UFC on Fuel TV 7 Main Card Breakdown: Part II

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Feb 152013
 
Cyrille Diabate (white trunks) will face a serious threat in UFC on Fuel TV 7 opponent Jimi Manuwa. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

Cyrille Diabate (white trunks) will face a serious threat in UFC on Fuel TV 7 opponent Jimi Manuwa. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

Back from a brief two-week hiatus, the UFC hits Fuel TV on Saturday for a card set to prime the pump for the UFC’s first ever foray into women’s MMA on February 23. Headlining the UFC on Fuel TV 7 card is a title match-up between reigning Interim UFC Bantamweight Champion “Barao” Renan Pegado (29-1) and “Mayday” Michael McDonald (15-1). Offering up co-main event action are featherweight killers Cub Swanson (18-5) and “Diamond” Dustin Poirier (13-2). ”Poster Boy” Jimi Manuwa (12-0) will put his undefeated record on the line against “Snake” Cyrille Diabate (19-8-1), and “Gunni” Gunnar Nelson (10-0-1) will find himself in a similar situation against “The Sandman” Jorge Santiago (25-10) as the two anchor bouts. Taking the second slot is James Te Huna (15-5) in a bout with “Big Deal” Ryan Jimmo (17-1) and opening the night is a welterweight affair between “Deep Waters” Matt Riddle (7-3) and “Beautiful” Che Mills (15-5). We’ve already gone over the night’s openers in Part I, now here in Part II of the UFC on Fuel TV 7 breakdown, MMA Gospel takes a look at the top half of the card.

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UFC on Fuel TV 7 Main Card Breakdown: Part I

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Feb 122013
 
Scrappy welterweight Matt Riddle (blue gloves) will hold a clear advantage on the mat over his UFC on Fuel TV 7 opponent Che Mills. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

Scrappy welterweight “Deep Waters” Matt Riddle (blue gloves) will hold a clear advantage on the mat over his UFC on Fuel TV 7 opponent Che Mills. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

February 16 the UFC returns to London as it presents its latest offering of MMA action with UFC on Fuel 7: Barao vs. McDonald. “Barao” Renan Pegado (29-1) will defend his interim bantamweight title when he meets “Mayday” Michael McDonald (15-1). In the co-main event, Cub Swanson (18-5) and “The Diamond” Dustin Poirier (13-2) battle in the featherweight division. Undefeated light heavyweight “Poster Boy” Jimi Manuwa (12-0) looks to keep the streak alive when he meets “Snake” Cyrille Diabate (19-8). In this half of the breakdown, however, a little more insight is shed on the first half of the main card’s proceedings. “Gunni” Gunnar Nelson (10-0-1) will look to display another submission spectacle when he meets a former Sengoku champion “The Sandman” Jorge Santiago (25-10). A battle between two light heavyweight titans is set in motion with “Big Deal” Ryan Jimmo (17-1) taking on James Te Huna (15-5) in his sophomore UFC match-up. Kicking off the night in a welterweight showdown are “Deep Waters” Matthew Riddle (7-3) and “Beautiful” Che Mills (15-5). Continue reading »

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UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs. Diaz Live Results

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Dec 082012
 

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—MAIN CARD (on FOX @ 8:00pm ET)—

Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz: Henderson via Unanimous Decision (50-43, 50-45, 50-45), Round 5, 5:00

Mauricio Rua vs. Alexander Gustafsson: Gustafsson via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26), Round 3, 5:00

BJ Penn vs. Rory MacDonald: MacDonald via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Mike Swick vs. Matt Brown: Brown via KO (Punches), Round 2, 2:31 Continue reading »

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UFC on FOX 5 Pre-Fight Breakdown: BJ Penn vs. Rory MacDonald

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Dec 052012
 

Former two-division champion BJ Penn (black shorts) hones top-notch submission skills, which, when paired with his utter determination to once again be a dominant force in the UFC, could spell big trouble for the young Rory MacDonald. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

