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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.

Jelema nu meunang: 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.

Jelema nu meunang: 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.

Jelema nu meunang: 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.

Jelema nu meunang: 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.

Jelema nu meunang: Pettis by second-round submission

Chris Huntemann nu nyerat ngeunaan seni bela diri dicampurkeun dina kaayaan Maryland. Manéhna ogé babagi pikiran-Na dina UFC, Bellator, jeung World Series tempur. Pariksa-Na blog, atawa nuturkeun manéhna dina Twitter: @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, dina 14 detik. 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, the better.

Tangtosna, 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. Tapi, 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? Dina pendapat abdi, 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 nu nyerat ngeunaan seni bela diri dicampurkeun dina kaayaan Maryland. Manéhna ogé babagi pikiran-Na dina UFC, Bellator, jeung World Series tempur. Pariksa-Na blog, atawa nuturkeun manéhna dina Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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UFC jeung PEDs: Dimana sugan we indit ti dieu?

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Biasana lamun kuring nanyakeun sual nu, it’s in the wake of a pay-per-view and I’m wondering aloud at what’s next for the fighters who competed on it. Waktu ieu kira-kira, I’m talking about something that affects ALL mixed martial artists in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Nu UFC announced this week yén nagara éta bakal nerapkeun jauh stricter, uji ubar jauh leuwih lengkep dina hudang pejuang kawas Anderson Silva jeung Hector Lombard gagal tes pikeun ubar kinerja-enhancing (PEDs), waktu Jon Jones jeung Nick Diaz tes gagal pikeun kokain jeung ganja, mungguh.

Ngaronjat uji ubar jeung hukuman harsher ngan bisa mantuan UFC, jeung seni bela diri dicampur sacara umum. Tapi naon dibawa asup nambahan ieu dina tes gagal? PEDs geus bagian ti olahraga lila saméméh pejuang MMA dimimitian nyokot eta, jeung maranehna geus masalah di MMA saméméh bulan-jeung-a-satengah panungtungan.

Tapi nu leuwih pejuang sigana jadi lalaki bray. Saperti dina paling olahraga, aya anu jumlah tremendous tekanan pikeun ngalakukeun dina MMA sareng di UFC. If you don’t perform, you basically don’t get paid. Ngaronjat paménta pikeun program UFC ku kahadéan tina deal anak jeung rubah ogé bisa jadi faktor. Maranéhanana indit ti keur dina Spike TV – mana maranéhanana ngan siaran "Nu pamungkas PACARAN" sataun sakali jeung dua atawa tilu kartu fight hirup taunan – ka praktis ngabogaan dua kartu fight hirup sabulan jeung airing "The pamungkas PACARAN" dua kali sataun dina saluran Fox.

Kanaékan programming hartina hiji kudu leuwih awak keur ngeusian programming nu. Ogé hartina leuwih pejuang nu latihan for jeung beuki gelut, nu bisa diterangkeun ka tatu leuwih. PEDs, salian mere Anjeun hiji kaunggulan kalapa leuwih lawan Anjeun, ngidinan Anjeun pikeun cageur tina tatu leuwih gancang. Jeung kudu leuwih pejuang pinuhan leuwih kartu fight, I think it’s possible the apparent increase in failed drug tests can at least be partly attributed to that.

The UFC’s increased drug-testing measures take effect July 1. Naon anu bisa urang ngaharepkeun sakali hancana? Here are some of the guidelines nu UFC dibere.

Even UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta admitted during this week’s press conference that things “would get worse before they better” with the new testing. Tambih Deui, tetep ditempo sabaraha ieu sabenerna bakal lengket sakali Juli 1 gulungan kira-kira. UFC saméméhna dianggap ngembangna usaha ubar-nguji anak saméméh tapi ditarik deui, citing cost jeung previously botched attempt at doing so.

