If you would have asked Demian Maia a week ago who he was facing at UFC on FOX 2, you would have gotten Michael Bisping. As the nature goes in the fight business, you have to be ready at all times to face another fighter because injuries do happen.
Mark Munoz suffered an elbow injury, and the UFC bumped Maia’s original opponent in Bisping to the co-main event against Chael Sonnen. Maia now faces Chris Weidman, which will kick off the main card on FOX.
The UFC’s much-anticipated return to network television features three bouts on the main card that will no doubt be entertaining and make an impact on their respective weight division’s title picture.
Lost in the hype of the main card is an interesting undercard featuring rising prospects, fighters with their back to the wall and some UFC newcomers.
While these fights may not hold as much importance to their division’s immediate title picture, it’s sometimes the fights that mean less that are the most entertaining. Thanks to the UFC’s new FOX deal, fans will get to enjoy the vast majority of these fights on the FX channel.
We talked to Cheal Sonnen and Michael Bisping as they square off in co-main event Saturday night at UFC on Fox 2. Sonnen was originally supposed to face Mark Munoz, but Munoz suffered an elbow injury that forced him out of the fight last week. Bisping was originally scheduled to face Demain Maia until the UFC stepped in and asked him if he could take the fight.
UFC on Fox 2 takes place from the sold out United Center in Chicago with Rashad Evans vs Phil Davis as the headliner. The preliminary portion starts on Fuel TV at 5 p.m. EST with the main card on Fox starting at 8 p.m. EST.
