So you're in a room with Andre Arlovski, Brandon Vera, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Hermes Franca, Mario and Fernando Yamasaki, Jason Von Flue, Pete Spratt, Aaron Riley, Carlo Prater and a dozen other great fighters. You must be at a UFC in Las Vegas right? Not tonight. Tonight we were all at the UWC's weigh-ins in Norther Virginia getting ready for Northern Virginia's second professional mixed martial arts event, UWC -Invasion! Northern Virginia's booming with great amateur promotions like Valhalla and Operation Octagon, but Saturday night we'll see if they can hang with the big boys. UWC will bring an excellent card, and a host of MMA luminary guest to the Patriot Center at George Mason University for 9 professional bouts.

Also in attendance Saturday night will be UFC Light Heavy Weight Champion Quentin "Rampage" Jackson. Doors open at 6pm, and fights start at 7pm. Come out and support professional MMA in Northern Virginia by seeing some great fights without having to travel to Las Vegas or Atlantic City!

For more information visit the UWC website at www.UWCMMA.com.

- Jim, www.bloodyknux.com

Below are some pictures of the weigh ins courtesy of John Porter, www.johnporterphoto.com