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This card lives up to its nickname with 2 title fights, a high-profile debut and one of the biggest MMA stars in history against one of the biggest stars from the Ultimate Fighter series.
Ill break this one down and give my predictions in my usual way.

Lightweight Bout (Dark):
Mark Bocek: 25, 58, 154.5, 4-0-0 (+260)
Vs.
Frank The Answer Edgar: 25, 56, 154.5, 6-0-0 (-330)

Edgar debuted at UFC 67 winning a split decision over Tyson Griffin in an early candidate for fight of the year. Bocek is making his UFC debut. Edgar is a strong wrestler but is also good on the feet. Bocek is a BJJ practicioner but other than that I know very little about him.
I expect that Edgar will control the fight and hell pick Bocek apart on his feet. Im going to predict an Edgar victory by submission mid-way through round 2.
Winner: Frank Edgar

Welterweight Bout (Dark):
Jason The Gizzard Gilliam: 34, 60, 171, 11-1-0 (+300)
Vs.
Chris Lights Out Lytle: 32, 511, 169.5, 32-14-4 (-450)

Lytle and Gilliam are coming off losses at UFC 73. Gilliam is taking this fight on short notice, replacing Drew Fickett who himself was a replacement for Jeff Joslin. Gilliam usually fights at 155 but this is a bout at 170. Lytle is coming off of a loss to Matt Hughes in which he was dominated but at the same time Hughes didnt look as impressive as youd expect. Lytle is one of those guys who is just under the elite fighters.
Im going to predict a Lytle win by submission. It will probably come half way through the first roundas I just think Lytle is in a different class.
Winner: Chris Lytle

Lightweight Bout (Dark):
Diego The Octopus Saraiva: 25, 56, 155, 9-4-1 (+185)
Vs.
Jorge Gurgel: 30, 59, 155.5, 13-2-0 (-225)

Gurgel and Saraiva have quite the history. They are from the same hometown in Brazil and started out at the same Jiu-Jitsu school. Theyve never competed against one another until now. Gurgel is coming off a win over Danny Abaddi at UFC 63 while Saraiva lost to Dustin Hazelett at UFC 67 in February.
This should be a fun and exciting fight but I think that Gurgel is a cut above Saraiva when it comes to his skill set. Saraiva is a tough guy though but I expect him to lose probably by Unanimous decision.
Winner: Jorge Gurgel

Light Heavyweight Bout (Dark):
Stephan American Psycho Bonnar: 30, 63, 204.5, 12-3-0 (-600)
Vs.
Mike Nickels: 35, 64, 205.5, 5-1-0 (+400)

Bonnar returns after his loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 62 and his subsequent steroids test failure. Mike Nickels was an Ultimate Fighter alumn who has 1 UFC victory under his belt against Wes Combs. As a fighter, Nickels strikes me as a good tattoo artist. Bonnar really needs this win as hed also lost to Rashad Evans before dropping the decision to Griffin.
Bonnar isnt one to finish fights, so unless Nickels can sneak in a submission or something, I expect that this will end in another decision on a show that could be full of them.
Winner: Stephan Bonnar

Heavyweight Bout:
The Texas Crazy Horse Heath Herring: 29, 64, 259, 27-12-1 (+600)
Vs.
Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira: 31, 61, 240.5, 29-4-1 (-1000)

Herring had a strongly hyped debut against Jake OBrien back in January which he promptly lost. He came back with a fun unanimous decision win over Brad Imes at UFC 69 back in April. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is the next hyped heavyweight to enter the UFC.
Nogueira is 2-0 against Heath Herring in their careers. Art and Danger must know something I dont because they both expect that Herring will reverse the trend and upset the worlds #2 ranked heavyweight.
I personally just dont see it. The 2 fights between them werent really close in that Nog dominated Herring who just managed to get through the first fight and was submitted in the second. A Herring win would be a gigantic upset, just look at the odds with Nog a 1000 favorite.
Im not concerned with Nogs transition into the Octagon from a ring and think if not for Fedor hed probably be recognized as the best in his class in the world by a wide margin. I expect him to submit Herring a couple of minutes in to round 1. If Im wrong and Art and Danger are right, then Im using their picks for the purpose of gambling in the future.
Winner: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Lightweight Bout:
Alvin Kid Robinson: 24, 58, 156, 9-1-0 (+275)
Vs.
Kenny KenFlo Florian: 30, 510, 155.5, 8-3-0 (-350)

