Report: UFC on FOX 2 scheduled for Jan. 28 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois
by Jesse Holland on Nov 17, 2011 5:00 PM EST
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UFC on FOX, which featured a heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, was a ratings home run, peaking with a staggering 8.8 million viewers during the Nov. 12 telecast.
So what does the promotion have planned for an encore?
UFC on FOX 2, naturally. After all, every great show demands a sequel and with a seven year stretch ahead of them, the world's largest fight promotion isn't wasting any time in getting its brand back on the air.
Yahoo! Sports has the report:
Multiple sources confirm that Jan. 28 is the target for UFC on Fox 2 in Chicago at the United Center.
Shoehorning UFC on FOX 2 into a late January slot is an ambitious move, considering how crowded the current 2012 schedule has already become. UFC 142: "Aldo vs. Mendes" kicks things off on Jan. 14, followed by UFC on FX a week later.
UFC 143: "St. Pierre vs. Diaz" follows the rumored FOX event on Feb. 4. Oversaturation? Not if the fights deliver.
Stay tuned.
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Would love to be the Chiropractor at this event.
by mmachiro on Nov 17, 2011 5:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
can we get more than one 1 minute fight this time?
because that might be kinda awesome.
absolutely!
jon fitch will headline
JDS is no slouch on the ground,remember he submitted CroCop-Franklin McNeil
i don't care who headlines
as long as there’s more than 1 fight
thats not what your mother said
JDS is no slouch on the ground,remember he submitted CroCop-Franklin McNeil
no way
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by PHISH_NATION on Nov 17, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
the UFC in Gotham city!!!
christian bale will be sitting ringside!!!
God is too big for just one religion...
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Motherfucking yes !!!!
THE SHAMBLER WILL BE PRESENT !!!!!
Thirst for blood bring it !
Please let silva sonnen 2 be on this one
"10thDegreeWhiteBelt is my hero, Cain is over-rated, and I would bang Dos Santos' wife. GO REDSOX!"
by wooly shambler on Nov 17, 2011 5:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Silva won't e ready til after february.
by Ponch-Hoe on Nov 17, 2011 5:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I hope that fight is in Brazil
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by PHISH_NATION on Nov 17, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
haha i hope it is.. for u wooly so u can get the fuck chael chant goin
I sure had it going when i was in oakland well at least not till the end haha
NICK DIAZ.... champ early 2012
by 209stk on Nov 17, 2011 5:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
There will definitely be some obscenities being used if that roided up cocksucker is near .
I just want a good event , and of course to be fucking slammered drunk
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by wooly shambler on Nov 17, 2011 5:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I wouldnt be surprised if they try and do Chael vs Anderson. But I think he is injured til at least February right? They definitely do a big fight though.
HW title – Too soon turn around for Brock/Overeem
LHW title – Too soon turn around for JBJ
MW title – Possibly depending on injury for Anderson
WW – Possible fight that could be rescheduled to be on FOX
LW – Scheduled for Japan
FW – Scheduled for Brazil
BW – Possibly depending on Cruz injury and what happens on Saturday between Faber/Bowles
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no he can fight now
he just wants to duck sonnen so he’s claiming now that he will only fight him in Brazil which he knows is completely impossible. Are Silva and Mayweather buddies?
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by I.AM.miSTAKen on Nov 17, 2011 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
I think they need to have a crowd-pleaser match-up.
Definately Lightweights.
Wiman vs. Guillard?
"You never know. I don't know. You know?" -Nick Diaz
Sounds good
not as th main event of course. Ive been screaming for the ufc to bring in robbie lawler to fight leben, that might be a little crowd-pleasing
I wonder if they are banking on a Faber/Cruz trilogy
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by PHISH_NATION on Nov 17, 2011 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
well it's about fucking time they came back!
they better give us something a lot better than that Silva vs Cote card
Statistics show suicidal people are a hundred percent more likely to kill themselves.
You know, some days I forget that I have a memory.
Multiple sources confirm thatJan. 28 is the target for UFC on Fox 2in Chicago at the United Center.
Shoehorning UFC on FOX 2 into a late January slot is an ambitious move, considering how crowded the current 2012 schedule has already become.
UFC 142: “Aldo vs. Mendes” kicks things off on Jan. 14, followed by UFC on FX a week later.UFC 143: “St. Pierre vs. Diaz” follows the rumored FOX event on Feb. 4.Oversaturation? Not if the fights deliver.
whoa whoa whoa
so it’s
UFC 142 on Jan 14
UFC on FX on Jan 21
UFC on Fox 2 on January 28th
and then another UFC on Fox on Feb 4?
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You know, some days I forget that I have a memory.
oh wait my bad I need to learn how to read better
its UFC 143 on Feb 4 not another UFC on Fox card
Statistics show suicidal people are a hundred percent more likely to kill themselves.
