We all watched TUF 10 last year waiting for the two coaches to meet after it, it did not happen but on May 29th we finally get to see this grudge match between former Light Heavy Weight Champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson v “Suga” Rashad Evans plus we have British fan favorite Michael Bisping against Dan Miller in a Middle Weight Bout and two giant Heavy Weight Fighters Todd Duffee takes on Mike Russow. Others on the card include Diego Sanchez, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Amir Sadollah and much, much more stay with us for all the news and bar listings!
At his best, Rampage was a better fighter than Evans was. But I have my doubts that we’ll see Rampage at his best on Saturday night. He hasn’t fought since March of 2009, and when he quit the UFC to focus on acting last year, he sounded like a man who had lost his passion for the sport. Rampage will turn 32 next month, and I believe his best days are behind him. Evans, on the other hand, will come in well-prepared and with a good game plan that allows him to pick Jackson apart on his feet and control him on the ground. I like Evans to win a decision.
I think we’ve all got a pretty good idea what kind of fighter Bisping is: Good enough to consistently beat the Denis Kangs and Chris Lebens of the world, but not good enough to beat Evans or Dan Henderson or Wanderlei Silva, the three men who have handed him his three career losses. I view Miller as being in the Kang/Leben class, and so I’m taking Bisping to win this one. Despite his status as a co-main event fighter, Miller is on a two-fight losing streak and could be in danger of losing his job in the UFC if he loses to Bisping, especially if he loses a boring decision.
Other than the main event, I consider this to be the best fight on the card. The 24-year-old Duffee is a hard hitter who’s one of the sport’s elite heavyweight prospects, but Russow, a Chicago police officer, will give Duffee his toughest test yet on the ground. I like Duffee to stay on his feet and stay undefeated.
Nogueira was supposed to fight Forrest Griffin in a bout that would have been a great one, but Griffin got hurt and we’re left with Brilz, a much weaker opponent for Little Nog. I see Nogueira finishing Brilz in the first round.
After B.J. Penn badly beat him in a lightweight title fight, Sanchez made what I think was the correct decision, to move back up to welterweight. I don’t see Sanchez as a welterweight title contender, but I do see him as a good gatekeeper for promising prospects. That’s exactly what Hathaway is: A 12-0 welterweight who’s going to get by far the biggest test of his career in Sanchez. Maybe Hathaway will surprise everybody, but I don’t see him being quite ready for this big a step up in competition.
Efrain Escudero winner of TUF, is looking to get his third win in the UFC. Escudero is coming off submission loss to Evan Dunham.
Efrain is coming in as the favorite and rightly so. I think everyone in the MMA community has heard about the troubles of Lauzon. Escudero should look to mix up his strikes with take-downs to keep Lauzon off-balance.
The only way Escudero gets in trouble is if he lets Lauzon scramble off of his back or the ground. Efrain should look to put Lauzon on his back and stifle any submission attempts. Escudero wants to advance position on the ground anytime Lauzon gives it up by going for those submissions.
Dan Lauzon has his back into a corner. Plagued by inadequate training habits, his brother and trainers “left him out to dry”, according to Dan Lauzon. His camp left him with only weeks to go, we will see how Dan Lauzon responds to the pressure.
The best chance for Lauzon to win is by letting Escudero get too aggressive. Lauzon should look to capitalize that aggressiveness by going for submissions while Efrain is attacking.
Patience will be the key for Lauzon, he doesn’t want to expend any wasted energy in putting away the dangerous TUF winner. Lauzon presents a handful of problems for Efrain should he be the fighter he is capable of being on Saturday.
I find myself always rooting for underdogs and I can’t help but root for Lauzon.
Prediction: Once the youngest fighter to ever compete in the UFC, it seems as if Dan Lauzon has lost his way. I hope that he took whatever training he had left seriously. Escudero won’t hold back because you didn’t train well. I think that the conditioning and take-downs of Escudero will prove to be too much.
Amir Sadollah just wants to fight. Having been plagued with injuries it has been a while since the TUF winner has seen consistent action.
Amir is coming off a recent wins over Brad Blackburn and Phil Baroni. In those fights he displayed good Muay Thai skills in the clench. I don’t think that is good idea in this fight as Kim is a skilled Judo player.
