Por primera vez en su historia, la UFC desembarca en Alemania, con dos grandes superestrellas batiéndose por la corona de los medianos de la UFC®.

El campeón Rich “Ace” Franklin, oriundo de Cincinnati, Ohio, defenderá su faja de las 185 libras ante el ex campeón de PRIDE® Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva, nativo de Curitiba, Parana, Brasil, pero radicado en Las Vegas.

El esperado megaduelo será transmitido por PPV este sábado desde el Lanxess Arena de Colonia, Alemania.

Franklin tiene un record combinado de artes marciales mixtas de 26-4-0, 1 NC, y ha sido animador de varias jornadas de UFC.

Por su parte, Silva tiene un historial de 32-9-1, 1 NC y, al igual que Franklin, se ha medido con los mejores oponentes de la división.

En el combate semi-estelar, el ascendente invicto californiano Cain Velasquez se las verá contra el más experimentado francés Cheick Kongo.

Rich Franklin Vs. Wanderlei Silva
	Name: Rich Franklin Height: 6' 1" (185 cm) Weight: 195 (88 kg) Record: 26-4-0, 1 NC	"Ace"		Name: Wanderlei Silva Height: 5' 11" (180 cm) Weight: 195 (88 kg) Record: 32-9-1, 1 NC	"The Axe Murderer"

Cheick Kongo Vs. Cain Velasquez
	Name: Cheick Kongo Height: 6' 4" (193 cm) Weight: 240 (109 kg) Record: 24-4-1			Name: Cain Velasquez Height: 6' 1" (185 cm) Weight: 240 (109 kg) Record: 5-0-0

Mike Swick Vs. Ben Saunders
	Name: Mike Swick Height: 6' 1" (185 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 13-2-0	"Quick"		Name: Ben Saunders Height: 6' 3" (191 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 7-0-2	"Killa B"

Marcus Davis Vs. Dan Hardy
	Name: Marcus Davis Height: 5' 10" (178 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 21-5-0	"The Irish Hand Grenade"		Name: Dan Hardy Height: 6' 0" (183 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 21-6-0, 1 NC	"The Outlaw"

Spencer Fisher Vs. Caol Uno
	Name: Spencer Fisher Height: 5' 7" (170 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 23-4-0	"The King"		Name: Caol Uno Height: 5' 7" (170 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 25-11-4

Mirko Cro Cop Vs. Mostapha Al Turk
	Name: Mirko Cro Cop Height: 6' 2" (188 cm) Weight: 220 (100 kg) Record: 24-6-2, 1 NC			Name: Mostapha Al Turk Height: 6' 2" (188 cm) Weight: 242 (110 kg) Record: 6-4-0

Terry Etim Vs. Justin Buchholz
	Name: Terry Etim Height: 6' 1" (185 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 12-2-0			Name: Justin Buchholz Height: 6' 0" (183 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 9-2-0
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Dennis Siver Vs. Dale Hartt
	Name: Dennis Siver Height: 5' 7" (170 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 13-6-0			Name: Dale Hartt Height: 5' 8" (173 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 6-1-0
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Paul Taylor Vs. Peter Sobotta
	Name: Paul Taylor Height: 6' 0" (183 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 9-4-1, 1 NC	"Relentless"		Name: Peter Sobotta Height: 6' 0" (183 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 8-1-0
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Paul Kelly Vs. Rolando Delgado
	Name: Paul Kelly Height: 5' 9" (175 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 9-1-0	"Tellys"		Name: Rolando Delgado Height: 6' 3" (191 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 8-3-1	"The Crazy Cuban"
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Denis Stojnic Vs. Stefan Struve
	Name: Denis Stojnic Height: 5' 11" (180 cm) Weight: 235 (107 kg) Record: 12-2-0	"The Menace"		Name: Stefan Struve Height: 6' 11" (211 cm) Weight: 238 (108 kg) Record: 20-3-0	"Skyscraper"
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John Hathaway Vs. Rick Story
	Name: John Hathaway Height: 6' 2" (188 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 11-0-0	"The Hitman"		Name: Rick Story Height: 5' 10" (178 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 7-2-0	"The Horror"
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