In a mere matter of hours Eric “Red” Schafer will make his UFC middleweight debut against Aaron Simpson at UFC 136. Watch Schafer’s personal video blogs about the fight and what it means to his career.

While Wisconsin’s fight scene was relatively quiet inside the cage last weekend it won’t be for long. Local favorites Anthony Pettis and Eric Schafer are set to compete on Saturday at UFC 136, King Of The Cage returns to Wisconsin, Duke Roufus explained his thoughts on teammate vs. teammate, and Pat Strachotta’s reported anti-MMA bill is still in question.

UFC 135 could be attached with the surname “Passing the Guard” as the two main events of the night will feature veteran fighters (both former champions) facing against talented, capable and younger opponents in their paths for a championship. Aside from the light heavyweight title matchup between Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson, the intriguing fight of the night will be former welterweight champion and decorated wrestler Matt Hughes facing off against sudden replacement (originally his opponent was Diego Sanchez) the returning Josh Koscheck.

Another impressive performance has put Erik Koch directly in the midst of the featherweight title picture. Routinely stuffing Jonathan Brookins' takedown attempts, Koch earned the unanimous decision on Saturday night on the main card of UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans. With his victory over The Ultimate Fighter season 12 champion Koch has now won four straight bouts, two of which have been inside the UFC, and finds himself right behind fellow 145-pounder Chad Mendes in line for a title bout.

There is no shortage of storylines for the UFC Fight Night 25 main event between Jake Shields and Jake Ellenberger. With the sudden loss of his father, Shields will carry a heavy burden into him in what will be his first fight since his loss to Georges St. Pierre at UFC 129 that snapped hisfifteen fight win streak. In that time frame he won three different titles. He took the current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion Dan Henderson's best punch and went on to dominate him for the next four rounds. Unfortunately, the times have been rough as of late. Along with losing the bout to St. Pierre, Shields lost his father and manager, Jack Shields just weeks ago and will he will have his...