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The UFC held UFC on FOX 2 on Saturday night in Chicago. The event took place in front of a sold out United Center and marked the first time the promotion had held an event in the Chicago area since UFC 90 was held at the Allstate Center in Rosemont, IL. During the event Rashad Evans punched his ticket to face UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones with a win over Phil Davis. Chael Sonnen earned a title shot as well, defeating Michael Bisping, setting up a bout against UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson

The injury hit parade keeps rolling along for the UFC. It was announced today that light heavyweight Fabio Maldonado was forced to withdraw from UFC 142 due to an injury. Maldonado was scheduled to meet Caio Magalhaes on the January 14, fight card. With less than a week to find an opponent for Magalhaes, the UFC decided to remove him from the fight card, leaving the card with 10 fights at this point.
The unbeaten Magalhaes was actually a replacement fighter himself, as he was moved onto the card to replace

An injury to Rob Broughton has opened the door for a long time UFC veteran to return to the fold. MMAJunkie.com is reporting that Gabriel Gonzaga will replace Broughton at UFC 142. Gonzaga will face Ednaldo Oliveira on the card, which will take place on January 14, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Between 2005 and 2008 Gonzaga compiled a record of 6-2 in the UFC. During that run he delivered one of the most spectacular knockouts in UFC history when he put Mirko Cro Cop to sleep with a headkick

I personally didn’t really have the highest of expectations going into the UFC on Versus 5 last night. In my head, I knew this would be a fun card, but I didn’t think it would be as good as it turned out to be. From the Facebook preliminaries to the main TV card, it was full on action and entertainment. There was something for everybody on Sunday night from grappling matches to slugfests and exciting displays of technique.  The UFC on Versus 5 card wasn’t the most star studded event

(The moral of the story? When Gina Carano does it, it’s awesome. When Paulo Filho does it, it’s…

Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry:
This fight was originally supposed to be the co-main event of the evening but was promoted to the main event. Many fans were expecting a K-1 kickboxing match but with MMA gloves and that was exactly what happened. There were moments when you thought the fight was going to end and Pat Barry would have his hand raised in victory, but it turned into one of the greatest comebacks in MMA history. When Cheick Kongo seemed to be down and out after being rocked by Barry, he comes back

There are many underrated fighters that have been making a name for themselves on the undercards, and should be getting main card, or televised, fights. for each division i have selected one fighter who i believe are not getting the credit they deserve. (dont hate this is only my first article)

Every year, a handful of MMA fighters ascend from obscurity to contendership, from prospect status to championship gold…