Sherdog.com reports from Rio de Janeiro with live results from the UFC on Fox 2 weigh-ins, which take place at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.

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Rashad Evans’ long road back to a light heavyweight title shot reaches the doorstep of Phil Davis in a little more than 24 hours.

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If the participants in the Sherdog.com MMA Pick’Em fantasy game are to be believed, then Rashad Evans will most definitely have his day against Jon Jones. A solid 76 percent of players have sided with Evans against Phil Davis in the UFC on Fox 2 main event on Saturday at the United Center in Chicago.

Evans beat Forrest Griffin for the light heavyweight championship in 2008 but lost the belt in his first defense to Lyoto Machida at UFC 98. Since then, “Suga” has picked up wins over Thiago Silva, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Tito Ortiz. Twice tabbed as the division’s No. 1 contender, injuries have halted the Imperial Athletics representative’s title hopes until now, as a victory over Davis would give Evans his long-awaited showdown with Jones, the current 205-pound king.

The first confrontation between Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos was short lived, as an illegal blow by “Big Monster” to the groin of Prindle led to their Bellator Season 5 heavyweight tournament finale being declared a no contest.

Lyoto Machida has an opponent in mind for his return.

Even though his loss to Mark Bocek last month was his first in eight UFC bouts, Nik Lentz believes he could have been cut afterward.

Canadian welterweight Nordine Taleb has signed to fight for the Bellator Fighting Championships in 2012.

Cub Swanson started well against Ricardo Lamas at UFC on Fox 1, but the fight didn’t end well for him.

Jim Miller scored yet another impressive win Friday, submitting Melvin Guillard with a rear-naked choke in the first round of the UFC on FX main event.

Just three days before showtime, a bantamweight showdown between Johnny Bedford and Mitch Gagnon has been scratched from the UFC on Fox 2 fight bill due to visa issues, promotion officials announced Wednesday.

The UFC’s flyweight division now has two new faces.

Top UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem has broken his silence regarding his ongoing litigation with former fight team and management firm Golden Glory.

After losing a debatable split decision to Hatsu Hioki in October, George Roop will look to bounce back Jan. 28 when he takes on Cub Swanson at UFC on Fox 2.

Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by Wrestling Observer Newsletter founder and editor Dave Meltzer.

Breen and Meltzer discuss Saturday night's UFC on Fox 2 card and its potential television and business implications for the promotion. The two investigate the card's structure, whether or not the injury of Mark Munoz actually helped the card and the capacity for the event to create interest in forthcoming pay-per-views.

The pair also predict ratings, discuss event pacing, rap on Jon Jones' UFC on Fox commercial and much, much more.

Grab your credential and get a seat in “Press Row.”

The UFC will showcase all-action 155-pounders with its third appearance on network TV, as Jim Miller and Nate Diaz have agreed to square off at UFC on Fox 2 card.

Jordan Breen returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Tuesday for another edition of "The Jordan Breen Show." "The Mastermind" took listener calls, emails, and tweets for two full hours. Jordan also took a look back at last week's UFC on FX 1 card.

Check out the shows and our archives by clicking here.

The quarterfinal matchups for Bellator Fighting Championships’ sixth-season middleweight tournament are now set.

A featherweight championship showdown between Tachi Palace Fights titleholder Georgi Karakhanyan and WEC veteran Micah Miller will take place at TPF 12 “Second Coming,” promotion officials recently announced.

Mike Pyle fought Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in 1999.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first outing on Fox-owned cable channel FX drew an average of 1.3 million viewers, an industry source Monday informed Sherdog.com.

Former Strikeforce light heavyweight titleholder Gegard Mousasi and UFC veteran Mike Kyle are set to square off as part of Strikeforce’s March 3 event in Columbus, Ohio.

Ronda Rousey and Rickson Gracie black belt Henry Akins demonstrate in detail how to execute a brilliant half-guard sweep at Dynamix MMA in Santa Monica, Calif.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten believes current champ Junior dos Santos will beat Alistair Overeem if they fight this year.

Sara McMann broke down her bout against Hitomi Akano at Pro Elite 3 “Grove vs. Minowa” with Greg Savage.

Playing off his nine-inch height and 7.5-inch reach advantage, Kendall Grove had no problems with Ikuhisa Minowa.

Jim Miller might have walked out of UFC on FX 1 with a victory, but it did not come easily.

Pat Barry saw his finish of Christian Morecraft coming before he landed the crushing blow that spelled disaster for his opponent.

Four men walked away from UFC on FX 1 with post-fight bonuses on Saturday night, as Jim Miller, Pat Barry, Christian Morecraft and Nick Denis each took home an extra $45,000 from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Jim Miller followed the blueprint against Melvin Guillard, and it was successful.

In his 15th and final appearance inside the Octagon, “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 4 alum Jorge Rivera dispatched Eric Schafer with second-round ground-and-pound at UFC on FX “Guillard vs. Miller” on Friday at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Sherdog.com will report from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville at 6 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC on FX 1, headlined by a lightweight contest between Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller.

The always quotable Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal was not his usual jovial self as he talked Thursday evening with Sherdog.com in Hawaii.

Jorge Rivera’s in-cage appearance at UFC on FX 1 will be his last, according to the veteran middleweight.

After an up-and-down 13-fight stint in the UFC, Kendall Grove will be hunting for his second straight win outside of the Octagon in his native Hawaii on Saturday night.

Bellator Fighting Championships’ sixth season will not begin on March 2 as originally anticipated. Instead, the season will kick off March 9 from The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind.

A featherweight confrontation between former UFC title challenger Mark Hominick and onetime Tachi Palace Fights king Eddie Yagin will take place at UFC 145 from Philips Arena in Atlanta, promotion officials recently announced.

Thursday's UFC on FX weigh-ins can be viewed here.

Erick Silva's disqualification loss to Carlo Prater at UFC 142 will not be overturned, UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner said in a release on Thursday.

The careers of two high-caliber lightweights will intersect in the Music City.

Pat Curran will make his second run at Bellator gold on March 9, as promotion officials Thursday announced that the Summer Series tournament champion will square off with reigning featherweight king Joe Warren at Bellator 61.

THQ recently released a new video profiling UFC Undisputed 3’s revamped career mode, which is a huge upgrade from previous versions of the popular title.

In this video, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson discusses his two bouts with Chuck Liddell and his time spent in the Pride Fighting Championships, which is featured as a playable mode in the game. The retail version of UFC Undisputed 3 will hit store shelves on Feb. 14.

Also, fans wanting to play as heavyweight knockout artist Alistair Overeem have until Jan. 20 to receive the Dutch striker as free downloadable content by liking the game’s Facebook page.



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Duane Ludwig won’t tell Josh Neer what to do, but he thinks Neer should probably try to get him to the ground when they meet Jan. 20 at UFC on FX “Guillard vs. Miller.”

On the heels of last weekend’s stirring victory over Anthony Johnson at UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, middleweight contender Vitor Belfort was featured this week in popular Brazilian newspaper O Globo.

The UFC 142 undercard earned an average of 880,000 viewers last Saturday on FX, an industry source told Sherdog.com on Wednesday.

Strikeforce “Rockhold vs. Jardine” earned a live gate of $68,805 and was attended by 1,992 spectators, the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced Wednesday.