‘UFC On FOX 2: Evans Vs. Davis’ Weigh-In Results (With Video)

As we already know, UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis will take place on Saturday night at the United Center in Chicago and will offer a tripleheader of quality bouts that will be televised on Fox.

At the weighins, all of the fighters made weight, thus the card is official.

Speaking of the card, below are the weighin results:

Preliminary Card (Facebook)

  • Middleweight: Chris Camozzi (185) vs. Dustin Jacoby (185)

Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)

  • Heavyweight: Joey Beltran (228) vs. Lavar Johnson (252)
  • Lightweight: Michael Johnson (156) vs. Shane Roller (156)
  • Featherweight: Charles Oliveira (144) vs. Eric Wisely (145)
  • Featherweight: Cub Swanson (145) vs. George Roop (145)
  • Heavyweight: Mike Russow (251) vs. John-Olav Einemo (253)
  • Lightweight: Evan Dunham (155) vs. Nik Lentz (155)

Main Card (FOX)

  • Middleweight: Demian Maia (186) vs. Chris Weidman (185)
  • Middleweight: Chael Sonnen (185) vs. Michael Bisping (185)
  • Light Heavyweight: Rashad Evans (205) vs. Phil Davis (205)

Sonnen’s showmanship is a big sell for the UFC

You never quite know what Chael Sonnen might say, but it’s never a mystery what he is going to do. He’s one of the world’s finest mixed martial arts fighters – “The best,” he corrected a reporter – but his skill as a fighter pales in comparison to his ability to bring attention to an event.

Sonnen had long been a great talker, though he was largely unknown for it until 2010, when he began to give over-the-top interviews that seemed to have been written by one of wrestling impresario Vince McMahon’s chief lieutenants.

On Wednesday, three days before he’s to face Michael Bisping on Saturday at the United Center at UFC on Fox 2 with a shot at the middleweight title going to the winner, Sonnen played the assembled media brilliantly.

He stood in the corner of a tiny sweatbox gym, two blocks from where the Chicago White Sox play, and captivated his audience with thoughts on SOPA and PIPA, President Obama’s State of the Union speech, his disappointment in the failure of either Herman Cain or Donald Trump to win the Republican nomination, and the UFC’s business practices.

But as the conversation steered to the way the talking heads on CNN and Fox News cover the presidential race, Sonnen quickly moved the conversation right where he wanted it to be all along.

Stepping forward, he said in an animatedly loud voice, “Does anyone here know there is a fistfight going on in the United Center on Saturday night, at 8 p.m. in the East and 5 in the West, and yours truly will be headlining it? Is anybody here aware of that? Do you know that Chael Sonnen Promotions, in conjunction with Zuffa, is putting on UFC on Fox 2 this Saturday? Have we talked about that yet? Does anybody know that yet?”

The conversation is going to go where Sonnen wants it to go, and behind all the wacky comments is the mind of a very sharp man. He understands how to attract a crowd and how to build interest in a show.

When Sonnen was largely silent prior to his fight with Brian Stann at UFC 136, the tepid pay-per-view results told a big story. Sonnen saw no benefit in trash-talking an American war hero and so his interviews were decidedly low key and lacking the sizzle that fans have come to expect.

When Sonnen is working it, as he did in nearly Ali-esque fashion prior to his challenge of champion Anderson Silva at UFC 117, interest in a show grows exponentially. As 2010 began, no one expected a Silva-Sonnen fight to be a big deal. But then, before he fought Nate Marquardt at UFC 109, Sonnen began to trash Silva and kept it up all the way until the night of the fight.

The result was significantly more media attention for UFC 117 than officials could have dreamed of getting and pay-per-view numbers that came in well above expectations.

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Win a Date With UFC Fighter or Ring Girl, Give to a Good Cause

If you ever wanted to date a UFC fighter or ring girl, now’s your chance. And if that’s not cool enough, you’d be doing it for a good cause.

