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Shane Roller’s back is against the wall.

Live Video Feed: UFC on Fox 2 Post-Fight Press Conference (10:15 p.m. ET)

Weigh-in Video: UFC on Fox 2

Rashad Evans’ long road back to a light heavyweight title shot reaches the doorstep of Phil Davis in a little more than 24 hours.

A series of devastating kicks to the lower lead leg of Dwayne Lewis carried American Top Team’s Wilson Gouveia to an impressive second-round technical knockout in the Maximum Fighting Championship 32 “Bitter Rivals” headliner on Friday at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen will host his weekly pre-fight chat at 1 p.m. ET

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If the participants in the Sherdog.com MMA Pick’Em fantasy game are to be believed, then Rashad Evans will most definitely have his day against Jon Jones. A solid 76 percent of players have sided with Evans against Phil Davis in the UFC on Fox 2 main event on Saturday at the United Center in Chicago. Evans beat Forrest Griffin for the light heavyweight championship in 2008 but lost the belt in his first defense to Lyoto Machida at UFC 98. Since then, “Suga” has picked up wins over Thiago Silva, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Tito Ortiz. Twice tabbed as the division’s No. 1 contender, injuries have halted the Imperial Athletics representative’s title hopes until now, as a victory over Davis would give Evans his long-awaited showdown with Jones, the current 205-pound king.

Weigh-ins for next month's highly anticipated "UFC 143: Condit vs. Diaz" event take place Friday, Feb. 3, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts the following night's pay-per-view event, which features Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz squaring off with the UFC's vacant interim welterweight title on the line. As with all UFC weigh-ins, the event is free to attend and open to the public.

MMAjunkie.com lead staff reporter John Morgan today joins 1620 The Zone - ESPN Radio's affiliate in Omaha, Neb. Morgan joins "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" hosts Kevin and Mike'L at approximately 4:45 p.m. ET (3:45 p.m. CT local time) to discuss tomorrow's UFC on FOX 2 event, as well as the latest happenings in the world of MMA. A free stream of the show is available at www.1620thezone.com.

Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen will host his weekly pre-fight chat at 1 p.m. ET

On the night of Jan. 14, it was nearly impossible to wipe the smile off Alex Davis' face. The veteran manager watched with joy as his clients each picked up wins at UFC 142. For Edson Barboza, the night was exceedingly special, as the 26-year-old was rewarded with two "Fight Night" honors and $130,000. Davis believes Barboza's grounded roots have him prepared to deal with the attention that will soon come, but the veteran manager warns that not everyone is ready to handle what comes after special moments in the octagon.

The first confrontation between Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos was short lived, as an illegal blow by “Big Monster” to the groin of Prindle led to their Bellator Season 5 heavyweight tournament finale being declared a no contest.

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is running out of interesting storylines. Win the WEC title? Check. UFC belt? Check. Avenge your lone career loss? Check. So with Cruz now preparing to face his nemesis, Urijah Faber, for the second time in just three fights, is "The Dominator" struggling for motivation? Hardly. After all, who wouldn't want to beat up their annoying co-worker?

A year ago, few could argue that Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira (Pictured) was one of the hottest lightweight commodities in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Lyoto Machida has an opponent in mind for his return.

Bellator Fighting Championships' sixth season is rapidly approaching, and the company is starting to lay out some of the details. Bellator officials today announced that the second event of the season, Bellator 61, will take place on March 16 at the Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, La. The event sees a rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos, as well as the four opening-round contests in the promotion's season-six middleweight tournament.

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC on FUEL TV 1 headliner Jake Ellenberger and co-main-event fighter Dave Herman. We also discuss Saturday's UFC on FOX 2 event, and Tuff-N-Uff fighters Trace Gray and Kristy Lopez stop by the studio to discuss tonight's event in Las Vegas. MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.

Even though his loss to Mark Bocek last month was his first in eight UFC bouts, Nik Lentz believes he could have been cut afterward.

These days, fans can be satisfied with one title match in a UFC headliner. Two? That's a big-time card. With some 40 events expected for 2012, they'll have to get used to a whole lot more main events contested for no other glory than the possibility of title contention - not the promise. No gold is on the line Saturday at UFC on FOX 2, but the event features two No. 1 contender bouts that promise to shape the immediate future of the middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions.

A little more than one year ago, Brazilian youngster Charles Oliveira looked as though he was the wave of the future in the lightweight division, but things haven't exactly gone his way since. On Saturday night, "do Bronx" hopes to reinvent himself at 145 pounds as he takes on octagon newcomer Eric Wisely. It's an important moment for the Guaruja, Brazil native. With two "Submission of the Night" bonuses in his first two fights, the UFC has already provided Oliveira and his family a better life, and he's not ready to give up his spot in the promotion just yet.