By mmajunkie.com
A rumored bout between Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1 MMA, 2-5 UFC) and Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is apparently set for UFC 110, which takes place Feb. 21 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Silva discussed the fight openly in a recent video his camp posted on YouTube.
According to Silva, the middleweight bout serves as the headline fight for the event, which takes place on a rare Sunday (with an apparent live Saturday broadcast in the U.S.).
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) detailed earlier this week, Akiyama recently hinted about the Silva matchup during an appearance in Japan to promote the "UFC Undisputed" videogame. But the Japanese fighter only said the fight would take place sometime in February with no exact date.
Akiyama made his octagon debut with a razor-thin split-decision win over Alan Belcher at UFC 100 in July. The bout earned Akiyama, who hasn't lost since a March 2005 bout with Jerome LeBanner, the evening's $100,000 "Fight of the Night" award. He's now 12-0 (with two no-contests) over his past 14 fights.
Silva, fighting at middleweight after slimming down from 205 pounds, looks to snap a two-fight losing streak. The MMA legend is just 1-5 in his past six contests, which have included decision losses to former champ Rich Franklin and Chuck Liddell.
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