) vs. Ryan Jensen (15-4)
170 lbs.: Mike Pyle (18-6-1) vs. Jake Ellenberger (21-5)
155 lbs.: Rafael Oliveira (9-2) vs. John Gunderson (22-6)
Not too shabby ... all things considered.
Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the UFC 108 PPV telecast at 10 p.m. ET on fight night. Our play-by-play coverage of the commercial-free Spike TV broadcast, which will feature two bouts, Martin Kampmann vs. Jacob Volkmann and Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon, will begin earlier in the evening at 9 p.m. ET.
Of course, we will also deliver up-to-the-minute quick of all the under card action well before all the other goodness begins.
We’re still several weeks away from showtime; therefore, feel free to share your thoughts and predictions on "Evans vs. Silva" in the comments section below. And remember that MMAmania.com will be the spot for the latest news and event-related highlights before, during and after the event.
For everything you need to know about UFC 108 feel free to also hit up our event archive right here.
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