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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.

Pobjednik: 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.

Pobjednik: Overeem by unanimous decision

Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks (16-3) vs. Matt “The Immortal” Brown (21-12) (Poluteška kategorija - 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.

Pobjednik: 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.

Pobjednik: 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.

Pobjednik: Pettis by second-round submission

Chris Huntemann piše o mješovitim borilačkim vještinama u državi Maryland. On također dijeli svoje misli na UFC-, Bellator, i World Series of Fighting. Provjerite svoje blog, ili ga pratiti na Twitteru: mmamaryland.

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Bellator MMA nastavlja rasti žensku pero igrači s Robertom “Crusher” Paim, Alexis “Sneaky Zebra” Dufresne i Iona Razafiarison

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SANTA MONICA, Kalif. (Ožujak 12, 2015) – Bellator MMA ostaje predana razvoju vrhu ženske pero podjelu u mješovitim borilačkim vještinama, i najnoviji dodaci tvrtke igrači su Roberta “Crusher” Paim (4-0), Alexis “Sneaky Zebra” Dufresne (5-2) a Iona Razafiarison (2-0).

 

Datumi Debi i protivnici će biti objavljeni za sve tri boraca u bliskoj budućnosti.

Paim, Dufresne i Razafiarison Pridružite Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe (5-4), Julia “Jewell” Korist (7-2),Marloes “Rumina” Coenen (22-6), Božikovina “Lil medvjed” Lawson (0-1) a Talita “Treći” Orah (6-0) na Bellator MMA ženske pero spisak.

“Ponosni smo što će donijeti ova tri talentirane sportaše na naše ženske pero podjele,” rekao Bellator predsjednik Scott Coker. “Vidim nekoliko potencijalnih matchups koje bi za neke velike borbe. Mi ćemo nastaviti graditi i podršku premijeru žensku pero podjelu u MMA.”

Rodom iz Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 5-noga-6 Paim je neporažena kroz prva četiri natjecanja u svojoj profesionalnoj karijeri. Dok udobno u podnesku igri, Snažan Paim je korišten jak upečatljiv igru ​​do kraja borbe, kao. Borba isključivo u svojoj rodnoj zemlji do sada, Paim još naći jedan protivnik u stanju trajne prošlosti okrugli otvor, kao što je poduzela dom prve runde u svakom od njezinih nastupa do danas.

24-year-old Dufresne je Team Quest borac i pet puta Međunarodni Brazilski Jiu-Jitsu Savez svjetski prvak. Dufresne okrenuo svoju pozornost na mješoviti borilačke vještine u 2012 i pogodio s pet pobjeda u nizu za početak karijere – Sve pet rezultati dolaze u početku i prosjeku nešto manje 77 sekundi u dužini. U novije vrijeme, Dufresne pao par teško borio odluke, a što je trčanje na 135 kilograma, ali sada se vraća u svoju prirodnu više težine klasi 145 funti za nju Bellator MMA debi.

Razafiarison je francuski izvoz koji je urezana pobjede u svom prvom dvije profesionalnih natjecanja. 30-year-old Razafiarison, grappling stručnjak koji je trenirao u kampovima diljem svijeta, borio nedavno u siječnju, kada je zaradio pobjedu nad odluku Sandra Ameziane. U svom profesionalnom debiju, Razafiarison zabio u prvom krugu podnošenje.

 

O Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA je vodeći Mixed Martial Arts organizacije sadrži mnoge od najboljih boraca u svijetu. Pod vodstvom veterana borbe promotorske Scott Coker, Bellator je dostupna na gotovo 400 milijuna domova širom svijeta u preko 120 Zemlje. U Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama, Bellator se može vidjeti na Spike TV-u, MMA televizija lider. Bellator MMA sastoji se od izvršnog tima koji uključuje top profesionalci u televizijskoj produkciji, live događaj orkestracija, Razvoj borac / odnosi, mjesto nabave, Stvaranje sponzorstvo / razvoj, Međunarodna licenciranje, marketing, oglašavanje, publicitet i provizija odnosi. Bellator je sa sjedištem u Santa Monici, California i vlasništvu zabava div Viacom, dom svjetskih premijera zabavnih brandova koji povezuju s publikom kroz zanimljiv sadržaj preko televizije, film, online i mobilne platforme.