Florian is coming off of a submission of Dokonjonosuke Mishima at Fight Night 9 back in April while Robinson is making his UFC debut. I still hate Kenny Florians nickname and wish he would change it. However, he improved a lot between his loss to Sean Sherk and his victory over Mishima. Robinson is so unknown to me but Joe Silva has a good track record of finding quality talent.
Im going to predict a Florian win probably by second round submission. He looked real good in his last fight against Mishima who while not elite is no slouch either.
Winner: Kenny Florian

Light Heavyweight Bout:
Sugar Rashad Evans: 27, 511, 204, 15-0-0 (+110)
Vs.
The Huntington Beach Bad Boy Tito Ortiz: 32, 62, 205.5, 15-5-0 (-140)

This fight has had the best build on the show because nobody builds a fight like Tito Ortiz and Rashad is slowly learning the game. Until his highlight reel KO of Sean Salmon in January which followed a KO of Jason Lambert in September, Evans was knocked for a lack of finishing ability. His wrestling is supposedly good, but Salmon won the first round of their fight by out wrestling him.
Ive got serious questions about Tito Ortiz. He fought 4 times in 2006 barely defeating Forrest Griffin (many feel Griffin actually won that fight) and being dominated by Chuck Liddell for the most part in December. In between those bouts he got to pray on an aging past his prime Ken Shamrock.
I dont see either man finishing the other in this fight. Ive gone back and forth on this one, originally picking Rashad. However, while Ive got questions about both menI have more about Rashad. Im going to pick Tito but I expect it will be close.
Winner: Tito Ortiz

Lightweight Championship Bout:
Hermes Franca: 32, 56, 154.5, 18-5-0 (+200)
Vs.
Sean The Muscle shark Sherk: 33, 56, 154.5, 29-2-1 (-260)

A tough one to call for me. Sherk is a great wrestler, but Franca is better on his feet. Franca had a disappointing 2005 before rebounding in 2006 and culiminating in a victory over Spencer Fisher at Fight Night 8 in January of this year.
Sean Sherks only 2 losses are to Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes and those are 2 men who you may have hard of in MMA. I suspect that Sherk will just keep taking him down and dominating on the mat like he did against Florian to win the vacant title at UFC 64. I expect this fight to go roughly the same. Im going with Sherk by a decision victory.
Winner: Sean Sherk

Middleweight Championship Bout:
Nate The Great Marquardt: 28, 60, 182.5, 28-6-1 (+140)
Vs.
Anderson The Spider Silva: 32, 60, 184.5, 18-4-0 (-170)

Another tough one to call. If Anderson Silva is going to win this fight it is going to be by highlight reel KO I expect. Marquardt will stand with him for a bit but if hes smart and doesnt turn in to Tony Fryklund hell go for takedowns before hes slaughtered. Silvas ground game isnt in Marquardts league and his takedown defense is suspect, even Travis Lutter was able to get him down at UFC 67.
A fun fact about the middleweight title is that it is cursed. Well, thats the theory anyway as only Rich Franklin has ever had a successful title defense and thanks to Fat Lutter, Silvas first defense is on this show.
As I said, if Silva wins it will be by first round or early second round KO. However, and as much as I love Silva and think Marquardt is too bland I think hell have a solid gameplan to prevent that from happening and wont let himself get Lebened by Silva. I say he takes him down and frustrates him on the ground and gets a third round submission. If Im wrong, please Silva dont kill me.
Winner: Nate Marquardt

Ill have live round-by-round coverage of this show at 10:00 PM ET. This could be a good show but I dont expect a lot of highlight finishes.