The UFC returns to Brazil for the first time in 2015 with UFC Fight Night 61 at Gigantinho Gymnasium in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The main event will be a showdown between heavyweights Antonio Silva and Frank Mir.
Two of the most devastating strikers in the UFC's welterweight division meet at UFC 171 when Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler collide for the vacant welterweight title. Also, Carlos Condit takes on rising contender Tyron Woodley in the co-main event.