Two titles fights highlight the UFC 64 main draw. The first is a vacant gold strap whose new owner will reign over a recently unearthed division in the UFC. The other is held by a champion who has lost only once in his career in possibly the deepest and hottest division in the sport.
Before they go for the gold,
Spencer Fisher (Pictures) will look to continue his roll in the Octagon taking on newcomer
Dan Lauzon. French heavyweight
Cheick Kongo (Pictures) hopes to make his case for a title shot with a win over UFC neophyte
Carmelo Marrero. Then rising welterweight threat
Jon Fitch (Pictures) takes on Japanese grappler
Kuniyoshi Hironaka (Pictures).
And in title action,
Sean Sherk (Pictures) drops down to lightweight to face the cerebral one, TUF 1 finalist
Kenny Florian (Pictures), who is 3-0 in the Octagon since the show and could be the first member of the reality show to win UFC gold.
Then
Rich Franklin (Pictures), the reigning middleweight king, returns from injury to defend his title against Brazilian knockout artist
Anderson Silva in the UFC 64 headliner.
The card features four grappling-intensive bouts as all eight competitors favor jiu-jitsu, judo, wrestling or a hybrid grappling style as their chosen discipline. Worthy of note, an actual Capoeira professor enters the Octagon as
Junior Assuncao makes his UFC debut. He will face the Batman Pellegrino.
One of the hardest working men in MMA,
Clayton Guida (Pictures) makes first appearance in the Octagon and hell try to bloody up The Pretty Boy
Justin James (Pictures) (note: not a good combat sports nickname. Youre just asking for it).
The remaining under card bouts feature three TUF veterans as well as judo stylist
Yushin Okami (Pictures).
Keith Jardine (Pictures) battles tattooed grappler
Mike Nickels and the aforementioned Okami battles Canadian
Kalib Starnes (Pictures).