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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.

Võitja: 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.

Võitja: 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.

Võitja: 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.

Võitja: 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.

Võitja: Pettis by second-round submission

Chris Huntemann kirjutab segatud võitluskunstide Marylandi osariigis. Ta jagab oma mõtteid UFC, Bellator, ja World Series of Fighting. Kontrollige oma blog, või jälgida teda Twitter: mmamaryland.

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Bellator MMA continues to grow women’s featherweight roster with Roberta “Purustaja” Paim, Alexis “Alatu Zebra” Dufresne ja Iona Razafiarison

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Santa Monica, Californias. (Märts 12, 2015) – Bellator MMA kohustub jätkuvalt arendama top naiste Höyhensarjalainen rajoon segatud võitluskunstide, and the latest additions to the company’s roster include Roberta “Purustaja” Paim (4-0), Alexis “Alatu Zebra” Dufresne (5-2) ja Iona Razafiarison (2-0).

 

Debut kuupäevade ja vastased selguvad kõigi kolme võitlejat lähitulevikus.

Paim, Dufresne ja Razafiarison Liitu Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe (5-4), Julia “Jewell” Kasu (7-2),Marloes “Rumina” Coenen (22-6), Astelpõõsas “Lil Bear” Lawson (0-1) ja Talita “Kolmas” Pähkel (6-0) kohta Bellator MMA naiste Höyhensarjalainen nimekirja.

“Me oleme uhked, et tuua need kolm andekat sportlased meie naiste Höyhensarjalainen jagunemine,” ütles Bellator President Scott Coker. “I see several potential matchups that would make for some great fights. We will continue to build and support the premiere women’s featherweight division in MMA.”

Native of Rio Grande do Sul, Brasiilia, 5-foot-6 Paim on võitmatu olnud läbi esimese nelja võistlused oma karjääri. Kuigi mugav esitamise mängu, võimas Paim on kasutatud tugevat silmatorkav mängu lõppu võitleb, samuti. Võitlus ainult oma kodumaal siiani, Paim veel leida ühe vastase võimeline püsivat viimase avaringis, kui ta on võtnud kodus esimese ringi lõpeb iga tema esinemised tänaseni.

24-aastane Dufresne on Team Quest võitleja ja viie ajal International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation maailmameister. Dufresne pööras tähelepanu segatud võitluskunstide 2012 ja tabas viis võitu järjest alustada oma karjääri – Kõigi viie tulemusi tulevad avaringis ja keskmiselt veidi alla 77 sekundit pikkus. Veel hiljuti, Dufresne langes paari hard-võitles otsuseid tehes töötamises 135 naela, kuid nüüd naaseb oma loomulikum kaal klass 145 naela tema Bellator MMA debüüdi.

Razafiarison on Prantsuse eksport, kes on saetaoline võitudega oma esimese kahe kutsevõistluste. 30-aastane Razafiarison, maadlevad spetsialist, kes on saanud väljaõppe laagrites üle kogu maailma, võitles viimati jaanuaris, kui ta teenis otsuse võita Sandra Ameziane. Oma debüüdi, Razafiarison viskas esimese ringi esitamise.

 

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Ronda Rousey- Cleaner

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Arvestades, et see on maksu hooaja, see on hea aeg meenutada, et on olemas kolm garantiid elu: surm, maksud ja Ronda Rousey taas näitab, miks ta on parim emane võitleja planeedil koos esimese ringi lammutamine tema vastane.

Rousey jõudlust at UFC 184 Eelmisel kuul oli tema parimatest siiani. Ta esitas nõela Kass, üldiselt peetakse Rousey suurim väljakutse, sisse 14 sekundit. Kuigi Rousey soodustas täiesti jube strateegia Zingano, tema virtuoos täitmise viis teiseni arutelu, kellel on, mida ta võtab, et kukutada Rousey. See tõi kaasa ka naeruväärne vestlus, kas Rousey võib võistelda ja võita mees võitlejad UFC on Kääbus sarjalainen jagunemine. Vähem aega kulutada, et absurdne arusaam, et saavutatakse midagi, kuid püüab diskrediteerida suur võitleja Rousey on, parem.

