UFC 183 fight card lineup finalized; Mein vs. Alves kicks off pay-per-view

UFC 183 takes place on January 31st from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and the UFC has released the complete fight card lineup.UFC 183

The fight card will begin with the online preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT with three fights and the final four preliminary fights will be shown on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Following the conclusion of the prelims, the main card on pay-per-view will begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and will be headlined by a middleweight bout as former UFC champion Anderson Silva meets former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz.

The current UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz fight card is below.

Main Card: (PPV – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Anderson Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (26-9, 1NC)
Kelvin Gastelum (10-0) vs. Tyron Woodley (14-3)
Joe Lauzon (24-9) vs. Al Iaquinta (10-3-1)
Thales Leites (24-7) vs. Tim Boetsch (18-7)
Thiago Alves (20-9) vs. Jordan Mein (29-9)

Preliminary Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Miesha Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1)
Derek Brunson (12-3) vs. Ed Herman (22-10, 1NC)
Ian McCall (13-4-1) vs. John Lineker (34-7)
Rafael Natal (18-6-1) vs. Tom Watson (17-7)

Preliminary Card: (Fight Pass – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Diego Brandao (18-10) vs. Jimy Hettes (11-2)
Ildemar Alcantara (20-7) vs. Richardson Moreira (7-2)
Thiago Santos (9-3) vs. Andy Enz (7-2)