On a card that will have fans on their feet from beginning to ending. The Ultimate Fighting Championship put together a blockbuster card for their 100th show. Click here for the main event and co-main event
Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping
The coaches of The Ultimate Fighter season nine face off in three five minute rounds. In this Middleweight bout Pride Fighting Championship veteran Dan Henderson looks for his third win in the UFC after losing his first two fights, one for the Lightheavy weight title against Quinton Jackson and the other against the current Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.
Coming off a decision victory over Rich Franklin Henderson is fighting for the number one contender in the middleweight division against fellow coach and The Ultimate Fighter season three winner Michael Bisping.
Bisping has only one loss in his UFC career which came at the hands of former UFC Lightheavy weight champion Rashad Evans via split decision. Bisping made his Middleweight debut at UFC 83 Serra vs. St. Pierre II, where he emerged victorious via TKO against Charles McCarthy. On his journey to competing for a shot at the title, Michael Bisping faced and defeated Jason Day and Chris Leben.
John Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago
Making his USA debut Thiago walks into the octagon for his second fight, coming in off a TKO win against Josh Koscheck at UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner holds an overall mixed martial arts record of 11-0 with seven of those wins by way of submission.
John Fitch, the man that will stand opposite Thiago Alves, first graced the octagon at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 where he was awarded a decision victory over Brock Larson. Fitch was on the winning train with 8 consecutive wins which included wins over Josh Burkman, Thiago Alves, Diego Sanchez and Chris Wilson.
It was at UFC 87: Seek and Destroy, where Fitch tasted his first defeat in the octagon. After five-five minute rounds for the Welterweight title, he lost decision to the defending champion Georges St. Pierre. Fitch returned to his winning ways at UFC 94 where he defeated Akihiro Gono.
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher
Making his UFC debut Akiyama is coming in on a two fight win streak from the Japanese promotion Dream, both by way of submission. With an overall professional mixed martial arts record of 12-1-2, Akiyama brings his Judo to the UFC Middleweight division.
Alan Belcher stands in the way of Akiyama’s successful UFC debut. Belcher same as his opponent, walks into this bout on a two fight winning streak, last seen in the octagon at UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson where he submitted Denis Kang
