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UFC 185: It’s Showtime!

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Despite the turmoil experienced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship so far this year, from the failed drug tests of stars like Jon Jones, Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz, to the reshuffling of UFC 184 because of an injury to middleweight champion Chris Weidman, the company has delivered in the Octagon so far this year. Despite Weidman’s injury, UFC 184 was still a smashing success thanks to another dominant performance by women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.

Now UFC 185 is here, with another stacked card that should entertain once again. This card is anchored by TWO title fights, taking fans back to a time when the UFC would routinely offer stacked fight cards before rapid expansion under their deal with FOX apparently created an oversaturated product.

Here’s who I think emerges victorious on this talent-filled card.

Chris “Kamikaze” Cariaso (17-6) vs. Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo (7-0) (Flyweight – 125 lbs.)

Cariaso is coming off a submission loss to flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson last summer. But to be fair, everyone is losing to Johnson these days, and he’s close to cleaning out the flyweight division. Cejudo has yet to experience defeat and enjoyed a unanimous decision victory in his UFC debut late last year.

Cariaso has been a UFC and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) veteran for the last five years and rode a 3-fight win streak prior to his loss to Johnson. Cejudo is a young pup trying to make a name for himself in the UFC, but Cariaso will use his veteran savvy to catch the overeager fighter for a finish.

Zmagovalec: Cariaso by second-round TKO

Roy “Big Country” Nelson (21-10) vs. Alistair “The Reem” Overeem (38-14-1) (Heavyweight – 225 lbs.)

I’ll admit up front that I’m not a big Roy Nelson fan. He’s a talented fighter who delivers exciting fights and is an entertaining personality. But ever since he debuted in the UFC and won season 10 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” he feasted on lower-ranked heavyweights like Stefan Struve, Brendan Schaub and Matt Mitrione. But when matched up with elite heavyweights like Fabricio Werdum, Junior Dos Santos and Daniel Cormier (before he dropped to light heavyweight), Nelson was routinely outclassed and battered.

Overeem has also failed to live up to the hype that came with his jump to the UFC. After he demolished Brock Lesnar in 2011, a title shot was in the works against then-champion Junior Dos Santos. But the fight never materialized due to injuries and Overeem suffered back-to-back knockout losses to Antonio Silva and Travis Browne.

Overeem has alternated wins and losses since then but is coming off a first-round knockout of Struve. Nelson was knocked out in his last fight against Mark Hunt, which despite Nelson’s usually iron chin, does not come as a shock, given Hunt’s incredible punching power.
Overeem may not have Hunt’s power, but I think he will batter Nelson for a rather lopsided decision victory. At this stage in his career, Nelson is a gatekeeper. But “The Reem” doesn’t need to prove himself against a brawler like Nelson.

Zmagovalec: Overeem by unanimous decision

Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks (16-3) vs. Matt “The Immortal” Brown (21-12) (Welterweight - 170 lbs.)

Speaking of brawling and battering, this fight has all the makings of a Fight of the Year candidate. Hendricks dropped the welterweight title to Robbie Lawler last year and should he win this fight, a rematch with Lawler is all but assured – assuming Lawler gets past Rory McDonald later this year.

Brown also lost to Lawler in his last fight and was also on the receiving end of a brutal beating. Hendricks and Brown tend to just slug it out and ask questions later, which should result in an entertaining fight for the fans. Hendricks seems to have renewed his commitment to MMA following his loss to Lawler and he seems driven to get his belt back. Brown is as game as they come, but Hendricks will prove to be too much.

Zmagovalec: Hendricks by second-round TKO

Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza (11-2) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (8-0) (Women’s Strawweight Title – 115 lbs.)

Esparza made her UFC debut with a bang by winning the first season of “The Ultimate Fighter” to feature all female fighters, and in the process become the UFC’s first women’s strawweight champion. She effectively derailed the Rose Namajunas hype train to win the belt, when some were dubbing Namajunas the next Ronda Rousey in the strawweight division.