Muidugi, eesnimi, et alati kerkib on Cris "Cyborg" Justino, Invicta FC Höyhensarjalainen meister. Ta peaks langema 135 naela eest võitlema Invicta sel suvel enne liikuma võitlus Rousey. Aga, Cyborg üritanud langust Kääbus sarjalainen eelmisel aastal ja loobus nende plaanide. Nii et ma ei hoia mu hinge on kauaoodatud vimm sobitada Rousey ja Cyborg juhtub igal ajal kiiresti.

Rousey hiljuti avaldanud soovi võidelda Bethe Correia, kes hoobi kaks Rousey on "Neli horsewomen" meeskonnakaaslasi ning on olnud kutsudes Rousey välja ajast. Jessica Eye on ka panustatud oma nõude pealkiri shot, kuid kumbki neist naised kujutavad endast tõelist ohtu Rousey. Ajal UFC 184 on postfight katvus, Daniel Cormier välja mõtte tema kolleeg Miesha Tate saada kolmanda pragu Rousey.

Peale selle, ma arvan trilogies tuleks jätta ainult siis, kui iga võitleja on võidu üle teiste, Ma ei näe põhjust, miks kolmandat korda oleks võlu Tate. Kuigi ta on ainus naine minna kaugemale, kui esimese ringi koos Rousey, Tate on jäänud samaks, nagu võitleja samas Rousey on saanud parema. Kui kaks olid võidelda kolmandat korda, Ma ei näe mingit põhjust arvata, oleks tulemus teistsugune.

Nii et kui see jätta Rousey? Minu arvates, ta on puhastada UFC naiste Kääbus sarjalainen jagunemine. Ei ole kedagi, kes tekitab kindel oht, et tema. Kui Zingano kohandatud tema strateegia ja sai teise tulistas Rousey, ta võib olla võimalus võita. Peale selle, kui Rousey otsustasin minna välja peal ning toetub oma kasvava filmikarjääri, Ma ei usu, et keegi oleks hoidke seda tema vastu.

Rousey on praegu perspektiivis sarnane Anderson Silva run atop UFC on võiduajamine jagunemine. Ta domineerib kõik oma teel, ning välja arvatud tema esimene võitlus Chael Sonnen, pani ta vaevata. Rousey raskeim võitlus kuupäev oli vastu Liz Carmouche, kui ta oli Rousey in taga alasti choke esimeses voorus oma võitlust 2013 enne Rousey oli võimalik põgeneda ning tagada teise käelukku võidu.

Silva valitsemisaeg atop race rajoon lõppes, kui varem tundmatu Chris Weidman tuli mööda ja neil ei olnud hirmu ja võttis võitluses Silva. Ehk see peab juhtuma Rousey. Ta peab leidma vastane, kes saavad otse näo, anna oma armu ja võtta võitlust oma. Needle, mis üritasid at UFC 184, kuid tema overzealousness sattus maksavad oma kallilt.

Kuni Rousey leiab enda Chris Weidman, saame lisada veel ülivõrdes, et paljud, kes juba lisatud naiste Kääbus sarjalainen meister: puhasti. Rousey is fresh out of worthy challengers to her crown, ülesande ta saavutanud puhastamiseks läbi tema jagunemine.

Chris Huntemann kirjutab segatud võitluskunstide Marylandi osariigis. Ta jagab oma mõtteid UFC, Bellator, ja World Series of Fighting. Kontrollige oma blog, või jälgida teda Twitter: mmamaryland.

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Maine esimese paari NEF MMA CAGE

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Randi Beth Knowles and Bruce Boyington

Lewiston, Maine (Märts 5, 2015) - New England võitleb (NEF), Ameerika number üks piirkondliku võitluse edendamine, tagasi Androscoggin Bank Colisee Lewiston, Maine kohta Aprill 11, 2015 koos selle seitsmeteistkümnendat mixed-võitluskunstile (MMA) sündmus. The fight card will feature Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-7) kaitsta NEF MMA Kerge Pealkiri vastu number üks kandidaat Jamie Harrison (5-1) põhiturniiri. Veel, Boyington naise, Randi Beth Knowles (0-0), teeb tema amatöör MMA debüüdi vastu Alex Walker (0-0) in the female 115-pound strawweight division. It will be the first time a couple has competed together on an NEF fight card.