Sadollah should mix up his strikes with double legs take-downs. If Kim is on his back he won’t be able to display his kick boxing skills. kim has hard hands and Sadollah should move in and out not fighting in the pocket much.
Dong Hyun Kim is also coming off a string of injuries. Having not fought since July 2009 will be a big hindering factor in this fight.
Kim has had conditioning troubles in the past due to traveling. This added lay-off only adds to the expectation that ring-rust will play a big part in Kim’s comeback.
Hard hands and experience in Judo, Kim should fight inside the pocket looking for throws and counters. Kim should look to avoid the takedowns of Sadollah is Amir is well versed in wrestling.
The kickboxing of Kim will the deciding factor of how the stand-up will be dictated. Kim should look to mix it up, and punish the legs of Sadollah to try to wear down over the course of the fight. If the stand-up fighting of Kim is ineffective, than his chances of winning have vanished.
Prediction: I think that if both fighters were coming off of no injuries than Kim would be the favorite. However, Kim has been plagued with injuries while Amir is on a two fight win streak and hasn’t been injured as recently as Kim. With that said I think Amir will overwhelm Kim with all of his tools he has been working on.
Jesse Forbes is looking to bounce back after his decision loss to Nick Cantone.
Forbes should look to take this fight into deep waters. Ryan Jensen has only been into the second round twice in his career. This statistic added with the fact the Jensen is a strong starter makes it crucial for Jesses Forbes to come out to a strong start.
If Forbes should falter early, that will spell the end of the fight and most likely his stint in the UFC.
Ryan Jensen wants to get a win after his TKO loss to Mark Munoz.
Jensen has undoubtedly faced tougher fighters than Forbes in his career, he only has five more fights, but is the more experienced fighter. Ryan Jensen needs to come out to a strong start to win. If he should get taken to the shed early, that will likely be the end of Jensen’s chances. Out of all his fights only two have reached the second round, and he is 1-1 in those two fights. It is crucial for Jensen to get off to a good start in this fight.
Aaron Riley is looking to bounce back after his loss to Ross Pearson. Aaron Riley has a vast amount of experience compared to newcomer Brammer. Riley has has over 40 fights, while Brammer has only nine.
Aaron Riley should look to avoid the dangerous take-downs of Brammer. Brammer is a good wrestler and will be looking to put Riley on his back. This will make it crucial for Riley not to get sloppy with the stand-up, as this will leave openings for take-downs.
Riley will most likely look to sprawl and brawl with his perceived stand-up advantage. Riley may be able to submit Brammer, but I wouldn’t go three rounds on my back to try to catch him. Riley should be efficient in everything he does as a mistake will spell disaster.
Joe Brammer wants to get his first win in the UFC. Coming off a loss to Mark Bocek it is crucial for Brammer to get a win if he wants to stay in the UFC.
Joe Brammer should use his wrestling to put Aaron Riley on his back were the fight will be in Brammer’s favor. Brammer has good wrestling a BJJ to go with it. If he should take it to the ground, he will need to avoid getting over aggressive in the ground an pound. Riley is no slouch on the ground, but if Brammer is the one on top, that will surely work against Riley.
Prediction: I think this fight is ripe for an upset. Brammer is a young fighter that has shown alot of talent. UFC 114 will serve as his platform to showcase his skills against a heavily skilled veteran.
Melvin Guillard wants to make the most in his recent stint in the UFC. He is coming off a victory over Nova Uniao fighter Ronnys Torres.
Fighting a UFC first-timer, Guillard will have the experience advantage over Lowe.
With that said, Melvin Guillard has enough tools to put together a game-plan to beat Waylon Lowe. Melvin Guillard should look to get the advantage wherever it should come.Melvin Guillard is talented enough to be patient in this fight, he shouldn’t force anything, only taking what is given to him.
Guillard is a talented fighter and will have to use all of his skills coupled with a good game-plan to get the win in this fight.
Waylon Lowe is fighting in the UFC for the first time. Fighting out of Joe Hands Boxing, he might want to stand and trade with talented Guillard. Nothing would make more of a statement than KO’ing a talented veteran like Guillard.
Waylon Lowe has a background in boxing and wrestling, this should be a tough combo for Guillard to deal with. Waylon Lowe will have to use every trick in his bag to keep the athletic Guillard off balance. I think that Waylon Lowe will have to sucker Guillard into fighting his type of fight.
