Fuel has added a lot of customers lately, and will likely add a few more in advance of the first full card on the network. The main event sees rising star Jake Ellenberger taking on the always-tough Diego Sanchez. Two big heavyweight bouts make up the remainder of the main card at the moment, along with a middleweight bout between prospect Ronny Markes and Aaron Simpson. Here's the current card (undercard after the jump):
Feb 15th, live on Fuel TV from Omaha, NE:
Main Card:
Diego Sanchez (26-5) vs. Jake Ellenberger (23-4)
Dave Herman (21-2) vs. Stefan Struve (22-5)
Ronny Markes (12-1) vs. Aaron Simpson (11-2)
Philip de Fries (8-0, 1 NC) vs. Stipe Miocic (7-0)
Preliminary Card:
Jonathan Brookins (12-4) vs. Vagner Rocha (7-2)
T.J. Dillashaw (4-1) vs. Walel Watson (9-3)
John Albert (7-1) vs. Ivan Menjivar (23-8)
Bernardo Magalhaes (11-1) vs. Tim Means (16-3-1)
Sean Loeffler (25-5) vs. Buddy Roberts (11-2)
Anton Kuivanen (16-4) vs. Justin Salas (9-3)
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Man. Thiago Alves is going to whup all kinds of ass that night, including his own.
MicahtheCynic - February 5, 2012
Main event winner should get an interim title shot.
MattParker117 - February 5, 2012 via mobile
solid card fir a freebie
wish the dillashaw fight was on the main card instead of the middleweight or heavyweight fight
MaZZacare - February 5, 2012
According to UFC.com
The Dillashaw fight IS on the main card. They’re showing five fights. Word!
Newman24 - February 6, 2012
Quick Question
Who will actually be able to watch this?
MattParker117 - February 5, 2012 via mobile
me
my cable provider upgraded me to Fuel TV for $5/month!
Nate Wilcox - February 5, 2012
Worst case scenario for us English is UFC.TV
MattParker117 - February 5, 2012 via mobile
yeah it's a great deal for $1.99
unambig - February 5, 2012 via iPhone app
me too but not in HD and it makes a big difference going from fx,fox and ppv's in HD to fuel in shitty standard
biggant - February 5, 2012 via mobile
me
MaZZacare - February 5, 2012
Not I.
thanks to small city owned cable company. when I went in and asked if they’d add FUEL and explained that they show UFC programming, the lady behind the counter shook her head in disgust and said “I don’t watch that stuff.” I’m pretty sure she meant fuck you, we aren’t adding that channel.
El_Ee_Oh - February 6, 2012 via Android app
i like this card better than the last UFC on FX card
Nate Wilcox - February 5, 2012
Same.
T.C. Engel - February 5, 2012
Lots of fun prospect fights on the undercard, too.
Patrick Wyman - February 5, 2012
If Peewee beats the skyscraper I,d like to see him fight the browne/griggs winner for a slot in a top contender fight.
MattParker117 - February 5, 2012 via mobile
good free card & the welcome party for ronny
Ronny is going to kill Aaron Simpson.. Jake is going Diego to sleep or beating him for 25mins.
camptank - February 5, 2012 via mobile
3 round main event
MattParker117 - February 5, 2012 via mobile
if the fight goes the distance, deigo will get the W, no way a jackson’s fighter losing the points game.
carmine99 - February 5, 2012
First off, stop.
Second, Diego is by no means a point fighter. He’ll follow gameplans, but usually that gameplan uses his ridiculous aggressiveness, energy, and heart. You can make fun of Diego all damn day (I know I do) but he comes to fight.
MicahtheCynic - February 5, 2012
i dont really see winning by points as a bad thing, unlike a lot of other people here, i think of it as a sport first and a form of entertainment second, so i dont really have problems with guys who go out there to win via points, that said i scored his last fight for kampmann, so i guess im still a little bitter about it.
carmine99 - February 5, 2012
ellenberger > Sanchez
unambig - February 5, 2012 via iPhone app
Anyone lucky enough to have Fuel? Not I
Inspectorxr5 - February 5, 2012 via mobile
Oops..,didn’t see the earlier question. Disregard. My disappointment in Comcast has blinded me.
Inspectorxr5 - February 5, 2012 via mobile
Ronny Markes looks like Paul Daley in that Picture and Philip de Fries looks like Demian Maia in that picture.
Elitex10x - February 5, 2012
Stipe Miocic looks exactly like Thiago Alves
Tedd Welch - February 5, 2012
Could we get Condit vs Ellenberger 2 for the interim title?
That’d be an awesome fight.
Chris Groves - February 5, 2012
condit will wait for GSP.
malki kawa will make sure of it.
carmine99 - February 5, 2012
rory macdonald rematch
Rory would win
unambig - February 5, 2012 via iPhone app
rory needs more wins.....
to earn contender status, no way they will offer him the interim champ. its either the winner of jake/deigo or hendricks or wait for GSP.
carmine99 - February 5, 2012
I think Rory would win the rematch as well.
Hardcharger - February 6, 2012 via mobile
Come on Diego
Where is the beast you used to be? Sanchez is my favorite fighter and I think this is the most worried Ive been for one of his fights. I was delusional enough to think he had a chance against BJ. This is a really bad match up for him in his current state as a fighter. He just hasn’t looked like the killer he was coming out of TUF except for the 2nd and 3rd rounds of the Paulo Thiago fight.
40 Cal. - February 5, 2012 via Android app
I hope Sanchez versus Ellenberger
is a great fight.
KGW - February 5, 2012
Diego’s rarely in a boring fight.
MicahtheCynic - February 5, 2012
i hope ellenberger gets crushed
Ambrocio - February 6, 2012
Lets go Jake
Also, I am pretty sure Pee Wee should win and his fight vs. struve is going be KO of the night.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE - February 6, 2012
Herman and Struve is great matchmaking, great job Joe Silva.
Kefka - February 6, 2012
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