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UFC 1 on FOX: Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos, Predictions, Odds and More

The UFC will debut on FOX on Saturday, November 12 with a single fight being broadcast on Saturday night: a heavyweight title bout between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos. The fight will mark the first time the 9-0 Velasquez defends the titl…

Velasquez injured his shoulder during that match. The injury required surgery and a lengthy rehab. Velasquez has said that his shoulder is back to 100 percent going into his bout with the 13-1 dos Santos.

Dos Santos (13-1) earned his shot at Velasquez by defeating Shane Carwin via unanimous decision at UFC 131. The win was Dos Santos’ second consecutive decision victory. Prior to those two victories, dos Santos’ 11 other wins came via stoppage. In fact, between the two, they have combined for 22 wins, with 16 coming via knockout.

The co-main event of the night will feature a lightweight bout between Clay Guida and Ben Henderson. This fight may very well be an elimination fight for a shot at UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. The fight will be streamed on the UFC’s Facebook page as well as FOXSports.com.

The main event will be broadcast at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. ET on FOX.

UFC on FOX 1 Full Fight Card:

Main Card

Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos

Preliminary Card

Clay Guida vs. Ben Henderson

Pablo Garza vs. Dustin Poirier

Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama

Ricardo Lamas vs. Cub Swanson

Clay Harvsion vs. DaMarques Johnson

Robert Peralta vs. Mackens Semerzier

Paul Bradley vs. Mike Pierce

Matt Lucas vs. Aaron Rosa

Alex Caceres vs. Cole Escovedo

Bleacher Report MMA will be your source for news, analysis and opinions on all the fights on the upcoming fight card.

Check back often as the fight card nears for all the UFC 1 on FOX information you need.

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The MMA Hour With Alistair Overeem, Mark Munoz and Media Roundtable

Filed under: UFC, MMA Fighting Exclusive, Videos, UFC on FOX

The MMA Hour is back in your life on Monday with another loaded two-hour show.

* Alistair Overeem will break major news about his career and discuss his UFC 141 fight against Brock Lesnar.

* Mark Munoz will talk about his recent win at UFC 138 and what’s next for him.

* MMA Fighting’s Mike Chiappetta and ESPN.com’s Chuck Mindenhall will join us for another media roundtable to discuss all the comings and goings in the world of MMA and all the news coming out of UFC 138 and preview UFC on FOX 1.

* We will also address the future of MMAFighting.com and The MMA Hour with a guest to be announced on the show.

* Plus, we’ll give away two sets of the Ultimate Fight Collection, 2011 Edition. It’s a 20-disc DVD set that has over 40 hours of footage of UFC fights from July 2010-June 2011 and 10 hours of content never before available on DVD. It will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on Tuesday, Nov. 8. It will go to the best calls of the day, and the winners have to be United States residents.

* Unfortunately, Fedor Emelianenko has cancelled his appearance.

So, give us a shout at: 212-254-0193, 212-254-0237 or 212-254-0714.

*** You can also stream the show live on your iPhone or iPad by clicking here.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here. Download previous episodes here. Listen to the show via Stitcher here.

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Filed under: UFC, MMA Fighting Exclusive, Videos, UFC on FOX

The MMA Hour is back in your life on Monday with another loaded two-hour show.

* Alistair Overeem will break major news about his career and discuss his UFC 141 fight against Brock Lesnar.

* Mark Munoz will talk about his recent win at UFC 138 and what’s next for him.

* We will also address the future of MMAFighting.com and The MMA Hour with a guest to be announced on the show.

* Unfortunately, Fedor Emelianenko has cancelled his appearance.

So, give us a shout at: 212-254-0193, 212-254-0237 or 212-254-0714.

*** You can also stream the show live on your iPhone or iPad by clicking here.

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¡Que Suerte! Guida-Henderson, Poirier-Garza Bouts to Air on FOX Deportes

Too late to suck up now, Brock. You’ll have to settle for PPV. (Pic Props: Sherdog forums)

Perhaps the only draw back to the UFC’s debut on FOX will be the lack of fights actually making it to the air. Zuffa’s new broadcast partners have opted to place all of their eggs into one oversized basket in the form of the heavyweight title bout between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos. But good news is here for those who speak Spanish or simply don’t care what’s coming through their television speakers: two undercard bouts will be airing live on FOX Deportes.

The featherweight scrap between Dustin Poirier and Pablo Garza as well as the Clay Guida–Ben Henderson lightweight bout—which could potentially crown the number one contender at 155 lbs.—will serve as the lead-in to the main event on the Spanish sports channel.

Too late to suck up now, Brock. You’ll have to settle for PPV. (Pic Props: Sherdog forums)

Unfortunately you won’t be treated to gems like “Su precision era tan precisa” and “De una pagina del libro de Guida es Henderson”. Native English speaker Joe Rogan and quasi-English speaker Mike Goldberg will be replaced by the three man team of Rodrigo Arana, Mario Delgado and Troy Santiago for the broadcast en Español.

For our online readers, you can catch all of the prelim action on Facebook or Fox.com. For subscribers to our daily printed paper, The Cage Potato Gazette (annual subscription $99.99), FOX Deportes is your best option though certainly not a guarantee. The station is only available in 18 million homes, roughly 85% fewer homes than reached by FOX.