 

O Spike TV:

Spike TV dostupan je 98.7 milijuna domova i je podjela Viacom Media Networks. Jedinica Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks je jedan od vodećih svjetskih kreatora programa i sadržaja u svim medijima platforme. Spike TV-a Internet adresa www.spike.com i up-to-the-minute i arhivske pritisnite informacija i fotografija, posjetite press stranice Spike TV-a na http://www.spike.com/press. Pratite nas na Twitteru spiketvpr za najnovije razbijanje vijesti, iza-scene informacija i fotografija.
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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: smrt, 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, u 14 sekundi. 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.

Naravno, 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. Međutim, Cyborg attempted a drop to bantamweight last year and abandoned those plans. So I wouldn’t hold my breath on the long-awaited grudge match between Rousey and Cyborg happening anytime soon.

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

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

So where does this leave Rousey? Po mom mišljenju, 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. Iznad toga, if Rousey decided to go out on top and build on her burgeoning film career, I don’t think anyone would hold it against her.

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

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

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

Chris Huntemann piše o mješovitim borilačkim vještinama u državi Maryland. On također dijeli svoje misli na UFC-, Bellator, i World Series of Fighting. Provjerite svoje blog, ili ga pratiti na Twitteru: mmamaryland.

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Maine prvih par Nef MMA kavez

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Randi Beth Knowles and Bruce Boyington

Lewiston, Mejn (Ožujak 5, 2015) - New England Borbe (NEF), Američki broj jedan regionalni borba promocija, vraća na Androscoggin banke Colisée u Lewiston, Maine na Travanj 11, 2015 sa sedamnaestom mješovite borilačke vještine- (MMA) događaj. Borba kartica će sadržavati Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-7) braneći NEF MMA Lagan naslov protiv broj jedan kandidat Jamie Harrison (5-1) U glavnom događaju. Dodatno, Boyington supruga, Randi Beth Knowles (0-0), učinit će joj amaterski MMA debi protiv Alex Walker (0-0) U ženskom 115-pound strawweight podjele. To će biti prvi put da par natjecala zajedno na NEF borba kartice.

 

Knowles je trenutno trenira u svom mužu na Boyington je taekwondo akademije i mladih u MMA u Bangor, Mejn. Redovito na bodybuilding i fitness natjecanja u cijeloj regiji, Knowles nije stranac na obavljanje pred velikim brojem slušatelja. Ona je bila u kavezu strani za mnoge Boyington u posljednjih djeluje, a ona pozdravlja izazov koji će doći kada se nađe na drugoj strani kaveza zida na Travanj 11.

 

“Nakon gledanja tolikih Bruceovim borbe, Nisam mogla biti više uzbuđeni da biste dobili okus onoga što je kao na unutarnjoj strani kaveza,” povikne Knowles. “Uvijek sam volio biti testirani su najteži izazovi moguće. Zahvaljujem NEF za dovođenje žena MMA u Maine, kao i veliko hvala za Portland prehrana Corner, Abbott Insulation Plus, Lewis rabljeni automobil prodaje, Da & Toby za njihovu potporu.”

 

Knowles’ protivnik, Alex Walker, ne treba uzeti olako. Walker vlakovi iz Kaze Dojo u Lancaster, New Hampshire. Ubačaj s out-of-grad za borbu, Walker uživa u ulozi underdog i nada se također igraju ulogu spojler na Travanj 11.

 

“Dolazim iz grada 2,500 ljudi,” rekla je Walker. “Nitko ne očekuje da učinim dobro. Nitko nikada očekuje naš tim se moći družiti s većim dvoranama. Ja volim kad nas ljudi podcjenjuju, to me motivira.”

Nef sljedeći MMA događaj, “NEF XVII,” trebao bi se održati uTravanj 11, 2015 na Androscoggin banke Colisée u Lewiston, Mejn. Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-7) će braniti NEF MMA Lagan naslov protiv broj jedan kandidat Jamie Harrison (5-1). Dodatno, Jarod “Last Minute” Lawton (4-1) zadovoljava Dennis Olson (12-7) u natjecanju velter kategorija. Ulaznice za “NEF XVII” započeti u samo $25 te su na prodaju sada www.TheColisee.com ili pozivom Colisée box office u 207.783.2009 x 525. Za više informacija o događaju i boriti kartica ažuriranja, posjetite web promocije je u www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dodatno, možete gledati video na Nef www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, pratite ih na twitterunefights i pridružite službenu Facebook grupu "New England bori."

