Pierce is a wrestle-boxer fighting out of
Portland Oregon, he sports an overall record of 14 – 5 – 0 and he wrestled at
the division 1 level for Portland state university. Pierce is on the shorter
side for welterweight standing only 5’8 but he is built like a MACK truck.
Despite his usual height disadvantage Pierce possess a decent reach at 71”, he
mixes up his strikes well, throws decent combos and has above average head movement.
Pierce has become quite adept at slipping punches in close while finding the
target with his own strikes. Pierce’s legit background in wrestling, compact
frame and low center of gravity makes him almost impossible to take down, he
was taken down twice by Josh Kosheck very briefly (pierce pop’d right back up)
but if I remember correctly defended all three or four of NCAA Division 1 wrestler
Johnny Hedricks’ takedowns and then getting a slam take-down of his own towards
the end of the third round on Johnny. While Pierce’s record is nothing to write home
about his defeats deserve a second look. He lost to Mark Munoz in his fourth pro
fight and Strikeforce vet Nathan Coy in his 7th (both by decision),
Pierce’s 3rd pro loss came at the hands of perennial contender
(lulz) Jon Fitch again by decision (Pierce had Fitch on roller skates in the
third after a flurry of strikes) his 4th and 5th loses
were to Johnny Hendricks and Josh Koshchek by decision and there are arguments
to be made for Pierce in both of those fights, especially the Koshchek fight. Pierce
utterly dominated Carlos Eduardo Rocha (a fighter I was very high on) in his
last fight. Pierce used his more polished and technical striking to win on the
feet and seemingly took Rocha down at will. Here is where Pierce really
impressed me, he played (somewhat) in the guard of Rocha, but just far enough
back and postured up so that Rocha couldn’t latch anything on, when Pierce felt
like it he stood back up and made Rocha come with him, rinse and repeat, it was
a beautiful bit of game planning by Pierce and his team that enabled Pierce to
use his enormous wrestling advantage while still staying out of the sticky/risky
guard of Rocha. Pierce has a very deep gas tank, power in his hands, legit
wrestling, has never been knocked out of submitted and sky high fight IQ,
making him a very dangerous fighter when he is on.
Aaron
Simpson
Simpson is one of the more decorated
wrestlers to enter into the UFC. Simpson finished high school with a 142 – 1 record
while earning FOUR state championships. He would go on to wrestle at Arizona
State, racking up another 110 wins and earning top dog NCAA All-American status
twice. Simpson sports an overall record of 12 – 3 – 0, with two decision loses
and one by knockout at the hands of Chris Leben. Simpson is a wrestler first
and foremost but has also been working diligently on his boxing. He has been
displaying better footwork and head movement lately; he used to move back and
forth in straight lines making him very hittable and predictable but has since
been showing better use of angles and cage movement. He has shown gas tank
issues in the past but has seemed to rectify that with a drop down to 170lbs.
Simpson went three pretty hard rounds with Kenny Robertson in his last fight
and even turned it up into 2nd gear at the end of the third. He
holds notable victories over Brad Tavares, Mario Miranda, Tom Lawlor and Ed
Herman. This all being said Simpson is old (38) and has a suspect chin and his
wrestling has not translated that well at the UFC level (this is the case with
a lot of high level wrestler who need to adapt to MMA).
Prediction – I think
this is a bad match up for Simpson as he won’t be able to take Pierce down as
much as he’d like to. Not sure that either guy gets the finish here as Pierce
might be content to win on points. I’ll
take Pierce by UD.
Pierce is a wrestle-boxer fighting out of
Portland Oregon, he sports an overall record of 14 – 5 – 0 and he wrestled at
the division 1 level for Portland state university. Pierce is on the shorter
side for welterweight standing only 5’8 but he is built like a MACK truck.
Despite his usual height disadvantage Pierce possess a decent reach at 71”, he
mixes up his strikes well, throws decent combos and has above average head movement.
