Place: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
The winner is written in bold.
Non-tournament bouts:
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Pedro Rizzo
Method: TKO (soccer kick and punches) at 2:02 of round 1
Mirko Filipovic vs. Ibragim Magomedov
Method: KO (body kick) at 3:53 of round 1
Makoto Takimoto vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
Method: Decision (unanimous) at 5:00 of round 3
Pawel Nastula vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Method: TKO (punches) at 8:38 of round 1
Middleweight tournament quarterfinals:
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Mauricio Rua
Method: Decision (unanimous) at 5:00 of round 3
Alistair Overeem vs. Igor Vovchanchyn
Method: Submission (guillotine choke) at 1:20 of round 1
Ricardo Arona vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Method: TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2
Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Wanderlei Silva
Method: TKO (punches) at 5:24 of round 1