It’s been a crazy busy and exciting year for MMA. Just take a look back of the happenings of the past year, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Chuck Liddel retired, good for him, he’s done a ton for the sport. Was never really a huge fan of him but really respect all his hard work and dedication. It also doesn’t hurt he seems like a totally cool guy, I really don’t know why I never became a superfan. Glad to see he’s moving onto bigger and better things for the sport (I hope).

GSP retains his belt. GSP still didn’t finish, much to his disappointment and ended up putting on a jab clinic over Josh Koscheck showing he truly is a dominant fighter in all aspects. I don’t think that’s really a huge surprise but, after all the hype on The Ultimate Fighter it was nice to finally see it go down.

WEC getting absorbed into the UFC. In a word…AWESOME. I’ve always felt that WEC was a little underrated so UFC buying it up and getting some truly great talent in the lower weight classes is great for fighters and fans alike. Can’t wait to see some of the match ups with Aldo, Faber, Pettis, Henderson, Cruz, the list goes on and on.

Anthony Pettis’ kick heard round the world. The insane, gravity defying kick that would make most wire-fu choreographers flip their shit was performed in a championship match and closed the final WEC event in an almost unbelievable fashion.

What else was huge news? Brock lost the belt to Velasquez after all the adversity he had been through with illness and an insane face pummeling from Carwin in a previous fight. Even the Undertaker had words after the fight. Silva got dominated by Sonnen for an entire fight only to turn it around in the final seconds…later Sonnen gets a ban for PEDs. That was a let-down. Fedor finally lost legitimately…that seemed really big for a few days and then kinda fizzled out. James Toney showed us that boxers can still box but not wrestle, big surprise there, it didn’t help he fought a legend in the sport.

Outside the cage, Roger Huerta white knighted up and beat down out of some asshat that hit a woman. Sadly, I think he lost his last fight though.

I’m sure there are a lot more, but this are some moments that really stuck out in my mind off the top of my head. Hopefully we’ll get off to a great start in 2011 with UFC 125 and it will be another huge year for the sport.

Happy New Year.

Decent night of fights, another main card without a knockout but at least there was one on the under card that got Brian Foster a bonus.

UFC Fight Night 22 $40,000 post-fight bonuses:

Submission of the Night: Cole Miller
Submission of the Night: Charles Oliveira
Knockout of the Night: Brian Foster
Fight of the Night: Jared Hamman and Kyle Kingsbury

Shows what I know about the new lightweight Brazilian on the block, Charles ‘do Bronx’ Oliviera frustrated TUF winner Efrain Escudero on the feet and threatened off his back whenever Escudero actually completed a takedown.

It was a fairly one sided fight thanks to Oliviera’s wild and colorful strikes coupled with sound counterstrike defense. As the fight entered the final frame Efrain was clearly down two rounds, both fighters scored shots below the belt, but the knee that rattled Oliviera seemed to wake him up and put him on the offensive.

Talk about using your environment.

Soon after this takedown and subsequent scramble the young Brazilian jumped into back mount and sunk in standing rear naked choke that Escudero had to try and defend with one arm, since the other was trapped under a leg. A riveting end to a career defining bout for a 20 year old who has 2 submission bonuses with his two octagon victories.

The other spectacular RNC finish of an Ultimate Fighter winner (and my second bad pick of the night) came from Cole Miller who used his range to pepper Ross Pearson keeping the British striker at bay. But it was the second round that had a more confident Miller go toe to toe and stun Pearson with a left hook and sinking in his hooks before he could recover or defend. Miller also picks up his second consecutive SOTN award.

The two fights I did call correctly were odd in that I was surprised to actually see Jim Millers superior striking visibly rattle lightweight juggernaut Gleison Tibau. While Miller was taken down from time to time, he was rarely in danger thanks to his offensive guard that made Tibau retreat back to the stand up portion of the fight rather than deal with fighting off submissions. Miller kept up the pressure and took a unanimous decision win and put himself back in the title picture.

In the bittersweet main event Nate Marquardt made short work of Rousimar Palhares, due to a bizarre lapse in judgment more than anything else. The first few minutes of the opening round had both fighters circling one another pantomiming strikes in fear of a takedown or a counter of one. As the fight eventually got to the ground there was a mad scramble for a limb to either yank, twist or to be defended from such horrors.