Jedrzejczyk derailed a favorite in her own right, defeating highly regarded Claudia Gadelha last year by a close decision when many thought Gadelha would be Esparza’s first title defense. Jedrzejczyk is a grinder who thrives in an ugly fight in close quarters. Esparza used her wrestling to neutralize Namajunas’ quick-striking offense, so getting into an ugly fight with Jedrzejczyk shouldn’t faze Esparza one bit. Esparza will take Jedrzejczyk down early and often and ride her wrestling to a decision victory.

Zmagovalec: Esparza by unanimous decision

Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (18-2) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (23-7) (Lightweight Title – 155 lbs.)

Pettis has been absolutely dominant as of late, not only winning the lightweight title from Benson Henderson in quick and exciting fashion with a first-round armbar but routinely displaying his amazing athleticism and using it to quickly shoot himself up the best pound-for-pound fighter list.

But Dos Anjos is not to be taken lightly. He too finished Henderson in the first round and earned his title shot by absolutely dismantling Nate Diaz late last year. Dos Anjos is tough and will know that Pettis is looking for a quick finish. He won’t get it, but Pettis’ freakish athleticism will make its presence felt eventually and overcome Dos Anjos and solidify Pettis’ case as one of the best lightweight fighters of all time.

Zmagovalec: Pettis by second-round submission

Chris Huntemann piše o mešanih borilnih veščin v zvezni državi Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, in World Series of Fighting. Oglejte si njegov blog, ali mu sledite na Twitterju: mmamaryland.

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Ronda Rousey- The Cleaner

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Given that it’s tax season, it’s a good time to remember that are there three guarantees in life: death, taxes and Ronda Rousey once again showing why she is the best female fighter on the planet with a first-round demolition of her opponent.

Rousey’s performance at UFC 184 last month was her finest to date. She submitted Cat Zingano, widely regarded as Rousey’s biggest challenge, v 14 sekund. While Rousey was aided by an absolutely horrible strategy by Zingano, her virtuoso performance led to another discussion of who has what it takes to dethrone Rousey. It also led to a ridiculous conversation of whether or not Rousey could compete against and defeat male fighters in the UFC’s bantamweight division. The less time spent on that absurd notion that accomplishes nothing but trying to discredit the great fighter Rousey is, boljše.

Seveda, the first name that always comes up is Cris “Cyborg” Justino, the Invicta FC featherweight champion. She is expected to drop to 135 pounds for a fight with Invicta this summer before moving on to a fight with Rousey. Vendar, Cyborg attempted a drop to bantamweight last year and abandoned those plans. So I wouldn’t hold my breath on the long-awaited grudge match between Rousey and Cyborg happening anytime soon.

Rousey recently expressed a desire to fight Bethe Correia, who battered two of Rousey’s “Four Horsewomen” teammates and has been calling Rousey out ever since. Jessica Eye has also staked her claim to a title shot, but neither of these women pose a real threat to Rousey. During UFC 184’s postfight coverage, Daniel Cormier floated the idea of his colleague Miesha Tate getting a third crack at Rousey.

Besides the fact I think trilogies should be reserved only when each fighter has a victory over the other, I see no reason why third time would be a charm for Tate. While she is the only woman to go further than the first round with Rousey, Tate has plateaued as a fighter while Rousey has gotten better. If the two were to fight a third time, I see no reason to believe the result would be any different.

So where does this leave Rousey? Po mojem mnenju, she has cleaned out the UFC women’s bantamweight division. There is no one who poses a credible threat to her. If Zingano adjusted her strategy and received another shot at Rousey, she might have a chance of winning. Beyond that, if Rousey decided to go out on top and build on her burgeoning film career, I don’t think anyone would hold it against her.

