Below are the announced fights for UFC 78. Picks are on the way as more bouts are added to the fight card. UFC 78 - Picks in Bold Michael Bisping Vs. Rashad Evans Thiago Silva Vs. Houston Alexander David Terrell Vs. Ed Herman Ryo Chonan Vs. Karo Parisyan Frank Edgar Vs. Spencer Fisher

NEW YORK, NY, October 25, 2007 - Spike TV, a division of MTV Networks, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization have agreed to a new, three-year extension of their strategic partnership, it was announced jointly today by Kevin Kay, President, Spike TV and Dana White, President, Zuffa, LLC d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship. The deal maintains Spike TV as the basic cable home to the UFC, the premiere brand in mixed martial arts, the fastest growing sport in America, through 2011.

Matt Hughes - We're down in this competition so far, and in looking back at the shows each week, I definitely try to learn from my mistakes. When I'm saying stuff, a lot of times it just comes out of my mouth, but now that I can sit back and watch myself be a cornerman, I can say 'well, maybe I should have said more of this or that.' So I'm trying to be better, but in the heat of the fight, when I'm yelling at Dan Barrera like I did this week, I was mad, and I think that comes across in the tone of my voice.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The life of a professional fighter is filled with sacrifice. Whether it's giving up time with your family and friends, pushing that dessert aside, or just living with the physical pain of your vocation, it isn't an easy road to travel. But how many are willing to really make that big sacrifice - the one that is really all or nothing - in search of a dream?

CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED - With three fights left to go in the first round of eliminations on The Ultimate Fighter, Team Hughes needs to win all three to have a say in the quarterfinal matchups. Will this be the week they get back in contention, or will Team Serra put them away for good?

For years, UFC® fight fans have speculated about the outcome of a historic dream matchup between two legendary figures in the sport of mixed martial arts, Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva. Tonight, on Spike TV's 2007 Scream Awards, UFC President Dana White announced that this dream will finally become a reality when UFC and PRIDE former champions Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell and "The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva face each other at UFC 79: NEMESIS live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, December 29, 2007.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - When the news hit the street that Brock Lesnar was about to embark on a career in mixed martial arts, many snickered. Sure, he was a former NCAA Division I National Champion in wrestling, but that was in 2000. This was 2006, and a lot can change in six years.But then some of the sport's heavyweights, people who actually trained with Lesnar, started chiming in with their thoughts on him and his potential.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Despite his status as professional wrestling's reigning superstar - a man who was on national television weekly, and on the covers of magazines and video games - Brock Lesnar always kept an eye on the world of mixed martial arts."I can beat that guy," thought Lesnar more than once as he watched the UFC's heavyweights. And at 6-3 ½ and over 260 pounds, the physical tools were obviously there.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - If anyone doubted the validity of Anderson Silva's first win over Rich Franklin last year, they are not doubting it anymore after the UFC Middleweight Champion defended his crown for the second time with a second round stoppage of the man he won the title from in a more competitive but equally dominant fight at a packed U.S. Bank Arena Saturday night.

International superstar Brock Lesnar has already achieved high grades for his transition from pro wrestling to mixed martial arts. Now the former NCAA Champion and four-time All-American is ready for the next step in his career - taking on the best heavyweights in the world in the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization.