There was a rumor going around that Michael Bisping was having trouble cutting weight for his UFC on Fox 2 weigh-in but apparently that rumor was false because he came in exactly on weight and everyone else made weight, too. The Sonnen vs. Bisping staredown was intense with some chatter happening. Bisping was booed and the crowd cheered quite heartily for Sonnen. Thanks to the UFC, Fuel and Fox for showing us all the actual weighing in today. All you need to do now is not give us a play-by-play of the weigh-ins. I know - complain, complain. Anyway, enjoy the pics!

Main card:

Phil Davis (205) vs. Rashad Evans (205)

More results and photos after the jump!

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Welcome to another weekend and another UFC event! It's the third weekend in a row that we've had UFC fights to watch and the second in row where the fights are free - how great is that? This weekend features UFC on Fox 2, which has a three-fight main card that can be viewed on Fox at 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PDT, and a seven-fight card of prelims that you can catch on Fuel TV at 5:00 PM EST/2:00 PM PDT. The main event is a light heavyweight clash between Rashad Evans and Phil Davis. This fight has almost been overshadowed by the anticipation of the other main card fights between Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping, and Demian Maia and Chris Weidman. All in all, this looks to be a pretty fun card. Since I'm sure you want to know exactly what will happen in the fights, let us tell you. Check out our UFC on Fox 2 predictions below.

Main Card (Fox):

Phil Davis vs. Rashad Evans

Beth: Rashad's got to have the eye of the tiger. He needs to work his way up to Jones and Davis is just the man to step on. Rashad via TKO.

Donna: If Rashad Evans can fight as well as he can talk trash, he shouldn't have any problems here. Evans via Decision.

Kat: This could go either way, I guess, but I don't really see Phil Davis being much better than Rashad Evans in anything significant other flexing his entire upper body at weigh-ins. While there is a lot to be said for having an amazing flex pose at weigh-ins, that alone doe snot win fights. Evans by Decision.

Rach: Rashad can replicate Davis, but Davis doesn't have the striking that Rashad has developed. Rashad probably has a good enough clinch to keep the fight standing or just keep the top position. Evans by Decision.

Keren: Davis is a great fighter, but I don't think he's ready for someone like Evans. I can't picture Evans being submitted and I don't think Davis can KO/TKO Evans, but I do think Evans can do that to Davis. Evans by TKO.

Knitty: Rashad has got to be tired of everyone forgetting about him in the title picture (I know I have a few times.) But I don't think Phil Davis has enough to keep up with Rashad. Evans by decision.

Midge: I like Phil and all, but his game is pretty one dimensional. And by "pretty", I mean "ridiculously". I really don't think he has much of a chance against guys that can neutralize his wrasslin'. Guys like Jon Jones, Dan Henderson, and Rashad Evans are going to be too much for him. Luckily, Davis is young and has plenty of time to work on his stand up game after this crushing defeat. Evans by crushing KTFO

Mountaineer: Phil Davis is a great fighter. Rashad Evans is an excellent fighter. Phil is up and coming and Rashad is slept on and slips under the radar for most. Could be the dislike for him by most fans or it could be that he fights once or twice a year. That said, too much for Phil Davis this early. Lil' Nog to Rashad is a monumental leap in competition. Although Davis could grind a decision, I'll go with Rashad by 2nd or 3rd round TKO.

The rest of our predictions are after the jump!

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Beth - What's there not to love about a Long Island man? He reminds me of the boys I used to have crushes on when I was a wee lass making my way through elementary school with stars in my eyes and a kick in my step. He would have been the boy in class who was taller than me and kept me from having to be the first in line when we had to line up by height. And he would have made me laugh while my immature little brain was trying so hard not uncomfortable being taller than every other boy in class. I would have loved him so much for that. And I would have had his picture hidden somewhere near my bed. And I would have written our initials together inside a big heart. And I would have practiced signing my name Mrs. Beth Weidman. And I would have started riding my bike past his house at least twice a day. And I would have called him up to see if he answered and then slammed the phone down when he did. Sigh. Stalking was such hard work before the internet age.

Pantydropper Rating - 4 - Worth The Wax

Donna - There's something to be said for those Long Island boys. They say things like Hot Dawg and Take it Easy, and make smoking look cool. Chris would pick me up for our date in his IROC-Z, and we'd listen to Warrant while driving out to Adventureland, where we'd make out in the Haunted House. Chris would probably be wearing a leather jacket and he'd call me sweet cheeks and I'd get all flustered. The only thing that could make me love him more is if his name was Vinnie.

Pantydropper Rating - 4 - Worth the Wax

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A TMZ reporter caught up with "Haywire" director Steven Soderbergh at some random airport baggage claim (I think it looks like LAX) to ask him his thoughts on the performance of "Haywire" in its opening weekend. Soderbergh summed it all up in one word: "Terrible". As the video below reminds us, Soderbergh has had many wildly successful films mixed in with quite a few underachievers, so he's really no stranger to less-than-stellar box office performance. This may be why he was incredibly gracious to the dude asking the silly questions. "Haywire", of course, features MMA fighter Gina Carano in the lead role of Mallory Kane, a highly trained government security operative whose agency turns on her, forcing her to flee to various spot around the world as she struggles to stay alive long enough to figure out why they're trying to kill her. Or, something.

