UFC on FX 2 Info and Predictions for the Entire Card

This Friday night, Thiago “Pitbull” Alves and Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann will come off of recent wins in 2011 to face each other at UFC on FX 2 live from the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.Featuring Ian McCall vs. Demetrious Johnson and Joseph …

This Friday night, Thiago “Pitbull” Alves and Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann will come off of recent wins in 2011 to face each other at UFC on FX 2 live from the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Featuring Ian McCall vs. Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez in the UFC Flyweight Tournament semifinals, as well as Court McGee vs. Constantinos Philippou, and a fairly-loaded undercard filled with international talent, UFC on FX 2 in Sydney looks to pick up where UFC on FX 1 in Nashville left off.

As usual, we’re pretty amped up for this card and we like the ways this could turn out, but as is protocol for us in the MMA world, there’s a little bit of information that we might need to keep in mind as we look ahead to this card.

The predictions are on the house. Here’s hoping they turn out better than the first attempt.

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‘Falling Tree Knockout’ Alert: Female Fighters Can Get Timber’d Just as Well as Men

(Props: Bracegear via MiddleEasy)

Can you believe that we didn’t include a single women’s match in our tribute to falling tree knockouts? Well, it’s time to give the ladies their due. Here’s a video of Rhiannon Thompson starching Bec Hyatt with a head-kick at a Brace for War event that’s so brutal (and beautiful), it’s like Hornbuckle vs. Gono and Young vs. Tate met and had a baby.


(Props: Bracegear via MiddleEasy)

Can you believe that we didn’t include a single women’s match in our tribute to falling tree knockouts? Well, it’s time to give the ladies their due. Here’s a video of Rhiannon Thompson starching Bec Hyatt with a head-kick at a Brace for War event that’s so brutal (and beautiful), it’s like Hornbuckle vs. Gono and Young vs. Tate met and had a baby.

UFC on FX 1 Results: 10 Sober Truths About UFC on FX 2 in Australia

UFC on FX 1 is in the books, and while we have our own questions about UFC on FOX 2, let us not forget that on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012, the UFC will return to Sydney, Australia. The action-packed night of fights will emanate from the Allphones A…

UFC on FX 1 is in the books, and while we have our own questions about UFC on FOX 2, let us not forget that on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012, the UFC will return to Sydney, Australia. The action-packed night of fights will emanate from the Allphones Arena (aka The Sydney Super Dome) and appear live […]

UFC on FX 1 Results: 10 Sober Truths About UFC on FX 2 in Australia

UFC on FX 1 is in the books, and while we have our own questions about UFC on FOX 2, let us not forget that on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012, the UFC will return to Sydney, Australia. The action-packed night of fights will emanate from the Allphones A…

UFC on FX 1 is in the books, and while we have our own questions about UFC on FOX 2, let us not forget that on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012, the UFC will return to Sydney, Australia. The action-packed night of fights will emanate from the Allphones Arena (aka The Sydney Super Dome) and appear live on FX, with preliminaries on Fuel TV.

Headlining this night of fights are Thiago “Pitbull” Alves and Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann, who both officially went 1-1 in 2011—though Kampmann unofficially went 2-0. Nevertheless, both are coming off of year-ending wins and will face each other for the first time.

Also for the first time in UFC history, the 125-lb. flyweight division finally blasts off in what could appropriately be considered a two-part, co-main event.

The first part will feature Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson against consensus world-ranked No. 1 flyweight and former Tachi Palace Fights Flyweight Champion “Uncle Creepy” Ian McCall. The second half will feature the long-awaited flyweight debut of Joseph Benavidez against the consistently top-ranked flyweight and slick counter-striker Yasuhiro Urushitani.

Wrapping up the main card of action is a middleweight bout between fast-rising TUF 11 would-have-been Costa Philippou and TUF 11 winner Court “The Crusher” McGee, both of whom have shown a willingness to finish on the feet and on the ground.

It’ll be all right there on March 3rd in Sydney. And, as the fight-drunken stupor from the events of the first UFC event on FX have worn off, we’d like to use the rest of our fight-drunkenness to drive 12 things home in this UFC on FX 2 edition of “Sober Truths.”

Are you ready?

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The Ultimate Fighter Australia Planned for 2012

The UFC is looking to put together a new season of The Ultimate Fighter that would feature fighters from Australia and England, according to The Daily Telegraph.  The show, which debuted in 2005, had experienced success in North America and n…

The UFC is looking to put together a new season of The Ultimate Fighter that would feature fighters from Australia and England, according to The Daily Telegraph.  The show, which debuted in 2005, had experienced success in North America and now appears to have caught interest overseas. UFC Managing Director of International Development, Marshall Zelanik, said […]

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The Ultimate Fighter Australia Planned for 2012

MMA News 2/28: “TUF” Cast, Bisping, Rivera, Belfort, “TUF” UK vs. Australia

The last day of February offered up a good chunk of MMA News and Bleacher Report is here to catch you up on anything you may have missed. What we have for you today: Vitor Belfort calls out Michael Bipsing. Bisping caught on video spitting at Jorge Riv…

The last day of February offered up a good chunk of MMA News and Bleacher Report is here to catch you up on anything you may have missed. What we have for you today: Vitor Belfort calls out Michael Bipsing. Bisping caught on video spitting at Jorge Rivera’s team. Diego Sanchez puts the “nightmare” to […]

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MMA News 2/28: “TUF” Cast, Bisping, Rivera, Belfort, “TUF” UK vs. Australia