Only time will tell if Lowe will be able to pull off such a task. I think he should try to get into the head of the immature Guillard, his Achilles-heal has always been his temperament.
Prediction: This fight is a tough match-up for Guilard. This is fight is set-up for him to fail. It is Melvin Guillard’s fight to lose and he shouldn’t fall into any traps or detours in his way to a win on Saturday. Waylon Lowe may be a crafty fighter, but he doesn’t have the skills or ability to win this if Guillard is on his game.
Fight No. Four: Luis Arthur Cane vs. Cyrille Diabate
Luis Arthur Cane is looking to bounce back after his TKO loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueria. Cane is a highly rated light-heavyweight and wants to move higher within the stacked UFC division. He will be facing UFC newbie Cyrille Diabate.
The strength of Cane has been his his well timed striking, and good chin. In his last fight he received an orbital fracture, I wonder how that injury affects him moving forward.
Cane will need to showcase the skills that made him a prospect, he will be facing a kickboxer with Muai Thai skills as-well. This fight should be a good match-up for stand-up fans. I think that Cane should showcase his ground skills, should he not find an answer to the tall 6′6″ striker.
Cyrille Diabate wants to make the most of his UFC debut. At age 36, his time as a legitimate contender is dwindling. He needs to make a statement against the highley regarded prospect Luis Arthur Cane.
Diabate has the reach advantage, with his long limbs his should utilize his jab and a barrage of leg kicks to keep Cane off balance. Diabate will need to use his length to avoid the hard hands of Cane. Diabate is no slouch on the ground, but shouldn’t look to submit the BJJ black-belt.
The time is now for Diabate, this is his biggest fight and will need to utilize a superior game-plan if he hopes to outfight Cane.
Prediction: This will be a good fight involving to vary good strikers. I think the advantage goes to Cane because he has fought tougher competition and won. This will be Diabate’s first UFC fight and I won’t be shocked if he uses superior stiking in way to a win. I don’t think he will, as Luis Arthur Cane has shown he has well timed bombs he can throw with ease.
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With UFC 114 about a week away we get to see what the fighters have to say about this up coming grudge match. Check out part one of this 3 part primetime show.
Bitter rivals Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and “Suga” Rashad Evans are set to headline UFC 114 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 29 here is the fightcard.
Quinton Jackson
6′ 1″ (185 cm)
205 (93 kg)
30-7-0
VS
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
RECORD
Rashad Evans
5′ 11″ (180 cm)
205 (93 kg)
19-1-1
Michael Bisping
6′ 2″ (188 cm)
185 (84 kg)
19-3-0
VS
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
RECORD
Dan Miller
6′ 1″ (185 cm)
185 (84 kg)
11-3-0, 1 NC
Todd Duffee
6′ 3″ (191 cm)
260 (118 kg)
6-0-0
VS
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
RECORD
Mike Russow
6′ 1″ (185 cm)
255 (116 kg)
12-1-0, 1 NC
A. Rogerio Nogueira
6′ 2″ (188 cm)
205 (93 kg)
18-3-0
VS
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
RECORD
Jason Brilz 5′ 11″ (180 cm) 205 (93 kg) 18-2-1
Diego Sanchez
5′ 10″ (178 cm)
155 (70 kg)
23-3-0
VS
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
RECORD
John Hathaway
6′ 2″ (188 cm)
170 (77 kg)
13-0-0
Amir Sadollah
5′ 11″ (180 cm)
170 (77 kg)
4-1-0
VS
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
RECORD
Dong Hyun Kim
6′ 1″ (185 cm)
170 (77 kg)
12-0-1, 1 NC
We all watched TUF 10 last year waiting for the two coaches to meet after it, it did not happen but on May 29th we finally get to see this grudge match between former Light Heavy Weight Champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson v “Suga” Rashad Evans plus we have British fan favourite Michael Bisping against Dan Miller in a Middle Weight Bout and two giant Heavy Weight Fighters Todd Duffee takes on Mike Russow. Others on the card include Diego Sanchez, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Amir Sadollah and much, much more stay with us for all the news and bar listings!
UFC 114 Media Conference Call
If you got 40mins free this is well worth a listen these hate each other!!
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