UFC 117 Undercard Blog: Hazelett vs. Story, Davis vs. Wallace, More

Filed under: UFCThis is the UFC 117 live blog for all five of the undercard bouts of UFC 117 from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

A noteworthy bout on the undercard is submission wizard Dustin Hazelett facing prospect Rick Story at 170 pounds. Sin…

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Hazelett vs. Story is one of the undercard fights at UFC 117.This is the UFC 117 live blog for all five of the undercard bouts of UFC 117 from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

A noteworthy bout on the undercard is submission wizard Dustin Hazelett facing prospect Rick Story at 170 pounds. Since losing to John Hathaway in his UFC debut, Story has reeled off three consecutive wins. Hazelett is coming off a loss to Paul Daley in January.

The live blog is below.



The Cut List: Who’s Facing Unemployment with a Loss at UFC 117?

Filed under: UFCYou know how you can tell that UFC 117 is a quality fight card from top to bottom? Coming up with candidates for the Cut List was actually a bit of a chore, and not even the kind of chore where you feel a sense of satisfaction once it’s…

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You know how you can tell that UFC 117 is a quality fight card from top to bottom? Coming up with candidates for the Cut List was actually a bit of a chore, and not even the kind of chore where you feel a sense of satisfaction once it’s done.

This weekend’s lineup features only one fighter with two consecutive losses, and quite a few who are on significant win streaks. So what gives? Could we be facing the rare UFC event where nobody’s job is on the line? And if so, does this represent a leveling off of unemployment numbers and the sign of economic recovery that the nation has been waiting for? Or is it just an aberration, like that one time when your ne’er-do-well uncle showed up sober at Thanksgiving?

The truth is, we don’t know. But there are still some guys with an outside chance of fighting their way out of job on Saturday, so let’s take a look.

The MMA Hour Featuring Phil Davis, Mauro Ranallo, MC Hammer

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosMonday’s live edition of The MMA Hour will be broadcast from San Diego, site of UFC on Versus 2.

We will first be joined by rising star light heavyweight Phil Davis, who is stepping…

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Monday’s live edition of The MMA Hour will be broadcast from San Diego, site of UFC on Versus 2.

We will first be joined by rising star light heavyweight Phil Davis, who is stepping in on short notice to face Rodney Wallace at UFC 117 this weekend.

We will also be joined by Strikeforce commentator Mauro Ranallo and MMA Fighting’s Ben Fowlkes to look back on Sunday’s card and other news and notes making headlines in the MMA world.

And finally, MC Hammer, yes, I said MC Hammer, will stop by to talk about getting involved in the MMA management world with Alchemist MMA.

Check out the show below live beginning at 1 PM ET.

‘Sho Nuff’ vs. ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Added to UFC 117

(Phil Davis: Athletic, explosive, and built like some sort of alien.)
Due to an injury suffered in training, undefeated Bulgarian prospect Stanislav Nedkov will not be taking on Rodney "Sho Nuff the Master" Wallace at UFC 117 (August 7th, …

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(Phil Davis: Athletic, explosive, and built like some sort of alien.)

Due to an injury suffered in training, undefeated Bulgarian prospect Stanislav Nedkov will not be taking on Rodney "Sho Nuff the Master" Wallace at UFC 117 (August 7th, Oakland). Stepping up on two weeks’ notice to face Wallace will be another exciting light-heavyweight, Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis.

Davis (6-0) has posted two consecutive victories during his time in the Octagon, scoring a lopsided unanimous decision against Brian Stann in his debut, and choking out Alexander Gustafsson in his latest appearance. Since the former NCAA wrestling champ has a growing amount of hype behind him, it seems somewhat odd that he would risk his momentum to take a short notice fight against an opponent who’s beneath him on the light-heavyweight ladder. (Although it’s never really a bad idea to pick up cage experience and an extra paycheck while scoring valuable brownie points with the UFC.)

Unlike Davis’s success in the Octagon, Wallace (9-2) has had a rough time of it so far, suffering back-to-back decision losses to Brian Stann and Jared Hamman. In other words, he needs a win here to save his job. Lotsa luck, bro.