Greg Jackson isn’t swayed by the hype surrounding pupil Jon Jones. The Albuquerque-based trainer sees a legitimate threat in Vladimir Matyushenko, who Jones faces in the main event
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Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 1 p.m. ET.
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Top light heavyweight prospect Phil Davis will square off with Rodney Wallace in a preliminary matchup at UFC 117 “Silva vs. Sonnen” on Aug. 7
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International Fight League veteran Chris Horodecki will meet Ed Ratcliff in a preliminary lightweight duel at WEC 51 “Aldo vs. Gamburyan” on Sept. 30
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Fifty days following a split decision loss to Evan Dunham at UFC 115 on June 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Tyson Griffin will be back on the horse.
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Vladimir Matyushenko saw the UFC’s logic in matching him against rising star Jon Jones at UFC on Versus 2 this Sunday in San Diego, Calif.
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<B>By MATT BOONE<BR>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR>
On this week's edition of "MMA Live" on ESPN 2, which as of this article has yet to air in the U.S., but has aired already in the the U.K., UFC president Dana White revealed the next number one contender for the heavyweight title.<BR><BR>
White noted that whoever wins the Junior Dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson fight at UFC 117 next Saturday night will challenge either Brock Lesnar or Cain Velasquez, depending on who leaves UFC 121 in October with the gold.<BR><BR>
Dos Santos vs. Nelson will be one of four main events on the stacked UFC 117 card, scheduled for Saturday, August 7 in Oakland, California. Also featured in top matches that night will be Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida, Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves and a middleweight title attraction between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen.<BR><BR>
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