Tapi, jeung rash tina béntang luhur-propil kawas Silva, Si Kabayan jeung Diaz gagal tes, cost can’t be considered a hindrance and the UFC must be vigilant. Ngotéktak eupan Twitter mah di handap ieu konferéensi pencét, ieu eerily tenang. Ampir teu aya pejuang ditimbang di mimitina. Ieu téh dipikaresep nu ieu mah euy jadi hasil gigir industri nu konferensi pers nyokot tempat dina soré Rebo, lamun paling jalma nu digawé atawa presumably geus hal sejenna pikeun ngalakukeun sagigireun pos dina Twitter. Tapi masih geulis nétélakeun. It seems like this has grabbed fighters’ attention, sakumaha sakuduna.

Naon Jigana bakal kajadian? Aya bakal jadi kanaékan test gagal sakali ukuran anyar nyokot pangaruh Juli 1, I’m fairly confident. Tapi nunjukkeun yen UFC ieu ngarojong hukuman kasar for jalma anu teu gagal – kaasup larangan nepi ka opat taun – Ngaku ayana para pajuang kotor ka pamustunganana daur sorangan kaluar jeung leuwih nu berlaga bersih (nu kalobaannana, presumably) pikeun nyokot peran leuwih nonjol.

Ngaronjat uji ubar nyaéta lila liwat di UFC. Cabang olahraga beladiri dicampur sorangan masih di infancy anak, utamana dibandingkeun jeung olahraga séjénna kawas maén bal, baskét jeung baseball. Tapi kawas baseball masih recovering ti krisis sorangan jeung PEDs, ieu tes ubar anyar gagal geus shaken yayasan tina UFC jeung geus harkened balik ka poé lamun ieu disebut "cockfighting manusa."

UFC ngadopsi slogan "jaman kiwari" pikeun 2015, and I couldn’t agree more. Waktu ayeuna keur ka nyokot kalungguhan meresihan nepi cabang olahraga beladiri dicampur.

Chris Huntemann nu nyerat ngeunaan seni bela diri dicampurkeun dina kaayaan Maryland. Manéhna ogé babagi pikiran-Na dina UFC, Bellator, jeung World Series tempur. Pariksa-Na blog, atawa nuturkeun manéhna dina Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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Dana White and the Women

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Saptu, Feb. 28, is going to be a landmark day for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. All the fighters on the pay-per-view card that day will pass their pre-fight drug…….never mind. That’s too easy.

That day will be the first time a UFC card features women’s bouts in both its co-main event and main event. After middleweight champion Chris Weidman was forced to withdraw from his fight against Vitor Belfort due to injury, the new main event at UFC 184 is Ronda Rousey defending her women’s bantamweight belt against Cat Zingano. Dina acara ko-utama, much-heralded prospect Holly Holm will make her UFC debut against Raquel Pennington in another women’s bantamweight fight.

As I’ve mentioned before, UFC has come a long way from when Dana White told TMZ that women would “never” fight in his organization. Rousey will main event her third consecutive February PPV and Holm is widely believed to be the next in line for a shot at the title, should she defeat Pennington. Holm is still very raw in mixed martial arts, but trains with the world renowned coaches Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn.

Rousey is carrying the flag for women’s MMA and for women in the UFC. Other female fighters have followed her into the Octagon, including Miesha Tate, Liz Carmouche and Alexis Davis. What do those three have in common? They all also fell to Rousey – Tate twice in Strikeforce and the UFC, and Carmouche and Davis both in the first round at UFC PPVs in 2013 jeung 2014, mungguh.

Rousey and Tate’s feud is well-chronicled. It led to the two being coaches on The Ultimate Fighter, which included female fighters for the very first time who greatly outshined their male counterparts on the show that season.

Given that season’s success, the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter featured ALL female fighters and the debut of the UFC’s newest division, women’s strawweight. Carla Esparza, the former Invicta FC strawweight champion, won the inaugural UFC version of that belt after defeating Rose Namajunas.

So in the span of four years, UFC goes from having no female fighters and White emphatically stating that it never will, to being home to TWO female weight classes and undoubtedly the promotion’s biggest star right now in Rousey. Don’t believe me? Did you see the third Expendables movie? Or do you plan on seeing the film version of Entourage this summer? You might notice a familiar face.

