UFC 145
| UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 21, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Philips Arena | |||
| City |  Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 21, 2012 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
Background
The event was originally expected to take place on March 24, 2012 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but due to scheduling complications, the event was cancelled.[2]
UFC Primetime returned to promote the main event[3], as the history and histrionics between the two fighters has helped to make the event highly anticipated amongst fans[4]. During a joint interview on FuelTV a heated back-and-forth broke out between Jones and Evans. At one point Jones claimed Lyoto Machida "knocked [Rashad] out silly." This was an allusion to the infamous "Shadface" photo[5] that depicts Evans as he is being knocked out by Lyoto at UFC 98, a photo that still haunts Evans to this day[6].
Matt Wiman was expected to face Mark Bocek at this event, but was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by the returning John Alessio.[7]
Official fight card
Main card
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout:
Jon Jones (c) vs. Rashad Evans [1] - Welterweight bout:
Rory MacDonald vs. 
Che Mills[1] - Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub vs. Ben Rothwell[1]
- Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Michael McDonald[1]
- Featherweight bout: Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin[1]
- Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs. John Alessio[1]
Preliminary card (FX)
- Heavyweight bout: Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs[1]
- Welterweight bout: Matt Brown vs. Stephen Thompson[1]
- Lightweight bout: John Makdessi vs.
Anthony Njokuani[1] - Lightweight bout: Mac Danzig vs.
Efrain Escudero[1]
Preliminary card (Facebook)
- Welterweight bout: Keith Wisniewski vs. Chris Clements[1]
- Featherweight bout: Marcus Brimage vs.
Maximo Blanco[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans". ufc.com. Retrieved 2012-2-8.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "UFC shelves show slated for Montreal in March, may return later in year". winnipegfreepress.com. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "'UFC Primetime' returns to FX for 'UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans'". mmajunkie.com. March 9, 2012.
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ki-iole_jon_jones_rashad_evans_ufc_145_official_020612
- ^ http://cdn2.cagepotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2uzuf48.jpg
- ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1129633-rashad-evans-refuses-to-sign-autograph-for-a-fan
- ^ MMAjunkie.com Staff (April 3, 2012). "John Alessio returning to octagon, replaces Matt Wiman at UFC 145". mmajunkie.com.