Seattle, Washington’s Key Arena plays hosts to mixed martial arts action as the UFC returns to deliver its latest installment: UFC on FOX 5. The night’s main card kicks off with welterweight action as “Quick” Mike Swick (15-4) and “The Immortal” Matt Brown (15-11) face off. In the co-main event a fighter of the Old Guard, “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (21-6) is pitted against an up-and-coming light heavyweight in “The Mauler” Alexander Gustafsson (14-1). Lightweight champion “Smooth” Ben Henderson (17-2) and Nate Diaz (16-7) get five rounds in the night’s main even to stake their claim to the lightweight title. The card’s anchor is worthy of the headliner as well as “Ares” Rory MacDonald (13-1) meets veteran of the sport “The Prodigy” BJ Penn (16-8-2). MacDonald has become a force to be reckoned with at 170lbs. and has yet to hit his prime, but Penn has fought the best the sport can offer from lightweight, welterweight, and even light heavyweight. Now with two fighters of two different times colliding, will it be youth that prevails or will experience prove to trump all? Continue reading »

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UFC on Fuel TV 5: The Aftermath

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Sep 302012
 

Stefan Struve (red gloves) used his reach to come up in a big way against Stipe Miocic (blue gloves) at UFC on Fuel TV 5. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

The UFC put out another high quality showing last night as UFC on Fuel TV 5 hit the airwaves with several extremely exciting bouts from the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. The night opened with what started as a stand-out performance by “Beautiful” Che Mills (15-5-1) and ended in a bizarre knee injury that resulted in “Bang” Duane Ludwig (21-14) losing his third straight fight. What followed was a three-round tilt that saw “Hitman” John Hathaway (17-1) outpoint John Maguire (18-4), though the entertainment value was so lacking that Maguire himself admitted to falling asleep while watching the tape. “Handsome” Matt Wiman (15-6) shocked no small number of MMA pundits in the anchor bout when he locked in an Armbar against submission machine “Sassangle” Paul Sass (13-1) to hand the Brit his first defeat. Next out, hometown hero “The Outlaw” Dan Hardy (25-10-1) literally walked across the street from his house to arrive at the arena where he put on one of his absolute best performances to shut down TUF winner Amir Sadollah (6-4). “One Punch” Brad Pickett (22-6) lived up to his namesake when he landed an uppercut that ended an exciting stand-up affair with “Tiger” Yves Jabouin (18-8), and in the main event, Stipe Miocic (9-1) fell short for the first time in his career when “Skyscraper” Stefan Struve (25-5) survived an early deficit to score a TKO after finding his range in the second. MMA Gospel is here with a breakdown of the night’s action. Continue reading »

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UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic Live Results

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Sep 292012
 

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—MAIN CARD (on Fuel TV @ 4:00pm ET)—

Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic: Struve via TKO (Punches), Round 2, 3:50

Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah: Hardy via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Brad Pickett vs. Yves Jabouin: Pickett via KO (Punches), Round 1, 3:40

Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman: Wiman via Submission (Armbar), Round 1, 3:48

John Hathaway vs. John Maguire: Hathaway via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Che Mills vs. Duane Ludwig: Mills via TKO (Knee Injury), Round 1, 2:38 Continue reading »

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UFC on Fuel TV 5 Weigh-Ins Video, Results

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Sep 282012
 

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—MAIN CARD (on Fuel TV)—

Stefan Struve (251) vs. Stipe Miocic (239)

Dan Hardy (169) vs. Amir Sadollah (169)

Brad Pickett (135) vs. Yves Jabouin (136)

Paul Sass (156) vs. Matt Wiman (156)

John Hathaway (169) vs. John Maguire (169)

Che Mills (170) vs. Duane Ludwig (169) Continue reading »

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UFC on Fuel TV 5 Main Card Breakdown: Part Two

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Sep 262012
 

Just three fights into his UFC career, Stipe Miocic (top) has blazed through his heavyweight opponents and shows no signs of slowing down – not even for Stefan Struve at UFC on Fuel TV 5. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