So where does women’s MMA go from here? I am personally a big fan of female fights, as they tend to be among the more entertaining and action-packed fights on a UFC card. As I previously stated, female fighters are more than capable of outshining their male contemporaries. Why is that? Maybe female fighters feel they have more to prove inside the Octagon and always go for broke. Maybe they go into the Octagon with more of a “go for broke” mentality and actively seek a finish as opposed to “playing it safe.”

The fight between Rousey and Zingano on Feb. 28 will also go a long way toward determining the future of women’s MMA. Should Rousey defeat Zingano – which all signs indicate she will – she will have essentially cleaned out her division, with only unknown challengers like Holm and Bethe Correia left. If Zingano pulls the upset, then the division has a fresh batch of exciting matchups waiting.

But who knows what would have happened if Dana White kept his promise to TMZ?

Chris Huntemann nu nyerat ngeunaan seni bela diri dicampurkeun dina kaayaan Maryland. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, jeung World Series tempur. Pariksa-Na blog, atawa nuturkeun manéhna dina Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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UFC 183: Saha nu bakal mintonkeun nepi?

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Nu pamungkas tarung Championship geus pencét kaluar ti taman jadi jauh di 2015, jeung dua kartu utama kahijina taun hirup nepi ka hype kajadian utama maranéhanana. Jawara cahya heavyweight Jon Santang didominasi Daniel Cormier ngabuktikeun manéhna nyaéta bajoang pangalusna pound-pikeun-pound di dunya di UFC 182, and at the UFC’s live card in Boston, Massa., dina Januari, Conor McGregor secured a featherweight title shot against José Aldo and wasted no time getting in his next opponent’s face.

Nu brings urang UFC 183 ieu peuting, jeung acara utama anu dianggap hiji matchup ngimpi ku loba. Anderson Silva mulih deui ka Octagon sanggeus nalangsara hiji tatu leg pikasieuneun di fight panungtungan ngalawan jawara middleweight UFC Chris Weidman di 2013. Nick Diaz ogé ngajadikeun-Na mulang ka UFC sanggeus kaleungitan fight panungtungan ngalawan urut jawara welterweight Georges St. Piér di 2013.

Tonight’s card isn’t without its other storylines though. A pasangan gelut undercard signifikan are taking place under some controversy, salaku flyweight John Lineker datang dina kaleuwihan beurat for gelut ngalawan Ian McCall, nu diperkirakeun nangtukeun no saterusna. 1 contender ka judul flyweight. Dina acara ko-utama, Kelvin Gastelum datang dina 9 Pon kitu kaleuwihan beurat for gelut ngalawan Tyron Woodley, nu cara 30 percent of Gastelum’s fight purse actually goes to Woodley. Omongan ngeunaan ngahina ka tatu.

Tangtosna, aya sok kartu liar jeung Diaz teuing. Manéhna muterkeun ku aturan sorangan, sanggeus no-némbongkeun workouts kabuka saméméhna saminggu. Will he actually show up to the cage for tonight’s main event? Tetep ditempo, sanajan loba dulur nyangka PANGERAN bakal.

Janten, sanggeus ceuk sagala rupa nu, nu ngalakukeun Jigana ngéléhkeun peuting?

Miesha "Cupcake" Tate (15-5) vs. Tara McMann (8-1) (Women’s bantamweight – 135 lbs.)

Ieu sabenerna kajadian utama kartu awal dina Fox Olahraga 1. Tate requested to compete on this portion kartu eta kartu bayar-per-pintonan, taking a page from Urijah Faber’s playbook. Tate is also eager for a third fight with Ronda Rousey for the women’s bantamweight title. Both of these women suffered Rousey’s wrath, utamana McMann, anu demolished ku Rousey di ngeunaan menit taun ka tukang.

McMann nyaeta pegulat murni jeung saeutik pisan lain jeung repertoire nya, sedengkeun Tate diwangun dina kaahlian gulat nya diadegkeun pikeun jadi hiji striker éféktif. I think she will stuff McMann’s attempts to take this fight to the mat and use her vastly superior striking skills to keep McMann befuddled en route to a dominant victory.