Pierce has become quite adept at slipping punches in close while finding the
target with his own strikes. Pierce’s legit background in wrestling, compact
frame and low center of gravity makes him almost impossible to take down, he
was taken down twice by Josh Kosheck very briefly (pierce pop’d right back up)
but if I remember correctly defended all three or four of NCAA Division 1 wrestler
Johnny Hedricks’ takedowns and then getting a slam take-down of his own towards
the end of the third round on Johnny. While Pierce’s record is nothing to write home
about his defeats deserve a second look. He lost to Mark Munoz in his fourth pro
fight and Strikeforce vet Nathan Coy in his 7th (both by decision),
Pierce’s 3rd pro loss came at the hands of perennial contender
(lulz) Jon Fitch again by decision (Pierce had Fitch on roller skates in the
third after a flurry of strikes) his 4th and 5th loses
were to Johnny Hendricks and Josh Koshchek by decision and there are arguments
to be made for Pierce in both of those fights, especially the Koshchek fight. Pierce
utterly dominated Carlos Eduardo Rocha (a fighter I was very high on) in his
last fight. Pierce used his more polished and technical striking to win on the
feet and seemingly took Rocha down at will. Here is where Pierce really
impressed me, he played (somewhat) in the guard of Rocha, but just far enough
back and postured up so that Rocha couldn’t latch anything on, when Pierce felt
like it he stood back up and made Rocha come with him, rinse and repeat, it was
a beautiful bit of game planning by Pierce and his team that enabled Pierce to
use his enormous wrestling advantage while still staying out of the sticky/risky
guard of Rocha. Pierce has a very deep gas tank, power in his hands, legit
wrestling, has never been knocked out of submitted and sky high fight IQ,
making him a very dangerous fighter when he is on.
Aaron
Simpson
Simpson is one of the more decorated
wrestlers to enter into the UFC. Simpson finished high school with a 142 – 1 record
while earning FOUR state championships. He would go on to wrestle at Arizona
State, racking up another 110 wins and earning top dog NCAA All-American status
twice. Simpson sports an overall record of 12 – 3 – 0, with two decision loses
and one by knockout at the hands of Chris Leben. Simpson is a wrestler first
and foremost but has also been working diligently on his boxing. He has been
displaying better footwork and head movement lately; he used to move back and
forth in straight lines making him very hittable and predictable but has since
been showing better use of angles and cage movement. He has shown gas tank
issues in the past but has seemed to rectify that with a drop down to 170lbs.
Simpson went three pretty hard rounds with Kenny Robertson in his last fight
and even turned it up into 2nd gear at the end of the third. He
holds notable victories over Brad Tavares, Mario Miranda, Tom Lawlor and Ed
Herman. This all being said Simpson is old (38) and has a suspect chin and his
wrestling has not translated that well at the UFC level (this is the case with
a lot of high level wrestler who need to adapt to MMA).
Prediction – I think
this is a bad match up for Simpson as he won’t be able to take Pierce down as
much as he’d like to. Not sure that either guy gets the finish here as Pierce
might be content to win on points. I’ll
take Pierce by UD.
Prater is a true journey man, over his 10
year career he has compiled a record of 30 - 11 – 1 with 15 of his 30 wins
coming by way of submission. He is a black belt in BJJ as well as the somewhat
lost are of Luta Livre. Prater’s biggest wins of his career came almost 10
years ago when he caught Carlos Condit in a triangle and Melvin Guillard in a guillotine
(woop big surprise). Since then he has
gone on to beat mostly no names, every step up in competition has resulted in a
defeat to the likes of: Drew Fickett X2, Keith Wisnieski X2 (although prater
did get a split decision win in their 3rd fight) Carlos Condit,
Brock Larson, Antonio McKee, Reza Madadi, Erick Silva and TJ Grant.Prater also holds notable wins over Pat Healy
and Spencer Fisher earlier in his career.Prater has shown a knack for finding the submission but again this has
mostly been against lower tier fighters, he has a solid gas tank and average
fight IQ. He really falters in the wrestling department, his offensive
take-downs are weak and not set up well and he has been taken down easily over
his career. His striking has improved but he is easily pressured which in turn
causes him to counter strike where he is much less effective.
