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Breaking Down the UFC 207 IKhadi Main: Preview and Predictions
By: Rich Bergeron
UFC 207 marks the long-awaited return of “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (12-1) to an Octagon she once dominated as the women’s bantamweight champion. The title taken from Rousey in dramatic fashion by Holly Holm is now around the capable waist of Amanda Nunes (13-4). Rousey will have a chance to rip it off and put it back around her own hips on December 30th.
Rousey’s been out of the cage for over a year, and she already confirmed recently that her career in mixed martial arts is coming to a close. Nunes is young, hungry and intimidating as the underdog (+150) looking to hold on to her belt against the legendary Judoka and MMA juggernaut. Rousey comes in as the favorite at -185.
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There are more questions than answers going into this blockbuster event. Will Rousey shake off the ring rust and return to glory? Is she already one step toward retirement? Can Nunes quiet her doubters and continue to degrade the legacy of the first ever UFC women’s bantamweight champion? Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani, the first round will be crucial. Both women will be looking to make it a quick night.
Ukubikezela: Rousey comes back with a vengeance and displays much improved striking and kick defense. Nunes battles hard and represents the best Brazil has to offer, but Ronda has too much to lose. She may not have a perfect record to protect anymore, but she does have a perfect reason to win this fight. She also needs to establish her alpha status to shut her own critics up and prove she is back to reclaim her title. Rousey wins by knockout early in the second round.
Another UFC bantamweight title is on the line in the co-main event. Dominic Cruz (22-1) gives Cody Garbrandt (10-0) a crack at the belt in what could be a true slugfest. Though Cody never lost a fight and knocked out nine of his ten career opponents at the professional level, Dominic Cruz (-225) is rolling along on a 13-fight win streak that dates back to March of 2008. Garbrandt (+175) does represent a proverbial “puncher’s chance” lapha, noma. He’s won his last three bouts by TKO or knockout. All of them ended thank’s to Cody’s lighting fast punching power.
Ukubikezela: Considering that Cruz is a tactical, defensive fighter, he will thrive as the fight gets into the deeper rounds. Garbrandt cannot win without a first round knockout as the experience and raw talent Cruz brings to the cage is unique and dynamic. He makes adjustments like no other fighter and uses body and head movement that seems to confound every opponent he’s faced in recent years. Cody will have to catch “The Dominator” to connect with him, and he’ll have just one round to do it. Cruz wins by late round TKO or Unanimous Decision.
A heavyweight clash between Fabricio Werdum (21-6-1) and Cain Velasquez (14-2) is also featured at UFC 207. The fight is a rematch of a UFC 188 war between the two goliaths, which ended with Werdum winning the championship bout by third-round submission (Guillotine choke).
Lesi sikhathi emhlabeni, Velasquez is the favored fighter (-210) while Werdum is a +170 underdog. This is another brawler vs. tactician match-up, and it could go either way. Werdum showed a weak chin against Stipe Miocic, and Cain will be looking for every opportunity to check it.
Ukubikezela: Velasquez dispatches Werdum inside of two rounds. Cain’s striking is superior to Werdum, and he will not make the mistake of letting Werdum take the fight to the ground this time. Velasquez by KO.
Neil Magny (18-5) and Johny Hendricks (17-5) come into the cage for UFC 207 as two of the best welterweights in the league. Both are experiencing some ups and downs in sport lately, noma. Magny had a three fight win streak stopped by Lorenz Larkin in his last bout while Hendricks lost three out of his last four fights. Hendricks is a far cry from his former self and a long way from his championship days. Stephen Thompson wiped the mat with Hendricks en route to a brutal TKO before Kelvin Gastelum stepped into the cage across from the former champ and took home a unanimous decision after three hard fought rounds.
Ukubikezela: Magny is the more durable and dynamic fighter, and Hendricks can’t get close enough to land his best power shots. Magny will stop Hendricks’ advances, deny his takedown attempts and submit or stop the former champ before the final bell. Magny by third-round TKO.
Leading off the main card is another fight involving a former champion. T.J. Dillashaw (13-3) battles journeyman John “Hands of Stone” Lineker (29-7) in a bantamweight fight bound to be a future classic. Lineker brings an intensity, power and accuracy that is simply astonishing to witness. Dillashaw moves around the cage like an Irish stepdancer, dodging attacks like a Mexican bullfighter. Lineker showed in his last bout with John Dodson that he can be a crafty, technical fighter as well.
