Lightweight contenders Clay Guida and Nate Diaz will face off on 1/31/09 on the UFC94 fight card. Both fighters were impressive in their last bouts, both winning decisions over tough opponents.
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Pride veteran and UFC newcomer Denis Kang will make his debut at UFC93. He will face Alan Belcher, who boasts an excellent Muay Thai attack and is versed on the ground as well. Kang is well rounded and is a veteran of over 40 fights we is good on the ground and has big power as he showed in his last fight a KO of former UFC fighter Marvin “the beastman” Eastman in October, if the fight goes to the ground, Kang should have the advantage over Belcher.
Alan Belcher has been up and down in his UFC career, losing to Kendal Grove, and Jason Day via TKO, he looked much improved in his last bout a split decision win over Ed Herman at UFC fight Night 15, he controlled the action with nice striking, kicks and knees, when Herman was able to get the fight to the ground Belcher was able to get back up without sustaining much damage, he will want to keep the fight standing, and look for a head kick or punch to take Kang out.
Freestyle MMA will have UFC 93 results live on Jan13th 2009
Freestyle MMA will bring you the live results from UFC 92 starting at 10pm est.
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Heavyweight grapplers Frank Mir and Antnio Noguiera will collide at UFC 92. The winner will most likely secure a unification bout with Brock Lesnar sometime this year. Read on …
Light Heavyweight UFC Champion Forrest Griffin will meet undefeated Rashad Evans on 12/27/08 on the UFC 92 fight card. Griffin upset heavily favored Quinton Jackson over 5 rounds to win the title, Evans KO’d former champ Chuck Liddell in the second round to earn his spot as the #1 contender. Griffin is a lanky striker who has adopted a “stick and move” style in contrast to his early “brawling” style, he has an underrated Jujitsu game and good wrestling skills he will want to take this fight to the ground only on his terms, meaning he does not want to be on his back with the wrestler Evans. Rashad Evans has developed a strong striking game to complement his Division one college wrestling background, he has won fights by KO punches and a head kick KO victory over Sean Salmon, he has a cautious style but has excellent power in his counterstrikes, he may take Griffin to the mat where he can use his good ground and pound. This will be a war as both fighters have great conditioning, heart and skill. Freestyle MMA will bring you the UFC 92 results live on Dec 27th.
Wrestler Ryan Bader never had grapple with Jujitsu world champion “vinny” Magalhaes, knocking him to the ground with a right hook behind the ear and finishing him off with punches on the ground. He becomes the Light Heavyweight Ultimate fighter Champion joining Forrest Griffin and Michael Bisping as Ultimate Fighter Champions in that weight division. Efrain Escudero used his wrestling to dominate favorite Phillipe Nover over three rounds to win the Lightweight Ultimate Fighter title. He took Nover down at will, and used nice ground and pound to win a unanimous decision 29-28 on all three score cards. Both fighter were coached by Antonio Minitauro Noguiera, losing coach Frank Mir hopes for different results at UFC 92 when he and Noguiera face each other. In other action, Wison Gouveia scored a TKO over Jason MacDonald in the first round. Anthony Johnson used a high kick to get his revenge over Kevin Burns with a KO in the third round. Junie Browning defeated Dave Kaplan by submission, and Eliot Marshall scored a submission win over Jules Bruchez. Krzystof Soszynski caught Shane Primm in a nasty kimura to win by submission, Rolando Delgado submitted John Polakowsi, and Tom Lawlor scored a decision win over Kyle Kingsbury Shane Nelson outlasted George Roop to win a unanimous decision
Wilson Gouveia did not make weight and was not allowed to reweigh, the fight will be held at a catch weight of 189lbs, he will forfeit 20% of his purse to MacDona;d
Lightweight Final
Efrain Escudero (156) VS Phillipe Nover (155)
Light Heavyweight Final
Vinicius Magalhaes (205) VS Ryan Bader (205)
