With the addition of the welterweight brawl between Matt Brown and Stephen Thompson, the 12-bout lineup for “UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans” is now complete. Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia hosts the April 21st show.
After losing three straight fights, Brown has rebounded to win two of his last three contests inside the Octagon. The veteran posted a TKO victory over Chris Cope last weekend at UFC 143.
Speaking of violent endings, Thompson put Dan Stittgen to sleep in the same event with vicious head kick. “Waterboy” bumped his record to a perfect 6-0 following his big league debut.
A light heavyweight title affair with champion Jon Jones (Pictured) and Rashad Evans headlines the pay-per-view broadcast.
Here is UFC 145’s complete roster (Bout order subject to change):
Preliminary Card:
Mac Danzig vs. Efrain Escudero
Anthony Njokuani vs. John Makdessi
Matt Brown vs. Stephen Thompson
Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin
Maximo Blanco vs. Marcus Brimage
Keith Wisniewski vs. Chris Clements
Miguel Torres vs. Michael McDonald
Main Card:
Matt Wiman vs. Mark Bocek
Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub
Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs
Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills
Rashad Evans vs. Jon Jones (UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)