UFC 97 is to be held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on April 18th. The event features middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. top contender Thales Leites.

Silva is coming off his victory over Patrick cote, steps back into his weight class to defend his title and prove once again his dominance in the UFC.

So far the fight card is shaping up like this:

UFC 97 Main event:

UFC Middleweight Champ Anderson Silva (23-4) vs. Thales Leites (14-1)*

Main card (Televised):

Chuck Liddell (21-6) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (17-3)

Luis Cane (9-1) vs. Steve Cantwell (7-1)*

Denis Kang (31-11-1) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokum (20-9)

Brian Stann (6-1) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (16-8-1)

Under card (May not be televised):

Jason MacDonald vs. Nate Quarry (10-3)

David Loiseau (18-8) vs. Ed Herman (14-7)

Cheick Kongo (13-4-1) vs. Antoni Hardonk (8–4)*

Ryo Chonan (16-8) vs. TJ Grant (13-2)*

Matt Wiman (10-4) vs. Sam Stout (13-5-1)*

Mark Bocek (6-2) vs. David Bielkheden (13-6)

*Fights not yet officially confirmed by UFC.com.

Related posts:

1. UFC 97 Results Live - Redemption
2. Denis Kang vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokum Added to UFC 97 Fight Card
3. UFC Fight Card: Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote
4. UFC 90 Results: Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote
5. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Results: Thales Leites vs. Floyd Sword

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