"Haywire" has garnered largely positive critical reviews including positive ones from Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, The LA Times, Richard Roeper and Roger Ebert, and an 80% cumulative "Fresh" rating from critics on website Rotten Tomatoes. Pretty much all of them said Gina Carano kicks butt in the film. In its opening weekend, "Haywire" grossed $8.4 Million in box office sales, coming in 6th behind top performer "Underworld Awakening", which opened with a gross of $25.3 Million (and has a much lower positive review rating of 29%). Personally, I'd rather see Gina Carano kicking butt than Kate Beckinsale, but that's just me.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes

In case you missed the UFC on Fox 2 pre-fight press conference on Thursday, here are two videos to get you all caught up. The first is a two minute highlight video where you can see the best of the bickering and nonsense between Phil Davis and Rashad Evans. I'm pretty sure I saw Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping give each other a "Who do these guys think they are look?" right before Sonnen fell asleep and Bisping started making a to-do list. It actually was not the best in trash talk but, to be fair, I think we've become spoiled lately by Chael. Anyway, check it out below. If you want to see the whole video including answers from Sonnen, Bisping, Demian Maia, Chris Weidman, Mike Russow and Jon Olav Einemo, that video is after the jump. You can just go ahead and skip through the non-Chael parts if you want (and also go ahead and skip to around the 24:15 mark where the presser actually begins). Also? Chael brought his UFC Championship belt to the press conference.

Full video after the jump.

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There has been a lot of betting going down in the past few days, my friends. I thought we were a group of degenerate gambling scum on Monday, but by Thursday Zuffa has put a whole new meaning into the word "gambling". Earlier in the week Mr. Lorenzo Fertitta put out a public letter to Congress supporting SOPA (for those of you unfamiliar with the bill, you shame your family. It is the crap legislation that is trying to be passed that would give the government the power to take down any site on the internet within America. Ya know, like Communist China, N. Korea, and Myanmar/Burma roll. Protect your freedom. Educate yourself).

Now, we can all understand where Mr. Fertitta is coming from. Afterall, if the goverment can shut down domains with a strike of a finger, he could get all those illegal UFC streamers taken down! More money for the UFC and Lorenzo. I get it. so he rolled the dice, hoped for the best, and went on his marry way. Not much of a gamble right?

Wrong! Who do you think hates SOPA more than anyone in the world? The Internet saavy youth. Who is the saaviest of the saavy? The hackers. So in response, we have a friendly group of activists hack UFC.com and redirect it to a warning page with some odd Hitler with girly eyes picture (Google it kiddies).

End game, right? Zuffa lost their bet, and walked away from the situation, right? Wrong. Dana White followed up the warning with some standard F-Bombs and lingo we usually see used against his MMA competitors. The dude went "Lorenzo lost the bet... maybe I should just put it all on number 27 and let it fly". Now that's some ballsy ballery right there.

Sadly for Dana, the wheel landed on number "You're Screwed" and the hackery continued, this time releasing all of his personal information. You name it. Phone numbers, addresses, criminal history, SSN- the whole nine yards. The dude rolled the dice, and the dice landed on a number that wasn't even on the board.

So now we get to see if Zuffa cuts their loses and goes home, or if they hit the ATM to throw down again like a true degenerate gamblers that we have come to know and love! How exciting!

Although our Betting Fix hardly has so much to lose this week as Zuffa does, we have oh so much more to gain! this week is the FINAL Betting Fix for the month! On Sunday, monthly totals shall be tallied, and a winner shall be announced. A winner who gets to choose my signature for the month of February. Now, don't be dissapointed that February is the calendar's special needs month with it's weak 28 day cycle. We threw in a 29th day this year just for you!

So join us after the jump, and get that bet on!

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As Mike Russow has been preparing for his UFC on Fox 2 fight against Jon Olav Einemo, he's also been juggling the responsibilities of his real job as a Chicago police officer. In an interview with ESPN.com, Russow discusses how he balances his fighting life with his other life, which includes a new wife and baby.

"Life has been pretty hectic to balance everything," Russow says. "I really have to be very strict with my schedule. There's no going out. It's basically sleep, get up, eat, train until 11, then weights or sprints. After that, I go to work from 5 PM until 1 AM."

It's a lot to juggle and Russow does sometimes envy fighters who can devote 100% of their time to training without worrying about their other job. But, he doesn't take his responsibilities at home lightly so he does what he has to do to keep fighting in the UFC:

"I've been fighting since I was 27. Sure, I'm a little jealous of the guys who can train full-time," Russow adds. "And if it ever came to be that I could take a leave from the CPD to train full-time -- and they were OK with it -- I would. But I've got a wife, a kid and a mortgage. We need the insurance. I can't take a chance like that."

Russow does see a distinct advantage that he has in fighting because of what he does for a living: he can stay calm in stressful situations.

"I'm very happy being a cop," Russow says. "Mentally, it helps me out a lot because in the job you can't panic. The punch you don't see could knock you out. It's kind of like that in police work. You could be driving around and all of a sudden you see something and you have to react. You have to keep your wits about you."

This skill undoubtedly helped him in his surprising knock-out victory over Todd Duffee where Russow says he broke his hand in the first round but just stayed calm and continued to fight. Russow does feel he is facing his biggest fight so far on Saturday, when he faces Einemo and his very strong jiu-jitsu background. But, he's looking forward to fighting in front of his home crowd:

"This is the biggest fight of my career, without a doubt," said Russow, 35. "I'm pumped I finally get to do it in front of my hometown on national television. I'm in the best shape of my life, and I'm ready."

And, in case you were still holding out hope that Russow was the MMA fighter who stopped an attempted mugging last December, giving the perpetrator a pretty spectacular beat down as additional punishment, he says it wasn't him.

"Yeah, I got that a lot," Russow laughs. "But no, that wasn't me. But I would've arrested the guy, though."