 

O New England borbama

 

New England Borbe ("NEF") je borba događaji promocije tvrtke. Nef je misija stvoriti najkvalitetnije događaje za Maine boraca i ljubiteljima. Nef je izvršni tim ima veliko iskustvo u borilačkim sportovima upravljanje, Proizvodnja događaji, Odnosi s medijima, marketing, Pravna i oglašavanje.

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POVIJEST da se travanj 11 S prvom Pro Ženska BORBI u Maineu

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Lewiston, Mejn (Veljača 25, 2015) - New England Borbe (NEF), Američki broj jedan regionalni borba promocija, vraća na Androscoggin banke Colisée u Lewiston, Maine na Travanj 11, 2015 sa sedamnaestom mješovite borilačke vještine- (MMA) događaj. Ranije danas, tvrtka je najavila dodavanje profesionalne borbe ženske slame u borbenu kartu. Kaline “Dark Angel” Medeiros (3-4) je potpisan na licu Calie “Honey Badger” Nožar (3-0) u borbenoj težini od 115 kilograma. To će biti prva profesionalna ženska borba u Maineu otkako je državno zakonodavstvo legaliziralo MMA sport 2009.

 

“To je stvarno tužno da je to uzeti ovo dugo,” rekao NEF suvlasnik i promotor Nick DiSalvo. “Veliki smo obožavatelji ženskog MMA-a u NEF-u. Nekoliko smo puta pokušali sastaviti profesionalne borbe, ali oni su uvijek padali. Napokon će se povijest stvarati Travanj 11 a, jednom, NEF je u prvom planu. Nadamo se da će navijači izaći i podržati ovu borbu, podržati ženski MMA. Ovo je vrlo ponosan trenutak za sve uključene. To je korak u dobrom smjeru za MMA u Maineu.”

 

Ovo nije prvi put da Kaline Medeiros ulazi u povijest u kavezu. U 2013, Medeiros se borio u, i pobijedio, prva ikad ženska MMA borba koja je sudjelovala na Rhode Islandu. Borba protiv Fall River-a, Massachusetts, Medeiros je rodom iz Brazila i od tada trenira MMA 2008. Suočivši se s vrhunskim natjecateljicama od dolaska u profesionalne redove, kao što Invicta FC veterana Peggy Morgan (3-2) i Stephanie Eggink (4-2), koji je ispao u samo sedam sekundi, Medeiros sigurno ima iskustva i pedigre da se na sljedeću razinu u sportu.

 

“To je zadovoljstvo pozvati sve svoje navijače za moj nadolazeći borbe naTravanj 11,” rekao je Medeiros. “NEF me dovodi do prve profesionalne borke koja je zakoračila u kavez, to je čast za mene. Hvala NEF za priznavanje, a ja ne mogu čekati da bi uzbudljivu borbu za fanove.”

Cache Cutler iz Michigana podigla je puno obrva otkako je debitirala u MMA-u 2012. Cutler je skupio impresivnog 7-1 snimiti kao amater prije nego što se okreneš profesionalcu. Sva tri protivnika završila je kao profesionalka, uključujući i drugog kruga podnošenja pobjede nad Nikki Duncan (0-1) prošlog vikenda na borilačkoj kartici u Michiganu. Cutler će nastojati nastaviti svoj neporaženi niz kao profesionalac na svom putu prema velikim ligama sporta kada upozna Kaline Medeiros na Travanj 11 u Lewiston.

Nef sljedeći MMA događaj, “NEF XVII,” trebao bi se održati u Travanj 11, 2015 na Androscoggin banke Colisée u Lewiston, Mejn. Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-7) će braniti NEF MMA Lagan naslov protiv broj jedan kandidat Jamie Harrison (5-1). Dodatno, Jarod “Last Minute” Lawton (4-1) zadovoljava Dennis Olson (12-7) u natjecanju velter kategorija. Ulaznice za “NEF XVII” započeti u samo $25 te su na prodaju sadawww.TheColisee.com ili pozivom Colisée box office u207.783.2009 x 525. Za više informacija o događaju i boriti kartica ažuriranja, posjetite web promocije je u www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dodatno, možete gledati video na Nef www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, pratite ih na twitterunefights i pridružite službenu Facebook grupu "New England bori."