Jelema nu meunang: Tate ku kaputusan unanimous

Yordania "ngora Gun" kadek (29-9) vs. Thiago "Pitbull" Alves (25-9) (Welterweight - 170 lbs.)

Alves geus alternated ngéléhkeun jeung karugian dina genep gelut tukang-Na, bari kadek rides kira meunang tilas dua fight. Alves sok bahaya bareng nya Muay Thailand jeung keuna, bari kadek landed hiji meunangna kahiji-buleud TKO di fight panungtungan-Na. Ieu kudu jadi perang stand-up seru jeung ayakeun guy daék méré inci. Jigana Alves nyaéta bajoang leuwih bahaya dieu, jeung bakal darat hiji shot nu sae pikeun sambel kadek konyol.

Jelema nu meunang: Alves ku buleud TKO kadua

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

Leites asalna kana ieu tarung dina roll hiji, sanggeus meunang tujuh gelut tukang-Na, jeung dua panungtung datang ku cara TKO. Boetsch geus alternated ngéléhkeun jeung karugian dina opat gelut tukang-Na, kaasup meunangna TKO di fight panungtungan ngalawan Brad Tavares.

Boetsch nyaeta slow, plodding bruiser paling dipikawanoh pikeun derailing nu Hector Lombard hype kareta sabot mimiti dijieun perdana UFC-Na. Leites nyaeta parigel, bajoang bahaya nu can rengse Anjeun sareng leungeun kasebut ku kintunan. I think Leites will avoid Boetsch’s power and wait for Boetsch to make a mistake, mana Leits bakal capitalize.

Jelema nu meunang: Leites ku kintunan babak katilu

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

You know what you’re getting with a Joe Lauzon fight. You’re going to see an exciting, Peta nu dipak bout nu paling dipikaresep bakal ditungtungan ku manéhna tumerapna dina kintunan slick atawa, dina kasus fight ngalawan jim Gedang, nalangsara hiji potong gnarly nu bakal ngajamin perang getih.

Iaquinta geus dina roll saprak nya waktu dina Nu pamungkas PACARAN Live, sanggeus ngan leungit sakali dina genep gelut tukang-Na. A win ngalawan Lauzon bakal jadi bulu nyata di cap sarta bisa jadi propel manéhna kana judul contendership sawala. Tapi Lauzon mangrupa salah sahiji anu pangalusna kaluman spesialis dina UFC, sarta ngarasa aya nu Samaun parigel geus kaluman sejen nepi leungeun baju-Na.

Jelema nu meunang: Lauzon ku buleud kaluman kadua

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

Sakumaha didadarkeun di luhur, Gastelum ditimbang di 9 pon kitu sora pikeun ieu tarung jeung bakal forfeit 30 persén dompet-Na langsung ka Woodley. It was reported that Gastelum spent time in the hospital ngarah nepi ka ieu tarung, nu nyumbang ka manéhna datang dina kaleuwihan beurat.

Woodley bakal ambek dina ieu tarung, jeung rightly jadi. It’s not fair that his opponent will have a weight advantage due to his own failure to do what he was supposed to do. Méré kiridit Woodley pikeun wanting pikeun tetep tarung lamun geus tangtu sampurna bisa kaharti ka nunda eta.

Woodley bakal nyalurkeun ngamuk-Na jadi blitzkrieg tina ngalanggar di Gastelum, jeung lethargic jeung meureun kénéh-luka Gastelum bakal teu boga response.

Jelema nu meunang: Woodley ku buleud TKO kadua

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

Ieu salah sahiji sababaraha kajadian utama nu geus ngalawan fans buzzing di 2015. Many didn’t think Silva would ever walk again after his leg injury against Weidman, sumawona datang deui ka UFC tarung. Gaya matchup tina Diaz wanting ka nyorong Pace nu, get in his opponent’s face and sucker him into trading blows against Silva’s unrivaled elusiveness will be interesting to watch.

