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UFC on FOX 2 Preview Video

  • By Ariel Helwani
  • Jan 27th 2012 8:35PM
  • CHICAGO -- Watch below as veteran MMA broadcaster Mauro Ranallo and I break down all the storylines heading into to Saturday night's UFC on FOX 2 card.

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UFC on FOX 2 Weigh-In Highlight Video

  • By Ariel Helwani
  • Jan 27th 2012 6:50PM
  • CHICAGO -- The UFC on FOX 2 weigh-ins took place Friday afternoon at the famous Chicago Theatre. Full results here . Check out the highlights of the proceedings below.

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UFC on FOX 2 Weigh-In Results

  • By Ray Hui
  • Jan 27th 2012 4:51PM
  • UFC on FOX 2 weigh-in results from the Chicago Theater.CHICAGO -- Rashad Evans, Phil Davis and the rest of the UFC on FOX 2 fighters made weight Friday at the Chicago Theater to make official Saturday's 10-fight card.

    Evans and Davis both registered at 205 pounds for their five-round, light heavyweight showdown to determine the next challenger for champion Jon Jones.

    "I can't wait to test my skills against another great fighter. This is definitely something I'm going to build my career off of," Davis said after making weight.

    The former champ Evans will look to hand Davis his first MMA loss and get the final word on the rising prospect.

    "We both said a lot, and it's time to what's going and see who back up their words," Evans said.

    Check out the results below.
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UFC on FOX 2 Weigh-In Video

  • By Michael David Smith
  • Jan 27th 2012 3:00PM
  • Rashad Evans will try to make weight with other UFC on FOX 2 fighterfs at the UFC on FOX 2 weigh-ins Friday afternoon.All 22 fighters stepping into the Octagon at UFC on FOX 2 Saturday night will first step on the scale Friday at the UFC on FOX 2 weigh-ins, and we'll carry the live video here at MMAFighting.com.

    In the main event, Rashad Evans and Phil Davis will have to make the light heavyweight limit of 206 pounds. In the other two Fox fights, middleweights Chael Sonnen, Michael Bisping, Demian Maia and Chris Weidman will all have to make 186 pounds.

    The UFC on Fox 2 weigh-ins starts at 5 p.m. ET on Friday and the video is below.
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Dana White Thinks Revealing Fighters' Actual Salaries Would Be Harmful

  • By Ray Hui
  • Jan 27th 2012 2:00PM
  • UFC president Dana White believes revealing his fighters' actual salaries would be damaging to their lives.

    On the same day first baseman Prince Fielder finalized a nine-year deal with the Detroit Tigers worth $214 million, White says people should not be envious of Fielder's seemingly magnificent position.

    "You don't want to be Prince Fielder over the next three years," White told reporters on Thursday. "When people know -- his life is going to be horrible. His whole life is going to change. He thought is was bad before? With the s--t he had going in his life? Everyone and their mother is coming after that 214."
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Twitter Mailbag: Talking UFC on FOX 2, Hackers, Testosterone, and More

  • By Ben Fowlkes
  • Jan 27th 2012 12:02PM
  • Chael SonnenWe're just one day away from the UFC on FOX 2 event in Chicago, but that wasn't all that was on people's minds in this edition of the Twitter Mailbag. From hacking concerns to supplemental testosterone -- even some requests for me to make impossible predictions -- you fine people flooded my Twitter with all kinds of crazy questions. In other words, it's a lot of fun.

    Now let's get right down to it. Who's first?

    @AFragileSmile what kind of ratings do you expect to see [for UFC on FOX 2]? The first had so much buzz while this one just feels like another show to me.

    It's true that the first UFC on FOX event had more of a novelty value. It also had the words "heavyweight championship of the world!" repeated in ads on every FOX NFL and MLB playoff game for weeks. This one has more fights, but the stakes are a little harder to explain in a brief promo ("the fights to see who gets to fight in the more important fights later on!" doesn't quite ring out the same way).
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Bellator Sets Eric Prindle-Thiago Santos Heavyweight Finals Rematch for March 16

  • By Mike Chiappetta
  • Jan 27th 2012 11:52AM
  • In November, Bellator's heavyweight tournament finals match went to a no contest, after an illegal but accidental low blow by Thiago Santos left Eric Prindle unable to continue. The fight, which will determine the next challenger to face champion Cole Konrad, has now been reset for a March 9 date.

    The bout will take place at Bellator 61, the second show of Bellator's sixth season, and will emanate from Bossier City at the Horseshoe Riverdome in Louisiana.
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Hackers Target Dana White, UFC After He Issues Challenge

  • By Michael David Smith
  • Jan 27th 2012 11:45AM
  • Dana WhiteUFC President Dana White picked a fight with anonymous hackers on Thursday, and the hackers promptly targeted White personally by posting his personal contact information online. Hackers also attacked the UFC's own web site.

    Last week hackers first went after UFC.com as a protest against the UFC's support for SOPA and PIPA, controversial legislation that would greatly expand the powers of the government to protect copyrights -- and prosecute those accused of violating copyrights. On Thursday, White challenged the hackers to "do it again, do it tonight." They did.

    This time the hacking of the UFC's own site appeared to be more significant than what took place last week, when the UFC.com URL was simply redirected to a protest site. On Thursday night, the hackers appeared to gain access to files within the UFC's site. And now the hackers are also attacking White individually, rather than simply going after the web site.
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UFC on FOX 2 Main Event Breakdown: Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis

  • By Mike Chiappetta
  • Jan 27th 2012 9:49AM
  • Rashad Evans has been the light-heavyweight division's No. 1 contender in waiting for 18 months, a lengthy purgatory that will only end if he beats Phil Davis at Saturday night's UFC on FOX 2 show, and emerges uninjured.

    On paper, it is a fight he should win. He has twice as many fights as Davis, and has competed against higher-caliber opponents over the last few years. The odds reflect that, with Evans a 2-to-1 favorite by the estimates of most.

    But there are also factors that suggest the outcome isn't quite that clear cut. For one, Evans (16-1-1) has only fought once in the last 18 months, against the struggling Tito Ortiz. For another, Davis (9-0) has had 10 months in between fights. Because of the fact that Davis is newer to the sport, he has more to learn, and might have benefited more from the time off between fights.
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WWE Champion CM Punk Talks Chael Sonnen, Brock Lesnar and MMA Aspirations

  • By Ariel Helwani
  • Jan 27th 2012 12:35AM
  • CHICAGO -- MMAFighting.com caught up with WWE champion CM Punk Thursday evening to discuss his relationship with Chael Sonnen, his thoughts on UFC on FOX 2, his take on Brock Lesnar's potential return to WWE, whether he would ever fight in an MMA fight, and the connection between MMA and pro wrestling.

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01-28-2012 UFC on FOX 2 FOX
8 p.m. ET
02-04-2012 UFC 143 PPV
10 p.m. ET
02-15-2012 UFC on FUEL FUEL TV
10 p.m. ET
02-25-2012 UFC 144 PPV
10 p.m. ET

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