 

O New England borbama

 

New England Borbe ("NEF") je borba događaji promocije tvrtke. Nef je misija stvoriti najkvalitetnije događaje za Maine boraca i ljubiteljima. Nef je izvršni tim ima veliko iskustvo u borilačkim sportovima upravljanje, Proizvodnja događaji, Odnosi s medijima, marketing, Pravna i oglašavanje.

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Dana White i žene

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Photo Credit: Esther Lin / MMA Fighting

Subota, Veljače. 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. U suradnji-glavni događaj, 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 a 2014, odnosno.

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 piše o mješovitim borilačkim vještinama u državi Maryland. Također daje svoja razmišljanja na našoj stranici na UFC-u, Bellator, i World Series of Fighting. Provjerite svoje blog, ili ga pratiti na Twitteru: mmamaryland.

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UFC 183: Tko će se pojaviti?

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Ultimate Fighting Championship do sada ga je izbacilo iz parka 2015, sa svoje prve dvije glavne karte u godini koje ispunjavaju hype njihovih glavnih događaja. Prvak u poluteškoj kategoriji Jon Jones dominirao je Danielom Cormierom kako bi dokazao da je najbolji borac na svijetu za UFC 182, i na UFC-ovoj živoj kartici u Bostonu, Masačusets, u siječnju, Conor McGregor osigurao je udarac u perolakoj kategoriji protiv Joséa Alda i nije gubio vrijeme ulazeći u lice svog sljedećeg protivnika.

Što nas dovodi do UFC-a 183 večeras, i glavni događaj koji mnogi smatraju poklapanjem snova. Anderson Silva vraća se u Octagon nakon što je zadobio jezivu ozljedu noge u svojoj posljednjoj borbi protiv UFC prvaka u srednjoj kategoriji Chrisa Weidmana u 2013. Nick Diaz također se vraća u UFC nakon što je izgubio posljednju borbu protiv bivšeg prvaka u velter kategoriji Georgesa St.. Pierre ušao 2013.

Noćasnja čestitka ipak nije bez ostalih priča. Par značajnih borbi pod kartama odvijaju se pod određenim kontroverzama, kao muhavac John Lineker došao je s prekomjernom težinom zbog borbe protiv Iana McCalla, za koji se očekuje da će odrediti sljedeći br. 1 pretendent na naslov u muhaškoj kategoriji. U suradnji-glavni događaj, Ušao je Kelvin Gastelum 9 kilograma prekomjerne težine za njegovu borbu protiv Tyrona Woodleyja, što znači 30 posto Gastelumove borbene torbice zapravo ide Woodleyu. Govorimo o vrijeđanju ozljede.

Naravno, uvijek postoji i wild card s Diazom. Igra po vlastitim pravilima, nakon što nisu pokazali otvorene treninge ranije ovog tjedna. Hoće li se zapravo pojaviti u kavezu za večerašnji glavni događaj? Ostaje za vidjeti, iako većina svi misle da hoće.

Tako, rekavši sve to, tko mislim da večeras pobjeđuje?

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1) (Ženska najteža kategorija - 135 lbs.)

Ovo je zapravo glavni događaj preliminarne karte na Fox Sportsu 1. Tate je zatražio da se natječe u ovom dijelu kartice umjesto kartice s plaćanjem po prikazu, uzimajući stranicu iz knjige priloga Urije Fabera. Tate je također željan treće borbe s Rondom Rousey za žensku titulu u najtežoj kategoriji. Obje su ove žene pretrpjele Rouseyev bijes, posebno McMann, kojeg je Rousey srušio za otprilike minutu prošle godine.

McMann je čisti hrvač s vrlo malo toga na svom repertoaru, dok se Tate nadovezala na svoje ustaljene hrvačke vještine kako bi postala učinkovit napadač. Mislim da će napuniti McMannove pokušaje da ovu borbu odvedu na strunjaču i upotrijebiti njezine izuzetno superiorne udarne vještine kako bi McManna zbunila na putu do dominantne pobjede.

Pobjednik: Tate jednoglasnom odlukom

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

Alves je u posljednjih šest borbi izmjenjivao pobjede i poraze, dok Mein vozi niz pobjeda u dvije borbe. Alves je uvijek opasan sa svojim muay tajlandskim i markantnim, dok je Mein u svojoj posljednjoj borbi donio pobjedu TKO-a u prvom krugu. Ovo bi trebala biti uzbudljiva stand-up bitka ni sa jednim tipom koji nije voljan dati ni centimetar. Mislim da je Alves ovdje opasniji borac, i naletjet će jednim dobrim udarcem da Mein glupo zakuca.

