UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao

Calgary's Nick Ring lost his chance at glory when an injury took him out of The Ultimate Fighter 11, but after healing up he has won two of his three UFC bouts, defeating Riki Fukuda and James Head. Tonight, he meets Court McGee in a rematch of their TUF bout, looking to prove that his first victory was no fluke. One of 2010's unlikeliest success stories, McGee rebounded from a loss to Nick Ring to win season 11 of TUF. Yet despite two more Octagon victories over Ryan Jensen and Dongi Yang since the show ended, 'The Crusher' won't be at peace until he gets his redemption against Ring.

Dangerous submission specialist Renan Barao brings his near-perfect record into The Octagon at UFC 149, when he goes to battle against peoples champ, 'California Kid' Urijah Faber for the bantamweight interim championship.

There are plenty of technically sound heavyweights in the UFC, but few show up to throw down and fight quite like Cheick Kongo and Shawn Jordan. Tonight, the two match wits and fists, and both are expecting a Fight of the Night battle to ensue.

Antonio Carvalho finally made it to the UFC and now the skilled BJJ black belt has one thing on his agenda - getting his first UFC win. Daniel Pineda didn't get just one Octagon victory in his rookie year, but two, and he wants to get number 3.

Determined to get back to the UFC after a 2011 loss to Reuben Duran, Francisco Rivera blasted out two opponents in less than a combined two minutes, and in his return to the Octagon, he kept the momentum going with a three round win over Alex Soto. But in Ultimate Fighter 14 vet Roland Delorme, 'Cisco' may be facing the biggest submission threat he's seen yet, and if Delorme's stunning May finish of fellow Canadian Nick Denis is a sign, it's that he has the chin, heart, and power to go toe-to-toe with the California knockout artist as well.

There's no rest for veteran contender Brian Ebersole as he steps in tonight on short notice to face off with talented up and comer James Head, who is fresh from his first UFC win earlier this year and hungry for more.