Date: Saturday, Saturday, June 7, 2008
Location: The O2 Arena — London, England

Former two-time UFC® welterweight champion MATT HUGHES begins his run for an unprecedented third title against a young gun eager to take his place near the top of the 170-pound ladder in Brazilian slugger THIAGO “PITBULL” ALVES. Plus, Michael “The Count” Bisping, Brandon “The Truth” Vera, Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum, Mike “Quick” Swick, “Sugar” Rashad Evans, Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis and James “The Sandman” Irvin.

Main Event:

Matt Hughes (43-6) vs. Thiago Alves (20-4)

Main card (televised):

Michael Bisping (16-1) vs. Jason Day (17-5)
Mike Swick (11-2) vs. Marcus Davis (14-3)
Thales Leites (12-1) vs. Nate Marquardt (29-7-1)
Brandon Vera (8-1) vs. Fabricio Werdum (10-3-1)

Preliminary card (may not be broadcated):

Martin Kampmann (15-2) vs. Jorge Rivera (15-6)
Thiago Tavares (13-1) vs. Matt Wiman (9-3)
Roan Carneiro (12-6) vs. Ryo Chonan (14-8)
Jason Lambert (23-7) vs. Luis Cane (7-1)
Jess Liaudin (12-9) vs. Paul Taylor (8-3-1)
Antoni Hardonk (6-4) vs. Neil Wain (5-0)

* This Fight Card is complete. All fights have been confirmed by UFC.com.

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