Pobjednik: Alves do drugog kruga TKO

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

Leites ulazi u ovu borbu na brzinu, pobijedivši svojih posljednjih sedam borbi, s posljednja dva koja dolaze putem TKO-a. Boetsch je u posljednje četiri borbe izmjenjivao pobjede i poraze, uključujući pobjedu TKO-a u njegovoj posljednjoj borbi protiv Brada Tavaresa.

Boetsch je spor, plodirajući bruiser najpoznatiji po iskakanju šina Hector Lombard hype vlaka kad je prvi put debitirao u UFC-u. Leites je lukav, opasni borac koji vas može dovršiti rukama ili podneskom. Mislim da će Leites izbjeći Boetschovu moć i pričekati da Boetsch pogriješi, gdje će Leits pisati velikim slovom.

Pobjednik: Leites predajom u trećem krugu

Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs. Al “bijesan” Iaquinta (10-3-1) (Lagana - 155 lbs.)

Znate što dobivate borbom Joea Lauzona. Vidjet ćete uzbudljivo, akcijski paket koji će najvjerojatnije završiti zaključavanjem u glatkom podnesku ili, u slučaju njegove borbe protiv Jima Millera, pretrpivši grubu posjekotinu koja će jamčiti krvnu bitku.

Iaquinta je bio u pokretu od svog vremena u filmu The Ultimate Fighter Live, izgubivši samo jednom u posljednjih šest borbi. Pobjeda protiv Lauzona bila bi pravo pero u njegovoj kapi i mogla bi ga potaknuti na raspravu o natjecanju za naslov. Ali Lauzon je jedan od najboljih stručnjaka za prijavu u UFC-u, i mislim da lukavi veteran ima još jedan podatak u rukavu.

Pobjednik: Lauzon prijavom u drugi krug

Tyron "Odabrani" Woodley (14-3) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (11-0) (Poluteška kategorija - 170 lbs.)

Kao što je gore navedeno, Gastelum je odvagnuo 9 kilograma za ovu borbu i izgubit će 30 posto svoje torbice izravno Woodleyu. Prijavljeno je da je Gastelum vrijeme provodio u bolnici dovodeći do ove borbe, što je pridonijelo da dođe u predebelu težinu.

Woodley će se ljutiti u ovoj borbi, i to s pravom. Nije fer da će njegov protivnik imati težinsku prednost zbog vlastitog propusta da učini ono što je trebao. Dajte Woodleyu priznanje što se želio nastaviti boriti kad bi bilo posve razumljivo odgoditi ga.

Woodley će svoj bijes kanalizirati u brzi napad na Gastelum, a letargični i vjerojatno još uvijek ozlijeđeni Gastelum neće imati odgovora.

Pobjednik: Woodley u drugom krugu TKO

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

Ovo je jedan od nekoliko glavnih događaja koji bruje među navijačima borbe 2015. Mnogi nisu mislili da će Silva ikada više hodati nakon ozljede noge protiv Weidmana, a kamoli da se vratim u UFC boriti se. Dizajnirani stil koji želi ubrzati ritam, ući u lice njegovog protivnika i usisati ga u trgovanje udarcima protiv Silvine nedostižne neuhvatljivosti bit će zanimljivo gledati.

Diaz je rekao da neće zapadati Silvu tijekom ove borbe iz poštovanja. Ali ako Silva nastavi skakati i tkati i izbjegavati Diazove udarce, vidjet ćemo koliko će se Diaz na to obvezati. Mislim da ćemo u ovoj borbi vidjeti vintage Silvu, čineći da Diaz na nekim mjestima izgleda glupo dok iskrcava pravovremene štrajkove koji će zbuniti i frustrirati Diaza, što će omogućiti Silvi da sleti još više.

Diaz je previše tvrd da bi završio, ali ova će borba pokazati da je Silva još uvijek ima i da je izuzetno nadmoćan borac.

Pobjednik: Silva jednoglasnom odlukom

Chris Huntemann piše o mješovitim borilačkim vještinama u državi Maryland. Također daje svoja razmišljanja na našoj stranici na UFC-u, Bellator, i World Series of Fighting. Provjerite svoje blog, ili ga pratiti na Twitteru: mmamaryland.