Palhares was all over Nate the Great, settled in his guard and quickly went for his signature finish, the heel hook. Too bad for him because as soon as he leaned back, Marquardt yanked his foot from his grip. In this microcosm in time Rousimar went from fight ending checkmate to incredulous disbelief of an opponent being able to escape his clutches.

As the former plantation worker started to protest and accuse his opponent of cheating, Nate Marquardt dropped on him like and overstuffed locker full of UFC middleweight fist. Giving the former king of pancrease his first win since losing to Chael Sonnen earlier this year. A much needed victory was still made sour by the accusation of cheating, from MMA Junkie

“It’s kind of disappointing to have to try and defend yourself over something like that. I’m not a dirty fighter, and I don’t cheat. I don’t grease.”

“I didn’t really know what he was doing, but I saw his hand was kind of pointing toward the ref or something. He took his eyes off me. Once he took his eyes off me, that’s when I jumped in… I guess I was surprised, but at the same time, I was watching him the whole time for an opening. That was it… I was very excited for the win, but that kind of took a little bit of it out of it for me.”

Palhares recognizing the error of his ways issued an apology, also from MMA Junkie

“I’m very sorry for the accusations I made. Nate Marquardt did not cheat in any way, and I’m very sorry to him and his team for my actions in the fight… I congratulate Nate on his win. I learned another lesson for my career in the fight, and I apologize to Nate, his team and the UFC for any issues I contributed to. Nate is not a dirty fighter, and I was wrong to accuse him of cheating in any way.

A good and entertaining event by my fight addict standards, unfortunately the following premiere of The Ultimate Fighter didn’t do so hot. Main speculations point to a lack of a certain ‘Street Certified’ former UFC heavyweight Kimo Slice.

According to Spike TV officials, nearly 20 percent of the audience DVR’d the episode, so complete numbers will not be available until next week at the earliest. Still, the preliminary figures represent a downturn in viewership from Season 11, which debuted in March with a 1.8 household rating and 1.9 million viewers.

The series’ 10th-season debut in September 2009 remains its highest-rated, as it shattered the network’s previous ratings record for the show with a whopping 4.1 million viewers. The season ultimately earned the series its best marks ever, primarily on the back of former street-fighting sensation Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.

But that’s a post for another time seeing as the Fight Night card can only do so much as a lead in.

The 12th season of the Ultimate Fighter kicks off with a Ultimate Fight Night held in Austin, Texas. Since this card is lead in to a later show the prelims start at 5 p.m. so I will forgo my picks for them and will focus on the main card only.

Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau – Skill wise Miller takes this easy, on paper he is the better striker and grappler. Unfortunately for him Tibau is a dread-naught of a lightweight who was still considered huge back at welterweight. While Miller has been bullyed by bigger wrestlers before (Maynard) he should be savvy enough to not make the same mistake twice. Either way he can’t look as tiny and helpless as Caol Uno did against Gleison.

Miller via UD

Cole Miller vs. Ross Pearson – Of the 3 lightweight bouts this contest has title implications for one of its fighters. The British striker Ross Pearson has not lost a fight in the UFC since winning his six figure contract on the Ultimate Fighter. Cole Millers is far from a chump and has a very good offensive guard game, yet he still gets into silly striking exchanges that cost him rounds and fights here and there. Expect to see another brilliant stand up display from Pearson and some unexpected wrestling from Cole when the heat gets turned up on him.

Pearson via UD

Efrain Escudero vs. Charles Oliveira – Props to Oliveira for stepping up on short notice, but he is in for a long night. Stunning submission of the night performance aside I see Escudero holding most of the advantageous in this fight. Granted Escudero is coming off his first defeat of his career via submission no less I still see this fight the same as the Duffe/Russow fight. Finishing a scrub on the undercard is all well and good but lets see how Oliveira does against a decent fighter before we start heaping more accolades upon the young Brazilian.

Escudero via TKO

Main Event

Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares – The main event of the evening will crown a top contender amongst the middleweights in the UFC. Marquardt is a well rounded vet and Palhares is a muscular bjj player known and feared for his leg based submissions. All things considered this comes down to two factors: Who is the better wreslter & better conditioned athlete?