Rousey is currently on a run akin to Anderson Silva’s run atop the UFC’s middleweight division. He dominated everyone in his path and except for his first fight with Chael Sonnen, made it look easy. Rousey’s hardest fight to date was against Liz Carmouche, when she had Rousey in a rear naked choke in the first round of their fight in 2013 before Rousey was able to escape and secure another armbar victory.

Silva’s reign atop the middleweight division came to an end when the previously unknown Chris Weidman came along and showed no fear and took the fight to Silva. Maybe that’s what needs to happen with Rousey. She needs to find an opponent who will get right in her face, give her no quarter and take the fight to her. Zingano attempted that at UFC 184, but her overzealousness ended up costing her dearly.

Until Rousey finds her own Chris Weidman, we can add another superlative to the many that are already attached to the women’s bantamweight champion: cleaner. Rousey is fresh out of worthy challengers to her crown, a task she accomplished by cleaning out her division.

Chris Huntemann piše o mešanih borilnih veščin v zvezni državi Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, in World Series of Fighting. Oglejte si njegov blog, ali mu sledite na Twitterju: mmamaryland.

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UFC in PED: Kam gremo od tu?

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Običajno, ko postavim to vprašanje, je po plačilu na ogled in se na glas sprašujem, kaj bo čakalo za borce, ki so na njem tekmovali. Tokrat, Govorim o nečem, kar vpliva na VSE mešane borilne umetnike v Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC napovedan ta teden da bo izvajala precej strožje, veliko bolj celovito testiranje drog po takšnih borcih Anderson Silva in Hector Lombard neuspešni testi za zdravila za povečanje učinkovitosti (PEDs), medtem Jon Jones in Nick Diaz neuspeli testi za kokain in marihuano, zaporedju.

Poostreno testiranje na droge in strožje kazni lahko UFC le pomagajo, in mešane borilne veščine na splošno. Toda kaj je povzročilo to povečanje neuspelih testov? PED-i so del športa že dolgo preden so jih borci MMA začeli jemati, in so bili v zadnjem mesecu in pol problem v MMA.

Toda zdi se, da se ujame več borcev. Kot pri večini športov, v MMA in UFC obstaja velik pritisk. Če ne boste nastopili, v bistvu ne dobiš plačila. Dejavnik je lahko tudi povečano povpraševanje po programih UFC zaradi dogovora s FOX. Prešli so iz televizijskega programa Spike – kjer oddajajo "Ultimate Fighter" le enkrat letno in dve ali tri karte v živo na leto – na praktično dve igralni karti v živo na mesec in dvakrat letno na kanalih FOX predvajati "The Ultimate Fighter".

Povečanje programov pomeni potrebo po več telesih, ki jih bodo zapolnila. Pomeni tudi, da se več borcev usposablja za več bojev, kar lahko privede do več poškodb. PEDs, poleg tega, da vam daje konkurenčno prednost pred nasprotnikom, omogočajo hitrejše okrevanje po poškodbah. S potrebo, da več borcev napolni več borbenih kart, Mislim, da je mogoče očitno povečanje neuspelih testov drog vsaj delno pripisati temu.

Okrepljeni ukrepi UFC za testiranje zdravil začnejo veljati julija 1. Kaj lahko pričakujemo, ko se enkrat zgodi? Tu je nekaj smernic predstavil UFC.

Tudi izvršni direktor UFC Lorenzo Fertitta je med tiskovno konferenco tega tedna priznal, da se bodo stvari z novim testiranjem "poslabšale, preden se bodo izboljšale". Več, še bomo videli, koliko tega se bo dejansko držalo enkrat julija 1 se valja. Pred tem je UFC razmišljal o razširitvi prizadevanj za testiranje zdravil, vendar se je umaknil, citiranje stroškov in a predhodno neuspešen poskus tega.

