Mir will be returning after a one year as he last fought in February of last year when he lost to Alistair Overeem by unanimous decision at UFC 169. Silva last fought in September in losing Andrei Arlovski by first round knockout at UFC Fight Night 51. Both guys will looking to snap losing streaks as Mir is on a four-fight skid and Silva is winless in his last three tilts.
Here is the full lineup for UFC Fight Night 61:
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Silva Edson Barboza vs. Michael Johnson Sam Alvey vs. Cezar Ferreira Rustam Khabilov vs. Adriano Martins Iuri Alcantara vs. Frankie Saenz Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Sean Strickland
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 6 p.m. ET)
Jessica Andrade vs. Marion Reneau Matt Dwyer vs. William Macario Mike De La Torre vs. Tiago Trator Wendell Oliveira vs. T.J. Waldburger
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 5 p.m. ET)
Cody Gibson vs. Douglas Silva Ivan Jorge vs. Josh Shockley
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