The main event will be UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva facing off against Patrick Côté.

The scheduled bout between Thales Leites and Goran Reljic was scratched from the card due to an injury suffered by Reljic. Drew McFedries has been chosen as Reljic’s replacement. Also, the bout between Gray Maynard and Rich Clementi has been moved to the main card

Yet another injury has struck this card. Diego Sanchez suffered an injury while training and has been forced to pull out. Josh Koscheck has stepped in to fight Thiago Alves. Koscheck was previously scheduled to face Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC: Fights for the Troops.

Melvin Guillard was slated to fight Spencer Fisher, but was replaced by Shannon Gugerty.

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When: Oct. 25, 2008
Where: Allstate Arena; Rosemont, Ill.
Watch: Pay-Per-View

This is the first UFC event held in the Chicago area.

Televised Main Card (projected) -

* Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote @ 185lbs (UFC Middleweight Title)
* Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez @ 170lbs
* Tyson Griffin vs. Sean Sherk @ 155lbs
* Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior dos Santos @265lbs
* Thales Leites vs. Goran Reljic @ 185lbs

Preliminary Card -

* Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Horwich @ 185lbs
* Hermes Franca vs. Gleison Tibau @ 155lbs
* Josh Burkman vs. Pete Sell @ 170lbs
* Spencer Fisher vs. Melvin Guillard @ 155lbs