LeVesseur
Marcus has been fighting professionally for
almost 10 years, he has amassed a record of 21 – 6 – 0. 3 of his defeats are by
way of submission and 3 are by knockout. LeVesseur has also finished 17 of his
21 wins, 10 by KO and 7 by submission. He was a wrestling prodigy in college,
he went undefeated and untied with a record of 155 – 0. He captured four NCAA
Division III individual nation titles and was a member of two teams that also
won national titles.LeVesseur’s undefeated high school career of 141 unbeaten
plus his unbeaten college career put his record up to an unbelievable 296 – 0. Marcus also apparently defeated future
Olympian Ben Askren 13 – 4 in their title match of the Bi-State Tournament in
La Crosse.In his UFC debut LeVesseur
took Cody McKenzie down and gift wrapped his neck for Cody’s signature guillotine,
if I didn’t know any better I would have thought that LeVesseur threw the fight
or something, it was THAT bizarre. I’m going to chalk it up to octagon jitters
and a bad game-plan. Marcus’ strength of
record is a bit weak; he has fought a few guys like 12 – 47 Jay Ellis. There is
not a lot of footage out there on Marcus but from what I’ve seen he has been
training extensively in Muay Thai which has added an arsenal of pretty deadly
kicks to his already lethal wrestling / top control game. Even at 30 years of
age I think we can peg this kid as a legit prospect if he can get by Prater, especially
if he gets the finish.
Prediction
– Prater’s weak TDD and weak guard have me worried
for him in this fight, he isn’t exactly lighting it up standing either. Marcus
should be able to dictate the pace and location of the fight with his wrestling
while showcasing his improved standup / kicks. I like him to get the finish by KO in the third.
Prater is a true journey man, over his 10
year career he has compiled a record of 30 - 11 – 1 with 15 of his 30 wins
coming by way of submission. He is a black belt in BJJ as well as the somewhat
lost are of Luta Livre. Prater’s biggest wins of his career came almost 10
years ago when he caught Carlos Condit in a triangle and Melvin Guillard in a guillotine
(woop big surprise). Since then he has
gone on to beat mostly no names, every step up in competition has resulted in a
defeat to the likes of: Drew Fickett X2, Keith Wisnieski X2 (although prater
did get a split decision win in their 3rd fight) Carlos Condit,
Brock Larson, Antonio McKee, Reza Madadi, Erick Silva and TJ Grant.Prater also holds notable wins over Pat Healy
and Spencer Fisher earlier in his career.Prater has shown a knack for finding the submission but again this has
mostly been against lower tier fighters, he has a solid gas tank and average
fight IQ. He really falters in the wrestling department, his offensive
take-downs are weak and not set up well and he has been taken down easily over
his career. His striking has improved but he is easily pressured which in turn
causes him to counter strike where he is much less effective.
LeVesseur
Marcus has been fighting professionally for
almost 10 years, he has amassed a record of 21 – 6 – 0. 3 of his defeats are by
way of submission and 3 are by knockout. LeVesseur has also finished 17 of his
21 wins, 10 by KO and 7 by submission. He was a wrestling prodigy in college,
he went undefeated and untied with a record of 155 – 0. He captured four NCAA
Division III individual nation titles and was a member of two teams that also
won national titles.LeVesseur’s undefeated high school career of 141 unbeaten
plus his unbeaten college career put his record up to an unbelievable 296 – 0. Marcus also apparently defeated future
Olympian Ben Askren 13 – 4 in their title match of the Bi-State Tournament in
La Crosse.In his UFC debut LeVesseur
took Cody McKenzie down and gift wrapped his neck for Cody’s signature guillotine,
if I didn’t know any better I would have thought that LeVesseur threw the fight
or something, it was THAT bizarre. I’m going to chalk it up to octagon jitters
and a bad game-plan. Marcus’ strength of
record is a bit weak; he has fought a few guys like 12 – 47 Jay Ellis. There is
not a lot of footage out there on Marcus but from what I’ve seen he has been
training extensively in Muay Thai which has added an arsenal of pretty deadly
kicks to his already lethal wrestling / top control game. Even at 30 years of
age I think we can peg this kid as a legit prospect if he can get by Prater, especially
if he gets the finish.