Vendar, z izpuščajem odmevnih zvezd, kot je Silva, Jones in Diaz neuspešna testa, stroškov ni mogoče šteti za oviro, UFC pa mora biti pozoren. Browsing my Twitter feed following the press conference, it was eerily quiet. Almost no fighters weighed in initially. It is likely that was just a byproduct of the press conference taking place on a Wednesday afternoon, when most people are working or presumably have other things to do besides post on Twitter. But it was still pretty telling. It seems like this has grabbed fighters’ attention, as it should.

What do I think will happen? There will be an increase in failed test once the new measures take effect July 1, I’m fairly confident. But given that the UFC is supporting harsh penalties for those who do fail – including a ban of up to four years – I expect the dirty fighters to eventually cycle themselves out and the ones who compete clean (which is most of them, presumably) to take a more prominent role.

Increased drug testing is long overdue in the UFC. The sport of mixed martial arts itself is still in its infancy, especially compared to other sports like football, basketball and baseball. But just like baseball is still recovering from its own crisis with PEDs, these recent failed drug tests have shaken the foundation of the UFC and have harkened back to the days when it was referred to as “human cockfighting.”

UFC adopted the slogan “The Time Is Now” for 2015, and I couldn’t agree more. The time is now for them to take the lead in cleaning up the sport of mixed martial arts.

Chris Huntemann piše o mešanih borilnih veščin v zvezni državi Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, in World Series of Fighting. Oglejte si njegov blog, ali mu sledite na Twitterju: mmamaryland.

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Dana White in Ženske

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Sobota, Februar. 28, bo pomemben dan za prvenstvo v končnem boju. Vsi borci, ki bodo tisti dan plačali na kartici, bodo prejeli drogo pred bojem ……. To je preveč enostavno.

Ta dan bo prvič na UFC kartici prikazane borbe žensk tako v njenem glavnem dogodku kot v glavnem dogodku. Potem ko se je prvak srednje kategorije Chris Weidman zaradi poškodbe moral umakniti iz boja proti Vitor Belfortu, novi glavni dogodek na UFC 184 je Ronda Rousey, ki brani pas ženskega pasu proti Cat Zingano. V so-glavni dogodek, Holly Holm bo v UFC-ju prvi debi proti Raquel Pennington v drugem ženskem dvoboju v prosti tehniki..

Kot sem že omenil, UFC je prišel daleč od takrat Dana White je povedala za TMZ da se ženske ne bodo nikoli borile v njegovi organizaciji. Rousey bo glavni dogodek njen tretji februar zapored PPV, Holm pa je prepričan, da je naslednji v vrsti za strelski naslov, naj premaga Penningtona. Holm je v mešanih borilnih veščinah še vedno zelo surov, trenira pa s svetovno priznanima trenerjema Gregom Jacksonom in Mikeom Winkeljohnom.

Rousey nosi zastavo za žensko MMA in za ženske v UFC. Druge ženske borke so ji sledile v Octagon, med njimi tudi Miesha Tate, Liz Carmouche in Alexis Davis. Kaj imata ti trije skupnega? Vsi so tudi dvakrat padli na Rousey - Tate v Strikeforceu in na UFC, Carmouche in Davis sta bila v prvem krogu na UFC PPV v 2013 in 2014, zaporedju.

Rudey in Tatejeva maščevalnost je dobro kronirana. To je privedlo do tega, da sta bila dva trenerja v The Ultimate Fighter, ki je prvič vključila ženske borke, ki so v tej sezoni močno presenetile svoje moške kolege.

Glede na uspeh sezone, najnovejša sezona The Ultimate Fighter je predstavila VSE ženske borke in prvenec UFC-ove najnovejše divizije, ženska slaba. Carla Esparza, nekdanji prvak v slabi kategoriji Invicta FC, osvojil uvodno različico tega pasu UFC, potem ko je premagal Rose Namajunas.

