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混合武術, UFC, 女子MMA

UFC 185: 好戲開場了!

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儘管經歷了今年迄今的終極格鬥錦標賽風暴, 從像喬恩·瓊斯恆星不合格的藥物測試, 安德森席爾瓦和尼克·迪亞茲, 到UFC的改組 184 受傷到中量級冠軍克里斯·魏德曼, 該公司已交付在八角今年迄今. 儘管魏德曼的傷害, UFC 184 仍然是一個了不起的成功歸功於婦女的最輕量級冠軍龍達·魯西另一個統治級表現.

現在UFC 185 在這裡, 與另一疊卡應該再次招待. 此卡是由兩個冠軍戰挂靠, 以回饋歌迷的時候了UFC會定期在報價的成交與FOX快速擴張層疊前戰鬥卡時間顯然是在過飽和的產品.

這裡是誰，我覺得出現勝利這個天賦填卡.

克里斯·“神風”Cariaso (17-6) VS. 亨利“信使”Cejudo (7-0) (飛錘 - 125 磅。)

Cariaso即將關閉提交損失輕量級冠軍狄米崔斯·約翰遜去年夏天. 但平心而論, 每個人都失去約翰遜這些天, 和他接近清理出輕量級師. Cejudo還沒有經歷失敗和享受去年年底一致決定勝利在他的UFC亮相.

Cariaso一直是UFC和世界極Cagefighting (WEC) 老將在過去的五年之前，他的損失約翰遜騎3拼連勝. Cejudo是一個年輕的小狗試圖讓自己的名字在UFC, 但Cariaso會用他的精明老將搭上過於心急戰鬥機的光潔度.

優勝者: Cariaso通過第二輪將軍澳

羅伊“大國”尼爾森 (21-10) VS. 阿利斯泰爾的“雷姆”Overeem (38-14-1) (重量級 - 225 磅。)

我承認了前面，我不是一個大的羅伊·尼爾森風扇. 他是一個有才華的戰士，誰提供了令人興奮的戰鬥，是一個有趣的個性. 但自從他首次亮相在UFC，贏得賽季 10 的“終極戰士,“他宴請像斯特凡·司徒盧威排名較低的權重股, 布倫丹紹布和馬特·米特廖. 但是，當與精英類似的重量級人物了Fabricio Werdum匹配了, 少年多斯桑托斯和丹尼爾·科米爾 (之前，他下降到輕重量級), 尼爾森經常處於劣勢，並毆打.

Overeem也辜負了隨附他跳轉到UFC的炒作. 之後，他拆毀布羅克Lesnar在 2011, 拍攝的標題是針對當時的冠軍少年多斯桑托斯作品. 但戰鬥從來沒有物化由於傷病和Overeem遭受背到後端淘汰賽損失安東尼奧·席爾瓦和特拉維斯·布朗.

自那時以來，已Overeem交替輸贏，但即將關閉司徒盧威的第一輪淘汰賽. 尼爾森被撞倒在他對馬克·亨特的最後一戰, 儘管這尼爾森的通常下巴鐵, 不感到震驚, 鑑於亨特的令人難以置信的沖壓能力.
Overeem可能沒有亨特的力量, 但我認為他會連擊尼爾森一個相當片面決定勝利. 在這個階段，在他的職業生涯, 尼爾森是一個看門人. 但是，“雷姆”並不需要證明自己對像納爾遜爭競.

優勝者: Overeem一致決定

和Johny“比格裡格”亨德里克斯 (16-3) VS. 馬特“不朽”布朗 (21-12) (次中量級 - 170 磅。)

說起打架鬥毆和毆打, 這場鬥爭有年度候選人撲滅所有素質. 亨德里克斯下降的次中量級冠軍羅比勞勒去年，他應該贏得這場戰鬥, 與勞勒複賽是幾乎確定 - 勞勒假設過去得到麥當勞羅裡今年晚些時候.

布朗也失去了勞勒在他的最後一戰，也是一場殘酷毆打的接收端. 亨德里克斯和布朗傾向於只決一雌雄，問後面的問題, 這將導致對於球迷一個有趣的戰鬥. 亨德里克斯似乎已經重申他的承諾，MMA後，他的損失勞勒，他似乎驅動讓他帶回去. 布朗的遊戲，因為他們來了, 但亨德里克斯將被證明是太.

