Event: UFC 97
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Main event:
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (23-4) vs. Thales Leites (14-1)*
Main card (Televised):
205 lbs.: Chuck Liddell (21-6) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (17-3)*
205 lbs.: Luis Cane (9-1) vs. Steve Cantwell (7-1)*
185 lbs.: David Loiseau (18-8.) vs. Ed Herman (14-7)*
205 lbs.: Brian Stann (6-1) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (16-8-1)*
Under card:
185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald vs. Nate Quarry (10-3)*
170 lbs.: Ryo Chonan (16-8.) vs. TJ Grant (13-2)*
170 lbs.: Jonathan Goulet (22-10) vs. Tamdan McCrory (10-2)*
155 lbs.: Matt Wiman (10-4) vs. Sam Stout (13-5-1)*
155 lbs.: Mark Bocek (6-2) vs. David Bielkheden (13-6)*
*Fight not yet officially confirmed by UFC.com.