Silva returns to action suffering a horrific leg injury in his rematch with current middleweight champion Chris Weidman at UFC 168 in December of 2013. Diaz hasn’t been competed since his welterweight title loss to former 170 pound champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 158 in March of 2013. The Stockton, California native had announced his retirement after the fight, but as a lot fighters do, they change their mind.
UFC 183 starts at 7 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass with three fights. Then at 8 ET, the card switches over to Fox Sports with the pay-per-view portion starting at 10 ET.
MAIN CARD (Pay-Per-View, 10 p.m. ET)
Nick Diaz vs. Anderson Silva Kelvin Gastelum vs. Tyron Woodley Al Iaquinta vs. Joe Lauzon Tim Boetsch vs. Thales Leites Thiago Alves vs. Jordan Mein
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
Sara McMann vs. Miesha Tate Derek Brunson vs. Ed Herman John Lineker vs. Ian McCall Rafael Natal vs. Tom Watson
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
Diego Brandao vs. Jimy Hettes Ildemar Alcantara vs. Richardson Moreira Andy Enz vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
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