UFC On FX 5: Fight Card

This Friday night ‘UFC On FX 5’ takes place in Minneapolis and we’ve got the full fight card for you below.

Fronting this event is a heavyweight clash between the unbeaten Travis Browne and former Strikeforce star Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva who’s looking for his first win inside the Octagon.

Originally scheduled for the ill-fated UFC 151’s card’s co-main event, Jake Ellenberger Vs Jay Heiron now finds itself in the same slot on the FX card.

There’s possible title implications at flyweight on this card with newcomer Jussier da Silva bringing an impressive 14-1 record to the cage when he takes on TUF winner John Dodson who’s 2-0 in the UFC so far.

Rounding off the main card Josh ‘The Dentist’ Neer and Justin Edwards will battle it out as they each try to rebound from a recent loss in the Octagon.

Main Card:

Travis Browne (13-0-1) vs. Antonio Silva (16-4)
Jake Ellenberger (27-6) vs. Jay Hieron (23-5)
Jussier da Silva (14-1) vs. John Dodson (13-5)
Josh Neer (33-11-1) vs. Justin Edwards (7-2)

Prelims:

Yves Edwards (41-18-1) vs. Jeremy Stephens (20-8)
Danny Castillo (14-4) vs. Michael Johnson (11-5)
Dennis Hallman (51-14-2, 1 NC) vs. Thiago Tavares (17-4-1)
Shane Roller (11-6) vs. Jacob Volkmann (14-3)
Diego Nunes (17-3) vs. Bart Palaszewski (36-15)
Phil Harris (21-9, 1 NC) vs. Darren Uyenoyama (7-3)
Marcus LeVesseur (21-6) vs. Carlo Prater (30-11-1)
Mike Pierce (14-5) vs. Aaron Simpson (12-3)

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