In Marquardt’s last fight he was soundly outwrestled by Chael Sonnen and Palhares is fresh of a suspension from holding on to his last submission a bit too long. Even from his last performance I will still give Nate the edge in grappling, while he isn’t a bjj ace he is a black belt and is defensively sound enough to stay out of trouble as evident in that he has never been submitted in the UFC. And while Palhares is strong as an ox, his small frame for the weight class (5′8) doesn’t lead one to believe that he can carry all that muscle mass through a 15 min war with one of the best 185′ers. If Rousimar doesn’t end this quick Nate is going to out work and damage him.

Marquardt via TKO

Been a busy week at work and life in general sorry for not posting as much.

With the final major mma event of the month of August was UFC 118 and regardless of the detractors it was one of the better events of the year in my opinion. Granted there wasn’t a knockout on the prelims or main card, the event still had high level fighters and a title match. There was also a freakshow with an over the hill boxer making his mma debut only to get submitted in the first round, more on that NEVER.

The card did have its low points with Kenny Florian, despite his lauded improved wrestling getting completely tooled by the undefeated Gray Maynard. Nate Diaz kept things interesting by volume punching Marcus Davis’s face into a living impressionist sculpture. Demian Maia put on a bjj clinic on Mario Miranda and in the main event the man from Tom’s River, New Jersey erased any doubt that he was the better fighter than previous champ BJ Penn by completely dominating him for 5 rounds.

From pillar to post, Frankie Edgar dissected Penn, putting in a way more convincing mixed martial arts performance. Be it out striking Penn on the feet to taking him down, landing shots and defending against one of the most dangerous and prodigious bjj practitioners in the sport, Edgar left as little doubt as you can without finishing.

And that is where things get tricky in regards to the public perception of Edgars first title defense. It wasn’t enough to beat a future hall of famer like Penn twice, Frankie had to finish him. A feat that requires way more effort, skill and athleticism than it does to merely mention it. We are still talking about BJ Penn here a guy who was so talented he could fight at higher weight classes and lost a decision to a 220 pound Lyoto Machida and has ONLY been finished by welterweight champions Matt Hughes and George St. Pierre. While Penn is obviously far from invincible them man isn’t the type of fighter who gets finished even by high level opponents from higher weight classes. And we are still talking about the same Frankie Edgar that some people still believe is a insanely talented featherweight who just refuses to cut weight.

Hopefully fans of the sport will grow accustomed to the notion that these high level fighters that we like seeing fight, got to where they are by not only winning but defending themselves and being easy fighters to finish.

WEC 50

Cruz does best Tiger Knee impressin on Benavidez's face

Went 5-0 on the main card, that being said this card did hold some surprises for me. Namely the improved takedown defense of Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis not to mention his flashy kicks that validate his nickname.

Behold the Au Batido

Scott Jorgenson and Brad Pickett put on the fight of the night as expected, but was still contradictory due to the highly competitive yet one sided end way it was contested. In the main even Dominic Cruz defended his title and gave Joeseph Benavidez another loss in what looked like a replay of their first match up with a bit more feeling. Cruz once again used his hit and run style to frustrate Benavidez who was hoping to stay planted on both feet and hope for a counter and while he was able to land none of the strikes seemed to visibly effect Cruz nor did it change the momentum of the fight. Joeseph had his best round in the fourth where he was able to do serious damage in the clinch where he opened up the champs face with a knee.

In the end it wasn’t enough and Benavidez lost a tough split decision. With Jorgensen coming off his 5th win in a row its safe to assume he will be the next threat to Cruz’s throne and Benavidez will remain a top contender at 135 but will have a better chance at championship gold at 125 whenever the WEC gets the Flyweight division in gear.

Bellator XXV

Had another event with perfect picks on the main card. With that said it wasn’t the most electrifying of events, all fights went to decision. Dan Hornbuckle got a hard fought win after his loss in last seasons welterweight tournament as did everyone else. At the end of the day one can’t complain after the previous Bellator card had all finishes.

Strikeforce: Houston

Muhammad "King Mo' Lawal on his way to losing his title to Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante

Now onto the most notorious card of last week for all the wrong reasons. Spirited middleweight title fight aside between Tim Kennedy and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, a back and forth battle that went the distance like all other middleweight championship fights since Cung Le relinquished the title. It was an okay fight that was easily forgettable due to the bizarre goings on the rest of the card. From KJ Noons brutal round (and some would say fight) ending combination on Jorge Gurgel.