 

Knowles praegu koolitusele tema abikaasale Boyington on Taekwondo Akadeemia ja Youngi MMA Bangor, Maine. A regular at bodybuilding and fitness competitions across the region, Knowles is no stranger to performing before large audiences. She has been cage-side for many of Boyington’s past bouts, ja ta tervitab väljakutse, mis saabub, kui ta leiab end teisel pool puuri seina Aprill 11.

 

“Pärast vaatame nii palju Bruce võitleb, Ma ei saa rohkem põnevil, et saada aimu, mis tunne on sees puuri,” hüüatas Knowles. “Mulle on alati meeldinud testitakse raskeimates väljakutseid võimalik. I thank NEF for bringing women’s MMA to Maine as well as big thank you to Portland Nutrition Corner, Abbott isolatsioon Plus, Lewis Kasutatud autode müük, Jah & Toby toetuse eest.”

 

Knowles’ vastane, Alex Walker, is not to be taken lightly. Walker trains out of the Kaze Dojo in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Coming in from out-of-town for the fight, Walker naudib mängib rolli allajääja ja loodab ka mängida rolli spoiler Aprill 11.

 

“Olen pärit linna 2,500 inimesed,” Said Walker. “Keegi ei arva, et ma teeksin ka. Keegi kunagi ootab meie meeskond saaks riputada suuremate spordisaalid. Mulle meeldib, kui inimesed alahindavad meid, see motiveerib mind.”

NEF järgmiseks MMA üritus, “NEF XVII,” on kavandatud toimumaAprill 11, 2015 kell Androscoggin Bank Colisee Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-7) kaitseb NEF MMA Kerge Pealkiri vastu number üks kandidaat Jamie Harrison (5-1). Veel, Jarod “Viimase hetke” Lawton (4-1) vastab Dennis Olson (12-7) in race võistlus. Piletid “NEF XVII” alustada ainult $25 ja on müügil nüüd www.TheColisee.com või helistades Colisee kassas 207.783.2009 x 525. Lisateavet sündmuse ja võitlus kaardi uuendused, külasta edendamise kodulehel www.NewEnglandFights.com. Veel, saab vaadata NEF videod www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, järgige neid Twitternefights ja liituda ametlik Facebook gruppi "New England võitleb."

 

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New England võitleb ("NEF") on võitlus sündmused tutvustusi ettevõte. NEF missiooniks on luua kvaliteetseid üritusi Maine võitlejad ja fännid. NEF tippjuhtkonna on pikaajaline kogemus Võitlussport juhtimine, ürituste tootmine, suhted meediaga, turundus, õigus- ja reklaam.

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AJALUGU TEHTAVAID aprill 11 First PRO NAISTE võitlema MAINE

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Lewiston, Maine (Veebruar 25, 2015) - New England võitleb (NEF), Ameerika number üks piirkondliku võitluse edendamine, tagasi Androscoggin Bank Colisee Lewiston, Maine kohta Aprill 11, 2015 koos selle seitsmeteistkümnendat mixed-võitluskunstile (MMA) sündmus. Täna, the company announced the addition of a professional female strawweight bout to the fight card. Kaline “Dark Angel” Medeiros (3-4) on sõlminud näkku Calie “Honey Badger” Cutler (3-0) at a fight weight of 115-pounds. It will be the first professional women’s fight in Maine since the state legislature legalized the sport of MMA in 2009.

