UFC 116 Preview for the Silva VS. Akiyama Bout

On July 3, 2010 Wanderlei Silva and Yoshihiro Akiyama will square off. This bout has been rumoured for ages, all the way back to 6 or 8 UFC. The much anticipated middleweight fight will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

These two fighters have an opportunity to show everyone what they are about and should display the different paths that brought them here. Silva is an extremely experienced mixed martial arts fighter and he has won 33 matches in his career while losing just 10. While these numbers are impressive it is important to note that he has only managed a record of 3-5 in his UFC career. While this success suggests that this level might be a bit overwhelming for him but to his credit, many of his losses have been to solid fighters. Still it is difficult to overlook a 3-5 record.

Akiyama has not lost a fight since March of 2005 and sports a 13-1 career record in mixed martial arts fights and has not fought in a year but will return to the sport well rested and healthy. His last fight earned him a “Fight of the Night” award and his return to the UFC has been much anticipated especially after his decision win over Avan Belcher last July.

It is difficult to gauge where Akiyama is at with just one fight in the UFC but he has an impressive career record. This fight should prove be a good measure of what we can expect from him in the future.

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