UFC 117 was hyped as quite possibly the most stacked UFC card ever and it did not disappoint with all of the fights on the main card providing some compelling moments.

Anderson Silva showed why he’s the champ submitting Chael Sonnen. Sonnen laid a beating on Silva for five rounds and basically showed that he had the better game-plan for the fight out-fighting and out-thinking Silva most of the way. But a momentary lapse of concentration was all Silva needed.

Matt Hughes showed he still has a lot to offer the UFC getting a submission victory over Ricardo Almeida while showing some serious stand-up skills.

Junior Dos Santos delivered a beating to Roy Nelson. Nelson showed that he can take a punch, but never threatened the Brazilian. Dos Santos graduates to the elite heavyweight, but he still hasn’t proven himself against a good wrestler like Caine Velasquez or Brock Lesnar.

Junior Dos Santos looks to prove he belongs in the top tier of UFC heavyweights when he faces Roy Nelson at UFC 117 in Oakland, California.

Much like his opponent, Junior Dos Santos has had his way with the lesser heavyweights in the UFC. MMA Weekly currently has him ranked as the number five heavyweight in MMA, but the only fighter on the top-ten list that he’s defeated is Fabricio Werdum who will likely drop very quickly once the shine from his victory over Fedor Emelianenko wears off.

A win over Nelson should give him a shot at one of the fighters on that list and give him a chance to really prove he deserves his ranking.

The Junior Dos Santos UFC 117 odds have him pegged as a heavy favorite at -325 with Nelson  paying +250.

Heavyweight Roy Nelson faces Junior Dos Santos at UFC 117 in Oakland California in one of a number of fights on the card that promises to be entertaining.

Roy Nelson may not have the physique of a fighter, but he has the technique and mental make-up to win and he has done a lot of that to get the chance to prove that he deserves to be mentioned among the top heavyweight fighters in the UFC.

A win over Dos Santos would give Nelson a shot at some of the division’s other big names. However, Roy Nelson odds list him as a heavy underdog at -325.

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen meet in the feature fight in a truly stacked UFC 117 card on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

Chael Sonnen demonstrates his supreme mastery of trash talking in the video, but this is a fight, not a debate and Anderson Silva doesn’t seem to be too affected. That or he just doesn’t understand what Sonnen is going on about. The UFC 117 lines list Silva as a heavy favorite at -450 because Silva simply has a much more diverse arsenal. Sonnen will try to take Silva down and wear him out, but Silva can fight with him on the ground, standing up or pretty much anywhere else.

Roy Nelson has impressed in his first two fights at the UFC and now  faces Junior Dos Santos in a fight between two of the heavyweight division’s rising fighters. Junior has the edge in experience and has beaten more good fighters, but both fighters have knockout power and both fighters can win on the ground if need be.

Ricardo Almeida fights UFC legend Matt Hughes in a grudge match after Hughes defeated Almeida’s teacher Renzo Gracie at UFC 102. Gracie may be Almeida’s teacher, but Almeida has a lot of different tools and shouldn’t be instantly discounted against Hughes.