The UFC will make its second foray onto Canadian soil and Montreal will again play host to the biggest MMA event in the world. April 18 will see UFC 97 “Redemption” at the Bell Center and the card is shaping up with a healthy dose of Canadian content as Jason MacDonald, David Loiseau, Krzysyztof Soszynski, and Mark Bocek will  be competing on the card.


In addition, Denis Kang and Patrick Cote are rumored to be in contention to make appearances on the card that will be headlined by Anderson Silva taking on Thales Leites, and Chuck Liddell taking on Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.


Officially, the card is as follows.


Middleweight championship
Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites

Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio Rua

Krzysyztof Soszynski vs. Brian Stann

Jason MacDonald vs. Nate Quarry

David Loiseau vs. Ed Herman

Mark Bocek vs. David Bielkhedan