A day after news the Quebec Athletic Commission and the UFC came into agreement for the UFC 97: Redemption to remain in Montreal, the remaining bouts for the April 18 pay-per-view card have been officially confirmed.UFC 97 is headlined by a middleweight title bout between current champion Anderson Silva and number one contender Thales Leite. The co-main event features a match-up between Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell.
It's interesting to note that popular Canadian fighters Jason MacDonald and David Loiseau were left off of the main card leaving Krzysztof Soszynski the sole Canadian representative on the cards main lineup.
Soszynski will fight former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Stann. The main card also features a critical heavyweight tilt between top contender Cheick Kongo and fast rising heavyweight prospect Antoni Hardonk.
Luis Cane versus Steve Cantwell rounds out the main card in a highly anticipated light heavyweight match up.
Below is the official UFC 97 Fight Card:
Main Card:
- Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leite
- Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brian Stann
- Cheick Kongo vs. Antoni Hardonk
- Steve Cantwell vs. Luis Cane
Preliminary Card:
- Denis Kang vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam
- Jason MacDonald vs. Nate Quarry
- David Loiseau vs. Ed Herman
- Mark Bocek vs. David Bielkheden
- Ryo Chonan vs. TJ Grant
- Sam Stout vs. Matt Wiman
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