Saturday’s big UFC 82 show from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio is going to be off the chain. The middleweight “unification” bout between Dan Henderson (+115) and Anderson Silva (-145) has drawn the attention of hardcore MMA fans – especially fans of PRIDE, whose Welterweight title Henderson still holds. Their undying support is part of the reason “Hollywood” has been bet down slightly from +120 last week.

More casual fans are lining up to check out this event, as well. These are two powerful strikers; yes, there will be blood. Silva is the more proficient striker, while Henderson’s wrestling skills give him the advantage if and when he manages to get Silva off his feet. That’ll be the hard part. Silva is undefeated in five UFC bouts and hasn’t lost anywhere since getting disqualified two years ago versus Yushin Okami, who is also on this card as a –220 chalk over Evan Tanner.

UFC is bringing out the big guns for this one. Each of the 10 bouts scheduled for  UFC 82  has something to offer, and odds are available for the full card.

Here are the five bouts on the main card scheduled for Mar. 1, with odds at press time:

Middleweight: Anderson Silva (-150) vs. Dan Henderson (+120)
Heavyweight: Heath Herring (+145) vs. Cheick Kongo (-175)
Middleweight: Evan Tanner (+170) vs. Yushin Okami (-220)
Middleweight: Chris Leben (-165) vs. Alessio Sakara (+135)
Welterweight: Jon Fitch (-625) vs. Chris Wilson (+425)

That last fight jumps out at you because of the chalk Fitch is carrying. He was originally supposed to fight Akihiro Gono, but Wilson will make his UFC debut instead after Gono pulled out with a hand injury. Wilson is 13-3 (one no-contest) with a win over Ray Steinbeiss at BodogFight – Vancouver. He’s the wild card in this betting equation and might be worth supporting at that payout.