 

“See on tõesti kurb, et see on võetud selle pika,” ütles NEF kaasomanik ja edendaja Nick DiSalvo. “We’re huge fans of women’s MMA in NEF. We’ve tried numerous times to put pro women’s fights together, but they’ve always fallen through. History will finally be made on Aprill 11 ja, taas, NEF is at the forefront. We hope the fans will come out and support this fight, support women’s MMA. This is a very proud moment for everyone involved. It is a step in the right direction for MMA in Maine.”

 

This will not be the first time Kaline Medeiros has made history in the cage. Sisse 2013, Medeiros Võitlesid, ja võitis, the first-ever women’s MMA bout to be contested in Rhode Island. Fighting out of Fall River, Massachusetts, Medeiros is a native of Brazil and has been training in MMA since 2008. Having faced top female competitors since arriving in the professional ranks, nagu Invicta FC veteranid Peggy Morgan (3-2) ja Stephanie Eggink (4-2), kes ta kukub välja lihtsalt seitse sekundit, Medeiros kindlasti on kogemusi ja pedigree, et saada järgmisele tasemele sport.

 

“See on hea meel kutsuda kõiki oma fänne minu tulemas võitlus kohtaAprill 11,” said Medeiros. “NEF is bringing me to be the first ever professional female fighter stepping in the cage, see on mul au. Tänu NEF tunnustamise, ja ma ei saa oodata, et tuua põnevaid võitlus fännid.”

Michigan’s Calie Cutler has raised a lot of eyebrows since making her MMA debut in 2012. Cutler amassed an impressive 7-1 record as an amateur prior to turning pro. She has finished all three of her opponents as a professional, sealhulgas teise ringi esitamise võitu Nikki Duncan (0-1) last weekend on a fight card in Michigan. Cutler will look to continue her undefeated streak as a professional on her path towards the big leagues of the sport when she meets Kaline Medeiros on Aprill 11 Lewiston.

NEF järgmiseks MMA üritus, “NEF XVII,” on kavandatud toimuma Aprill 11, 2015 kell Androscoggin Bank Colisee Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-7) kaitseb NEF MMA Kerge Pealkiri vastu number üks kandidaat Jamie Harrison (5-1). Veel, Jarod “Viimase hetke” Lawton (4-1) vastab Dennis Olson (12-7) in race võistlus. Piletid “NEF XVII” alustada ainult $25 ja on müügil nüüdwww.TheColisee.com või helistades Colisee kassas207.783.2009 x 525. Lisateavet sündmuse ja võitlus kaardi uuendused, külasta edendamise kodulehel www.NewEnglandFights.com. Veel, saab vaadata NEF videod www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, järgige neid Twitternefights ja liituda ametlik Facebook gruppi "New England võitleb."

 

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New England võitleb ("NEF") on võitlus sündmused tutvustusi ettevõte. NEF missiooniks on luua kvaliteetseid üritusi Maine võitlejad ja fännid. NEF tippjuhtkonna on pikaajaline kogemus Võitlussport juhtimine, ürituste tootmine, suhted meediaga, turundus, õigus- ja reklaam.

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Dana White and the Women

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Photo Credit: Esther Lin / MMA Fighting

Laupäev, Veebruar. 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. In koostöö põhiturniiri, 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 ja 2014, vastavalt.

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 kirjutab segatud võitluskunstide Marylandi osariigis. Samuti annab ta oma mõtteid meie saidile UFC-s, Bellator, ja World Series of Fighting. Kontrollige oma blog, või jälgida teda 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, Mass., jaanuaris, 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 täna õhtul, 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. In koostöö põhiturniiri, 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.

Muidugi, 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.

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

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

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.

Võitja: Tate by unanimous decision

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

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.

Võitja: Alves by second round TKO

Thales Leites (24-4) vs. Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch (18-7) (Keskmine kaal - 185 lbs.)

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.

Võitja: Leites by third round submission

Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs. Al “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, 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.

Võitja: Lauzon by second round submission

Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley (14-3) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (11-0) (Welterweight – 170 lbs.)

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.

Võitja: Woodley by second round TKO

Anderson "Ämblik" Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (27-9-1) (Keskmine kaal - 185 lbs.)

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.

Võitja: Silva by unanimous decision

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