A day after the Ultimate Fighting Championship confirmed that Randy Couture would take on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event of the promotion’s upcoming August 29th show in Portland, Oregon; several more bouts have been added to the card.
As expected, in a compelling light-heavyweight match-up, Keith Jardine (14-6-1) will square off with Thiago Silva (13-1). Both men will be looking to get back on track, as Jardine is coming off a Unanimous Decision loss to Quinton Jackson at UFC 96 in March, while Silva is coming off his first career defeat, a first round KO loss at the hands of current champ Lyoto Machida this past January.
In a bout between two of the promotion’s more notable middleweights, Nate Marquardt (28-8-2) will take on the rapidly rising Demian Maia (10-0). Marquardt is coming off back-to-back TKO victories over Martin Kampmann and Wilson Gouveia, since he lost by Split Decision to Thales Leites, at UFC 85 last June. Maia recently submitted Chael Sonnen in the first round of their UFC 95 bout in February, for his fifth straight victory since signing with the UFC.
The other tilts which have been announced for UFC102 include:
Chris Leben (18-5) vs. Jake Rosholt (5-1)
Matt Hamill (8-2) vs. Brandon Vera (10-3)
Wilson Gouveia (12-6) vs. James Irvin (14-5-1)
Junior Dos Santos (7-1) vs. Justin McCully (9-4-2)
Nick Catone (7-1) vs. Mark Munoz (5-1)
Matt Veach (11-0) vs. Evan Dunham (8-0)
