As UFC President Dana White will tell you, winning three…

Anderson Silva defeats Chael Sonnen by submission (triangle choke) - Round 5 @ 3:10
Jon Fitch defeats Thiago Alves via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Clay Guida defeats Rafael Dos Anjos by submission (jaw injury) - Round 3 @ 1:51
Matt Hughes defeats Ricardo Almeida by technical submission (modified arm-triangle choke) - Round 1 @ 3:15
Junior Dos Santos defeats Roy Nelson via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
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Rick Story defeats Dustin Hazelett by TKO (punches) - Round 2 @ 1:15
Phil Davis defeats Rodney Wallace via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Johny Hendricks defeats Charlie Brenneman …

This just in via Belfort’s official Twitter account. Vitor has announced he expects to face the winner of tonight’s middleweight title fight between champ Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen. As seen in Dana White’s recent video blog, UFC middleweight contender Vitor Belfort is in Oakland for UFC 117 and says he will be relocating to Las Vegas. He mentioned he would like to be closer to the going-ons - and now apparently has very good reason to.

Source: Belfort Twitter

Main card:
Anderson Silva (184.5) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
Jon Fitch (170.5) vs. Thiago Alves (171.5)*
Clay Guida (156) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (156)
Matt Hughes (170.5) vs. Ricardo Almeida (170.5)
Junior dos Santos (240) vs. Roy Nelson (263)
Under card:
Dustin Hazelett (169.5) vs. Rick Story (169.5)
Phil Davis (205.5) vs. Rodney Wallace (206)
Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Todd Brown (206)
Charlie Brenneman (171) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)
Christian Morecraft (263) vs. Stefan Struve (247)
Ben Saunders (171) vs. Dennis Hallman (171)
*Alves failed to shed the extra half pound and has been fined 20% of his purse

Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 117. “Silva vs. Sonnen” will air Saturday night via pay-per-view (10 pm) and Spike TV (9 pm). This card features a main event with trash-talking Sonnen looking to retire the champ Silva. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
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