Preview of the next season of “The Ultimate Fighter”…with Kimbo
So by now you’ve heard that Kimbo Slice will be on the next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Spike TV. Obviously, Spike wants to capitalize on the popularity of Slice, even though he probably won’t last very long in the “tournament.” Here is the first preview of season 10 of “The Ultimate Fighter.”
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Video of the Bobby Lashley/Bob Sapp fight from “Ultimate Chaos”
Interested in seeing how Bobby Lashley fared in his fight this weekend with Bob Sapp? Watch the video below!
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Quick picks for the Ultimate Fighter Finale
Quick picks for the Ultimate Fighter Finale tonight on Spike: Dent over Dollar, Osipczak over Lester, Guillard over Tibau, Diaz over Stevenson, Lytle over Burns, Winner over Pearson, Johnson over Wilks and Sanchez over Guida. Tune in tonight on Spike!
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UFC 99 Preview
MMA Record- 134-80 (63%)
UFC 99 hasn’t received a lot of attention because it takes place in Germany and is sandwiched between two high profile cards (Machida/Evans at UFC 98 and Mir/Lesnar, GSP/Alves at UFC 100) but it features many very good matchups and is one of the better cards of the year. Here is my breakdown of UFC 99!
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Mustapha Al-Turk: Cro Cop makes his return to the UFC where he struggled to a 1-2 record his first time around. After destroying Eddie Sanchez in his UFC debut, Cro Cop struggled in back to back losses to Gabriel Gonzaga (KO) and Cheick Kongo (decision). In his return fight Mirko gets a perfect opponent for him. Al-Turk is a tough guy and relatively well-rounded, but shouldn’t pose much of a threat to Mirko. Al-Turk fought Cheick Kongo at UFC 92 and after the two exchanged low blows, Kongo was able to connect on a right hand and followed up with some brutal ground ‘n’ pound to finish the fight. Even though it appears as if his skills may be declining, I’m expecting Mirko to come out and dominate Al-Turk. Cro Cop via TKO in the 1st
Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno : Uno is also making a return to the UFC, but has split his last six fights overseas. In his first run in the UFC, Uno went a respectable 3-3-1, losing to B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver along the way. Fisher is one of the more underrated and underappreciated fighters in the UFC. His MMA record is 22-4 and he is 7-3 in the UFC. Included in those seven UFC wins are victories over Sam Stout, Matt Wiman and #1 welterweight contender Thiago Alves. Uno usually relies on his strong wrestling, but sometimes gets too involved in trying to put on a show with the fans. Add that together with his sometimes questionable chin and you have a bad combination when he’s fighting a pretty good striker in Fisher. Fisher’s main weakness has always been his wrestling. If Uno turns this into a wrestling contest, he would have a good chance to win this one, but I don’t think he’ll do that. I think Fisher will get the better of the striking and win this one. Fisher via unanimous decision
Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy This one has been getting heated. These guys don’t like each other, and Hardy has been asking for a fight with Davis for awhile and will finally get his wish. Hardy is coming off an impressive and quick KO victory over Rory Markham at UFC 95, while Davis beat Chris Lytle on the same card. Although both of these guys like to keep fights standing, the difference may be Davis’ improving ground game. By no means is it world class, but it’s definitely better than anything Hardy has to offer on the ground. In the stand up battle, it should be pretty even. Hardy has good striking skills while Davis has a boxing background. Davis is probably a little better defensively, but he will be at a reach disadvantage in this one. I think versatility will give Davis the edge in the fight. If he isn’t getting the better of the striking exchanges, he can always take the fight to the ground. Hardy really doesn’t have that same luxury. I think Davis takes this one pretty easily. Davis via TKO in the 2nd .
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