Prediction
– Prater’s weak TDD and weak guard have me worried
for him in this fight, he isn’t exactly lighting it up standing either. Marcus
should be able to dictate the pace and location of the fight with his wrestling
while showcasing his improved standup / kicks. I like him to get the finish by KO in the third.
Pierce is a wrestle-boxer fighting out of
Portland Oregon, he sports an overall record of 14 – 5 – 0 and he wrestled at
the division 1 level for Portland state university. Pierce is on the shorter
side for welterweight standing only 5’8 but he is built like a MACK truck.
Despite his usual height disadvantage Pierce possess a decent reach at 71”, he
mixes up his strikes well, throws decent combos and has above average head movement.
Pierce has become quite adept at slipping punches in close while finding the
target with his own strikes. Pierce’s legit background in wrestling, compact
frame and low center of gravity makes him almost impossible to take down, he
was taken down twice by Josh Kosheck very briefly (pierce pop’d right back up)
but if I remember correctly defended all three or four of NCAA Division 1 wrestler
Johnny Hedricks’ takedowns and then getting a slam take-down of his own towards
the end of the third round on Johnny. While Pierce’s record is nothing to write home
about his defeats deserve a second look. He lost to Mark Munoz in his fourth pro
fight and Strikeforce vet Nathan Coy in his 7th (both by decision),
Pierce’s 3rd pro loss came at the hands of perennial contender
(lulz) Jon Fitch again by decision (Pierce had Fitch on roller skates in the
third after a flurry of strikes) his 4th and 5th loses
were to Johnny Hendricks and Josh Koshchek by decision and there are arguments
to be made for Pierce in both of those fights, especially the Koshchek fight. Pierce
utterly dominated Carlos Eduardo Rocha (a fighter I was very high on) in his
last fight. Pierce used his more polished and technical striking to win on the
feet and seemingly took Rocha down at will. Here is where Pierce really
impressed me, he played (somewhat) in the guard of Rocha, but just far enough
back and postured up so that Rocha couldn’t latch anything on, when Pierce felt
like it he stood back up and made Rocha come with him, rinse and repeat, it was
a beautiful bit of game planning by Pierce and his team that enabled Pierce to
use his enormous wrestling advantage while still staying out of the sticky/risky
guard of Rocha. Pierce has a very deep gas tank, power in his hands, legit
wrestling, has never been knocked out of submitted and sky high fight IQ,
making him a very dangerous fighter when he is on.
Aaron
Simpson
Simpson is one of the more decorated
wrestlers to enter into the UFC. Simpson finished high school with a 142 – 1 record
while earning FOUR state championships. He would go on to wrestle at Arizona
State, racking up another 110 wins and earning top dog NCAA All-American status
twice. Simpson sports an overall record of 12 – 3 – 0, with two decision loses
and one by knockout at the hands of Chris Leben. Simpson is a wrestler first
and foremost but has also been working diligently on his boxing. He has been
displaying better footwork and head movement lately; he used to move back and
forth in straight lines making him very hittable and predictable but has since
been showing better use of angles and cage movement. He has shown gas tank
issues in the past but has seemed to rectify that with a drop down to 170lbs.