Ouch

Finishing the round strong or intentional late shot?

And then in the second round, Noons went for the kill yet again throwing what seemed to be an illegal kick/knee to a downed opponent.

It doesn't land flush but that could have been nasty.

Former pro wrestler and army vet Bobby Lashley fought and lost after the end of the 2nd round when he was visibly exhausted and dazed in his fight against Chad Griggs. Oddly enough this wasn’t the biggest story of this fight, that dubious honor will go to one of the most vilified referees in combat sports Jon Schorle and his decision to stand up a mounted Chad Griggs so that Lashley could get a cut checked and not giving Lashley his position back. Not only did this result in an already fatigued having to try to get the position back the hard way it led to him expending the little bit of energy he had left which caused him to lose the fight. Utterly unacceptable at any level.

The main event and 2nd title fight of the evening had newly minted light heavyweight champ King Mo make his first title defense against Anderson Silva training partner and resident muy thai wrecking machine Rafael Feijao. Mo was able to put up 2 good rounds, willing to trade strikes after his wrestling seemed to falter here and there. While he was getting takedowns they were proving difficult to get and it was even harder keeping Feijao on the ground.

This led to Lawal taking chances with his good but still improving stand up, unfortunately the low crouching ‘Cuban’ stance fed right into Calvancantes knees and thai clinch strikes. Despite being up at least 1-1, the 3rd round held a nasty surprise for Lawal as Feijao just pounced on Lawal after tagging him. Mo while stunned tried to get a single leg takedown to shake out the cobwebs but was met with downward elbow after downward elbow, forcing the ref to stop the fight and yet another light heavyweight champ lost his belt in his first title defense in the Strikeforce organization.

All in all a good week of fights and since I will be off work for both the Bellator and UFC cards this week expect fight picks and some twitter action from us here at theclinch.net

Unfortunately I will be at work this evening and will not be able to watch this live, which sucks but its my fault for assuming this was going to be a Sunday card. Bellyaching aside lets get to the picks, main card only.

Shane Roller vs. Anthony Pettis – This is a #1 contender bout for the next shot at the WEC lightweight title. Roller may be the safe bet due to his wrestling, but Pettis has the ability to finish the fight standing or off his back. Going with Pettis on this one.

Showtime via Sub

Cub Swanson vs. Chad Mendes – Swanson is a somewhat one dimensional bjj player who usually lets his reckless style of fighting gets him into trouble. Chad ‘Money’ Mendes is Urijah Fabers protege and a formidable wrestler. Mendes should take this.

Chad via UD or Sub

Scott Jorgensen vs. Brad Pickett – This is a #1 contender bout for the next bantamweight title shot. As a fan of both fighters this is a hard one to pick, Scott is a super aggressive wrestler with solid stand up and the strength of a fully matured farm animal. Brad Pickett is a crafty fighter with a deceptively good ground game for a Englishman. Both are top 10 fighters and I give Scott the edge via coin toss they are so (presumably) evenly matched.

Young Guns Jorgensen via Split Decision

Bart Palaszewski vs. Zack Micklewright – Don’t know too much about Micklewright and am expecting another standard Bartimus performance where he takes a beating and pulls out a miracle sub.

Palaszewski via sub

Main Event – Bantamweight Championship

(Champ) Dominick Cruz vs. Joseph Benavidez – On paper this rematch is a fight of the year candidate. Since the last time they fought Cruz has improved his frenetic hit and run fighting style and won the title, while Joey B has finished his last two opponents, Rani Yahya via brutal tko and then slashing former champ Miguel Torres’s face open then strangling him.

Offensive and defensive abilities aside this fight comes down to one thing, the skill set that defines the lighter weight figters and why the WEC is so exciting: Speed. More specifically who has it and who doesn’t. Dominic Cruz’s style is predicated on his ability to move in and out of striking range, frustrating his opponents and making them swing wildly so he can strike and more specifically counter his opponent at will. He also has the defensive wrestling to keep the fight on his terms. That being said if Benavidez is able to make adjustments and attack appropriately we should be in for a good, competitive fight.

I still see Cruz frustrating the Alpha Male fighter and making his first successful title defense.

