The UFC kicked off the UFC 153 festivities today with the traditional pre-fight press conference.
Several fighters from the main card made their way to the Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to answer questions from the media.
The main event features a light heavyweight showdown between pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva against Stephan Bonnar. The co-main event is a heavyweight battle between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Dave Herman. Also on the card is a battle of Brazil between Glover Teixeira and Fabio Maldonado.
Check out the staredown photos below.
Check out full highlights from the press conference here.