UFC Fight Night 24 Live Blog: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis Updates

Filed under: UFCSEATTLE, Wash. — This is the UFC Fight Night 24 live blog for Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis, the main event of tonight’s UFC on Spike TV event at the Key Arena.

Nogueira (19-4) is coming off the first loss in three UFC fight…

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SEATTLE, Wash. — This is the UFC Fight Night 24 live blog for Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis, the main event of tonight’s UFC on Spike TV event at the Key Arena.

Nogueira (19-4) is coming off the first loss in three UFC fights, at the hands of Ryan Bader last September at UFC 119. Davis (8-0), who is stepping in for Tito Ortiz (stitches), has won all four of his UFC fights.

The live blog is below.

UFC Fight Night 24 Breakdown: Phil Davis vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Filed under: UFCPhil Davis will tell you that he hears way too much about Jon Jones. Not an interview goes by when he’s not asked about Jones, and many a writer has drawn lazy comparisons about the pair. But as fighting talents go, it is easy to unders…

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Phil Davis will tell you that he hears way too much about Jon Jones. Not an interview goes by when he’s not asked about Jones, and many a writer has drawn lazy comparisons about the pair. But as fighting talents go, it is easy to understand the grouping. As two of the UFC’s young guns, there is a belief in some corners that Jones and Davis will hold the top two spots in the UFC’s light-heavyweight division for the foreseeable future.

Jones held up his end of the bargain last weekend at UFC 128, capturing the light-heavyweight championship, and just one week later, Davis tries to continue his own forward momentum in his first main-event outing.

Complicating factors, Davis (8-0) is taking the UFC Fight Night 24 bout against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on short notice. Nogueira had been scheduled to face Tito Ortiz, until Ortiz withdrew after suffering a cut in training that required stitches. Given the late call, Davis had just five weeks to prepare for the most experienced opponent he’s yet to face, and the match continues a breakneck pace for the onetime NCAA wrestling champ. It will be his fifth fight in 13 months.

UFC Fight Night 24 Weigh-In Video

Filed under: UFCAll 24 fighters stepping into the Octagon for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 24 will first step on the scale Friday for the Fight Night weigh-ins, and we’ll carry the live video here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, Antonio Rogerio N…

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Phil Davis will be one of the 22 fighters who step on the scales for the UFC Fight Night 24 weigh-ins.All 24 fighters stepping into the Octagon for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 24 will first step on the scale Friday for the Fight Night weigh-ins, and we’ll carry the live video here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Phil Davis will have to make the light heavyweight limit of 206 pounds. The co-main event features Dan Hardy and Anthony Johnson, who will have to make the welterweight limit of 171 pounds. Johnson has had trouble making weight in the past, and he’ll be fighting for the first time since 2009.

The weigh-in starts at 7 PM ET and is preceded by a Fight Club Q&A featuring Carlos Condit at 5 PM ET. The video is below.

A Day in the Life of ‘Mr. Wonderful’

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveSEATTLE – We’re having a pleasant little breakfast when Phil Davis offers to “dislocate” his nose. No big deal, he says. Just a trick of the cartilage that leaves it looking twisted and mangled and, well, awesome.

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SEATTLE – We’re having a pleasant little breakfast when Phil Davis offers to “dislocate” his nose. No big deal, he says. Just a trick of the cartilage that leaves it looking twisted and mangled and, well, awesome.

It’s a great party trick he’s developed over the years thanks to old wrestling injuries and the peculiarities of his personal physiology and hey, as long as we’re just sitting here, would I like to see it?

Answer: of course I would.

So Davis puts both hands up to his nose, feeling around for just the right spot, then crack. The sound is like someone snapping a pencil in half.

‘Oh no,’ he says into his hands. ‘Yep, I’m bleeding. Uh-oh.’

UFC Fight Night 24 Predictions

Filed under: UFCThe UFC is wrapping up a busy March with a big Fight Night card on Saturday night in Seattle, with a light heavyweight fight featuring an aging veteran against a young prospect in the main event, and three very intriguing undercard matc…

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The UFC is wrapping up a busy March with a big Fight Night card on Saturday night in Seattle, with a light heavyweight fight featuring an aging veteran against a young prospect in the main event, and three very intriguing undercard matchups. We’ve got the preview and predictions right here.

What: UFC Fight Night 24: Nogueira vs. Davis

When: Saturday, the Spike televised card begins at 10 PM ET

Where: Key Arena, Seattle

Predictions on the four televised fights below.

MMA Top 10 Light Heavyweights: Any Stopping Jon Jones?

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, Rankings, Light HeavyweightsThe Jon Jones Era, as you’ve surely heard, has begun: Jones is the new UFC light heavyweight champion, and everyone who follows MMA agrees that he’s going to be the champion for a long, long ti…

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The Jon Jones Era, as you’ve surely heard, has begun: Jones is the new UFC light heavyweight champion, and everyone who follows MMA agrees that he’s going to be the champion for a long, long time.

However, the light heavyweight division is so talented that it’s been nearly impossible for anyone to hold the belt for long: Chuck Liddell lost it to Rampage Jackson, who lost it to Forrest Griffin, who lost it to Rashad Evans, who lost it to Lyoto Machida, who lost it to Shogun Rua, who lost it to Jones. We’ve had seven different champions in the last four years, so why is everyone so sure that Jones is going to hold onto the belt for so long?

The biggest reason, I think, is Jones’ age. With the exception of Evans losing to Machida, every champion I mentioned above lost the belt to someone younger than him. But there aren’t any contenders on the horizon younger than the 23-year-old Jones. Not only is Jones already the best, but he’s going to keep getting better as the rest of the Top 10 light heavyweights in mixed martial arts get older.

So as I list the Top 10 light heavyweights below, I’ll talk about how I’d like their chances against Jones — even though I expect Jones to reign over all of them for a long time.