Ukubikezela: What T.J. lacks is Lineker’s strength: POWER. Lineker will learn to find his range in the second round and start to penetrate Dillashaw’s unorthodox defense. Midway through the third round he will catch T.J. backing up and end the fight on the feet with a brutal series of punches, kicks, knees and elbows against the cage. Lineker by third-round TKO.
FNU Combat Sports Show: CM Punk’s Debut, I-UFC Fight Night Recap, Brrok vs. Golovkin Preview
Tom, Tony and Rich discuss the week in Combat Sports, focusing on the recent UFC Fight Night in Hamburg, Germany, the UFC debut of Phil Brooks (A.K.A. CM Punk) and the upcoming battle between Kell Brook and Gennady Golovkin.
M-1 Challenge 59: Battle of Nomads 5 Ezenye: Kharitonov uyama Garner round 1
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Yilwa Network Presents M-1 Challenge 59, RFA 27 PHILA lokhu Friday, July 3
TORONTO (July 2, 2015) — Fight Network, UNdunankulu wezwe 24/7 isiteshi sethelevishini abazinikezele ukuqedela izindaba combat yezemidlalo, presents pair of kuqhume exubile karate izenzakalo lokhu Friday, July 3, isiqala at 11:30 a.m. KANYE kanye M-1 Challenge 59: Battle of Nomads 5 kusukela Astana, Kazakhstan. Kamuva, at 10 p.m. KANYE, Uvuko Ukulwa Alliance iphindela emini nge RFA 27: Murphy vs. Brock kusukela CenturyLink Arena e Boise, Idaho.
Yilwa ukusakaza Network bukhoma of M-1 Challenge 59 ngeke baveze on TV Cablevision sika Optimum, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the iU.S., lonke in Canada, Amadivaysi Roku yonkana North America, futhi omhlaba in phezu 30 amazwe yonkana Europe, Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi. Khonamanjalo, RFA 27 kuyobe baveze eCanada futhi omhlaba on Fight Network, kanti U.S ezifuywayo. ukusakaza Akazikhukhumezi on AXS TV.
In the Challenge M-1 59 Umcimbi main, Sergei “The ilungu lamasotsha aqeqeshelwe ukugxuma emabhanoyini” Kharitonov (22-5) futhi Kenny “Deuce” Garner (16-8) ukuhlangabezana in a Kulindeleke kakhulu sosondonzima superfight rematch. Kwezinye iziqubu afakiwe, LasePoland Michal Wiencek (5-2) Ubhekene Ukraine Shaukat Rakhmonov (3-0) in a iziqubu welterweight, UFC nomakadebona Luigi Fioravanti (25-13) ibheka esandleni waseRussia Sergey kovalev (5-0) angelasici yakhe yokuqala pro e middleweight action, WaseNgilandi Andy Young (6-6) ihlangana Ukraine Sergey Morozov(3-0) in a matchup bantamweight, plus baseSpain David Trallero (2-3) futhi Daniel Taber (18-7-3) zishayisane Zaur Gadzhibabayev (3-1) futhi Rashid Dagaev (2-1), ngokulandelana.
Esimweni main of RFA 27, the isiqephu kuzwelonke MMA Isenzakalo sokuqala ukuba isimo Idaho, ekuphumeni ithemba and fan intandokazi Joe Murphy (8-2) uphindela nobuso nomakadebona agubhayo Jesse Brock (20-8), ngubani omunye kufezeke kakhulu MMA fighters ukubiza Idaho ekhaya. Lo mcimbi co-main izoba ezimbili ethembisayo flyweight amathemba mdlalo lapho Idaho uqobo Izigqila Czar (11-4) ulwa Jeremy Horn protégé Nick Burgos (9-3). Kwezinye action, UJan Jorgensen (7-1) Ufaka phansi JR Lugo (7-1) in action wesibhakela, featherweights Daniel swain (12-4-1) futhi Scott Thometz (7-4) ezibekwa nobuso off, Miles Hunsinger (4-0) ubeka irekhodi kwakhe okuphelele phezu line ngokumelene Austin Miller (3-1) e welterweight action, okuningi Darrell Flores (5-4) liba Stephen Martinez (10-3) in a enyakazayo engasindi.