Amber Nichole Brings You the Fix Friday Link Dump

Chael Sonnen is the “CHAEL SONNEN” of all fighters: here. Chris Leben and Mark Munoz had to be separated at UFC 138 weigh-ins. Video: here. Jake Ellenberger calls out Nick Diaz and his “patty-cake” style.

Chael Sonnen is the “CHAEL SONNEN” of all fighters: here.

Chris Leben and Mark Munoz had to be separated at UFC 138 weigh-ins. Video: here.

Jake Ellenberger calls out Nick Diaz and his “patty-cake” style fighting: here.

Thiago Alves needed 2 extra hours to make weight for UFC 138: here.

Big John McCarthy likely to referee for UFC on Fox 1: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos

Chris Leben says he could beat Chael Sonnen: here.

Nate Marquardt to fight Yoshiyiki Yoshida at BAMMA 9 in February: here.

Bristol Marunde vs. Jay Silva headlines tonight’s Superior Cage Combat III in Las Vegas: here.

It’s been a few years since we’ve seen Amber Nichole inside the Octagon, but judging by these recent pics, we can see why she’s getting her own 2012 calendar. Dear Dana, please bring her back next year as a guest ring girl. Thank you.

Mandy Moore Will Be at UFC on Fox 1

It wasn’t too long ago I wrote a oh sh*t, I gotta get something up on the site hard-hitting expose on Mandy Moore and her seeming departure as a fixture at UFC events. I blamed.

It wasn’t too long ago I wrote a ~~oh sh*t, I gotta get something up on the site~~ hard-hitting expose on Mandy Moore and her seeming departure as a fixture at UFC events. I blamed it on her husband. But as it turns out, I was wrong and Mandy is back! She teased us with this commercial [below] for UFC on Fox 1 a few months ago, where she predicted Cain Velasquez would win because “he’s the more well-rounded fighter”.

UFC on FOX – Mandy Moore's Prediction by UFC

And she recently tweeted:

So there you have it. We haven’t lost Mandy Moore. I for one, can sleep better now.

UFC on FOX Devoted Solely to Title Fight, but dos Santos Says It Won’t Go Distance

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe calendar has finally turned to November, and the countdown is officially on for the UFC on FOX premiere. Since signing the deal in August, much of the company’s attention has been focused on its new partnership, and now, the d…

Filed under: UFC, News

The calendar has finally turned to November, and the countdown is officially on for the UFC on FOX premiere. Since signing the deal in August, much of the company’s attention has been focused on its new partnership, and now, the days will quickly wind down until it’s showtime. There is still much work to do until then, but UFC president Dana White says that one thing not on his list of concerns is the night’s main event fight.

Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Junior dos Santos both safely made it through their respective training camps and are primed to seize the spotlight afforded them.

At least to dos Santos (13-1), he doesn’t expect that spotlight to last very long. Even though the UFC has confirmed that one and only one fight will be shown on the broadcast, dos Santos doesn’t plan on taking all 25 minutes afforded to him.

“I would be ready for five rounds if it went to five rounds, but personally, I don’t think the fight will go five rounds,” he said through his interpreter during a Wednesday teleconference. “Both Cain and myself are aggressive fighters. Both of us go on offense. We look to fight. We don’t dodge fights.

“I know Cain’s been out of the octagon for a while, but I also know he’s a phenomenal fighter,” he continued. “He’s a professional, and I’m sure he’s going to bring his best inside that octagon and he’s going to be ready. I don’t want to fight an injured Cain Velasquez. I want to fight the best Cain Velasquez. That’s what I’m preparing for. I don’t think he’d take a fight if he couldn’t give it his all. It’s going to be his first title defense. It’s a very big fight for him. I look forward to meeting up with the champion Cain Velasquez at his best.”

Velasquez (9-0) says that he will indeed be at his best, his shoulder at full power and range of motion after surgery, rehabilitation and a full camp.

Velasquez stopped short of predicting a stoppage-shortened fight, but given the historic nature of the fight and the UFC’s trust in the fighters by placing them in the honored roles, he expects a scrap worthy of the attention it’s receiving.

“I’m hoping to make it an exciting fight for the fans,” he said. “dos Santos is a great opponent, and we’re definitely going to go out there and just throw down. That’s pretty much it. People love to see that.”

At least by the numbers, dos Santos has some precedent for his prediction. Both fighters have been big finishers throughout their careers. The challenger dos Santos has 11 stoppages in his 13 victories while the undefeated champion Velasquez has stopped opponents in eight of his nine wins. Velasquez is currently considered a slight favorite according to recent lines.

For the UFC there is plenty riding on the November 12 foray into network TV. White said as early as this weekend, his crew will be utilizing extra rehearsals to shore up event production. The show will include elements like backstage interviews with the main-event fighters before the title bout, and other wrinkles. Those changes and the importance of the show caused White to admit that it’s the first time in a long time he’s had some nerves about a show he’s produced. But as far as the in-ring action, he has no doubts. He knows Velasquez and dos Santos will deliver.

“We’re working hard and we’re going to nail this thing,” White said. “I know the fight is going to be great. The fight is the least of my worries. That’s why these two are in the spotlight and in this position.”

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