Welterweight Matt Riddle (white trunks) is MMA Gospel’s pick for the fighter to watch in tonight’s UFC 154 prelims, where he will pit his striking prowess and superior size against the submission skills and experience of John Maguire . (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)
Tonight the UFC returns to the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and this time brings a highly anticipated match-up to unify the promotion’s esteemed welterweight title. Back after a long lay-off due to knee surgery is UFC Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (22-2), who puts his belt on the line against the man who claimed the interim title in Pierre’s 18-month-long absence, “Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit (28-5). Another pair of 170lb-ers are featured in the co-main event with Danish kickboxer “Hitman” Martin Kampmann (20-5) and heavy-handed “Big Rigg” Johny Hendricks (13-1) squaring off for a potential title shot. Anchoring the UFC 154 main card is a middleweight match-up between “Limitless” Francis Carmont (19-7) and “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (8-4). The sophomore bout of the evening highlights TUF alums Constantinos Philippou (11-2) and “The Promise” Nick Ring (13-1), preceded by a featherweight affair between WEC veteran “The Machine” Mark Hominick (20-11) and “The Scarecrow” Pablo Garza (11-3). Before the main card on Pay-Per-View, however, the UFC 154 prelims on FX and Facebook have plenty of action to offer themselves, with one man in particular to be on the lookout for being The Ultimate Fighter Season 7 alumni “Deep Waters” Matt Riddle (6-3-1). Continue reading »
