UFC 157 Preliminaries kick off at 6:35 p.m. ET and we have the live stream available for you. First let's break down the matches with the fighters as these matchups will set off a historic night for UFC.
The three fights taking place first feature Kenny Robertson vs. Brock Jardine, Jon Manley vs. Neil Magny and Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Yuri Villefort.
Here's how the fighters stack up against each other.
Robertson holds a career record of 11-2, stands at 5'10" and comes in weighing 170 points. He's 29 years old and hails from Illinois. For Robertson, a career that starter 11-0 has suddenly taken a turn for the worst following two straight loses, the first coming against Mike Pierce in UFC 126 in February of 2011 followed by a loss to Aaron Simpson in July of 2012.
What are Robertson's thoughts on Jardine? "I don't really have any, except that I need to beat him."
Jardine aka The Machine, is hails from a career 9-2 and hails from Ontario, Canada. He's 27 years old and stands at 5'11", giving him an inch advantage over Robertson. Jardine is also coming off a loss to Rick Story on June of 2012.
Jardine was a little more candid about what he expects from his fight. "Kenny is a tough wrestler who likes to push the pace. I'm expecting a fun night and he is going to bring the best out of me."
Manley and Magny enter this bout pretty much on even terms. Magny has an inch advantage over Manley standing 6'2". Both fighters are 7-2 and weighing 170 pounds.
Both fighters have a lot of respect for each other. "Manley is a good opponent for me. We both matchup pretty evenly and have the same MMA record ad TUF record. Feb. 23 is going to be a fun night!" Meanwhile, Manley said, "Neil is a very tough dude. I live in the house with him and got to see him fight a couple of times. Good cardio, listens well and that reach, 80 inches, damn."
Wrapping up the preliminaries will be Burrell "The Rock n Rolla" vs. Villefort. Burrell comes in with an 8-2 record, standing 5' 11" and weighing 170 pounds. Burrell was on a streak before losing to Chris Sprang back in May of 2012. He was knocked out in the first round of action.
Villefort hails from Brazil and is also coming off a loss, but he put up more of a fight against Quinn Mulhern going in a three-round Split Decision. That was the first loss of his young UFC career. Villefort is only 21 years old.
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