It Ain’t Chemo, a non-profit organization out of Las Vegas that directly supplies cancer patients with comfort items, advice, and emotional support, is hosting an MMA celebrity auction at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay following the UFC 143 weigh-in.

Former and current UFC fighters Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin, Martin Kampann, Clay Guida and Kyle Kingsbury will be auctioned off in an effort to raise funds towards helping those undergoing chemotherapy treatment. In addition, UFC ring girl Chandella Powell, ring girls Natasha Wicks and Stephanie Cook, and fighters Jay Hieron, Michele Gutierrez, and Ryan Couture will be auctioned off.

Winners of the auction will have dinner with their dates at Fogo de Chao immediately following the auction. The festivities begin Friday, February 3, at 5 PM local time and entry at the door is $15.

It Ain’t Chemo was founded by cancer survivor Kevin Hoyt. With permission from their physicians, Hoyt personally visits chemotherapy patients and brings blankets, vitamins, books, movies and advice on dealing with cancer treatment side effects.

For more information on It Ain’t Chemo and their efforts, visit their website www.itaintchemo.org.

Jacoby’s Second Chance to Make A First Impression

“When I get done with this fight, win, lose, or draw, the fans are going to be like ‘that guy can fight.’” – Dustin Jacoby

In short, Dustin Jacoby made a bad first impression, but he’s getting a second chance to make a better one at UFC on FOX 2.

On October 29th at UFC 137, Jacoby went toe-to-toe with fellow debuting middleweight Clifford Starks in an underwhelming unanimous decision victory for Starks. The win was for the most part a 15 minute display of takedowns for the former Arizona State University wrestler, Starks. For Jacoby, the loss was absolutely his worst performance of a young career that previously featured an undefeated streak of lightning quick finishes with the majority being first round TKOs. In life there might not be second chances, but in sports there are and, on January 28th, Jacoby wants to make an inedible second impression to make everyone forget the first.

“Everyone should expect to see a guy who is going to go in there and leave it all on the line,” emphasizes Jacoby. “They should expect to see a guy who throws caution into the wind and lets it go and has fun. At the same time, I’m using my athletic ability, I’m evading, I’m being elusive, but not being tentative. I’m going to be attacking and aggressive. You can watch any one of my fights, besides that Starks fight, and you see two different people. You see me kicking, which sets up my hands, I’m catching them with my hands, the next thing you know they’re going down, and once they go down I’m on top of them with no hesitation. My coach says, ‘When the UFC sees you fight this time, they’re going to see a completely different fighter. In your last fight you fought 95% terrible and the only reason I give you 5% is because you had good movement, but you weren’t throwing off of it.’ I’m the aggressor, I’m taking it to the guy, I’m overwhelming them, and I’m setting the tone.”

Now, that sounds a lot more like the 6’4” middleweight the UFC thought they had drafted last October. In less than a year, Jacoby fought seven times with the final bout being his debut at UFC 137. Jacoby’s six previous drubbings of opponents totaled together took less time than the 15 minute decision loss to Starks. Some fighters chalk up a rough first fight in the Octagon to the “jitters”, but Jacoby’s hiccup was due in part to a hairline fracture on his leg suffered in training 19 days prior to the scrap. Break or no break, Jacoby got the call to be in the UFC and he was going to answer it.

“I had an injury we kept on the low going into Clifford Starks,” discloses Jacoby. “I knew going into the fight I wasn’t going to be myself and wasn’t going to be 100%. I had a pretty bad hairline fracture on my leg that prevented me from doing what I normally do. I wasn’t necessarily nervous about it being my first fight, I was nervous at how limited I was. It showed during the fight. If you have watched any of my fights prior to that you can see that I’m a completely different fighter. I threw zero kicks against Starks and something I do in all my fights is throw kicks to set up my hands. I’m about a hundred times more aggressive in every other fight I’ve ever had than I was against Starks. In hindsight, I should not have taken the fight, but if I had to do it again I would do it the same way. It’s just one of those things, how do you back out of a UFC debut? It was just something I was so excited for. Probably at the time, I shouldn’t have taken the fight, but I’m not making a big deal about it. I did it, it’s over with, and it’s time to move on.”

