Anderson Silva managed to defeat fellow Brazilian Thales Leites via unanimous decision at the UFC 97: Redemption.
Chuck Lidell’s career in the UFC could also have come to an end, following his first round defeat to Mauricio Rua.
The event took place on Saturday in Montreal Canada.
UFC 97 Results:
Anderson Silva defeats Thales Leites via Unanimous Decision
Mauricio Rua defeats Chuck Lidell via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Cheik Kongo defeats Antoni Hardonk via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
Luis Banta Cane defeats Steve Cantwell via Unanimous Decision
Krzysztof Soszynski defeats Brian Stann via Submission (Kimura) Round 1
Sam Stout defeats Matt Wiman via Unanimous Decision
Denis Kang defeats Xavier Foupa-Pokum via unanimous decision
Nate Quarry defeats Jason MacDonald via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Ed Herman defeats David Loiseau via unanimous decision
Mark Bocek defeats David Bielkheden via submission (rear naked choke) in round one
TJ Grant defeats Ryo Chonan via split decision
Eliot Marshall defeats Vinny Magalhaes via unanimous decision
Tags: Anderson Silva, Nate Quarry, UFC