The following fights are advertised for tonight's UFC event, which will be broadcast live on the Versus network beginning at 8:00 p.m. CT.

-Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones.

-Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga.

-Cheick Kongo vs. Paul Buentello.

-Alessio Sakara vs. James Irvin.

Pre-broadcast fights

-Clay Guida vs. Shannon Gugerty.

-Elliot Marshall vs. Vladimir Matyushenko.

-Duane Ludwig vs. Darren Elkins.

-John Howard vs. Daniel Roberts.

-Brendan Schaub vs. Chase Gormley.

-Mike Pierce vs. Julio Paulino.

-Eric Schafter vs. Jason Brilz.

Powell's POV: A strong free show lineup. As noted earlier this week, Versus is back on DirecTV following a long contractual dispute. I don't think it's any coincidence that the network returned to the satellite provider just days before this event (and with the NHL playoffs right around the corner). My guess is that the Guida fight airs during the live show if they have enough time. Believe it or not, Matushenko actually headlined the first UFC event in Las Vegas? He was a replacement for the injured Vitor Belfort, and lost to Tito Ortiz in a show I attended live.

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