At UFC on FOX 2 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, Jacoby is getting another opportunity to wow UFC fight fans against Chris “Kamikaze” Camozzi. The Ultimate Fighter alum is 15-5 and, currently, 2-2 inside the Octagon. Camozzi also suffered a decision loss at UFC 137 and will be looking to give everything he’s got to get back on the winning track. A matchup between two young and big 185ers who have something to prove can only be a must watch and possibly dark horse candidate for “Fight of the Night”.

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Gina Carano Interview w/Haywire Trailer




Above is a three-part interview with Gina Carano. In the clips, she talks about the movie “Haywire”, the vehicle that she is starring in. The last clip is the official trailer for the movie.

Torres, McDonald Added To UFC 145

Although UFC 145 doesn’t take place until April 21, the card is filling up a little faster than usual.

The most recent addition to the fight card, which will take place at Philips Arena, is Michael McDonald and Miguel Torres, with the UFC confirning the pair’s addition late Friday afternoon.

Only 21 years of age, McDonald (14-1) is a rising star in the mixed martial arts game, having won all three octagon affairs he has been a part of. His most recent action was a 56-second KO of Alex Soto at UFC 139.

Meanwhile, Torres is coming off a unanimous decision win over Nick Pace on the same card. Torres was subsequently released by the UFC because of remarks made by Torres on his Twitter account; about three weeks later, Torres and Dana White kissed and made up and the lightweight was reinstated.

All told, there are currently 10 bouts on the fight card. Interestingly enough, there is not a main event bout, although there is an outside chance that Jon Jones could be added before the event.

The UFC 145 fight card, as of this posting, is as follows:

  • Michael McDonald vs. Miguel Torres
  • Maximo Blanco vs. Marcus Brimage
  • Mark Hominick and Eddie Yagin
  • Rory McDonald vs. Che Mills
  • Brendan Schaub vs. Ben Rothwell
  • Mark Bocek vs. Matt Wiman
  • Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs
  • John Makdessi vs. Anthony Njokuani
  • Mac Danzig vs. Efrain Escudero
  • Keith Wisniewski vs. Chris Clements

Amasinger Signs With KSW

It has been two years, but Dean Amasinger is returning to KSW. Specifically, the TUF alum has signed a four-fight agreement with the Polish promotion.

He last fought with the promotion back in December 2009 when he earned a first-round submission victory over Maciej Gorski.

Amasinger is looking to pick up where he left off when he enters the cage on February 25 to take on UFC and WEC veteran Maciej Jewtuszko at KSW 18, which is scheduled to take place at Hala Orlen Arena in Plock, Poland.

The bout in question will be a catchweight affair; both Amasinger and Jewtuszko are ocming off losses, so this fight will be huge for both in terms of starting 2012 off the right way.

Said Amasinger:

“I’m really excited about competing on one of the biggest and best shows in Europe. I had a really great time in 2009 when I competed at KSW.

“I’m looking forward to a challenge against a guy who has competed at the very top level of the sport in the UFC and WEC. This is a tough fight against an opponent I respect, and it’s also a great opportunity to make steps towards my new weight division as a potential lightweight, it’s just a shame for Jewtuszko that my first step towards lightweight is against him, as I’m going out there to win!”

UFC Primetime: Diaz Vs. Condit


UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit goes down on February 4, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will see the crowning of an interim welterweight champion in Georges St. Pierre‘s extended absence.

Above are parts one and two of the UFC Primetime episode which profiles the two intriguing characters who’ll be battling it out for the interim belt, hot-blooded Stockton warrior Nick Diaz and the soft-spoken but lethal Carlos Condit.

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