Diaz said he wouldn’t trash talk Silva during this fight out of respect. But if Silva keeps bobbing and weaving and dodging Diaz’s punches, we’ll see how long Diaz commits to that. I think we’ll see vintage Silva in this fight, nyieun Diaz kasampak konyol di sababaraha spot bari badarat panarajangan well-timed nu bakal ngalieurkeun jeung ngagagalkeun Diaz, nu bakal ngidinan Silva ka darat komo leuwih.

Diaz nyaéta teuing tangguh nepi ka rengse, tapi ieu tarung bakal nembongkeun yen Silva masih ngabogaan eta sarta mangrupa bajoang vastly punjul.

Jelema nu meunang: Silva by unanimous decision

Chris Huntemann nu nyerat ngeunaan seni bela diri dicampurkeun dina kaayaan Maryland. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, jeung World Series tempur. Pariksa-Na blog, atawa nuturkeun manéhna dina Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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UFC ngalawan peuting: 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 ngalawan peuting: Swédia, 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.

Jelema nu meunang: 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.

Jelema nu meunang: Bader by unanimous decision

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

Jelema nu meunang: 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.

Jelema nu meunang: Gustafsson by unanimous decision

Chris Huntemann nu nyerat ngeunaan seni bela diri dicampurkeun dina kaayaan Maryland. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, jeung World Series tempur. Pariksa-Na blog, atawa nuturkeun manéhna dina Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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Dicampurkeun seni bela diri hiji hal lucu. Sababaraha jelema anu berlaga di jerona bisa jadi béntang instan sanggeus hiji fight. Sadaya maranéhanana kudu hiji kasempetan pikeun mintonkeun naon bisa maranehna ngalakukeun. Pikeun Maryland MMA nu bajoang Ron “Choirboy” Stallings, kasempetan nu bisa datang, Minggu peuting di ngalawan kartu peuting UFC di Boston.

Stallings, nu kareta jeung Tim Lloyd Irvin di Camp cinyusu, Md., sapuk ka lengkah dina bewara hiji minggu pikeun nyanghareupan Uriah Aula dina kartu Minggu peuting urang. Aula nyaeta Samaun musim 18 ti “Nu pamungkas PACARAN” sarta masih kawentar keur sorot knockouts reel, utamana nu kieu.

Stallings mawa rékaman 12-6 kana perang-Na jeung Aula jeung bouts di sababaraha organisasi régional, jeung dina Strikeforce sacara runtuyan nu nangtang dina beubeur-Na. Manéhna nyaéta, kumaha oge, datang off rugi kaputusan unanimous for gelut-Na dina Minggu peuting. Tapi, lamun UFC asalna nelepon jeung hiji kasempetan, henteu masalah lamun geus meunang atawa leungit fight terakhir. Anjeun mangpaatkeun pinuh ku eta.

Langkung ti hiji toko nu média disebutkeun Stallings stepping ka nyanghareupan Aula, kaasup MMA tarung jeung Fox Olahraga. Kuring nepi ka kaluar ka Stallings pribadi lamun ningali manéhna bisa nyumbangkeun sababaraha pikiran dina penampilan UFC kahijina. Lamun kuring meunang respon hiji, Abdi gé nyalabarkeunana ka blog ieu.

Apdet: Stallings dibagi sababaraha pikiran jeung kuring via Twitter Jumaah peuting liwat salah sahiji teammates-Na, anu nanganan akun sosial média-Na.

“Pangalaman geus gede jadi jauh jeung UFC geus diperlakukeun kuring kacida alusna,” Stallings ceuk. Stallings’ palatih, Master Lloyd Irvin, diajar nu lawan Aula sacara saméméhna turun kaluar jeung ngahubungi mamat Punch Hiburan, nu facilitated Stallings stepping ka nyanghareupan Aula.

“Kasempetan ieu bener impian datang bener keur kuring, tim mah jeung kulawarga mah. Nyaan kasampak maju ka pajoang dina Minggu,” Stallings ceuk.