Wilson Gouveia (189) VS Jason MacDonald (184)
Anthony Johnson (171) VS Kevin Burns (171)
David Kaplan (156) VS Junie Browning (156)
Undercard
Shane Primm (202) VS Krzysztof Soszynski (205)
Jules Bruchez (205) VS Eliot Marshall (203)
George Roop (153) VS Shane Nelson (156)
Tom Lawlor (204) VS Kyle Kingsbury (205)
John Polakowski (152) VS Rolando Delgado (155)
CB Dollaway an Ultimate Fighter finalist will take on Mike Massenzio on Dec 27th on the UFC 92 fight card. Dollaway, who lost to Amir Sadollah in the welterweight finals on the reality show, went on to defeat Jesse Taylor at the UFC fight Night 14, he is a former all america wrestler for ASU, and has a variety of sumbissions in his arsenal, he has decent standup, but prefers the ground game. Massenzio has won his last 6 fights by submission, including a kimura armlock victory over Drew McFedries in his debut at UFC Fight Night 15, he also holds a win over the UFC’s Dan Miller. Both fighters train hard and hope their effort results in a win at UFC 92
Main Card
Josh Koscheck vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida:Too much too soon for Yoshida, he said in the pre fight interview he was looking for the looping right that Kos likes to throw, but he forgot to look for the straight right which landed flush on the face of Yoshida, he was basically KO’d fron the first punch but still standing and the second one floored him face first and it was all over
Mike Swick vs Jonathan Goulet:
Swick came out firing, and caught Goulet on his glass chin, TKO’ing him in less than a minute
Steve Cantwell vs Razak Al Hassan:Al Hassan came out stalking Cantwell, landing decent punches and keeping the pressure on. Cantwell countered nicely, and worked the the fight to the ground where he sunck in a deep armbar, Al Hassan wouldn’t tab and his arm clearly broke, promting the referee to step in and stop the fight.
Tim Credur vs Nate Loughran:Credur showed his superiority in the standup game, battering Loughran with punches until he was forced to quit after the second round because of a rib injury
Matt Wiman vs Jim Miller: Wiman ran into a buzz saw in Miller, who dominated from start to finish. Wiman showed a good chin and a good guard, but little else as Miller scored a unanimous decision 30-27,30-26,30-27
Undercard fights
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Josh Koscheck vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida: A good test for Koscheck following his loss to Thiago Alves, Yoshida has never been stopped, and looked impressive in his UFC debut, submitting “War Machine” John Koppenhaver with an arm triangle choke.
Former Pride star Ryo Chonan will face Brad Blackburn on the UFC 92 fight card. Chonan, who’s Flying Heel Hook submission over Anderson Silva in 2004 is one of the best submission wins in the history of MMA. Read on …
Light Heavyweight Matt Hamil will look to rebound from his less than impressive performance against Rich Franklin when he takes on Reese Andy at UFC 92. Hamil has world class wrestling skills, but stood in front of Franklin and fought a kickboxing match against the superior striker, he was game, but was ultimately KO’d by a liver kick. Reese Andy made his UFC debut against Brandon Vera,and lost a unanimous decision in a lackluster fight. If Hamil uses his wrestling to take the fight to the mat, he should be able to dominate Andy. Both fighters hope to have better UFC 92 results
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Main Event – UFC Heavyweight Championship
Brock Lesnar (265) vs Randy Couture (220)
Joe Stevenson (156) vs Kenny Florian (156)
Josh Hendricks (238) vs Gabriel Gonzaga (256)
Demian Maia (185) vs Nate Quarry (185)
Tamdan McCrory (170) vs Dustin Hazelett (170)
Undercard
Aaron Riley (156) vs Jorge Gurgel (155)
Rafael dos Anjos (155) vs Jeremy Stephens (155)
Mark Bocek (155) vs Alvin Robinson (155)
Ryan Thomas (170) vs Matt Brown (171)
Ultimate Fighter winner Amir Sadollah has pulled out of his bout with Nick Catone at UFC91 due to a leg infection, no replacement opponent was available at this late date, so the Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory bout will be moved to the main fight card.