The 'Big Dog' Ricardo Almeida returns to the Octagon™ for the 1st since 2002 to take on Rob Yundt who stepped up to the plate on short notice and would love nothing more than to spoil Alemida's return to the UFC®.

Mark Coleman and Shogun Rua know each other well. Coleman defeated Shogun back in Pride® when Shogun broke his elbow. There was a post fight melee in the ring and ever since both fighters have wanted to fight again. Shogun to prove he's a superior MMA fighter and Coleman to show that their first fight was no fluke.

Hermes Franca and Frankie Edgar are both coming off of tough losses and need to get back in the win column. Would Edgar's wrestling prove too much for the jiu-jitsu black belt Franca or would Franca be able to catch the New Jersey native and make his way back to the top contender spot in the 155lb division?

Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira puts his title on the line against former Champion Frank Mir. A win for either fighter puts on them on a collision course with current UFC® Champion Brock Lesnar. Could Nogueira continue to build on his legacy or would Mir find a way to stop 'Minotauro' and get a rematch with Lesnar?

It's the match up many people expected from season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter® as Phillipe Nover takes on Efrain Escudero.

Wanderlei Silva got the better of Rampage Jackson their previous 2 match ups while in Pride® but this is the UFC® and as history tells us the Octagon™ is a place where anything can happen. Could the former Light Heavyweight Champion Jackson finally exact his revenge or would Silva prove to be the victor yet again?

Michael Bisping takes on the always game Chris Leben as the UFC® heads to Birmingham, England for the 1st time. In what could be considered Bisping's toughest test to date he wasn't about to disappoint his fellow Englishmen but Leben had other plans and would love nothing better than to send Bisping to his second career loss in front of the English crowd.

The UFC® heads to Ft. Bragg, NC to put on a fight for the troops. The headline fight, Koscheck vs. Yoshida, proved to be one for the highlight reels in the UFC® archive.

Mike Swick heads to his hometown of Texas to prove that he is the #1 contender at 185lbs. However Yushin Okami would like nothing more than to ruin Swick's homecoming and get himself one step closer to the 185lb crown.

It's a battle of styles as Danish kickboxer Antoni Hardonk takes on wrestler Sherman Pendergarst. Both fighters are looking to prove themselves in the Heavyweight division.