Torej v obdobju štirih let, UFC gre brez tega, da nima nobenih ženskih borcev, White pa jasno poudarja, da tega nikoli ne bo, da bi bili doma dvema kategorijama uteži žensk in nedvomno največja zvezda promocije v Rouseyju. Ne verjemi mi? Ste videli tretji film Expendables? Ali pa si nameravate to poletje ogledati filmsko različico Entouragea? Morda boste opazili znan obraz.

Torej, od kod prihaja ženska MMA? Osebno sem velik oboževalec ženskih bojev, saj ponavadi sodijo med bolj zabavne in akcijske borbe na UFC kartici. Kot sem že navedel, ženske borke so več kot sposobne zasenčiti svoje moške sodobnike. Zakaj je tako?? Mogoče ženske borke menijo, da se lahko v Octagonu še bolj izkažejo in vedno gredo na odmor. Mogoče gredo v Octagon z večjo miselnostjo "pojdi na polom" in si aktivno prizadevajo za cilj, v nasprotju z "igranjem na varno".

Boj med Rouseyjem in Zinganom februarja. 28 šel bo tudi daleč do določitve prihodnosti MMA za ženske. Če bo Rousey premagala Zingano - kar vsi znaki kažejo, da bo - bo v bistvu očistila svojo divizijo, odšla sta le še neznana izziva, kot sta Holm in Bethe Correia. Če Zingano potegne razburjen, potem čaka divizija sveža serija vznemirljivih tekem.

Toda kdo ve, kaj bi se zgodilo, če bi Dana White obljubil TMZ?

Chris Huntemann piše o mešanih borilnih veščin v zvezni državi Maryland. Prispeva tudi svoje misli na našo spletno stran na UFC, Bellator, in World Series of Fighting. Oglejte si njegov blog, ali mu sledite na Twitterju: mmamaryland.

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UFC 183: Kdo bo prikazal?

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Ultimate Fighting Championship je udaril iz parka doslej 2015, s svojim prvi dve glavni kartice leto živi do hype njihovih glavnih dogodkov. Svetloba prvak Jon Jones prevladuje Daniel Cormier bi dokazal, da je funt za funt najboljši borec na svetu UFC 182, in na UFC v živo kartico v Bostonu, Mass., v januarju, Conor McGregor zavarovani peresno naslovno strel proti José Aldo in ni zapravljal časa, dobili v svoji naslednji nasprotnikovem obrazu.

Kar nas pripelje do UFC 183 Nocoj, in glavni dogodek, ki se šteje sanje matchup ga mnogi. Anderson Silva se vrača na Octagonu po utrpela škodo v strašne noge v svojem zadnjem boju proti UFC prvak v srednji kategoriji Chris Weidman v 2013. Nick Diaz si tudi njegovo vrnitev v UFC po izgubi svoj zadnji boj proti nekdanji welterweight prvak Georges St. Pierre v 2013.

Kartica pravice ni brez drugih zgodbah, čeprav. Par pomembnih undercard bojev potekajo v okviru neke polemike, kot je prišla za optimizacijo učinkovitosti John Lineker v prekomerne telesne teže za svojem boju proti Ian McCall, ki je predviden za določitev naslednjo št. 1 bojevnik z naslovom Optimizacija učinkovitosti. V so-glavni dogodek, Kelvin Gastelum prišel v 9 £ prekomerno telesno težo v svojem boju proti Tyron Woodley, pri čemer je sredstvo 30 odstotkov Gastelum je boj torbici dejansko gre za Woodley. Pogovor o žaljivko škodo.

Seveda, vedno obstaja wild card z Diaz preveč. On igra z lastnimi pravili, ko no-pokazala odprte treninge v začetku tega tedna. Bo dejansko pokažejo na kletko za glavni dogodek nocojšnji? To bomo še videli, čeprav večina vsakdo misli, da bo.

Torej, ki je dejal, da je vse, ki je naredil mislim zmaga nocoj?

Miesha "Cupcake" Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1) (Ženski bantamweight - 135 lbs.)

