I just got a text that Jay Hieron is back in the UFC for the first time since 2005.  I then spent the next four minutes fist-pumping and attempting to break dance.  I may or may not have sprained my ankle, but that’s beside the point.  As my ice pack does it's thing, Jay Hieron will return to the gym and prepare to face Jake Ellenberger at UFC 151 while Josh Koscheck remains on bed rest learning to play his Nickelback-autographed bass guitar.  As far as we know, the September 1st fight has been verbally agreed to and will take place in Las Vegas.  It will probably be on the main card too.

If you take into account the controversial loss to Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren, Hieron has gone on an 11-1 run in his past 12 fights.  He spent the rest of his time outside the UFC performing movie stunts and doing television cameos in CBS dramas, The Avengers, The Dictator, Person of Interest, and Safe.  On weekends he reads to the blind, delivers meals on wheels, rescues animals from burning buildings, translates ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, and builds sandcastles in Antarctica.

Yes, that means you should break your ankles in sheer excitement of his return to the Octagon too.

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+9 # Guest 2012-08-08 12:26

Always been a fan of his. Worst luck in MMA lol, guy cant catch a break. Going to be a good fight imo

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0 # Guest 2012-08-09 05:36

Best part about this:

Hieron's wife will be in the the UFC countdown!!! WOOOOO!!

*spoiler alert- she's hot

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+29 # synthsis 2012-08-08 12:28

Just when I think I can't hate Koscheck anymore, BAM, Nickelback fan.

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+13 # Bauzen 2012-08-08 12:41

I forgot to add that this is a rematch. Hieron won the first one.

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+4 # Guest 2012-08-08 13:25

jay? jake? josh? jamn jats ja lot of j's

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0 # KevZeeBest 2012-08-08 13:29

Cool, Always been a fan of jay. Would be nice to see if Ellenberger can bounce back after the kampmann loss.

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+5 # Guest 2012-08-08 13:42

this should have happened two eyars ago. I see jay losing a close split then getting cut unfortunatley

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-3 # GrimsGrind 2012-08-08 16:46

getting cut? HAHAHAHAHA you're really smart.

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+1 # TIMinBALTIMORE 2012-08-08 17:14

Jamie Varner made his return and beat a top contender, Hieron has enough talent to do it as well.

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-1 # Patrick 2012-08-09 00:38

Great. They brought in a contender for Fitch's title of 'most boring fighter in the UFC'.

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0 # Twinny 2012-08-09 12:54

Fuck this guy. TWICE in his last 5 fights he's pulled the "He's out!" shit with his opponent jumping right up and protesting as soon as the ref stops it. Then he's completely unapologetic afterwards. I hope Ellenberger knocks this asshole the fuck out.

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