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''UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen )〕 ==Background== UFC President Dana White announced via ESPN on Jim Rome is Burning that Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva would face Chael Sonnen on August 7.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen targeted for August in Utah, potentially UFC 117 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UFC Planning Silva-Sonnen Showdown )〕 White threatened to cut Silva from the UFC if he fought the same way he did in his previous bout in Abu Dhabi at UFC 112. "I'm telling you right now, if he acts like that again in the ring, I will cut him," said White. "I don't care if he's the pound for pound best fighter in the world. I don't care if he's the middleweight champion." A bout between Joey Beltran and Matt Mitrione was reported to be in the works. The fight was later moved to UFC 119. Stanislav Nedkov was scheduled to make his UFC debut against Rodney Wallace, but was replaced by Phil Davis after sustaining an injury.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Phil Davis replaces injured Stanislav Nedkov, meets Rodney Wallace at UFC 117 )〕 Thiago Silva was scheduled to face Tim Boetsch, but was pulled from the card with an aggravated back injury. Silva's replacement was Todd Brown. Dana White confirmed that the winner of the Fitch/Alves fight would receive title shot.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dana White confirms UFC 117s Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves winner gets title shot )〕 The Fitch/Alves fight was changed to catchweight status after Alves weighed in at 171.5 lbs; 0.5 lbs over the 171 lbs welterweight limit for non title fights. Alves was fined 20% of his purse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UFC 117 live weigh-in results )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「UFC 117」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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