To je pravzaprav glavni dogodek predhodno kartice na Fox Sports 1. Tate zahteval, da konkurirajo na tem delu kartice namesto kartice pay-per-view, ob stran iz Urija Faber je playbook. Tate je tako nestrpen za tretje boju z Ronda Rousey za bantamweight naslov žensk. Oba od teh žensk trpi Rousey je srd, zlasti McMann, ki je bila porušena s Rousey v približno minuto lani.

McMann je čista rokoborec z zelo malo drugega, da njen repertoar, ker Tate zgrajena na svojih uveljavljenih rokoborba spretnosti, da postane učinkovit napadalec. Mislim, da se bodo stvari poskuse McMann za nadaljevanje tega boja je mat in jo uporabljajo neizmerno vrhunsko presenetljive spretnosti, da bo McMann Zbegan poti do prevladujočega zmago.

Zmagovalec: Tate s soglasno odločitvijo

Jordan "Young Gun" Mein (29-9) vs. Thiago "Pitbull" Alves (25-9) (Welterweight - 170 lbs.)

Alves je izmenjaje zmag in izgub v zadnjih šestih bojih, medtem Mein jaha dve boj win streak. Alves je vedno nevaren s svojo Muay Thai in presenetljive, medtem Mein pristal prvi krog TKO zmage v svoji zadnji boj. To bi moralo biti zanimivo stand-up bitka niti s fantom, ki želi, da bi za centimeter. Mislim, da Alves je bolj nevaren borec tukaj, in bo pristalo en dober strel s knock Mein Silly.

Zmagovalec: Alves po drugem krogu TKO

Thales Leites (24-4) vs. Tim "Barbarian" Boetsch (18-7) (Srednji - 185 lbs.)

Leites pride v tem boju na roli, ko je dobil svoje zadnje sedem borb, s zadnja dva prihajajo z RTK. Boetsch je izmenično zmage in izgube, ki je v zadnjih štirih borbah, vključno s TKO zmago v svojem zadnjem boju proti Brad Tavares.

Boetsch je počasen, plodding Bruiser najbolj znan za iztirjenja hype vlak Hector Lombard, ko je prvič posnel svoj UFC debi. Leites je zvita, nevaren borec, ki vam lahko konča z rokami ali z oddajo. Mislim, da se bomo izognili Leites Boetsch za moč in počakajte Boetsch, da bi napako, kjer Leits bo gradil.

Zmagovalec: Leites po tretjem krogu oddajo

Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs. "Raging" Iaquinta (10-3-1) (Lahka - 155 lbs.)

Veste, kaj ste dobili z Joe Lauzon boju. Boste videli razburljivo, akcijski zapakirane dvoboj, ki bo najverjetneje končala z njim blokiranje v slick oddajo ali, v primeru njegovega boja proti Jim Miller, trpljenje gnarly rez, ki bo zagotovila bitko krvi.

Iaquinta je na roll, ker svojega časa na Ultimate Fighter Live,, ki je izgubil le enkrat v zadnjih šestih bojih. Zmaga proti Lauzon bi bila resnična pero v čepico in bi mu poganjanje v naslovni contendership razpravo. Vendar Lauzon je eden izmed najboljših specialistov za oddajo vlog v UFC, in mislim, da zvita veteran ima še eno oddajo rokavu.

Zmagovalec: Lauzon jih drugem krogu oddaje

Tyron "Izbranec" Woodley (14-3) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (11-0) (Welterweight - 170 lbs.)

Kot je navedeno zgoraj,, Gastelum stehtajo 9 funtov več za ta boj in bodo izgubili 30 odstotkov njegove blagajne neposredno do Woodley. Navedeno je bilo, da Gastelum časa preživel v bolnišnici vodi do tega boja, kar je prispevalo k njim prihajajo v prekomerno telesno težo.

