UFC 130 Preview
Sabtu, 28 Mei 2011 by Android Blackberry
It is a significant holiday weekend so we get a large vacation UFC card. Right after a couple injuries destroyed our large vacation headlining fight (Edgar - Maynard III), we’re left with movie star and former title holder Rampage Jackson attempting to sell the show. Should you can accept that, there is a quite superior card to watch.
Rampage Jackson (31-8, 6-2 UFC) vs. Matt Hamill (10-2, 9-2 UFC)
Rampage hasn’t fought due to the fact November, which inside the grand scheme of points isn’t that lengthy ago. Rampage lost to Rashad Evans a year ago and Rashad is nonetheless waiting for his fight. Hamill hasn’t fought due to the fact winning a choice over Tito Ortiz in October. Hamill remains one of these raw fighters who can take a beating. Can he beat Rampage? Sure. I’m guessing the program is for Rampage to knock out Hamill as he regularly walks forward like Kick-Puncher.
Frank Mir (14-5, 12-5 UFC) vs. Roy Nelson (15-5, 2-1 UFC)
These guys are pals and businessmen. They’re ready to put it all aside and hit one another and try to submit each other. This can be the sort of point that all fighters ought to appear at and appreciate to ensure that the “I’m not going to fight my teammate” stuff ends. Soon after Nelson took a 15-minute beating from Junior dos Santos he may well have taken the title of most tough fighter within the UFC. Not numerous people today can take that kind of an ass-whooping. I genuinely like both of those guys and I’m not confident who I think will win or who I would like to pull for. Almost certainly Roy Nelson who includes a larger upside (…?) at this point in his profession.
Travis Browne (10-0-1, 1-0-1 UFC) vs. Stefan Struve (21-4, 5-2 UFC)
Stefan Struve is really tall. He’s like a giraffe. A giraffe that often has great fights. His only two loses? Speedy 1st round KO’s at the hands of Roy Nelson and Juior dos Santos. His wins? Two subs, 1 selection and two straight KO wins coming into this fight. Browne was close to losing his final fight, but Dirty Cheick Kongo grabbed his shorts till a point was deducted. This will likely be an excellent test for Browne as it appears like Struve is right up there, but not fairly in the best level. He beats fools he’s supposed to beat
Jorge Santiago (23-8, 1-2 UFC) vs. Brian Stann (10-3, 4-2 UFC)
On Memorial Day weekend, you will need to feature your former Marine. Brian Stann is undefeated considering that moving to middleweight and is coming off a surprising TKO victory over Chris Leben on New Year’s. Santiago spent a number of months inside the UFC back in 2006 when he lost to Leben and Alan Belcher. Since then he’s gone 11-1 and turn out to be the Sengoku middleweight champion. Anticipate many “U-S-A!” chants.
Thiago Alves (18-7, 10-4 UFC) vs. Rick Story (12-3, 5-1 UFC)
This fight was set for the preliminary card, but with Edgar and Maynard going down this 1 got bumped to the main card as well as identified its way into the promotional supplies. This is the toughest fight of Rick Story’s profession, however it also seems like an eternity since Alves as the monster that earned a title shot at UFC 100. Alves hasn’t completed anyone since Matt Hughes in 2008.
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike Television)
Demetrious Johnson vs. Miguel Torres
Tim Boetsch vs. Kendall Grove
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook.com)
Bart Palaszewski vs. Gleison Tibau
Chris Cariaso vs. Michael McDonald
Renan Barao vs. Cole Escovedo
