UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar Pre-Fight Press Conference (Video) The MMA Corner Staff October 11, 2012 Events, Video On Thursday, Oct. 11, the UFC will hold a pre-fight press conference for its upcoming UFC 153 event which takes place from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Oct. 13. The press conference will feature UFC President Dana White as well as middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who will compete at light heavyweight for the third time in his career in the event’s headlining bout with The Ultimate Fighter veteran Stephan Bonnar. In addition to the light heavyweight main event, the main card also features former heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira facing Dave Herman and a pair of rising Brazilian light heavyweights, Fabio Maldonado and Glover Teixeira, will battle for their place in the 205-pound ladder. The event will feature a total of 12 bouts. Saturday’s main card will air live on pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will be split between an 8 p.m. ET FX broadcast and a YouTube stream beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The press conference will begin at 12 p.m. ET. A full stream of the action will appear below. The UFC 153 card: Main CardAnderson Silva vs. Stephan Bonnar Dave Herman vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Fabio Maldonado vs. Glover Teixeira Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado Demian Maia vs. Rick Story Preliminary CardRony “Jason” Mariano Bezerra vs. Sam Sicilia Gleison Tibau vs. Francisco Trinaldo Diego Brandao vs. Joey Gambino Renee Forte vs. Sergio Moraes Chris Camozzi vs. Luiz Cane Reza Madadi vs. Cristiano Marcello Photo: Anderson Silva (James Law/Heavy MMA)