Woodley bo jezen, v tem boju, in prav je tako. To ni pošteno, da se bo njegov nasprotnik imel teže prednost zaradi lastnega neuspeha, da to, kar je bil moral storiti. Dati kredit Woodley za želijo obdržati borbe, ko bi bilo to popolnoma razumljivo, da se odloži.

Woodley bo usmerjal svoj bes v blitzkrieg prekrška v Gastelum, in otrpel in verjetno še vedno poškodovan, Gastelum ne bo imelo nobenega odgovora.

Zmagovalec: Woodley, ki jih drugem krogu TKO

Anderson "The Spider" Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (27-9-1) (Srednji - 185 lbs.)

To je eden izmed številnih glavnih dogodkov, ki se borijo ventilatorji brenčanje v 2015. Mnogi ne mislim Silva bo še kdaj hodil po poškodbi noge proti Weidman, kaj šele, da pridejo nazaj v UFC boriti. Slog matchup od Diaz želijo potisniti tempo, priti v svojega nasprotnika obraz in ga naivnež v trgovskih udarcev proti Silva je neprimerljivo eluzivnost bo zanimivo gledati.

Diaz je dejal, da v tem boju iz spoštovanja ne bi smeti pogovora Silva. Ampak, če Silva ohranja zibljejo in tkanje in izmikanje udarcev Diaz je, bomo videli, kako dolgo Diaz se zavezuje, da da. Mislim, da bomo videli vintage Silva v tem boju, izdelavo Diaz poglej neumno v nekaterih mestih pa pristanek tudi časovno-stavke, ki bo zmedlo in onemogočilo Diaz, kar bo omogočilo Silva pristati še več.

Diaz je preveč težko, da konča, vendar pa bo ta boj pokazati, da ga ima in je neizmerno boljši borec Silva še.

Zmagovalec: Silva s soglasno odločitvijo

Chris Huntemann piše o mešanih borilnih veščin v zvezni državi Maryland. Prispeva tudi svoje misli na našo spletno stran na UFC, Bellator, in World Series of Fighting. Oglejte si njegov blog, ali mu sledite na Twitterju: mmamaryland.

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UFC Fight Night: The Swedish Are Coming!

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In a land once popularized in a Tom Green (remember him?) song – “Lonely Swedish (The Bum Bum Song)” – the Ultimate Fighting Championship brings a Fight Night card that will hopefully bring more attention than a song about a Canadian’s ass.

The first FOX card of the new year, UFC Fight Night: Švedska, brings the national stage of FOX overseas and gives America a glimpse into the UFC’s ongoing overseas expansion. But unlike previous UFC overseas cards, this one is not short on star power. Let’s see if a clear-cut no. 1 contender for Jon Jones’ light heavyweight title will emerge.

Akira Corassani (16-4-1) vs. Sam Sicilia (13-5) (Featherweight – 145 lbs.)

This is a matchup of The Ultimate Fighter alumni, with both guys coming off losses and Corassani coming off back-to-back losses to Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier. Corassani’s also been finished early in both fights, while Sicilia is coming off a submission loss. In a crowded featherweight division, a knockout or submission victory would go a long way toward boosting either of these gentlemen’s stock. I like Sicilia to finish Corassani and possibly give him his walking papers after three straight losses.

Zmagovalec: Sicilia by second-round TKO

Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (13-2) vs. Ryan “Darth” Bader (19-4) (Light Heavyweight – 205 lbs.)

Both of these guys are poised for another run at the top of the light heavyweight division. Both of these guys are coming off victories and actually faced each other in college when Davis wrestled for Penn State and Bader wrestled for Arizona State. Davis uses his wrestling to smother opponents and grind out unanimous decision victories, while Bader uses his wrestling when necessary but also has lethal knockout power.

I expect Davis to try and get this fight to the ground early, and if he succeeds I think he can use his reach advantage and athleticism to keep Bader down. Bader must keep this fight standing to have a chance, and I think he will avoid the temptation to avenge his college loss to Davis by engaging in another wrestling match. I like Bader to land more shots and score an upset victory.

