Well, the fight card with no identity finally got a face late last night when the UFC announced the main event for UFC 78: Validation.
Michael Bisping will face off against Rashad Evans at UFC 78 which is scheduled for November 17 in Newark, New Jersey. It was widely assumed that UFC 78 would feature the rematch between Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans who fought to a draw at UFC 73 in July.
In the past week, rumors started to circulate that the Evans-Ortiz II matchup wasn’t set in stone and that Ortiz might fight Wanderlei Silva instead. With Chuck Liddell’s loss to Keith Jardine at UFC 76, the guaranteed opponent for Silva in December went out the door. While it remains to be seen if Ortiz will fight Silva at UFC 79, we know he won’t be facing Evans any time soon.
Also fighting at UFC 78 will be Karo Parisyan, Spencer Fisher, Frankie Edgar, Houston Alexander, Ryo Chonan, Akihiro Gono, and Joe Lauzon.
Oh yeah, David Terrell is also supposed to make his return to the UFC at 78 but my guess is that he will probably get a nose bleed or some blisters on his hands between now and then and have to withdraw due to injury.
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(via MMA HQ - Mixed Martial Arts News and Analysis)