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UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout:
Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman
- Hallman defeated Saunders via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).
- Heavyweight bout:
Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft
- Struve defeated Morecraft via TKO (punches) at 0:21 of round 2. This fight was broadcast on PPV following the Guida vs. dos Anjos fight.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Tim Boetsch vs. Todd Brown
- Boetsch defeated Brown by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman
- Hendricks defeated Brenneman via TKO (punches) at 0:40 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs. Rodney Wallace
- Davis defeated Wallace via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story
- Story defeated Hazelett via TKO (punches) at 1:15 of round 2.
Main card
- Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs.
Junior dos Santos
- dos Santos defeated Nelson via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
- Hughes defeated Almeida via technical submission (anaconda choke) at 3:15 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos
- Guida defeated dos Anjos via submission (broken jaw) at 1:51 of round 3.
- Catchweight bout (171.5 Ibs): Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
- Fitch defeated Alves via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chael Sonnen
Silva defeated Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) at 3:10 of round 5 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.
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