Phil Davis will get his chance to prove himself on the big stage when he takes on one of the most dangerous, most athletic fighters in the Light Heavyweight Division. <\/p>\n
Date\/Time: January 28, 2012, 8pm ET\/5pm PT<\/strong> Main Event<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Rashad Evans (16-1-1): -170<\/strong> Davis is a four-time All-American wrestler whose submission game and striking are evolving. But evolving skills won\u2019t be enough against Evens who has the wrestling capabilities to match Davis\u2019s.<\/p>\n In the end, this looks like Rashad\u2019s fight to lose. His athleticism, his incredible striking and his experience on the Big Stage will be the determining factor here. Evans wants Jon Jones \u2013 he won\u2019t let Phil Davis stand in his way. Look for Rashad to use his skills to keep this fight standing, to pick Davis apart and to call out Jon Jones at fight\u2019s end!<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Rashad Evans -170<\/p>\n Main Card<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Chael Sonnen (26-11-1): -450<\/strong> Sonnen enters this fight as an overwhelming favorite and as one of the best Middleweights on the planet. His competition on Saturday is Michael Bisping, a fighter that possesses some of the best standup in the division and one that feels that he has long been overlooked as a serious title contender.<\/p>\n This fight is a classic clash of styles \u2013 Sonnen will look to utilize his elite wrestling to drag this fight to the mat while Bisping has to keep this fight standing where he can employ his technical striking prowess and his top-notch conditioning. But Sonnen is no slouch on his feet and Bisping has some grappling\/submission skills of his own.<\/p>\n I am calling upset in this one. Bisping knows that he has a very small window for a title shot \u2013 a win against Sonnen would certainly result in a long overdue shot at Anderson Silva. You can bet that Bisping has exclusively worked his takedown defense. Look for him to frustrate Sonnen on his way to a less-than-scintillating decision win. I love the upset \u2013 too bad I hate Bisping!<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Michael Bisping +350<\/p>\n Demian Maia (15-3-0): +120<\/strong> Chris Weidman is certainly one of the more exciting Middleweight prospects in the game but he is taking on one of the more accomplished submission artists in the UFC today. Maia has done nothing but improve his standup after being completely exposed against Anderson Silva. Maia`s experience and ever-evolving game will be a good lesson for Weidman \u2013 Weidman isn`t quite ready for prime time yet!<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Demian Maia +120<\/p>\n FUEL TV Prelims Card<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Nik Lentz (21-4-2): +275<\/strong> Evan Dunham will look to avoid his third loss in four fights after going 11-0 to start his career against the very impressive Nik Lentz who has gone 5-1-1 in his UFC career. Unfortunately for Dunham, his inability to effectively fight off his back has been exposed as of late. Look for Lentz to take Dunham down and exploit this inability to score from the bottom.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Nik Lentz +275<\/p>\n Shane Roller (10-5-0): -215<\/strong> TUF 12 alumni Michael Johnson will likely be fighting for his UFC life on Saturday when he takes on another fighter in danger of being cut from the organization, Shane Roller. Johnson\u2019s wrestling should serve him well but Roller just may be better in the wrestling department. Add in Roller\u2019s striking and decent submission game and Johnson looks to be outclassed anywhere that this fight happens to go. [ad-3573245]<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Shane Roller -215<\/p>\n Jon Olav Einemo (6-2-0): +135<\/strong> Mike Russow rides a 10 fight win streak (3 in the UFC) against another typically tough Heavyweight Jon Olav Einemo. Russow is good in every aspect of MMA surprisingly and his grappling just may be the difference. Both fighters are almost equal in standup as is their ability to absorb punishment but Russow definitely has a huge edge on the ground.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Mike Russow -165<\/p>\n Cub Swanson (15-5-0): -165<\/strong> Cub Swanson and George Roop will meet in Featherweight action on Saturday \u2013 both needing a win desperately to reverse their recent misfortunes and both having lost to some incredible talent as of late. Both fighters are fairly well rounded and either can end the fight anywhere that it happens to go. On the ground, this fight is a virtual lock \u2013 take the better standup of George Roop to prevail in this one.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> George Roop +135<\/p>\n Charles Oliveira (14-2-0): -500<\/strong> Charles Oliveira will look to start a new run of success at Featherweight when he takes on a very tough Eric Wisely. Oliveira looked very impressive in his first two fights in the UFC dominating Darren Elkins and Efrain Escudero but consecutive losses to Jim Miller and Donald Cerrone has take a little luster off of his potential. Eric Wisely has never been stopped in his MMA career and looked very good against Pat Healy. He also holds wins over Matt Veach and Hermes Franca in his career.<\/p>\n Oliveira has the grappling skills and the striking capability to return to the win column on Saturday. Wisely will be a good test but his take down defense and striking are not quite up to the standard of a very motivated Charles Oliveira.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Charles Oliveira -500<\/p>\n Joey Beltran (13-6-0): -215<\/strong> Slugfest Alert! Joey Beltran and Lavar Johnson will square off in what is sure to be a striking battle of epic proportions \u2013 Beltran and Johnson have power to spare and possess terrific chins. Both of these guys will stand and trade and in an exciting fight, I\u2019ll take the slightly better-rounded Beltran to prevail. His technique is slightly better and his motivation after losing three of his last four fights has to be at an all-time high.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Joey Beltran -215<\/p>\n Dustin Jacoby (6-1-0): +160<\/strong> Two fighters in desperate need of a victory square off in Middleweight action on Saturday night. While neither has been all that impressive in the MMA careers, Camozzi\u2019s well-rounded style will likely be too much for the much taller Jacoby. Jacoby showed against Clifford Starks that he is completely inept when fighting off his back. 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\n Location: United Center, Chicago, Illinois<\/strong>
\n Broadcast: FOX, FUEL TV (Prelims)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Phil Davis (9-0-0): +140<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Michael Bisping (22-3-0): +350<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Chris Weidman (7-0-0): -150<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Evan Dunham (12-2-0): -345<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Michael Johnson (9-6-0): +175<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Mike Russow (14-1-0): -165<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n George Roop (12-8-1): +135<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Eric Wisely (19-6-0): +350<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Lavar Johnson (15-5-0): +175<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Chris Camozzi (15-5-0): -200<\/strong><\/p>\n