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Sergei Kharitonov: “Ngikhathazekile fighter kuphela Russian owabahlula Fabricio Werdum”
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Alistair Overeem guest ekhethekile M-1 Challenge 59: Battle of Narts 5
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Sergei Kharitonov vs. Kenny Garner Isiqophi Review & Preview of rematch
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Sergei Kharitonov-Kenny Garner rematch To kusihloko M-1 Challenge 59 Plus, Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Michal Wiencek & Luigi Fioravanti vs.. Sergey Kovalev July 3 e Astana, Kazakhstan
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 18, 2015) – The kakhulu ngabomvu SuperFight Heavyweight rematch phakathi Sergei “The ilungu lamasotsha aqeqeshelwe ukugxuma emabhanoyini” Kharitonov futhi Kenny “Deuce” Garner will headline the July 3rd M-1 Challenge 59: Battle of Nomads 5 e Astana, Kazakhstan.
The 6′ 4″, 260-iphawundi Kharitonov (22-5-0, 12 KO / TKO, 9 SUB), ukulwa out of Moscow, kwaba inkanyezi Strikeforce United States-based, kanye nezinhlangano Japanese MMA Dream futhi KUBAMBA Ukulwa Championships. Izisulu zakhe ziye zazihlanganisa ebusa UFC iqhawe sosondonzima Fabricio Werdum,wangaphambilini UFC Champions Andrei Arlovski futhi Alistar Overeem, kanye ne Pedro Rizzo,phakathi abavelele more.
Garner, ukulwa out of Port St. Lucie, Florida, yawina taselwandle M-1 Challenge wesikhashana ubuqhawe sosondonzima Oct. 14, 2011 atM-1 Challenge: 27, ngendlela okwesihlanu-round ukuzithoba (Iziteleka) ngokumelene Maxim grishin. Garner bavikela ngempumelelo isicoco sakhe June 21, 2012 at M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo, nini Guram Gugenishvili wayengasakwazi ukuqhubeka nokulwa in the round lwesithathu ngemva nokuhlupheka kulandela ukulimala. Garner kwaba indawo abalimele Satoshi Ishii lokhu esidlule November 25 ngokumelene Kharitonov in Beijing. Ezintabeni ezimangelengele American owayebusa sesivula imbobo eyindilinga, ngisho ukuzama ukuba athumele Russian ezinzima, ngubani asimama in the nxazonke yesibili ngokugcina mpi a mode ukuma-up. Le mpi wamiswa ngo round sesithathu Kharitonov ngazimemezela winner ngenxa ukukhathazeka sokuphepha Garner, abahlukunyezwa ukusikeka engathi sína nezinye umonakalo ubuso bakhe futhi ikhanda.
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Othembisayo Kazakh welterweight ithemba Shaukat Rakhmonov (2-0-0, 1 KO / TKO, 1 SUB) ngeke luboniswe lakubo ngokumelene nembangi Polish Michal Wiencek (5-2-0, 2 SUB).
The Rakhmonov oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala kwaba 2013 WMMAA welterweight Champions, ngaphezu akhombise honours phezulu Championships Asian and Kazakhstan. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe amateur olungiselwe M-1 Challenge mncintiswano, lapho yena Ezingakanqotshwa ukulwa ezimbili, kuhlanganise wakhe wokugcina lokuqala round Knockout of Bartosz Chyreklokhu May esidlule 2nd at M-1 Challenge 57.
Wiencek, 21, waba winner at the berserkers Grand Prix. In fight yakhe yokugcina April 10 at M-1 Challenge 56, wathola yakhe M-1 Challenge DEBUT in fashion umxhwele, kungaminyezeliRustam Gadzhiev in the round wesithathu (bheka isithombe ilungelo).
Another interesting match has been announced as popular American middleweight Luigi “The Tank Italian” Fioravanti liba Russian Ezingakanqotshwa Sergey kovalev.
Fiorvanti (abatelekile ngakwesokunene kulesi sithombe) siyeza off ukulahlekelwa isinqumo lesi esidlule February 21 to Nodar Kudukhashvili at M-1 Challenge 55.The Italian-American wajoyina U.S. Marines emva kokuphothula esikoleni esiphakeme. Waqala ukuqeqeshwa Kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu eCalifornia Iraq ngenkathi isebenza bamasosha. Fioravanti lisiphatheleni lwesibili-degree black ibhande Pancrase Pankration. Kovalev (5-0-0, 2 KO / TKO, 2 SUB) bekulokhu out of action iminyaka engaphezu kwamakhulu amabili ngenxa yokulimala. Impi wakhe wokugcina kwaba Ephreli 9, 2013 e yakhe M-1 Challenge DEBUT, lapho yena ayiminyanisa Gregory Babine zizithoba
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho. Ukulwa engeziwe ukuba maduze wamemezela.
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