UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller
Encyclopedia
UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller (also known as UFC on FX 1) is an upcoming mixed martial arts
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
. The event is expected to take place on January 20, 2012 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
.
, and the inaugural event to air on FX.
Bouts in the works include:
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
. The event is expected to take place on January 20, 2012 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
.
Background
The event will be first to be broadcast as part of a seven year agreement between the UFC and FoxFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, and the inaugural event to air on FX.
Bouts in the works include:
- Charles OliveiraCharles OliveiraCharles Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Oliveira has mainly fought in small Brazilian promotions until his move to the UFC.-Early career:...
vs. Robbie Peralta
Main card
- Lightweight bout:
Melvin GuillardMelvin GuillardMelvin Paul Guillard, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He debuted with the company on The Ultimate Fighter 2 television series, losing in the first welterweight elimination bout to Josh Burkman...
vs. Jim MillerJim Miller (fighter)James Andrew Miller is an American mixed martial artist. He has held the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Lightweight Championship and Reality Fighting Featherweight Championship. He currently fights for the UFC's lightweight division. He is the younger brother of fellow MMA fighter Dan Miller... - Welterweight bout: Duane LudwigDuane LudwigDuane Paul Ludwig is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Middleweight Muay Thai world champion, and currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight and lightweight divisions...
vs. Josh NeerJosh NeerJoshua Martin Neer is an American mixed martial artist from Des Moines, Iowa who is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championships. He trains at The LifeLine Youth Foundation and The Des Moines Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Des Moines, Iowa. Neer is formerly an MFS Elite fighter... - Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry vs. Christian MorecraftChristian MorecraftChristian Morecraft is an American mixed martial artist, currently fighting for the UFC in the heavyweight division.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...
Announced bouts
The following fights have been confirmed by UFC.com, but not yet added to the Official Fight Card.- Lightweight bout:
Kamal ShalorusKamal ShalorusKamal Shalorus is an Iranian-British professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in UFC's lightweight division.-Early life:Born in the city of Khalkhal in northern Iran, Shalorus began wrestling as a teenager in Iran before beginning training in Turkey and Russia at the age of 17...
vs.
Khabib Nurmagomedov - Featherweight bout: Mike BrownMike Brown (fighter)Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...
vs.
Vagner RochaVagner RochaVagner Rocha is a Brazilian-American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and professional mixed-martial artist, currently competing as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:... - Middleweight bout: Jorge RiveraJorge RiveraJorge Rivera is a basketball player from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He plays in Puerto Rico on the BSN for the Santurce Crabbers and was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team that competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics.-References:...
vs. Eric SchaferEric SchaferEric John Schafer is an American mixed martial artist who competes a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background and early career:Schafer attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.... - Lightweight bout: Rafaello OliveiraRafaello OliveiraRafaello Oliveira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He fights at and trains at in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.- Mixed martial arts career :Rafaello started his professional MMA career in 2004, competing in his native Brazil....
vs. Reza MadadiReza MadadiReza Madadi is a Swedish-Iranian mixed martial artist. Madadi started out as a wrestler when he was 10 years old and kept wrestling until he started with MMA at age 26. He fought his first professional match on September 23, 2006... - Light Heavyweight bout: Karlos VemolaKarlos VemolaKarlos Vemola is a Czech mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competes in their heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions. He is a 6 time Czech Republic National Wrestling Champion. He is known for his great strength...
vs.
Ryan JimmoRyan JimmoRyan Jimmo is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes as a light heavyweight for the Maximum Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Jimmo mostly fought in Canada, as well as competing in the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter.-Early career:Jimmo began...