Prelims:

• Jon Madsen def. Mostapha Al Turk by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Paul Kelly def. Matt Veach by submission (guillotine choke) Rd. 2 (3:41)
• DaMarques Johnson def. Brad Blackburn by TKO Rd. 3 (2:08)
• Rick Story def. Nick Osipczak by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Paul Taylor not medically cleared—Bout Cancelled
• Phil Davis def. Alexander Gustafsson by submission (anaconda choke) Rd. 1 (4:55)

Main Card:

• · Mark Munoz def. Kendall Grove by TKO (strikes) Rd. 2 (2:50)
• · Rafael Dos Anjos def. Terry Etim by submission (armbar) Rd. 2 (4:40)
• · Matt Hughes def. Renzo Gracie by TKO (strikes) Rd. 3 (4:40)
• · Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn by unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 49-46)
• · Anderson Silva def. Demian Maia by unanimous decision

Bonuses

• $75,000 “Submission of the Night”–Rafael dos Anjos
• $75,000 “Knockout of the Night”–DaMarques Johnson
• $75,000 “Fight of the Night”– Kendall Grove vs. Mark Muñoz

• Anderson Silva (champion) defeated Thales Leites via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 50-46)      UFC Middleweight Championship.    This was a boring fight, they’re going to come up with somebody to give Silva a challenge. Lietes had nothing to concern Silva
• Sam Stout defeated Matt Wiman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Mauricio “Shogun” Rua defeated Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:28.  After this loss I think it’s clear to everyone that its time for the Iceman to retire.
• Krzysztof Soszynski defeated Brian Stann via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 3:53
• Cheick Kongo defeated Antoni Hardonk via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:29
• Luis Cane defeated Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Luis Cane comments on his win
• Denis Kang defeated Xavier Foupa-Pokam via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Nate Quarry defeated Jason MacDonald via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:27
• Ed Herman defeated David Loiseau via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
• Mark Bocek defeated David Bielkheden via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 4:57
• TJ Grant defeated Ryo Chonan via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
• Eliot Marshall defeated Vinicius Magalhaes via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Dana Edwards gives his reaction to the UFC 97 fight results.

MAIN CARD – televised

- Middleweight champ Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites
- Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brian Stann
- Cheick Kongo vs. Antoni Hardonk
- Luis Cane vs. Steve Cantwell

PRELIMINARY CARD – untelevised

- Mike Ciesnolevicz vs. Eliot Marshall
- Xavier Foupa-Pokam vs. Denis Kang
- Jason MacDonald vs. Nate Quarry
- Ed Herman vs. David Loiseau
- David Bielkheden vs. Mark Bocek
- Ryo Chonan vs. T.J. Grant
- Sam Stout vs. Matt Wiman

This is their list:

10 – Houston Alexander
9  - Anthony Johnson
8  - Shane Carwin 
7  - Rashad Evans
6  - Thiago Alves
5  - Brock Lesnar
4  - Chuck Liddell
3  - Quentin “Rampage” Jackson
2  - Wanderlei Silva
1  - Anderson Silva

I can’t argue with Anderson Silva at #1, but I’m a little surprised that Brock Lesnar and Rampage Jackson aren’t sitting right there at #2 and #3 because both of those guys hit like they have 50 pounds of cement in each hand.

Thoughts on the list?

The French – Canadian star, fresh off the back of his successful welterweight title defence against lightweight champ BJ Penn at UFC 94, will step up to the 185lbs division to take on Best Pound 4 Pound fighter in the world Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva — if he sees off the challenge of Thiago Alves.

UFC sources claim GSP is likely to defend his title against 25-year-old Alves in June, but after getting knocked out by lyota Machida does he really deserve it?
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While Silva puts his middleweight crown on the line against fellow Brazilian Thales Leites at UFC 97 in Canada.

And if The Spider, 33, and St Pierre, 27, are both victorious they will be offered a mega fight against each other at the end of this year. Which will be sure to max out the rating’s of any other UFC PPV event.

For the time being, St Pierre has his sights solely set on successfully defending his welterweight strap against rising star Alves.

The Pit-bull Alves has already beaten world class top-ranked fighters including UFC hall of famer Matt Hughes, Josh Koscheck and Karo Parisyan, so St Pierre will not take him lightly.

Hopefully this fight goes ahead, because it will be without a doubt the best fight in the history of the UFC and Im just praying for it to happen!