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UFC 162 Weigh In Results: Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman Fight Card

UFC 162 will take place on Saturday, July 6 in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.  Headlining the event will be a middleweight title fight between long-reigning champion Anderson Silva and top-ranked challenger Chris Weidman. The bout w…

UFC 162 will take place on Saturday, July 6 in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.  Headlining the event will be a middleweight title fight between long-reigning champion Anderson Silva and top-ranked challenger Chris Weidman. The bout will be Silva’s 11th consecutive attempt to defend his title.

The co-main event will feature former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar versus Charles Oliveira. For Edgar, this fight will be quite a change of pace. Edgar has not fought a three round, non-title bout since he defeated Matt Veach in December 2009.

The rest of the main card will feature fighters looking to move into the top ten in their division or fighters looking to hold onto their ranking as the best in their division.

Before the 22 fighters competing on Saturday can step into the Octagon, they have to step onto the scale.

Weigh-Ins will get under way from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas at 7 p.m. ET / 4 PT and Bleacher Report will have the results posted right here as they happen.

To catch the live streaming of the weigh-ins, head over here: UFC 162 Live Streaming Weigh-Ins

Full UFC 162 Fight Card:

Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman

Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira

Roger Gracie vs. Tim Kennedy

Tim Boetsch vs. Mark Munoz

Dennis Siver vs. Cub Swanson

Andrew Craig vs. Chris Leben

Norman Parke vs. Kazuki Tokudome

Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Dave Herman

Edson Barboza vs. Rafaello Oliveira

Seth Baczynski vs. Brian Melancon

David Mitchell vs. Mike Pierce

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Handicapping the Odds for Every Main Card Fight at UFC 162

This Saturday, UFC 162 goes live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A main event between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and top contender Chris Weidman headlines the pay-per-view card. For those looking to get a bit more i…

This Saturday, UFC 162 goes live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A main event between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and top contender Chris Weidman headlines the pay-per-view card. 

For those looking to get a bit more involved in the action, the betting lines for the main card fights are in, and we’ve got all the odds right here. 

Are you confident Silva, the perennial favorite, will finally see his legendary title reign come to an abrupt halt against Weidman? Are you more willing to take flyers on slight underdogs such as Dennis Siver and Roger Gracie? 

Find out where the value lies for this card as we handicap all five main card fights from UFC 162. 

In advance, best of luck to everyone.

*All odds courtesy of Bovada.

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Great Dana White Vlog or Greatest Dana White Vlog?

UFC 162 takes place this Saturday in Las Vegas and organization President Dana White has released his first video blog of the week leading up to the event. It’s pretty good.

In it, UFC Hall of Fame fighter Chuck Liddell teaches TUF finalist Uriah Hall how to set up his deadly over hand right punch, as well as wrestles around with Mike Tyson and Royce Gracie. Liddell protege Glover Teixeira gets to meet Tyson, a hero of his and Uncle Dana personally makes the streets of Vegas safer.

Enjoy the vlog in between charred meat sessions today, all you American taters. For our Canadian friends – enjoy work, suckers!

Crap. I guess I’m working today too…and without that whole socialized health care benefit to boot.

Still, ‘Merica!

UFC 162 takes place this Saturday in Las Vegas and organization President Dana White has released his first video blog of the week leading up to the event. It’s pretty good.

In it, UFC Hall of Fame fighter Chuck Liddell teaches TUF finalist Uriah Hall how to set up his deadly over hand right punch, as well as wrestles around with Mike Tyson and Royce Gracie. Liddell protege Glover Teixeira gets to meet Tyson, a hero of his and Uncle Dana personally makes the streets of Vegas safer.

Enjoy the vlog in between charred meat sessions today, all you American taters. For our Canadian friends – enjoy work, suckers!

Crap. I guess I’m working today too…and without that whole socialized health care benefit to boot.

Still, ‘Merica!

– Elias Cepeda

UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman Predictions – Who Are the Biggest Locks on the Card?

UFC 162 fast approaches with the main event featuring top-rated middleweight contender Chris Weidman getting his long-awaited shot at dethroning the best fighter of this era, Anderson Silva.The talking is almost done, and with weigh-ins for the ev…

UFC 162 fast approaches with the main event featuring top-rated middleweight contender Chris Weidman getting his long-awaited shot at dethroning the best fighter of this era, Anderson Silva.

The talking is almost done, and with weigh-ins for the event just about 24 hours away, it’s now time to make some final picks and predictions on the upcoming card.

Bleacher Report MMA Lead Writer Jeremy Botter and MMA editor-in-chief Brian Oswald break down who they believe are the biggest locks to come away victorious on Saturday night.

Can Silva retain his title and extend his already record-breaking title-defense streak?

Will former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar stop his recent three-fight skid and get back on track against young Brazilian Charles Oliveira?

Check out the video, and then leave your predictions for the biggest locks on the card for UFC 162 below.

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Anderson Silva Wants “Superfight” with Roy Jones Jr

Forget Georges St. Pierre or Jon Jones: It seems UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva would much rather step into the boxing ring against Roy Jones Jr. In comments made to MMA Junkie, The Spider admits that he would much rather box against the former …

Forget Georges St. Pierre or Jon Jones: It seems UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva would much rather step into the boxing ring against Roy Jones Jr.

In comments made to MMA Junkie, The Spider admits that he would much rather box against the former WBA heavyweight title holder than either of the two UFC champions.

Silva has made it no secret of his desire to face the 44-year-old boxer, a man he greatly admires. As recently as June, he told ESPN that he was thinking about facing Jones Jr. despite the fact that the UFC top brass have been clamouring for a superfight with him against either GSP or Jon Jones.

“I believe a fight against Roy Jones Jr. would be much better,” Silva told MMA Junkie. “I think my legacy is already complete. I already fought around the world. I think I’m the only athlete in this sport who has four belts from four different promotions. I have the Cage Rage belt. I have the PRIDE belt from when I beat Dan Henderson in a unification bout. I also have the Shooto and UFC belts.”

Silva said that a fight against either the UFC welterweight champ, GSP, or light heavyweight kingpin, Jones, won’t “change anything.” Nor will a win against his upcoming opponent Chris Weidman, who he is due to face this Saturday at UFC 162.

Both GSP and Jones have fights scheduled for the fall, but Silva says he has no desire to move weight classes should either fighter win their respective matches.

“I already went up in weight three times,” said Silva, who’s gone up to 205 pounds three times in his career in non-title fights. “I have no plans to do that again. My team has athletes of various weight classes, including my own. I think those fighters should be given the opportunity to do their work, especially since I’m not at the start of my career. I’m pretty much near the end of it. I want to maintain the way things are.”

Jones Jr. has set many records in boxing, including winning titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. He is also the only boxer in history to start his career as a light middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title.

RJ hasn’t fought in over a year and it’s been many more since he’s had a fight of note, however, he has hinted at an interest in fighting Silva. Whether that will transpire will depend on Silva’s plans with the UFC and the agreement of the promotion’s president, Dana White.

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UFC 162: Preliminary Card Predictions

UFC 162 is possibly the biggest event of the year for the UFC. Not only is its best fighter in Anderson Silva competing on the card, but it is the Fourth of July card it puts on every year, which is among its most successful.Further than a stacked main…

UFC 162 is possibly the biggest event of the year for the UFC. Not only is its best fighter in Anderson Silva competing on the card, but it is the Fourth of July card it puts on every year, which is among its most successful.

Further than a stacked main card and main event, the event has a solid preliminary show with lots of up-and-coming talent. These men are future main carders that are looking to establish themselves and give their career a boost.

Here are those preliminary card predictions.  

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