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Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA has UFC on FX 2′s Shawn Jordan ready for UFC debut

This weekend’s UFC on FX 2 event presents some new challenges for UFC newcomer Shawn Jordan.

There’s the challenge of fighting under the bright lights of the UFC, plying his craft in a foreign country, and competing in the first fight of the day instead of the last.

They’re just a few of the reasons the former LSU fullback headed to New Mexico and hooked up with a major fight team for his camp.

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Dos Santos vs. Reynolds, Blanchard vs. Hill headline ‘XFC 17: Apocalypse’ on April 13

A lightweight matchup of Luciano Dos Santos vs. Eric Reynolds and a welterweight bout of Charles Blanchard vs. Corey Hill will serve as the featured matchups of April’s “XFC 17: Apocalypse” event.

Xtreme Fighting Championships officials recently announced the plan.

XFC 17 takes place April 13 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn. The evening’s main card airs on HDNet.

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Octagon, but no fighters, in Japanese ad for UFC 144

In the United States, we’re used to seeing UFC pay-per-view ads that heavily feature the fighters on the card. Even when they break from the fight-highlight-norm-with-voiceover-and-music, like with the UFC 129 commercial featuring Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields, the advertising still revolves around the fighters.

With the ad airing in Japan before this weekend’s UFC 144 bout, the ad features the shadow of an octagon and the voice of cage announcer Bruce Buffer.

No Frankie Edgar or Benson Henderson to represent the main event, not even the more familiar Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Would that be enough to get you to tune in? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Thanks, Bloody Elbow.

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