Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz will finally step in the cage with the man he shouldve fought nearly three years ago; Chuck Liddell. The most unfortunate detail of the whole sordid affair is the fact there is no longer a title on the line. As you likely know, both men were vanquished by former champion Randy Couture in 2003. The winner of this bout will regain the number one contenders spot in the division and face either Couture or present uh champion Vitor Belfort.
UFC 47: its On! also features an actual title bout; the vacant heavyweight championship bout that was deemed so important that the participants pictures didnt even make the event poster. Jeez, youd think it was for the lightweight division title. Oops, how silly of me, that division doesnt even have a title right now. Hopefully Hermes Franca or Yves Edwards can line themselves up to fill that void. Also in action Friday night will be heavy hitters Wesley Cabbage Correira and Ruthless Robbie Lawler. International showman Genki Sudo returns to entertain and bring the pain to the lightweight class. Octagon veterans Chris Lytle and Tiki Ghosn try to earn their first UFC win. And newcomers Mike Kyle, Jonathan Wiezorek and Wade Shipp try to shake up the heavyweight division.
The full card is as follows:
Valdosta Martial Arts fighter Jonathan Wiezorek tangles with Wade Shipp from the San Diego Fight Club
Integrated Fighting team member Chris Lytle returns to the octagon to face Team Oyama fighter Khalil Ghosn
Japanese superstar and Wajyu-kenshukai Dojo fighter Genki Sudo comes back to the octagon to face Team Elite fighter Mike Brown
Miletich fighter Robbie Lawler battles Cesar Gracie protégé Nick Diaz
Grappling Unlimited brawler Wesley Correira goes toe-to-toe with American Kickboxing Academy striker Mike Kyle
The American Top Teams Hermes Franca and Yves Edwards from the Third Column Fight Team meet for a shot at the long-vacant UFC Lightweight Championship
In the co-headliner, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia from the Miletich camp faces top heavyweight contender and Athletic USA fighter Andre Arlovski
And in the other co-headliner, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Team Oyama fighter Tito Ortiz finally steps in the cage with longtime #1 contender Chuck Liddell from The Pitfight Team