優勝者: 亨德里克斯通過第二輪將軍澳

卡拉“餅乾怪獸”埃斯帕扎 (11-2) VS. 喬安娜Jedrzejczyk (8-0) (女子Strawweight標題 - 115 磅。)

埃斯帕扎贏得“終極戰士”的第一個賽季來提供所有女戰士做了她的首次亮​​相UFC伴隨著一聲巨響, 並在此過程中成為了UFC的第一個婦女strawweight冠軍. 她出軌有效玫瑰Namajunas炒作列車贏得了皮帶, 當一些人在strawweight師配音Namajunas下一龍達·魯西.

Jedrzejczyk出軌喜愛在她自己的權利, 通過密切的決定戰勝備受好評的克勞迪婭Gadelha去年，當許多人認為Gadelha會埃斯帕扎的第一個衛冕. Jedrzejczyk是誰粉碎機在近距離醜陋的鬥爭蓬勃發展. 埃斯帕扎用她的摔跤中和Namajunas“快速進攻驚人, 所以進入與Jedrzejczyk一個醜陋的鬥爭不應該擾埃斯帕扎一位. 埃斯帕扎將採取Jedrzejczyk下來儘早並經常騎她摔跤的決定勝利.

優勝者: 埃斯帕扎一致決定

安東尼的“Showtime”佩蒂斯 (18-2) VS. 拉斐爾Dos Anjos酒店 (23-7) (輕量級冠軍 - 155 磅。)

佩蒂斯一直佔絕對優勢為晚, 不僅贏得來自本森 - 亨德森快速和令人興奮的時尚輕量級冠軍首輪armbar但經常展示他驚人的運動天賦，並用它來快速舉槍自殺了最好的磅磅戰鬥機名單.

但Dos Anjos酒店是不能掉以輕心. 他也完成了亨德森在第一輪，並獲得了冠軍射門被拆解絕對內特·迪亞茲去年年底. 多斯安若斯是艱難的，並會知道佩蒂斯正在尋找一種快速完成. 他不會得到它, 但佩蒂斯'怪異的運動能力將使感覺到它的存在，並最終戰勝Dos Anjos酒店和鞏固佩蒂斯'的情況下，作為有史以來最好的輕量級戰鬥機之一.

優勝者: 佩蒂斯通過第二輪提交

克里斯Huntemann寫的混合武術在馬里蘭州的國家. 他還同意他的想法在UFC, Bellator, 和世界系列的戰鬥. 看看他 博客, 或者按照他的Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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龍達·魯西- The Cleaner

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圖片來源: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

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, 在 14 秒. 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.

當然, 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. 然而, 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? 在我看來, 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.

克里斯Huntemann寫的混合武術在馬里蘭州的國家. 他還同意他的想法在UFC, Bellator, 和世界系列的戰鬥. 看看他 博客, 或者按照他的Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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UFC and PEDs: Where do we go from here?

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圖片來源: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

Usually when I ask that question, 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. 這陣子, I’m talking about something that affects ALL mixed martial artists in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The UFC announced this week that it will implement far stricter, far more comprehensive drug testing in the wake of fighters like 安德森·席爾瓦 和 赫克托隆巴德 failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), 而 Jon Jones 和 Nick Diaz failed tests for cocaine and marijuana, 分別.

Increased drug testing and harsher penalties can only help the UFC, and mixed martial arts in general. But what brought on this increase in failed tests? PEDs have been a part of sports long before MMA fighters started taking them, and they have been a problem in MMA prior to the last month-and-a-half.

But more fighters seem to be getting caught. As in most sports, there is a tremendous amount of pressure to perform in MMA and in the UFC. If you don’t perform, you basically don’t get paid. The increased demand for UFC programming by virtue of its deal with FOX could also be a factor. They went from being on Spike TV – where they only broadcast “The Ultimate Fighter” once a year and two or three live fight cards annually – to practically having two live fight cards a month and airing “The Ultimate Fighter” twice a year on the FOX channels.

The increase in programming means a need of more bodies to fill that programming. It also means that more fighters are training for more fights, which can lead to more injuries. PEDs, in addition to giving you a competitive advantage over your opponent, allow you to recover from injuries more quickly. With the need for more fighters to fill more fight cards, 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. What can we expect once it does? Here are some of the guidelines the UFC presented.

