Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hits Japan for the second year in a row for its eighth -- and arguably best to date -- FUEL TV mixed martial arts (MMA) event as UFC on FUEL TV 8: "Silva vs. Stann" goes down this Saturday evening (March 2, 2013) in Saitama, Japan.

A five-round light heavyweight contest serves as the main event as former Pride FC middleweight (203 pounds) champion Wanderlei Silva returns to Japan for the first time since 2006 to take on former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) 205-pound champion Brian Stann in a fight sure to end in a highlight-reel finish.

With the event just days away and anticipation growing for the UFC's third event in three weeks, let's take a few minutes to review some event-related facts about UFC on FUEL TV 8.



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That's a wrap for this set of UFC facts.

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