You know, some days I forget that I have a memory.
by I.AM.miSTAKen on Nov 17, 2011 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
no, you should learn how to read better too
I AM STAK
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by I.AM.miSTAKen on Nov 17, 2011 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
you are a racist fag
Must be present to win.
by arm.bar.bandit on Nov 17, 2011 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
The success wont be really known til the 2nd FOX event.
or even this Saturdays.
Sure, 8.8 million (give or take) tuned in, but how many of those “new eyes” were impressed enough to buy the PPV or even tune in to watch the next FOX event. Remember 8.8 million were built on hype.
"You never know. I don't know. You know?" -Nick Diaz
lol iwas thinking the same
NICK DIAZ.... champ early 2012
by 209stk on Nov 17, 2011 6:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
not even close
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by I.AM.miSTAKen on Nov 17, 2011 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
awful for fx
Must be present to win.
by arm.bar.bandit on Nov 17, 2011 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
hit the reply button.
yes, are you from England?
"You never know. I don't know. You know?" -Nick Diaz
Hope it's stacked
I was really hoping that they would give Fox the biggest fights possible to receive high ratings. But I really don’t see any champion being ready by this date. Maybe Silva vs Sonnen II like some of you guys mentioned, but it seems that Silva won’t be healed by then. If they don’t maintain their ratings I really don’t see MMA surviving mainstream. As a huge MMA fan, I hope they prove me wrong and put on the best card.
Yea if they cant get silva/sonnen 2 then Rashad seems like the only other option. Im not sure if Phil Davis is the guy they want headling against rashad not only by name recognition, but also from the standpoint of delivering exciting fights..Hopefully the winner of shogun hendo comes out unscathed ready to fight Rashad.
Id like to see them move Edgar/Bendo to this card if nothing else cuz like u said they really need to put on a exciting card…Chris Leben v Robbie Lawler for co main or at least on the card, ive been dying to see that fight
Great fight choices
Those are great choices, like you said a title eliminator between Evans and Henderson vs Shogun winner would be awesome. Just as you said however, hope that the winner is unscathed. Edgar vs Ben Henderson would have delivered and that would be the kind of fight that I would love for a card on Fox. Main event Edgar vs Bendo, maybe introduce a flyweight title they have been talking about as the Co-main between Joseph Benavidez vs Ian McCall, preceded by Evans vs Shogun/Hendo.
Holy Smokes!
I 4got about the flyweights coming in. Dana said that would happen asap in 2012 so u could be right..If not tho they flyweight title fight could replace maybe the edgar/bendo fight in japan or wutever fight they plan on using
Great idea
That wouldn’t be a bad replacement, to give Fox the bigger names.
Is that official
That’s a pretty good battle of talented lightweights to headline. I’m not a big fan of the main event having two guys off loses, however, they are both very talented.
Junkie is reporting it & they usually never prematurely speculate so id say yes…Altho the article starts out by saying its a 3 round main event. Idk if thats a typo or if fox decided they dont want 5 rounds or what
I just hope that this is the only main card fight theyve announced. Barry morecraft doesnt deserve maincard status. Neer Ludwig is ok but not really main card either. Maybe the peralta Oliviera fight could open the main card up. Not that none the fights will be exciting, but on name value & trying to sell the show to my friends who only know of 10-20 fighters
Hope it is a Typo
Man, I hope that it is a typo, I am a fan of five round main events.
Non title 5 round main events
May be just for ppv cards
by ToeLock6 on Nov 17, 2011 8:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Welp!
Leben Munoz wasn’t on ppv so I’m wrong
by ToeLock6 on Nov 17, 2011 8:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
True brother
Yea Leben vs Munoz wasn’t ppv, hope they keep it that way.
keep all main event 5 rounders i meant
I meant that I hope that keep all main events 5 rounders
for now the plan is to keep all #1 contender matchups 5 rounds.
but they didn’t go that route with diaz/penn, and thankfully for BJ
Must be present to win.
by arm.bar.bandit on Nov 17, 2011 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Don't know bandit
I don’t know bandit, your argument has been brought up before and they had said all main events would be five rounders. The reason Diaz vs Penn weren’t forced to go five rounds is because they had been moved to main event in two weeks notice, which is understandable because there was insufficient time to train. They also had already signed to fight a 3 rounder. Munoz vs Leben wasn’t a guaranteed title eliminator either and was scheduled for five rounds. To me it seems that they are only making five rounders whenever they feel like it, very confusing. In my opinion it should be all or nothing, and spread out the better fights more even.
i agree. there dosn't seem to be any structure behind it which indicates that they are using it as a marketing tool, not a rule.
diaz/penn was also not a #1 contender match up.
good points T
Must be present to win.
by arm.bar.bandit on Nov 18, 2011 12:43 AM EST up reply actions
Finally back in the Chi
Hopefully we get a decent card with a good headliner. The last headliner was garbage. Hopefully it’s Silva again so we can see Chael finally dethrone this guy. I would buy the best seats I could if that’s the headliner. War Chael!
Chael Sonnen is in the building Bitchezzz!
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