Even UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta admitted during this week’s press conference that things “would get worse before they better” with the new testing. 更多, it remains to be seen how much of this will actually stick once July 1 rolls around. UFC previously considered expanding its drug-testing efforts before but pulled back, citing cost and a previously botched attempt at doing so.

然而, with the rash of high-profile stars like Silva, Jones and Diaz failing tests, cost can’t be considered a hindrance and the UFC must be vigilant. 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.

克里斯Huntemann寫的混合武術在馬里蘭州的國家. 他還同意他的想法在UFC, Bellator, 和世界系列的戰鬥. 看看他 博客, 或者按照他的Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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Dana White and the Women

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圖片來源: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

星期六, 二月. 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. 在合作的主要事件, 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 和 2014, 分別.

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?

克里斯Huntemann寫的混合武術在馬里蘭州的國家. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, 和世界系列的戰鬥. 看看他 博客, 或者按照他的Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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UFC 183: Who will show up?

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has hit it out of the park so far in 2015, with its first two major cards of the year living up to the hype of their main events. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones dominated Daniel Cormier to prove he is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world at UFC 182, and at the UFC’s live card in Boston, 質量。, 一月, Conor McGregor secured a featherweight title shot against José Aldo and wasted no time getting in his next opponent’s face.

Which brings us to UFC 183 今晚, and a main event that is considered a dream matchup by many. Anderson Silva returns to the Octagon after suffering a gruesome leg injury in his last fight against UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in 2013. Nick Diaz also makes his return to the UFC after losing his last fight against former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre in 2013.

Tonight’s card isn’t without its other storylines though. A pair of significant undercard fights are taking place under some controversy, as flyweight John Lineker came in overweight for his fight against Ian McCall, which is expected to determine the next no. 1 contender to the flyweight title. 在合作的主要事件, Kelvin Gastelum came in 9 pounds overweight for his fight against Tyron Woodley, which means 30 percent of Gastelum’s fight purse actually goes to Woodley. Talk about insult to injury.

當然, there is always the wild card with Diaz too. He plays by his own rules, having no-showed the open workouts earlier this week. Will he actually show up to the cage for tonight’s main event? It remains to be seen, though most everyone thinks he will.

所以, having said all that, who do I think wins tonight?

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate (15-5) VS. 薩拉·麥曼 (8-1) (Women’s bantamweight – 135 磅。)

This is actually the main event of the preliminary card on Fox Sports 1. Tate requested to compete on this portion of the card instead of the pay-per-view card, 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, particularly McMann, who was demolished by Rousey in about a minute last year.

McMann is a pure wrestler with very little else to her repertoire, whereas Tate built on her established wrestling skills to become an effective striker. 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.

優勝者: Tate by unanimous decision

Jordan “Young Gun” Mein (29-9) VS. Thiago “Pitbull” Alves (25-9) (次中量級 - 170 磅。)

Alves has alternated wins and losses in his last six fights, while Mein rides a two-fight win streak. Alves is always dangerous with his Muay Thai and striking, while Mein landed a first-round TKO victory in his last fight. This should be an exciting stand-up battle with neither guy willing to give an inch. I think Alves is the more dangerous fighter here, and will land one good shot to knock Mein silly.

優勝者: Alves by second round TKO

Thales Leites (24-4) VS. Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch (18-7) (Middleweight – 185 磅。)

Leites comes into this fight on a roll, having won his last seven fights, with the last two coming by way of TKO. Boetsch has alternated wins and losses in his last four fights, including a TKO victory in his last fight against Brad Tavares.

Boetsch is a slow, plodding bruiser best known for derailing the Hector Lombard hype train when he first made his UFC debut. Leites is a crafty, dangerous fighter who can finish you with his hands or by submission. I think Leites will avoid Boetsch’s power and wait for Boetsch to make a mistake, where Leits will capitalize.

優勝者: Leites by third round submission

Joe Lauzon (24-10) VS. Al “Raging” Iaquinta (10-3-1) (Lightweight – 155 磅。)

You know what you’re getting with a Joe Lauzon fight. You’re going to see an exciting, action packed bout that will most likely end with him locking in a slick submission or, in the case of his fight against Jim Miller, suffering a gnarly cut that will guarantee a blood battle.

Iaquinta has been on a roll since his time on The Ultimate Fighter Live, having only lost once in his last six fights. A win against Lauzon would be a real feather in his cap and might propel him into title contendership discussion. But Lauzon is one of the best submission specialists in the UFC, and I think the crafty veteran has another submission up his sleeve.