Zmagovalec: Bader by unanimous decision

Dan “Hendo” Henderson (30-12) vs. Gegard Mousasi (35-5-2) (Srednji - 185 lbs.)

Henderson returns to middleweight after a mostly ill-fated run at light heavyweight, including being tossed around like a rag doll and submitted by Daniel Cormier in his last fight. Simply put, if Henderson can’t land his patented “H-Bomb” right hand for a knockout, he’s easily susceptible to defeat.

I think the wars of years past are finally catching up to Henderson. He will go down as one of the greatest fighters ever not to hold a UFC title, but he simply can’t keep up with the sport’s elite any more. He will leave himself open when wanting to drop the H-Bomb, and Mousasi will take advantage.

Zmagovalec: Mousasi by third-round submission

Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson (16-2) vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (18-4) (Light Heavyweight – 205 lbs.)

The winner of this fight will receive the next shot at light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, and it would represent a rematch for Gustafsson. He took Jones closer to defeat than anyone else has during their epic 2013 matchup. Depending on who ask, some people think the Swede actually won that fight.

Johnson is rapidly ascending the 205-pound ladder after knocking out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and scoring an upset win over Phil Davis to begin his climb. Johnson also has devastating knockout power and if he lands one such shot on Gustafsson, the Swede’s road to redemption is derailed. But I think Gustafsson uses his reach advantage (which is nearly identical to Jones) to keep Johnson at bay and make Johnson go a full five rounds.

Gustafsson’s striking in the 205-pound division is second to none, and I like him to land enough of those to secure a rematch with Jones later this year.

Zmagovalec: Gustafsson by unanimous decision

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S Chris Huntemann, Kolumnist

Borilne veščine je smešna stvar. Nekateri ljudje, ki tekmujejo v njem lahko postane instant zvezde po enem boju. Vse, kar potrebujete, je eno priložnost, da pokaže, kaj lahko storijo. Za Maryland MMA borec Ron “Choirboy” Kodek, da priložnost, lahko pridejo v nedeljo zvečer na UFC Fight Night je kartica v Bostonu.

Kodek, ki trenira z Team Lloyd Irvin v Camp Springs, Md., strinjala, da bo v obvestilu na en teden, da se soočajo Uriah Hall je v nedeljo zvečer na kartici. Hall je veteran sezone 18 od “Ultimate Fighter” in je znana po osvetljenih koluta Knockouts, zlasti ta.

Kodek nosi zapis 12-6 v svojem boju z dvorano z napadi na več regionalnih organizacij in Strikeforce je Challenger seriji pod njegovim pasom. Je, vseeno, snele soglasna odločitev za izgubo svojega boja v nedeljo zvečer. Vendar, ko UFC prihaja kliče priložnost, ni važno, če ste zmagali ali izgubili svoj zadnji boj. Ste v celoti izkoristijo njo.

Več mediji omenjeno Kodek poglobitvi v soočiti Hall, Vključno MMA Fighting in FOX Sports. Sem dosegel, da STALLINGS osebno da vidim, če je mogel prispevati nekaj misli o svojem prvem UFC videz. Če dobim odgovor, Jaz jih bom objavili na tem blogu.

UPDATE: Kodek deliti nekaj misli z mano preko Twitter petek zvečer prek enega od njegovih soigralcev, ki je ravnanje svoje medijske računov socialne.

“Izkušnja je bila super, tako daleč in UFC mi je zelo dobro obdelan,” Kodek je dejal. Kodek’ Trener, Master Lloyd Irvin, izvedela, da Halla prejšnji nasprotnik pade ven in stik Prikriti udarec Zabava, ki olajša Kodek poglobitvi v soočiti Hall.

“Ta priložnost je res sanje za mene, moja ekipa in moja družina. Res se veselim, da boj v nedeljo,” Kodek je dejal.