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Ultimate Fight Night will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada

Chris Leben, unbeaten in the Octagon at 5-0, will face the toughest test of his career when he takes on the UFC’s newest signee, Brazilian superstar Anderson Silva, and this is a bout practically guaranteed for a spot among the year’s best fights. Tickets are on sale now for June 28th’s Ultimate Fight Night!

UFC History

UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 (2/4/06) Liddell defeated Randy Couture by KO at 1:28 of the second round.

UFC 54: Boiling Point (08/20/05) Chuck Liddell defeated Jeremy Horn by TKO from Strikes in 2:46 min of the fourth round.

UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell (4/16/05) Chuck Liddell became the first man to ever knock out Randy Couture, winning in 2:06 of the first round to become the new UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion.

UFC 49: Unfinished Business (8/21/04) Chuck Liddell knocked out Vernon "Tiger" White in 4:05 of the first round.

UFC 47: IT'S ON (4/02/04) Chuck Liddell knocked out longtime rival Tito Ortiz in: 38 seconds of the second round.

UFC 43: Meltdown (6/06/03) Chuck Liddell lost to Randy Couture by TKO in 2:39 of the third round in a fight for the interim LHW title.

UFC 40: Vendetta (11/22/02), Liddell knocked out tough Brazilian Renato "Babalu" with a kick to the head at 2:55of the first round.

UFC 37.5: High Impact (6/22/02) Chuck Liddell defeated Vitor Belfort by unanimous decision

UFC 35: Throwdown(1/11/02) Chuck Liddell defeated Amar Suloev by unanimous decision.

UFC 33: Victory in Vegas(9/28/01) Chuck Liddell defeated Murilo Bustamante by unanimous decision.

UFC 31: Locked and Loaded(5/04/01) Chuck Liddell knocked out former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman at 1:18 of the first round.

UFC 29: Defense of the Belts (12/16/00) Chuck Liddell defeated Jeff Monson by unanimous decision.

UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion (9/24/99) Chuck Liddell defeated Shootfighter Paul Jones by ref stop at 3:53 of the first round.

UFC 19: Young Guns (3/05/99) Jeremy Horn defeated Chuck Liddell at 12:00 by referee stoppage due to choke out.

UFC 17: Redemption (5/15/98) Chuck Liddell made his debut winning a decision over boxer Noe Hernandez.

UFC: Hughes meets up with Gracie

Making its Los Angeles debut tonight, Ultimate Fighting Championship knew that it had to break out a major name to challenge welterweight champion Matt Hughes for the title at Staples Center.
The company swung for the fences, bringing back Royce Gracie, arguably the most dominant UFC fighter in history, for a return to the Octagon after an 11-year hiatus.

Gracie (13-1-2), a member of the first family of mixed martial arts, won the first three UFC tournaments in the early '90s. His unique style of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu flustered his opponents, who were often much bigger than he was.

"In the beginning it was a style against a style," Royce said. "My fights proved Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was the best style."

Hughes (40-4-0), who has held the welterweight title since August of 2002, disagrees with Gracie's assessment of the skill level during UFC's early days.

"There wasn't a lot of tecnique out there in those early days," said Hughes, who
has defended his title more than any fighter in UFC history. "Royce brought the only technique to the Octagon and he was able to dominate those guys. Honestly, we'll find out tonight if he's ready for the transition."

Fittingly, several young MMA fighters will be sprinkled throughout the undercard, before the veteran Gracie steps back into the Octagon.

Mike Swick and Diego Sanchez, who fans may remember from UFC's reality show, "The Ultimate Fighter" on SpikeTV, each have fights tonight.

Swick (10-1-0) will battle Joe Riggs (26-8-1), while the undefeated Sanchez (16-0-0) takes on John Alessio (22-8-0).