We hope you don't have too many non-MMA related plans this weekend. The second UFC on FX show will take place in Australia this Friday -- well, Friday in the United States, at least -- featuring the long-awaited debut of the UFC flyweight division. Demetrius Johnson, former Outsider guest Ian McCall, Joseph Benavidez, and Yasuhiro Urushitani will get things going in a four-man tournament that will decide the promotion's first 125-pound champion. In case you haven't followed the show for the eight months or so we've been around, we're psyched to see the UFC finally bring in the flyweights! We break down the whole main card and also give quick picks on the prelims.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Strikeforce also has a show going down on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, featuring a women's title bout between Miesha Tate and former Olympian Ronda Rousey, not to mention appearances by Paul Daley, KJ Noons, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, etc. Did we preview that fight card too? You're damn right we did.
Most importantly, though, MMA manager Matheus Aquino joins us to talk about what's coming up for Bellator contenders Patricio and Patricky Freire and top flyweight Jussier "Formiga" da Silva. Speaking of Formiga, if the UFC has a flyweight division, why hasn't Jussier been signed yet? Matheus has the answer. He also talks about the Brazilian MMA scene and some prospects we should keep an eye on for the future.
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