The main card for the UFC’s first trip to Brazil since 1998 is now set.
The headlining bout will see Anderson Silva defending his title against the last man to beat him (albeit by disqualification), Yushin Okami. Okami is currently 10-2 in the UFC, meaning that his middleweight title shot is probably long overdue.
UFC 134: Rio takes place Aug. 27 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
The co-main event of the evening will pit former light heavyweight champions Forrest Griffin against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in a rematch of their 2007 fight that saw Griffin choke Rua out in the third round for a submission win.
Rounding out the rest of the UFC 134 main card: Edson Barboza vs. Ross Pearson, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub and Luiz Cain vs. Stanislav Nedkov.
The full card includes:
MAIN CARD
Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio Rua
Edson Barboza vs. Ross Pearson
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub
Luiz Cain vs. Stanislav Nedkov
PRELIMINARY CARD
Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Tavares
Paulo Thiago vs. David Mitchell
Mike Swick vs. Erick Silva
Yves Jabouin vs. Ian Loveland
Yuri Alcantara vs. Antonio Carvalho
Rousimar Palhares vs. Alexandre Ferreira
