Injuries Waylay Chicago Fight Card

A pair of injuries has required change-ups to the January 28th Chicago fight card.

Brit submission specialist Paul Sass has been injured and forced to withdraw from his bout against Evan Dunham. Stepping in will be Nik Lentz, looking to bounce back from his recent loss at UFC 140. Verbal agreements are in for this lightweight tilt.

In bantamweight action, former champion Eddie Wineland has also suffered an injury and is now out of his bout against TUF 14's Johnny Bedford. A replacement will be named soon. Wineland was originally slated to face Demetrious Johnson, who was pulled from the fight to appear in the UFC's first-ever flyweight matchup on March 3.

City of Broad Shoulders Gets Heavyweight Match-Up updated December 20
Heavyweight sluggers have verbally agreed to battle at UFC on FOX 2 as Strikeforce alum Lavar "Big" Johnson will face fan favorite Joey "The Mexicutioner" Beltran, UFC president Dana White announced today.

Brutal Bedford Gets Bout Against Wineland updated December 13
"With Demetrious Johnson joining the flyweight division, former bantamweight champ Eddie Wineland will now be facing TUF 14 standout Johnny Bedford on January 28th in Chicago," said UFC president Dana White today. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout.

More Middleweight Matchups for UFC on FOX 2 updated December 7
The televised card for UFC on FOX 2 was revealed today to be a triple-header, with last weekend's TUF 14 Finale winner Michael Bisping returning to action January 28 against Demian Maia.The winner of that bout will be next in line for a middleweight title shot after the winner of Sonnen-Munoz, taking place the same night.
Another middleweight matchup has been verbally agreed to for the undercard of that event, as 6-1 Dustin Jacoby takes on 15-5 Chris Camozzi.

Seven Fights Set for UFC on FOX 2 updated December 5
The fight card for [URL="http://www.infinitymuscle.event/UFC-on-Fox"]UFC on FOX 2 is gathering steam as a number of bouts have been verbally agreed upon by the athletes, UFC president Dana White announced today.

In the night’s main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans battles the unbeaten Phil Davis to determine the next challenger to the 205-pound title. Plus, in the night’s co-feature, controversial middleweight contender Chael Sonnen takes on “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Mark Munoz in a bout that will decide which fighter gets the next crack at champion Anderson Silva.

In lightweight action, 12-0 undefeated submission specialist Paul Sass will face 12-2 lightweight contender Evan Dunham. Plus, Ultimate Fighter veterans Michael "The Menace" Johnson will take on the freshly-shorn Cody McKenzie.

More bouts in the works include:
- Cub Swanson will take on the always-dangerous George Roop in the talent-packed featherweight division.
- One of the bantamweight division's toughest competitors, Eddie Wineland, will meet one of the UFC's fastest, Demetrious Johnson.
- UFC 131 Fight of the Night winner John-Olav Einemo will face Chicago’s 14-1 Mike Russow in a heavyweight throwdown






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