In the main event, Denis Kang takes on Vernon White at middleweight. Also, in the co-main event, welterweights Carlos Newton and Chris Clements will square off.

Kang (32-12-1, 2 NC) was recently released from the UFC following two losses out of his three fights with the company. He now has the opportunity to get back on the winning track in his native country of Canada.

White (26-33-2) only competed twice in the past two years, earning a win in April 2008, and then a loss in June 2009. Throughout his career, he has taken on some of the top fighters, including Lyoto Machida, Chuck Liddell, and Frank Shamrock.

Before Kang and Vernon go head-to-head, Newton (15-13) and Clements (6-3) will look to build on their most recent victories.

Additional bouts for the event will be revealed as the event nears.

W-1 MMA is a relatively new promotion based in Canada. The organization has held three events to date.

“I think the important thing is to really create the biggest fights possible,” said Soares. “I think Anderson’s got a good two, three years probably. He’s got a good eight or nine fights probably left in him for sure, maybe more. He doesn’t take too much damage, and the fact that he doesn’t take damage in the fights, it’s really more or less the training.

The fans are going to dictate who they want to see. Of course the UFC makes those decisions, but with the talent pool the UFC has, there’s not going to be a lack of big fights for Anderson or for any of our fighters.”

There is no doubt that two of the biggest fights that fans have been waiting for are Silva vs. Georges St. Pierre, and Silva vs. Lyoto Machida. However, first things first, Silva will be facing arguably his toughest test to date when he takes on Vitor Belfort at UFC 112 on April 10 in Abu Dhabi.

UFC President Dana White told Cagewriter, “We were trying to not go the same night as boxing but these [expletive] guys can’t get out of their own way. I have never seen anything so unorganized, selfish and dysfunctional as boxing. It’s a joke!”

The last time the UFC and boxing went up against one another was on September 19, with UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort drawing an estimated 375,000 pay-per-view buys, and Mayweather vs. Marquez topping the 1 million mark.

Despite the date change, UFC 113 will still eminate at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The card is expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight title rematch between champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and co-headlined by Josh Koscheck vs. Paul Daley.

Despite recent speculation that UFC 113 will be moving to another date in May, UFC President Dana White told the Las Vegas Review Journal, “We are going May 1st still.”

This would be the third time that the two sports go up against one another with big events. The most recent head-to-head battle was on September 19, with both UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort and the Mayweather vs. Marquez card being held on that day. The estimated pay-per-view buys were 375,000 for UFC 103, and over 1 million for Mayweather vs. Marquez.

UFC 113 will take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event is expected to feature a main event light heavyweight title rematch between champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, along with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Rashad Evans, and Josh Koscheck vs. Paul Daley.

Koscheck announced the news Monday on his Twitter account. He said, “Ok, here we go. Let the s*** talking start. I am fighting Daley, May 1, co-main event at UFC 113. This kid is going 2 get what he is asking 4.”

Ever since losing to Paulo Thiago at UFC 95 last March, Koscheck has been on a tear inside the Octagon, earning two consecutive wins in impressive fashion against Frank Trigg and Anthony Johnson. A victory over Daley could certainly put him in the number contender spot for the welterweight title.

Daley (23-8-2) has also been on a roll in the UFC, attaining two knockout wins in a row over Martin Kampmann and Dustin Hazelett. He is currently on a four-fight win streak.

UFC 113 is expected to feature light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in a main event title rematch, and a highly anticipated grudge match between former TUF 10 coaches Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans.

He said:

“There is only one champion, so I believe this fight must happen. It’s a professional issue, and I believe they can fight. Deep down, everyone wants to know who is strongest. Friendship is friendship, but they’re not amateurs. The eventual winner isn’t my concern. What matters to me is how they win, and their strategy. This would be a mental battle.”

Lyoto is expected to take on Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in a rematch at UFC 113 on May 1, and Silva is likely facing Vitor Belfort at UFC 112 on April 12. If both Machida and Silva emerge victorious in their fights, maybe the statements from Yoshizo will convince them to battle one another in the super fight that everyone has been hoping for.