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The end of September is upon us, and the Zuffa machine is in full swing as both the UFC and WEC are holding big events within the next week. First on the schedule is UFC 119, which takes place on Saturday, September 25th from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

For many fans, the UFC's debut on Versus went as expected. The ferocious and powerful Jon Jones, a fighter who once shared a wrestling room turned proving ground at Iowa Central Community College with another familiar name in Cain Velasquez, took down the fading Brandon Vera in the early moments of their epic tilt on Sunday night and put the pressure solely on Vera to prove his words had meaning.

Complete results for every fight on the UFC on Versus undercard.

The BloodyElbow.com staff offer their predictions for the very first UFC show on Versus with Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones as the main event.

The card will be headlined by a light heavyweight battle between rising prospect Jon Jones and long-time UFC veteran Brandon Vera, but it'll also spotlight a potentially crucial heavyweight showdown between the surging Junior Dos Santos and the formidable Gabriel Gonzaga.

An in-depth look at the rising stars of the Welterweight division who are available for promotions to pick up. Former Olympian Ben Askren and jiu-jitsu player Jacob McClintock top the list.