Simpson went three pretty hard rounds with Kenny Robertson in his last fight
and even turned it up into 2nd gear at the end of the third. He
holds notable victories over Brad Tavares, Mario Miranda, Tom Lawlor and Ed
Herman. This all being said Simpson is old (38) and has a suspect chin and his
wrestling has not translated that well at the UFC level (this is the case with
a lot of high level wrestler who need to adapt to MMA).
Prediction – I think
this is a bad match up for Simpson as he won’t be able to take Pierce down as
much as he’d like to. Not sure that either guy gets the finish here as Pierce
might be content to win on points. I’ll
take Pierce by UD.
Pierce is a wrestle-boxer fighting out of
Portland Oregon, he sports an overall record of 14 – 5 – 0 and he wrestled at
the division 1 level for Portland state university. Pierce is on the shorter
side for welterweight standing only 5’8 but he is built like a MACK truck.
Despite his usual height disadvantage Pierce possess a decent reach at 71”, he
mixes up his strikes well, throws decent combos and has above average head movement.
Pierce has become quite adept at slipping punches in close while finding the
target with his own strikes. Pierce’s legit background in wrestling, compact
frame and low center of gravity makes him almost impossible to take down, he
was taken down twice by Josh Kosheck very briefly (pierce pop’d right back up)
but if I remember correctly defended all three or four of NCAA Division 1 wrestler
Johnny Hedricks’ takedowns and then getting a slam take-down of his own towards
the end of the third round on Johnny. While Pierce’s record is nothing to write home
about his defeats deserve a second look. He lost to Mark Munoz in his fourth pro
fight and Strikeforce vet Nathan Coy in his 7th (both by decision),
Pierce’s 3rd pro loss came at the hands of perennial contender
(lulz) Jon Fitch again by decision (Pierce had Fitch on roller skates in the
third after a flurry of strikes) his 4th and 5th loses
were to Johnny Hendricks and Josh Koshchek by decision and there are arguments
to be made for Pierce in both of those fights, especially the Koshchek fight. Pierce
utterly dominated Carlos Eduardo Rocha (a fighter I was very high on) in his
last fight. Pierce used his more polished and technical striking to win on the
feet and seemingly took Rocha down at will. Here is where Pierce really
impressed me, he played (somewhat) in the guard of Rocha, but just far enough
back and postured up so that Rocha couldn’t latch anything on, when Pierce felt
like it he stood back up and made Rocha come with him, rinse and repeat, it was
a beautiful bit of game planning by Pierce and his team that enabled Pierce to
use his enormous wrestling advantage while still staying out of the sticky/risky
guard of Rocha. Pierce has a very deep gas tank, power in his hands, legit
wrestling, has never been knocked out of submitted and sky high fight IQ,
making him a very dangerous fighter when he is on.
Aaron
Simpson
Simpson is one of the more decorated
wrestlers to enter into the UFC. Simpson finished high school with a 142 – 1 record
while earning FOUR state championships. He would go on to wrestle at Arizona
State, racking up another 110 wins and earning top dog NCAA All-American status
twice. Simpson sports an overall record of 12 – 3 – 0, with two decision loses
and one by knockout at the hands of Chris Leben. Simpson is a wrestler first
and foremost but has also been working diligently on his boxing. He has been
displaying better footwork and head movement lately; he used to move back and
forth in straight lines making him very hittable and predictable but has since
been showing better use of angles and cage movement. He has shown gas tank
issues in the past but has seemed to rectify that with a drop down to 170lbs.
Simpson went three pretty hard rounds with Kenny Robertson in his last fight
and even turned it up into 2nd gear at the end of the third. He
holds notable victories over Brad Tavares, Mario Miranda, Tom Lawlor and Ed
Herman. This all being said Simpson is old (38) and has a suspect chin and his
wrestling has not translated that well at the UFC level (this is the case with
a lot of high level wrestler who need to adapt to MMA).
Prediction – I think
this is a bad match up for Simpson as he won’t be able to take Pierce down as
much as he’d like to. Not sure that either guy gets the finish here as Pierce
might be content to win on points. I’ll
take Pierce by UD.
