MMA Nation - UFC 134 Fight Card Preview: Silva Vs. Okami And Morehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/33343/mma-icon.png2011-08-27T11:34:24-07:00http://mma.sbnation.com/rss/stream/21525642011-08-27T11:34:24-07:002011-08-27T11:34:24-07:00UFC 134 Fight Card Preview: Anderson Silva Vs. Yushin Okami And More
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<p>Before the main card for UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami kicks off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stick with MMA Nation as we bring you video fight card preview for the pay-per-view portion of the event.</p> <p>Nate's already got a breakdown of the fight card with his style, but I thought I'd add a twist of my personality to the discussion throughout the afternoon and into the evening. Join me here at MMA Nation throughout the day as I'll be posting video previews for each of the main card fights for tonight's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/71387/ufc-134-rio">UFC 134</a>: Silva vs. Okami event. </p>
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<p>In the main event tonight, UFC middleweight champion <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122568/anderson-silva">Anderson Silva</a> puts his title on the line against challenger <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122563/yushin-okami">Yushin Okami</a>. Former UFC light heavyweight champions <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122520/mauricio-rua">Mauricio Rua</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122511/forrest-griffin">Forrest Griffin</a> will face off in a rematch while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122501/brendan-schaub">Brendan Schaub</a> looks for the biggest win of his career over former PRIDE and UFC heavyweight champion <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122498/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira">Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira</a>.</p>
<p>As a refresher, here is the UFC 134 main card line up airing on pay-per-view:</p>
<p><b>Main Card (Airing on Pay-Per-View @ 9 p.m. ET):</b></p>
<p><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/8/mma/fight/526/ufc-134-anderson-silva-vs-yushin-okami">Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami</a><br><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/8/mma/fight/534/ufc-134-forrest-griffin-vs-mauricio-rua">Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio Rua</a><br><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/8/mma/fight/661/ufc-134-antonio-rodrigo-nogueira-vs-brendan-schaub">Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub</a><br><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/8/mma/fight/874/ufc-134-edson-barboza-vs-ross-pearson">Edson Barboza vs. Ross Pearson</a><br><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/8/mma/fight/564/ufc-134-luiz-cane-vs-stanislav-nedkov">Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov</a></p>
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