BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Heavy.com is live on the scene for tonight's "UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones" event. The card, headlined by a light heavyweight tilt between Brandon Vera and Jon Jones, takes place at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, a suburb of Denver.
You can follow along with our fight updates (located after the jump for the sake of spoiling things for you) beginning with the preliminary card at 6 p.m. ET.
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Catch the latest episode of Between Rounds Radio right here on Heavy. Ken and Dave discuss the UFC on Versus card as well touching base with Jon Fitch on the heels of his huge fight at UFC 111 against Thiago Alves. LISTEN TO THE FULL SHOW HERE
Heavy.com is live on the scene in Broomfield, Colorado for Sunday night's UFC on Versus 1. All fighters made weight and everything went smoothly until Jon Jones got a little too cozy with Brandon Vera as the two were squaring off. See all of the fighters on the scale and the intense stare down in a quick recap video below.

When Gabriel Gonzaga steps into the Octagon with Heavyweight stud Junior Dos Santos on March 21, all eyes will be on Dos Santos and whether or not he is ready to be added to a stellar list of heavyweight contenders which currently includes Shane Carwin, Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez.
Lost in the shuffle is the future of the fighter known as “Napao.” While Dos Santos may be the future, Gonzaga will be involved in a fight that would either put him back into contender status or will relegate him to gatekeeper status in one of the UFC’s most competitive divisions.
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It's hard work to not work as much as most of us have in the past couple days. The mental energy spent on seeming like we are accomplishing the expected when actually not doing a damned thing of any importance can really leave you drained, especially if you were out or up late watching the first day of the basketball tournament to the bitter end last night. But we are Americans, the masters of disconnect, and we still have a ways to go before college basketball is a legitimate enough to us excuse to screw the first really nice spring work week of another stupid year in our lives. It's beautiful weather, the first signs of greenery are starting to sprout, women are busting out (literally) their first round of skimpier clothing, all mind-numbingly florally. It's Friday, you ain't got nothing you want to do, so screw it. Go all-in on the weekend. Alcohol and TV and sunshine. It's a vacation day. You got spring break when you were still in school, why the hell don't you anymore? Take it back. Now. No one else is doing anything.
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Did you miss last night's episode of UFC Primetime? That's a shame, because it was good. Really, really good.
But have no fear, because Heavy.com is here. We've got the second full episode of Primetime -- with no commercials -- available for your viewing pleasure. Watch it to see Dan Hardy smell GSP's fear over the strong scent of Hooter's hot wings. Watch it to see Hardy talk trash about Firas Zahabi. Watch it to get yourself hyped up for the first welterweight title fight since last summer.
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We're back with another roundtable discussion that hits the real issues surrounding the UFC on Versus card. Who has the most to gain? Who will be looking for a new job? Who is going to win the main event? The answer to these questions and more are kindly spelled out by your panel of MMA experts:
Jeremy Botter of Heavy.com
Johnny Dunn of FightJungle.com
Gary Alexander of Fighter’s Only Magazine
Matt Brown of Heavy.com
1. Pick two guys from the undercard that you feel could be solid top ten guy in their respective weight class before it is all over. And which two guys will be looking for a new job?
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UFC 114 is now official, and Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans will finally have a chance to meet in the cage.
The UFC officially announced the fight and the show today. The card will be held May 29 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It will be held in conjunction with the second UFC Fan Expo, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Although not official, the co-main event of the evening is scheduled to be Forrest Griffin taking on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Longtime Pat Miletich student and former IFL champion Ryan McGivern has joined the Bellator season two middleweight tournament.
The promotion announced the news today.
McGivern (13-6) was a four-year letterman in wrestling at the University of Iowa.
“With his experience in a top NCAA wrestling program and in the IFL, Ryan McGivern brings some great credentials to our 185 tournament,” said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney. “With him and the rest of the middleweights that we’ve signed, I can tell you that there are going to be some very exciting fights beginning next month.”
McGivern becomes the sixth competitor announced for Bellator's middleweight tournament.
An injury suffered by Damacio Page has forced him out of his scheduled bout with Antonio Banuelos at next month's WEC 48 event. Bantamweight contender Scott Jorgensen has stepped in to replace Page.
A victory for Jorgensen, who is 5-1 in his past six WEC bouts, will likely earn him a title shot against new champion Dominick Cruz. Many feel Joseph Benavidez is the rightful number one contender for the title, but Benavidez lost to Cruz last August and WEC officials aren't exactly enthused with the idea of doing a rematch this quickly.
The Jorgensen/Page bout will kick off the WEC 48 PPV card.