Not a lot out there on Phil Harris, apparently he has been the UK's #1 rated flyweight for three years. He is British and has 13 wins by submission. This fight will most likely play out as a grappling / clinch fest and I would take Uyenoyama over most flyweights and bantamweights in the UFC in that kind of fight so Uyenoyama by RnC round 2. Also Phil is coming in on short notice to replace that short green haired Louis dude.
Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, 2010 UFC Fan Expo Grapplers Quest,
Las Vegas - Champion 139 and under, 2007 FILA Grappling World
Championships - World Champion 62kg, 2006 BJJ Pan American Champion,
2006 Grapplers Quest Champion
Not a lot out there on Phil Harris, apparently he has been the UK's #1 rated flyweight for three years. He is British and has 13 wins by submission. This fight will most likely play out as a grappling / clinch fest and I would take Uyenoyama over most flyweights and bantamweights in the UFC in that kind of fight so Uyenoyama by RnC round 2. Also Phil is coming in on short notice to replace that short green haired Louis dude.
Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, 2010 UFC Fan Expo Grapplers Quest,
Las Vegas - Champion 139 and under, 2007 FILA Grappling World
Championships - World Champion 62kg, 2006 BJJ Pan American Champion,
2006 Grapplers Quest Champion
Nunes is the more logical pick but I can't shake the feeling that Bartimus is going to pull a rabbit out of his ass and KO Diego. Last time I had this feeling I was wrong...Fuck it Palaszewski by KO in the third.
Nunes is the more logical pick but I can't shake the feeling that Bartimus is going to pull a rabbit out of his ass and KO Diego. Last time I had this feeling I was wrong...Fuck it Palaszewski by KO in the third.
This should be a great scrap, two evenly matched opponents. I give the edge standing to Roller as he has shown improved standup is his last few fights. I'd give a a slight wrestling edge to Volkmann as he is a bit more cerebral with his take-down game and if he gets a hold of you he sticks like glue. The edge in BJJ/grappling I would also give to Volkman, he showed great submission defense in the Efrain Escudero fight when Efrain secured a d'arce choke late in the third that was super tight. Volkman also showed good submission offense against Escudero and Danny Castillo, he had last call in a bunch of tight neck chokes. Roller struggles against equal or higher level wrestlers, such as: Michael Johnson, TJ Grant, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Pettis. All 4 of this men were able to nullify Rollers wrestling and went on to beat him. Volkman has already beat some tough wrestlers and usually comes out on top when it's a grappler / grappler match up. He's beaten good wrestlers / grapplers such as Rony Torres, Antionio Mckee, Efrain Escudero and Danny Castillo.
Prediction - Volkmann by split decision. I think he holds his own on the feet and sets up his shots well enough to get Roller down at least once a round which is all he really needs against most 155ers.
This should be a great scrap, two evenly matched opponents. I give the edge standing to Roller as he has shown improved standup is his last few fights. I'd give a a slight wrestling edge to Volkmann as he is a bit more cerebral with his take-down game and if he gets a hold of you he sticks like glue. The edge in BJJ/grappling I would also give to Volkman, he showed great submission defense in the Efrain Escudero fight when Efrain secured a d'arce choke late in the third that was super tight. Volkman also showed good submission offense against Escudero and Danny Castillo, he had last call in a bunch of tight neck chokes. Roller struggles against equal or higher level wrestlers, such as: Michael Johnson, TJ Grant, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Pettis. All 4 of this men were able to nullify Rollers wrestling and went on to beat him. Volkman has already beat some tough wrestlers and usually comes out on top when it's a grappler / grappler match up. He's beaten good wrestlers / grapplers such as Rony Torres, Antionio Mckee, Efrain Escudero and Danny Castillo.
Prediction - Volkmann by split decision. I think he holds his own on the feet and sets up his shots well enough to get Roller down at least once a round which is all he really needs against most 155ers.
