@@ The Ultimate Fighting Championships @@ Evans vs Henderson Live Light Heavyweight Fighting. UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson is an upcoming mixed martial arts event
to be held on June 15, 2013 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada. While the UFC has hosted several events in the past in Canada,
the event will be the first that the organization has hosted in
Manitoba.
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Actually kind of fun for two reasons...
1) The common consensus among the UFC and MMA media elite seems to be that the loser of the Evans-Henderson match is donezo. If that fighter isn’t fired, he’ll probably never see another title shot in the UFC. That’s some bleak reality for those two fellas, so that should make for an intense fight. Fingers crossed at least.
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2) Obviously, I’ve been overly concerned with and excited about Roy Nelson’s situation this week, as his fight with Stipe Miocic is a tricky situation. Nelson’s contract is up after the fight and Miocic isn’t ranked, so a win does very little for him in either regard. But if he wins and comes to terms on a new contract – again, my prediction is that he and White will soon, suddenly and conveniently become best buddies – I’m guessing he’ll get a title shot after Velasquez-dos Santos III.
Full UFC 161 weigh-in results:
Rashad Evans (206) vs. Dan Henderson (204)
Stipe Miocic (243) vs. Roy Nelson (260)
Ryan Jimmo (206) vs. Igor Pokrajac (206)
Alexis Davis (134) vs. Rosi Sexton (135.5)
Pat Barry (245) vs. Shawn Jordan (248)
Jake Shields (171) vs. Tyron Woodley (171)
James Krause (155.5) vs. Sam Stout (156)
Sean Pierson (170.5) vs. Kenny Robertson (170.5)
Roland Delorme (136) vs. Edwin Figueroa (135)
Mitch Clarke (155.5) vs. John Maguire (155)
Yves Jabouin (136) vs. Dustin Pague (135.5)
The event was expected to feature an Interim Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion Renan Barão, and former WEC Bantamweight Champion and top contender Eddie Wineland. However, on May 21 it was confirmed that Barão had pulled out of the bout, citing a foot injury. With, Barão's departure, Wineland was removed from the card as well. As a result, the scheduled bout between Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson has been moved up the card and serve as the headliner in a three round bout.
Main card
Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson
Heavyweight Roy Nelson vs. Stipe Miocic
Light Heavyweight Ryan Jimmo vs. Igor Pokrajac
Women's Bantamweight Alexis Davis vs. Rosi Sexton
Heavyweight Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan
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-Actually kind of fun for two reasons...
1) The common consensus among the UFC and MMA media elite seems to be that the loser of the Evans-Henderson match is donezo. If that fighter isn’t fired, he’ll probably never see another title shot in the UFC. That’s some bleak reality for those two fellas, so that should make for an intense fight. Fingers crossed at least.
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2) Obviously, I’ve been overly concerned with and excited about Roy Nelson’s situation this week, as his fight with Stipe Miocic is a tricky situation. Nelson’s contract is up after the fight and Miocic isn’t ranked, so a win does very little for him in either regard. But if he wins and comes to terms on a new contract – again, my prediction is that he and White will soon, suddenly and conveniently become best buddies – I’m guessing he’ll get a title shot after Velasquez-dos Santos III.
Full UFC 161 weigh-in results:
Rashad Evans (206) vs. Dan Henderson (204)
Stipe Miocic (243) vs. Roy Nelson (260)
Ryan Jimmo (206) vs. Igor Pokrajac (206)
Alexis Davis (134) vs. Rosi Sexton (135.5)
Pat Barry (245) vs. Shawn Jordan (248)
Jake Shields (171) vs. Tyron Woodley (171)
James Krause (155.5) vs. Sam Stout (156)
Sean Pierson (170.5) vs. Kenny Robertson (170.5)
Roland Delorme (136) vs. Edwin Figueroa (135)
Mitch Clarke (155.5) vs. John Maguire (155)
Yves Jabouin (136) vs. Dustin Pague (135.5)
The event was expected to feature an Interim Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion Renan Barão, and former WEC Bantamweight Champion and top contender Eddie Wineland. However, on May 21 it was confirmed that Barão had pulled out of the bout, citing a foot injury. With, Barão's departure, Wineland was removed from the card as well. As a result, the scheduled bout between Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson has been moved up the card and serve as the headliner in a three round bout.
Main card
Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson
Heavyweight Roy Nelson vs. Stipe Miocic
Light Heavyweight Ryan Jimmo vs. Igor Pokrajac
Women's Bantamweight Alexis Davis vs. Rosi Sexton
Heavyweight Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan
