UFC 97 Redemption

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday officially announced its return to the
Bell Centre in Montreal. UFC 97 is headlined by a previously confirmed main event of
Anderson Silva and Thales Leites, and a co-main event of Chuck Liddell versus
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.
Silva will make the next defense of his UFC middleweight championship against Leites.
The winner of nine straight bouts – including all eight of his fights in the Octagon – Silva
returns after six months of inactivity. The April 18 bout marks his first fight since a
confounding performance against Canadian fighter Patrick Cote at UFC 90 in Chicago.