Weigh-ins for this month's blockbuster "UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares" event take place Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.
The same venue hosts the following night's Spike TV-broadcast fight card, which serves as a lead-in to the debut episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 12."
Additionally, top UFC middleweight contender (and pound-for-pound top trash talker in MMA) Chael Sonnen hosts a special Q&A session prior to the weigh-ins. Both events are free and open to the public.
In August, Sonnen dominated UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva for four-and-a-half rounds until "The Spider" was able to sink in a stunning fifth-round submission. The fight was so compelling, the UFC decided to do it again, and Sonnen will get a second shot at the belt at an event yet to be named.
Doors open to the public for the Q&A session with Sonnen at 2:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. CT local time), and the session starts 30 minutes later.
The weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT local time).
As usual MMAjunkie.com will be on scene with complete UFC Fight Night 22 coverage. We'll also provide the UFC's videostream of the live fighter weigh-ins.
The full "UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares" card includes:
MAIN CARD
* Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
* Efrain Escudero vs. Charles Oliveira
* Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau
* Cole Miller vs. Ross Pearson
PRELIMINARY CARD
* John Gunderson vs. Yves Edwards*
* Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Kingsbury
* Dave Branch vs. Tomasz Drwal
* Rich Attonito vs. Rafael Natal
* David Mitchell vs. Anthony Waldburger
* Brian Foster vs. Forrest Petz
* - Not officially announced
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