優勝者: Lauzon by second round submission

Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley (14-3) VS. Kelvin Gastelum (11-0) (次中量級 - 170 磅。)

As mentioned above, Gastelum weighed in 9 pounds over for this fight and will forfeit 30 percent of his purse directly to Woodley. It was reported that Gastelum spent time in the hospital leading up to this fight, which contributed to him coming in overweight.

Woodley will be angry in this fight, and rightly so. 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. Give Woodley credit for wanting to keep fighting when it would have been perfectly understandable to postpone it.

Woodley will channel his rage into a blitzkrieg of offense at Gastelum, and the lethargic and probably still-injured Gastelum will have no response.

優勝者: Woodley by second round TKO

安德森的“蜘蛛”席爾瓦 (33-6) VS. Nick Diaz (27-9-1) (Middleweight – 185 磅。)

This is one of the several main events that have fight fans buzzing in 2015. Many didn’t think Silva would ever walk again after his leg injury against Weidman, let alone come back to the UFC to fight. The matchup style of Diaz wanting to push the pace, 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, making Diaz look silly in some spots while landing well-timed strikes that will confuse and frustrate Diaz, which will allow Silva to land even more.

Diaz is too tough to finish, but this fight will show that Silva still has it and is the vastly superior fighter.

優勝者: Silva by unanimous decision

克里斯Huntemann寫的混合武術在馬里蘭州的國家. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, 和世界系列的戰鬥. 看看他 博客, 或者按照他的Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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UFC搏擊之夜: The Swedish Are Coming!

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圖片來源: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting
圖片來源: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

In a land once popularized in a Tom Green (remember him?) 歌曲 – “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搏擊之夜: 瑞典, 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. 山姆西西里 (13-5) (Featherweight – 145 磅。)

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.

優勝者: Sicilia by second-round TKO

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

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.

優勝者: Bader by unanimous decision

Dan “Hendo” Henderson (30-12) VS. Gegard Mousasi (35-5-2) (Middleweight – 185 磅。)

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.

優勝者: Mousasi by third-round submission

Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson (16-2) VS. 安東尼“隆隆聲”約翰遜 (18-4) (Light Heavyweight – 205 磅。)

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 配對. 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.

優勝者: Gustafsson by unanimous decision

克里斯Huntemann寫的混合武術在馬里蘭州的國家. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, 和世界系列的戰鬥. 看看他 博客, 或者按照他的Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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混合武術是一件有趣的事情. 後一拼一些人誰在它競爭可以成為即時星. 他們需要一個機會，讓他們可以做什麼. 馬里蘭州MMA鬥士羅恩 “唱詩班” 斯託林斯, 這樣的機會可能來了週日晚上在波士頓UFC的拳擊之夜卡.

斯託林斯, 誰與勞埃德隊在歐文營溫泉列車, MD。, 同意加強在一個星期的通知，面對烏利亞廳週日晚上的卡. 大廳是賽季的老將 18 的 “終極戰士” 而著稱集錦擊倒, 尤其是這一個.

斯託林斯攜帶的記錄 12-6 進入他的戰鬥與霍爾在多個區域組織和鋒線的挑戰者系列在他的皮帶較量. 他是, 然而, 度過了一個一致決定損失他的戰鬥在週日晚上. 但, 當UFC配備了一個機會呼籲, 沒關係，如果你已經贏了還是輸你最後一戰. 您充分利用它.

多個媒體提到斯託林斯加強在面對大廳, 含 MMA格鬥 和 FOX體育. 我伸手斯託林斯親自看他是否能在他的第一次UFC亮相貢獻的一些想法. 如果我得到一個回應, 我將它們發布到這個博客.

UPDATE: 斯託林斯通過他的一個隊友分享一些想法與我通過Twitter週五晚, 誰是處理他的社交媒體帳戶.

“經驗已經很大，到目前為止並在UFC已經對我非常好,” 斯託林斯說. 斯託林斯’ 教練, 主勞埃德歐文, 據悉，霍爾先前的對手退學，聯繫吸盤沖床娛樂, 誰推動斯託林斯加強在面對大廳.

“這種機會真的是夢想成真我, 我的團隊和我的家人. 我真的很期待在週日的戰鬥,” 斯託林斯說.