Wanderlei Silva To Attend UFC

LOS ANGELES – PRIDE FC Middleweight Champion and 2003 Grand Prix Champion Wanderlei Silva will

be in Las Vegas attending this weekend’s Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the MGM Grand.  The

event, UFC 49: Unfinished Business, is scheduled for Saturday, August 21st, and will feature a main event of

Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort versus Randy “The Natural” Couture for the UFC light heavyweight

championship title. 

Silva’s last bout was against Yuki Kondo at PRIDE FC: FINAL CONFLICT 2004 on August 15th.  The

champion is currently scheduled to defend his title against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson on October 31st,

2004 at PRIDE FC: HIGH OCTANE.

For more information on PRIDE FC, visit pridefc.com!

- From Dream Stage Entertainment with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)

(8/19/04)