It’s not every day you can watch a fighter who has beaten Chuck Liddell. This Saturday is one of those rare opportunities, as Jeremy Horn squares off against Jorge Santiago at the Art of War UAFC’s debut pay-per-view in Dallas.

Horn locked a triangle choke on Liddell way back in 1999 at UFC 19. That was Liddell’s first television appearance; he got his revenge two years ago with a TKO at UFC 54. Horn bounced back to win two more fights for UFC before joining the IFL. At 79-15-5, the jiu-jitsu expert is one of MMA’s true grizzled veterans.

Horn is also a –260 chalk to defeat Santiago on Saturday. The underdog is 13-7, most recently downing Andrei Semenov in convincing fashion at April’s Bodog Fight – Clash of the Nations. Santiago has the proverbial puncher’s chance, but Horn is easily the toughest opponent of his young career. Gumbymania will be running wild.

Aside from the main event at Saturday’s “Art of War 3” pay-per-view in Dallas, the welterweight matchup between Keith Wisniewski and Carlo Prater is garnering some deserved attention. Prater is a slim –125 favorite at press time.

Wisniewski comes out of Duneland Vale Tudo with an MMA record of 21-11-1. He’s beaten Prater twice via unanimous decision for the FFC promotion, but lost his last four matches, most recently to Erik Oganov at Bodog Fight – USA vs Russia.

Prater is 20-4-1 with a hybrid style that incorporates Thugjitsu, itself a mix of boxing and grappling. Since his last loss to Wisniewski two years ago, Prater is 4-1, including a controversial decision over previously undefeated Anthony Lapsley at the first Art of War event.

Prater is listed at 5-foot-9 on the PPV site, two inches shorter than his American opponent, but they are essentially the same size. This fight could be the highlight of the 10-bout card.

The Art of War UAFC promotion continues to prepare for its September 1 debut pay-per-view event: “Art of War 3 USA vs. Brazil.” The main event features Jeff “Snowman” Monson against Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo. Monson was a –225 chalk at press time.

Monson is a submission specialist with an MMA record of 23-6. His biggest fight thus far was a heavyweight title match against Tim Sylvia at UFC 65; Monson lost via unanimous decision, suffering a separated rib in an otherwise dull matchup.

Rizzo, the taller and slimmer fighter in this bout, is a tremendous striker with a background in Muay Thai, where he went 31-0-1. But his relative lack of “killer instinct” has limited Rizzo to an MMA record of 15-7, including key victories during his UFC peak over Mark Coleman, Dan Severn and Josh Barnett.

That peak was six years ago; expect the Snowman to wait for an opening and choke Rizzo out.

The Dallas-based Art of War promotion (full name: Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship, or UAFC for short) is holding its third pay-per-view event on Sept. 1 at the American Airlines Center.

The debut event in March at the AAC saw around 6,000 people watch Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo down Justin Eilers via unanimous decision. This time around, Rizzo returns to the main event representing Brazil against Jeff “Snowman” Monson of the United States. Monson was the clear favorite at press time.

Here’s the undercard, with the American fighters listed first.

Jeremy Horn vs. Jorge Santiago
Keith Wisniewski vs. Carlo Prater
Ron Waterman vs. Mario Rinaldi
Hector Munoz vs. Cristiano Marcello
Alex Andrade vs. Fabiano Capoani
James Damien Stelly vs. Luis Arthur Cane
Keith Wisniewski vs. Carlo Prater
Anthony Njokuani vs. Keyon Mike Jackson
Jason Maxwell vs. Thomas Schulte