UFC president Dana White appeared on WFLD FOX News in Chicago to discuss mixed martial arts and the UFC on FOX 2 card on Saturday.
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Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos will once again hook’em up to finally (hopefully) crown the Bellator Season 5 heavyweight tournament winner at Bellator 61 on March 16th. Taking place from the Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, LA, Bellator 61 will also feature the quarterfinals of the Season 6 middleweight tournament.
Prindle and Santos initially met at Bellator 59 but the fight was ruled a No Contest following an illegal kick to the groin by Santos. Prindle advanced to the finals with a unanimous decision win over Abe Wagner and a knockout of Ron Sparks. Santos took out both of his opponents, Josh Burns and Neil Grove, by rear-naked choke submission to earn his slot in the finals. Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney commented on the finale saying, “This Prindle-Santos fight has war written all over it and both of these guys have taken this huge fight very personally.”
The official quarterfinal pairings for the Season 6 middleweight tournament are set with the following bouts.
- Maiquel Falcao vs. Norman Paraisy
- Brian Rogers vs. Vitor Vianna
- Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Victor O’ Donnell
- Giva Santana vs. Bruno Santos
The main card for Bellator 61 will be shown live on MTV2 and EPIX beginning at 8:00pm ET. The preliminary card will stream free on Spike.com at 7:00pm ET.
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All fighters for UFC on FOX 2 successfully made weight for Saturday’s fight night at the United Center in Chicago. A trio of bouts will be showcased on the Fox broadcast beginning at 8:00pm ET. The main event features key light heavyweight clash between former champion Rashad Evans and the undefeated Phil Davis. Two middleweight bouts round out the main bill as Michael Bisping takes on Chael Sonnen while Demian Maia faces Weidman.
You can view the weigh-ins in the video below. Fast forward to the 18:00 mark.
UFC on FOX 2 Official Weigh-in Results
Rashad Evans (205) vs. Phil Davis (205)
Michael Bisping (185) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
Demian Maia (186) vs. Chris Weidman (185)
Evan Dunham (155) vs. Nik Lentz (155)
John-Olav Einemo (253) vs. Mike Russow (251)
George Roop (145) vs. Cub Swanson (145)
Eric Wisely (145) vs. Charles Oliveira (144)
Michael Johnson (156) vs. Shane Roller (156)
Lavar Johnson (252) vs. Joey Beltran (228)
Chris Camozzi (185) vs. Dustin Jacoby (185)
Credit: UFC.com
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Dana’s second video blog for UFC on FOX 2 goes behind the scenes at the pre-fight press conference in Chicago with the six competitors on the main card.
UFC on FOX 2 can be seen live beginning at 8:00pm ET with a tripleheader of fights featuring Demian Maia vs. Chris Weidman, Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping and Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis.
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Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit headline the main event of UFC 143 for the opportunity to become the interim welterweight champion. The winner gets a shot at current champion Georges St-Pierre after he fully recovers from knee surgery. Also featured on the main card of UFC 143 is another key welterweight clash between Josh Koscheck and Mike Pierce.
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Fast forward to the 24:17 mark for the beginning of the UFC on FOX 2 pre-fight press conference. Yes Chael Sonnen brings out “his” UFC championship belt.
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A middleweight title shot is on the line when Chael Sonnen takes on Michael Bisping at UFC on FOX 2. Sonnen says that he doesn’t know anything about game-planning or strategy but he will be ready with his simplistic approach on fight night. Bisping expects to knockout Sonnen in what he believes will be the fight of the night or even fight of the year. Who do you believe will walk away with a title shot?
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