UFC 117 ‘SILVA vs SONNEN’ took place on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. The Main Event featured UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Anderson Silva defending his belt against number one contender – Chael Sonnen, plus Jon Fitch taking on Thiago Alves, and Matt Hughes submitting Ricardo Almeida.

Main event:

Anderson Silva defeats Chael Sonnen via Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 5

Main card (Televised):

Matt Hughes defeats Ricardo Almeida via Submission (North South Choke) Round 1
Junior Dos Santos defeats Roy Nelson via Unanimous Decision
Jon Fitch defeats Thiago Alves via Unanimous Decision
Clay Guida defeats Rafael Dos Anjos via Submission (Injury) Round 3

Preliminary card(May not be broadcast):

Tim Boetsch defeats Todd Brown via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Dennis “Superman” Hallman defeats Ben Saunders via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Rick “Horror” Story defeats Dustin “McLovin” Hazelett via technical knockout (strikes) at 1:15 of round two
Johny Hendricks defeats Charlie Brenneman via technical knockout (strikes) at 0:40 of round two
Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve defeats Christian Morecraft via technical knockout (strikes) at 0:22 of round two
Phil Davis defeats Rodney Wallace via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

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