People say Johnson hasn't improved that much but I would disagree. His footwork, combos and sprawl have all looked top notch since his move over to train with Rashad and the blackzillians. Castillo has a grinding style that is tough for any lightweight to deal with, he is very good at closing the distance and using over-unders, head position and body-locks to weigh on his opponent while looking for the take-down. Johnson will have to stay light on his feet, wizzer and pummel against the fence like his life depends on it but I think he can get it done and out point Castillo on the feet to take a split decision win.
People say Johnson hasn't improved that much but I would disagree. His footwork, combos and sprawl have all looked top notch since his move over to train with Rashad and the blackzillians. Castillo has a grinding style that is tough for any lightweight to deal with, he is very good at closing the distance and using over-unders, head position and body-locks to weigh on his opponent while looking for the take-down. Johnson will have to stay light on his feet, wizzer and pummel against the fence like his life depends on it but I think he can get it done and out point Castillo on the feet to take a split decision win.
Stephens power, hooks and improved wrestling VS Edwards striking diversity, speed, kicks and legit ground game. Tough fight to call but I like Yves to out point Stephens over three rounds. Yves used to have a granite chin but has suffered all of his career TKOs in the latter half of his career so if Jeremy catches him I would not be surprised in the least.
Stephens power, hooks and improved wrestling VS Edwards striking diversity, speed, kicks and legit ground game. Tough fight to call but I like Yves to out point Stephens over three rounds. Yves used to have a granite chin but has suffered all of his career TKOs in the latter half of his career so if Jeremy catches him I would not be surprised in the least.
Edwards has that grinding style that I mentioned above in the Castillo fight. Edwards closes the distance well and basically has the same style as Castillo. Before entering the UFC Edwards was hell on wheels, finishing all of his opponents in the first round. Neer should have what it takes to shrug off the early attempts and either blast Edwards in the clinch with elbows or combos from distance to get the TKO win in the 1st.
Edwards has that grinding style that I mentioned above in the Castillo fight. Edwards closes the distance well and basically has the same style as Castillo. Before entering the UFC Edwards was hell on wheels, finishing all of his opponents in the first round. Neer should have what it takes to shrug off the early attempts and either blast Edwards in the clinch with elbows or combos from distance to get the TKO win in the 1st.
John Dodson
vs.
Jussier da Silva Main Card | Flyweight | 125 lbs (56.7 kg) Don't really like Dodson and I would absolutely love to see some ground wizardry from Formiga but my head says that Dodson will keep it standing where he should have the advantage. Dodson by UD.
John Dodson
vs.
Jussier da Silva Main Card | Flyweight | 125 lbs (56.7 kg) Don't really like Dodson and I would absolutely love to see some ground wizardry from Formiga but my head says that Dodson will keep it standing where he should have the advantage. Dodson by UD.
Very tempted to pick Hieron, I think he is being a bit overlooked, however he is getting old and Jake is looking to make up for his last defeat. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ellenberger by KO in the 1st.
Very tempted to pick Hieron, I think he is being a bit overlooked, however he is getting old and Jake is looking to make up for his last defeat. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ellenberger by KO in the 1st.
I think Silva's game plan will revolve around getting Browne down, this is a 5 round fight though and I like Greg Jackson to have a game plan set for Browne to take Silva out. Browne by TKO in the 4th.
I think Silva's game plan will revolve around getting Browne down, this is a 5 round fight though and I like Greg Jackson to have a game plan set for Browne to take Silva out. Browne by TKO in the 4th.
Great analysis. Was with you on Pierce, nice KO win. Agree with you on Browne-Silva result but don't think either has the gas tank to make it to the 4th. We'll see what happens.
Great analysis. Was with you on Pierce, nice KO win. Agree with you on Browne-Silva result but don't think either has the gas tank to make it to the 4th. We'll see what happens.
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