UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones

Jon Jones lives up to the hype, dominates Brandon Vera

Junior Dos Santos keeps rolling, knocks out Gabriel Gonzaga

Mar 21, 2010 (3 p.m.)

By Brett Okamoto

The UFC is back in the state where it put on its first event in 1993, and it brought two if its star light heavyweights along with it. Follow along with the Las Vegas Sun for round-by-round updates of each fight, including a main event battle between Brandon Vera and Jon Jones.

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  At 22, Jon Jones impressive both physically and mentally

  March 22, 2010

  By Brett Okamoto

  There’s no arguing that, at 22 years old, Jon Jones is one of the most impressive fighters competing in mixed martial arts. The only part that is up for debate: What about him impresses you most?

• Dana White says Strikeforce and UFC will keep fighting until one is gone

  March 21, 2010

  By Brett Okamoto

  Dana White is infamous for telling his fighters to finish fights. The UFC president isn’t about to not listen to his own advice. Following Sunday’s event that drew a sellout crowd to the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo. - not to mention help mend relations between the VERSUS network and DirecTV cable provider - White made it clear he’s more than willing to go to war with Strikeforce and the Showtime network, his most legitimate competition in the U.S.

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  Eliot Marshall says becoming a father has helped his fight training

  March 19, 2010

  By Brett Okamoto

  Eliot Marshall isn’t a hard man to track down these days. After welcoming his first child, Kannen Henry Marshall, to the family last December, the UFC light heavyweight is typically either in the gym training or at home doing all kinds of "dad stuff."

• UFC Live weigh-in: Jones, Vera both excited to get back to action

  March 20, 2010

  By Brett Okamoto

  Denver-based fighters Brendan Schaub, Duane Ludwig and Eliot Marshall received the loudest applause from their home crowd during Saturday’s official weigh-in for the UFC Live on VERSUS at 1stBank Center.

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  Breaking down UFC on VERSUS: Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones

  March 18, 2010

  By Brett Okamoto

  After years of not living up to his fullest potential, Brandon Vera believes that 2010 is the year it’s all going to come together. He’s even made a mix tape to start it off.

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  After taking first loss hard, Brendan Schaub looks to get back to winning

  March 15, 2010

  By Brett Okamoto

  In Brendan Schaub's experience, the only problem with winning all the time is that whenever a loss finally does come, it's hard to know how to handle it. That was the case for the young fighter in December, when he suffered the first loss of his professional career - a first-round knockout to Roy Nelson at the TUF 11 finale in Las Vegas.

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  Q&A with Brandon Vera and Urijah Faber

  February 9, 2010

  By Brett Okamoto

  Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber and UFC light heavyweight Brandon Vera were the guests of honor at a recent question and answer session held with fans inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Here are some of the best moments taken from the hour-long session with both fighters.