Cruz via UD.

Thanks to my super hectic and disorganized life I will be posting this as the undercard is underway so I will refrain for making picks for one of the most stacked prelim cards the UFC has put on this year. Now onto the main card picks tonight’s event in Oakland, California.

RAFAEL DOS ANJOS VS. CLAY GUIDA – Taking The Carpenter against my better judgment, Dos Anjos is a slick BJJ player but I’m a sucker for Guidas super aggressive style even if he doesn’t have the actual firepower to back up his pace. Hopefully he was worked on his sub defense and checking leg kicks.

Guida- via Unanimous Decision

JUNIOR DOS SANTOS VS. ROY NELSON – Nelson has the grappling advantage but when I ran across this.

I realized that Nelson may have decent boxing but can be out struck by a faster boxer. JDS is a way faster boxer. Dos Santos is going to make the Arlovski KO look G rated.

Dos Santos – via Ultra Mega Combo

RICARDO ALMEIDA VS. MATT HUGHES – Hughes is a legend and a gamer but he will turn old overnight. Depending on how dominant the finish is welterweights may stop calling out Hughes to make a name for themselves.

Almeida - via sub

Mr. Ferttita is not happy with Alves

THIAGO ALVES VS. JON FITCH – The fight that the Combat Gods did not want to happen is finally upon us. The long awaited rematch between perennial top 5 welterweights Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves is going down tonight despite weigh in shenanigans on Alves’s part. This is a tough one to call since Thiago has been out of action for over a year and Fitch hasn’t shown any signs of improvement since their first fight in which Jon finished Alves with a 2nd round tko.

If anything Fitch has gotten more cautious over time (his last finish was in 2007) and still has to rely mainly on his stifling top game and wrestling to get the W. Alves on the other hand has improved his takedown defense and to complement his slashing stand up game. That being said, I can’t pick a guy whose been out of action for this long competing at the highest levels and unable to make weight.

Fitch – via UD

Middleweight Championship

CHAMP ANDERSON SILVA VS. CHAEL SONNEN – Remarkable fight hype and trash talk aside, Silva should take this. Sonnens media antics have so little to do with how this fight plays out in the cage, but leading up to everything to most people it totally does. With that talking point taken care of this is the brass tacks of the match up.

Sonnen undoubted has the wrestling to manhandle Silva, but thats as far as his bag of tricks will go (well maybe that and conditioning/cardio but you get the idea). With his rudimentary at best stand up and lackluster submission defense, Sonnen will be lucky to make it to the 4th frame. Silva has too many offensive and defensive options along with the ability to finish in both the stand up and off his back.

Silva – via The Dance of Destruction

Sorry for the no show for the past couple of days, had to reattach pieces of my keyboard back together after my son tore a bunch off. Enough about me and my bellyaching how about some mma content.

This sunday will mark the UFC’s second appearance on the Versus network. The card will also feature the same headliner, light heavyweight phenom Jon ‘Bone’ Jones facing the UFC veteran and former IFC light heavyweight champion Vladimir Matyushenko. Tonights event takes place at the San Diego Sports Arena in California, the picks will be main card only.

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Jon Jones vs. Vladimir Matyushenko – It’s hard not to pick against Bones, the man destroys his opponents even when he loses. Going up against him is a solid journeyman in The Janitor, other than his wrestling stifling Jones en route to a decision I see this fight ending in brutal fashion. Barring Matyushenko revealing a weakness or flaw in Jones’s game or a repeat of Jon’s performance against Hammil earlier this year, expect a stunning finish.

Bones – Via Hellbow TKO

Mark Munoz vs. Yushin Okami – This is a really intriguing fight with possible title implications for the winner. Both fighters are primarily bullying wrestlers, Okami has showcased a new found striking acumen in his last fight earning him a tko victory, in stark contrast to his usual unanimous decision winning ways. Munoz on the other hand is usually gets out struck in the stand up department and is more dependent on his wrestling to get his opponents to the ground where he unleashes his most dangerous offensive tool: his murderous ground and pound.

Even though I think Munoz is a pretty cool person, this is looking like a really rough fight for him. If Okami is able to stuff his takedowns and pick him apart with his upgraded pugilism, he may get his long awaited title shot.

