Main Card
Mauricio Shogun Rua
Vs.
Brandon Vera
Lyoto Machida
Vs.
Ryan Bader
Rest of Card
- Lightweight Bout: Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner
- Welterweight Bout: Mike Swick vs. DaMarques Johnson
- Featherweight Bout: Cole Miller vs. Nam Phan
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado
- Featherweight Bout: Rani Yahya vs. Josh Grispi
- Heavyweight Bout: Oli Thompson vs. Phillip de Fries
- Featherweight Bout: Michihiro Omigawa vs. Manny Gamburyan
- Flyweight Bout: Ulysses Gomez vs. John Moraga
The UFC returns to Fox tonight with what should be a great striking clinic of a main event. Clearly the majority believes Vera is out matched here against the former Light Heavyweight champion Shogun Rua, but that doesn't deny the fact that Vera is still an incredibly gifted striker. With these two guys banging we should be in for a great show.
The co-main event is supposed to be a stepping stone for Bader to get a rematch with Jones, but I don't see him coming close to winning. Machida is too quick and too defensively minded to get caught up in Bader's game. I'm feeling a second round tko.
Lauzon vs. Varner should be a barn burned. Lauzon is never in a boring fight and Varner shocked the MMA world in his UFC return. I cannot wait to see this one happen.
Phil Davis returns to action and looks to right his ship by picking up a win against Wagner Prado, a man I am not personally familiar with. This could have the making of an upset.
Mike Swick also returns to action finally after a nearly two year layoff. Can't wait to see him back.
The rest of the card is filled with potentially very exciting fights and should make for a good showing for both MMA and the UFC.
