UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 25, 2008, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.Alves-Sanchez moving to UFC 90 in Chicago – MMA – Yahoo! Sports
Background The main event featured UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva vs. number #1 contender Patrick Côté. Silva's original opponent was rumored to be Yushin Okami, but the fight was cancelled after Okami suffered a hand injury.
A scheduled bout between Thales Leites and Goran Reljic was scratched from the card due to an injury suffered by Reljic. Drew McFedries was chosen as Reljic's replacement.Leites/Reljic bout cancelled | MMAweekly.com
Diego Sanchez suffered an injury while preparing for his bout against Thiago Alves and was forced to pull out. Josh Koscheck stepped in to fight instead. Sherdog
Melvin Guillard was slated to fight Spencer Fisher, but was replaced by Shannon Gugerty.
Ricardo Almeida was replaced by Dan Miller due to an injury.
Marcus Aurélio replaced injured Gleison Tibau.
Future UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos made his UFC debut at this event.
Results
Bonus awards The following fighters received $65,000 bonuses. Fight of the Night: Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin Knockout of the Night: Junior dos Santos Submission of the Night: Spencer Fisher
See also Ultimate Fighting Championship List of UFC champions List of UFC events 2008 in UFC
References
External links UFC 90 Event Site UFC 90 Fight Card