UFC returns to the United Kingdom on Saturday for UFC 70. The move overseas highlights the continued growth of the hottest MMA promotion in the world. However, UFC 70 will not go unchallenged as England’s foremost MMA league, Cage Rage Championships, is also holding an event –- Cage Rage 21 –- the same day at nearly the same time.

With both events being held nearly simultaneously, a question for some American fans may be – can I watch both events?  Due to the way both events are being covered here in the States, the answer to that question is fairly simple – yes, you can watch both events.

UFC 70 will be held at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England, and Spike TV will broadcast the event on tape-delay starting at 9 p.m. EST. On the other hand, Cage Rage 21 at Wembley Arena in London will be streamed live on the Internet on ProElite.com starting at 1 p.m. EST.   

UFC 70 features ten fights, six of which are in the light heavyweight or heavyweight divisions. In fact, all five main card fights are in one of the two heavier weight classes, a departure from UFC 69, which tended to favor the three lower weight classes (middleweight, welterweight, and lightweight). 

The main event of UFC 70 is the battle between heavyweights Mirko Filipovic and Gabriel Gonzaga.  Filipovic is making his second appearance in the UFC, coming off a UFC 67 victory over outclassed Eddie Sanchez.  Filipovic is famous for his exploits in PRIDE and K-1, but the Brazilian grappler Gonzaga should not be underestimated. Gonzaga is 7-1 in MMA fights, including 3-0 in the UFC.  The winner of this fight will reportedly face Randy Couture for the UFC heavyweight title.

Other main card fights include Lyoto Machida against David Heath in a matchup of unbeaten light heavyweight fighters. Machida has beaten B.J. Penn, Rich Franklin, and Stephan Bonnar in non-UFC fights. Heath is 2-0 in the UFC.

Another UFC 70 light heavyweight fight features Englishman and TUF 3 alum Michael Bisping, who faces Elvis Sinosic in front of a home crowd. Bisping is unbeaten in MMA and won his last match at UFC 66 against Eric Schafer by TKO in round one. Sinosic has lost his last five UFC fights and at age 36 one wonders why the UFC keeps bringing him back. If Bisping can entertain the British fans with a dazzling win over Sinosic, we may have our answer.

Another intriguing UFC 70 heavyweight matchup pits Andrei Arlovski against Fabricio Werdum. Arlovski is the former UFC heavyweight champ and continues on the comeback trail with this fight against Werdum, who is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and an accomplished ground fighter. This is Werdum’s first UFC match but he has had plenty of experience fighting in PRIDE. He also has wins over Aleksander Emelianenko, brother of the world’s number one heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, and Gonzaga.  Werdum serves as Filipovic’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach as well.

While UFC 70 will literally showcase some of the circuit's top heavyweights, Cage Rage 21 features an eclectic card full of names familiar to MMA fans. The main event fight features a heavyweight fight between Gary Turner and David “Tank” Abbott. Abbott is a last-minute replacement for Bob Sapp who withdrew from the event due to personal reasons.

Another well-known MMA fighter featured in Cage Rage 21 is Vitor Belfort, who faces Ivan Serati.  Belfort has faced some of the best fighters in both UFC and PRIDE fights, with wins over Wanderlei Silva and Randy Couture.

Murilo Rua -- older brother of top PRIDE light heavyweight Mauricio Rua -- squares off in a middleweight fight against Alex Reid in Cage Rage 21. The elder Rua has had an extensive career in PRIDE with high-profile losses to the likes of Quinton Jackson, Ricardo Arona, and Kevin Randleman. 

There are also two title matches in Cage Rage 21. The “World” light heavyweight title fight pits Evangelista Santos against James Zikic while the “British” welterweight title fight features Paul Jenkins versus Paul Daley. 

And, not to be outdone Cage Rage 21 also has a TUF 3 alum on its card -- albeit not a very good one -- in Englishman Ross Pointon. The 4-8 Pointon faces Abdul Mohammed in a welterweight fight.

For more information on UFC 70, visit http://70.ufc.com/ and for more information on Cage Rage 21, visit http://www.cagerage.tv/nextevents.htm.