Due to the success of the UFC's first ever live national broadcast fight on FOX TV, the UFC will present another fight on FOX January 28th in Chicago, Illinois.
Unlike the previous show on FOX, the UFC will present a full two hour broadcast featuring 4 fights. While no championships will be defended this time, the UFC is putting together a solid PPV quality card, with major title implications being decided.
The main event that night will feature a highly competitive Light Heavyweight contest between former champion and one of the pound for pound best fighters in the sport Rashad Evans (16-1-1) taking on the up and coming, undefeated, four time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler Phil Davis (9-0).
Previously scheduled to face one another at UFC 133 in August, Phil Davis had to pull out of the fight, due to a knee injury. In substitution, Evans re-matched UFC legend Tito Ortiz and won the bout in dominating fashion in the second round via TKO.
With the victory, Evans was guaranteed a title shot against his former training partner and now rival Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, but a thumb injury to Evans delayed the fight. Now, Evans will put his guaranteed title shot on the line against a fierce prospect in Phil Davis.
While Phil Davis might not be a well known name to causal fans, the 27 year old has looked very impressive in all five of his trips into the Octagon. Last competing in March against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Davis has been sidelined with a knee injury and will not only be returning to the cage after almost a year off but will also face the toughest competitor of his career against Rashad Evans, January 28th.
The winner of this bout should be the number one contender for the Light Heavyweight Championship.
The best trash talker in the sport, Sonnen was also previously guaranteed a title shot but since Anderson Silva will not be ready to fight again until June, Sonnen decided to risk his title rematch for the opportunity to face Mark Munoz.
Coming off an impressive second round TKO stoppage over Chris Leben earlier this month, Munoz will be locked inside the cage with one of the most dominant fighters in the sport, when he competes against Sonnen.
Chael Sonnen is the self-proclaimed “People's Champ” and “Real Middleweight Champion” and he calls himself that for good reason. Coming within minutes of being the first man to defeat Anderson Silva inside the UFC, Sonnen dominated Silva for 4 and a half rounds before submitting to a triangle choke with only two minutes remaining.
Coming off a second round submission victory over Brian Stann this October, Sonnen is eager to get back inside the cage with Silva and prove to the world that he is in fact the “real Middleweight Champion.”
With more match-ups to be announced shortly, the UFC is putting together a great card for their second trip to FOX TV.
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