The main card will feature a rematch between light heavyweights Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin. Josh Koscheck will also be taking on Anthony Johnson and The Ultimate Fighter winner Amir Sadollah will take on Phil Baroni.
The UFC 106 weigh-ins were held today, with the lead fighters coming in nearly identically: Forrest Griffin at 205 pounds and Tito Ortiz at 204 pounds.
For the rest of the main card: Phil Baroni (170) vs. Amir Sadollah (170), Luiz Cane (205) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205), Paulo Thiago (169) vs. Jacob Volkmann (170), abd Anthony Johnson (170) vs. Josh Koscheck (171),
The undercard: Brian Foster (171) vs. Brock Larson (171), Fabricio Camoes (155.5) vs. Caol Uno (155.5), and Jason Dent (155) vs. George Sotiropoulos (155). The Spike TV will air for free Marcus Davis (170) vs. Ben Saunders (170) and Kendall Grove (186) vs. Jake Rosholt (185.5).
Ortiz and Griffin both fought each other back in April 15 2006 in a tight fight still warmly remembered by UFC fans. Oritz won that fight but only after the first judge scored the bout 30-27 Ortiz, the second judge 29-28 Griffin, and the final judge 29-27 for Ortiz.
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