It is another tour of destruction when the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to follow up UFC 152 with its latest installment of UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic live from Nottingham, England. Welterweight bangers set the main card’s pace with “Beautiful” Che Mills (14-5) taking on “Bang” Duane Ludwig (21-13).  It all goes bedlam when native countrymen “The Hitman” John Hathaway (15-1) and “The One” John Maguire (18-3) collide. Paul Sass (13-0) will look to lock his signature triangle offensive when he tangles with the ever-grinding pressure of “Handsome” Matt Wiman (14-6). For all the WEC aficionados, fight promoters heard their cries and lined up “One Punch” Brad Pickett (21-6) and “Tiger” Yves Jabouin (18-7) in the card’s anchor. “The Outlaw” Dan Hardy (24-10) will look to prove England belongs to him when he stands across fellow striker Amir Sadollah (6-3). “Skyscraper” Stefan Struve (24-5) and Stipe Miocic (9-0) are two heavyweight freight trains and will look to derail one another in the card’s main event. Here in the second segment of the Fuel TV breakdown, we’ll take a deeper look into the latter half of the night’s proceedings: Struve versus Miocic, Hardy against Sadollah, and Pickett with Jabouin. Anything can happen once that cage door closes, but here a few keys to victory are brought to light and give better insight on who could come out on top. Continue reading »

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UFC on Fuel TV 5 Main Card Breakdown: Part One

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Sep 252012
 

Both Duane Ludwig (red trunks) and Amir Sadollah (grey trunks) will have big career implications riding on their performances at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

The UFC reloads and delivers again a week after the highly successful UFC 152 event by putting burgeoning heavyweight striker Stipe Miocic (9-0) in the cage with young UFC standout “Skyscraper” Stefan Struve (24-5). Leading the heavyweights to the cage is a welterweight battle between two men who have fallen on hard times, but who have the hearts of the fans and thus continued employment in the UFC, “The Outlaw” Dan Hardy (24-10) and Amir Sadollah (6-3). Anchoring things is “One-Punch” Brad Pickett (21-6) against “Tiger” Yves Jabouin (18-7).  Of special interest to those looking for the next big thing are the three opening bouts of the evening. “Beautiful” Che Mills (14-5) looks to keep his UFC dream alive against a long-time UFC staple, “Bang” Duane Ludwig (21-13) who himself is struggling for an identity in the division. Undefeated “Sassangle” Paul Sass (13-0) looks to continue his rash of brutal submission wins against TUF 5 alum and UFC mainstay “Handsome” Matt Wiman (14-6), and “The Hitman” John Hathaway (15-1) looks to continue rebuilding from his first career loss against “The One” John Maguire (18-3). Continue reading »

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Spilled Bag of Podcast Episode # 2

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Apr 232012
 

Spilled Bag of Ice and Patrick Guera are back to talk about UFC 145, Jon Jones, and also touch on the Alistair Overeem and PEDs in MMA issue. Throughout, be sure they make sure to complain about how much MMA fans complain about MMA. Hypocrisy or just straight up truth? You be the judge… but enjoy it either way!

Click here to listen to MMA Gospel Podcast # 2.

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UFC 145: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

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Apr 222012
 

Jon Jones (right) finally handled the elephant in the room that was his rivalry with Rashad Evans (left), the man he replaced as challenger for the light heavyweight crown at UFC 128. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

The MMA fans of Atlanta, Georgia were treated to a top-flight night of UFC action capped off by the third defense of “Bones” Jon Jones’ (16-1) UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in which he ended his rivalry against “Suga” Rashad Evans (17-2-1). Both “Ares” Rory MacDonald (13-1) and “Mayday” Michael McDonald (15-1) proved that they deserve the respect they have been given by defeating “Beautiful” Che Mills (14-5) and “Angel” Miguel Torres (40-5), respectively. “Big Ben” Ben Rothwell (32-8) and “The Filipino Phenom” Eddie Yagin (16-5) each saved their UFC careers from an almost certain end with their victories over “The Hybrid” Brendan Schaub (8-3) and “The Machine” Mark Hominick (20-11). Canadian submission master Mark Bocek (11-4) continued his rebuild against “The Natural” John Alessio (34-15) to open the evening. The UFC had a $2.3 million gate and clearly came out a winner with the Georgia fans, but to find out which fighters came out ahead, we have The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Continue reading »

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