MMA JUNKIE

• Following close UFC on FOX 2 win, Sonnen says Bisping could beat champ Silva January 29, 2012
  CHICAGO - For a man who's famously (or perhaps, infamously) walked the walk after talking the talk, Chael Sonnen nearly was tripped up by Michael Bisping. In the co-headliner of Saturday's UFC on FOX 2 event, Sonnen edged the fellow middleweight contender to secure an April title fight and rematch with elusive foe Anderson Silva. After the fight, S […]
• Following UFC on FOX 2 win, Rashad Evans ready to shed 'No. 1 contender' tag January 29, 2012
  CHICAGO - Rashad Evans is ready to shed a tag he's worn for the past two years - that of a No. 1 contender. Following Saturday's UFC on FOX 2 main-event win over fellow light-heavyweight contender Phil Davis, the groundwork's been laid for an April 145 title fight with champ and bitter rival Jon Jones. "I'm ready to fight in April, […]
• UFC on FOX 2 draws a reported 17,425 attendance for $1.2 million live gate January 29, 2012
  CHICAGO - Saturday's UFC on FOX 2 event drew an announced attendance of 17,425 and a live gate of $1.2 million. UFC representative Ant Evans announced the figures in the night's post-event press conference, which MMAjunkie.com attended. UFC on FOX 2 took place at United Center in Chicago and featured former light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans earn […]
• UFC on FOX 2 bonuses: Johnson, Oliveira, Dunham, Lentz earn $65K awards January 29, 2012
  CHICAGO - Lavar Johnson, Charles Oliveira, Evan Dunham and Nik Lentz each earned $65,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday's UFC on FOX 2 event. Swanson earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, Oliveira picked up the "Submission of the Night" bonus, and Dunham and Lentz earned "Fight of the Nig […]