Okami – via TKO

Google Images and comic book nerds with photoshop skills FTW

Jake ‘The Juggernaut’ Ellenberger vs. John ‘Doomsday’ Howard
This fight should take an awards bonus if it plays out as expected. Other than a slight edge in the wrestling department going to Ellenberger, these two brawlers will put on a display of destructive reckless abandon that should please everyone. As a fan of both fighters it will suck to see one of them get clobbered but hey, that’s the fight game. Jakes edge gives him options so I will go with The Juggenaut.

Ellenberger – via KO

Takanori Gomi vs. Tyson Griffin In a battle for lightweight relevancy expect to see Gomi throw everything but the kitchen sink at Griffin. But still getting stifled and stymied and losing a decision. Barring an inexplicable return to Pride era form, Tyson takes this easy. On a side note both fighters would be better off and more competitive at featherweight.

Griffin – via Unanimous Decision

2010: The Year of the Powerbomb

Here are the main card results from Watchkalibrun.com. The gif is from Middle Easy the pic is from MMA Fighting.

Main Event

* Shane Del Rosario def. Lolohea Mahe via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:48

* Sarah Kaufman def. Roxanne Modafferi via knockout (slam) – Round 3, 4:45. Sarah Kaufman retains Strikeforce 135lbs. Women’s title.

* Bobby Voelker def. Cory Devela via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).

* Mike Kyle def. Ron “Abongo” Humphrey via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:2.

* Caros Fodor def. Thomas Diagne via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

I could have gone 5-0 if I had the guts to go with my head over my heart in the championship bout. Alas my enjoyment of both fighters made that too difficult to deal with. That being said the bar has been set for female fight of the year with Kaufmans first title defense against Roxy Modaferri. It was a tug of war from the opening frame but as the fight wore on it was Kaufmans athleticism that won her the fight.

Most of the fight was spent jockeying for position in the clinch with Roxy threatening with trips and takedowns, one of which she got in the first round. In the second Sarah go to show of her combo punching in a few stand up skirmishes where she clearly had the upper hand. In the third both fighters spent time on their backs. When the challenger Modaferri was in top position she had a hard time advancing or landing strikes against the champion who did her best to not take damage and kept her at bay.

When the tables were turned Kaufman was wary of the threats inherent in the guard of Modaferri and while defending what looked to be the beginning of an submission (probably an armbar). Sarah Kaufman made good on her word to make a statement for being put on bigger cards by hoisting Modaferri off her back and slamming her unconscious. A finish so dramatic that I would venture it and the Zoila Frausto smashing of Rosi Sexton will both be up for knockout of the year.

The rest of the event was entertaining with only one decision in the Fodor vs Diagne fight at the beginning of the main card. An unexpectedly good night of fights from a sleeper of a card that was a gem for anybody who watched it.

Going to have to rattle this one off quick fast in a hurry. The event starts in less than 10 minutes so this will be main card only

THOMAS DIAGNE VS. CAROS FODOR – Going with the guy whose name is similar to one of the best fighters in the sport. Variable assessment/style match up breakdown be damned.

CORY DEVELA VS. BOBBY VOELKER – Voelker via Clobbering Time

ABONGO HUMPHREY VS. MIKE KYLE – Humphrey is in for a long hard night, he is a good fighter but Kyle is way bigger, more experienced and if he doesn’t gas takes this easy.

Strikeforce Female Welterweight Championship

CHAMP SARAH KAUFMAN VS. ROXANNE MODAFFERI – This is going to be an amazing fight. As a huge fan of both fighters I am seriously conflicted. My head says Kaufmans rock solid boxing fundamentals will keep the fight where she wants it and if it does go to the ground her purple belt bjj will keep her out of trouble. My heart has to go to Roxy’s indomitable fighting spirit and grit, she may not be on Sarah’s level in the striking department but she can hold her own.

This fight as I see it will come down to who is the better athlete and has the better cardio. With that said I CAN’T PICK AGAINST EITHER FIGHTER. I am hoping for a competitive display of mixed martial arts, that is all.

SHANE DEL ROSARIO VS. LOLOHEA MAHE – Size disadvantage aside Del Rosario takes this easy, especially if Mahe doesn’t knock his head off and is dragged into the second frame. Expect either a tko or sub from Shane.