[TABLE="class: toccolours"] <tbody>[TR] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #CCCCFF, colspan: 8, align: center"]Main Card[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #E6E8FA, align: center"]Weight class[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #E6E8FA, align: center"][/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #E6E8FA, align: center"][/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #E6E8FA, align: center"][/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #E6E8FA, align: center"]Method[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #E6E8FA, align: center"]Round[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #E6E8FA, align: center"]Time[/TH] [TH="bgcolor: #E6E8FA, align: center"]Notes[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Heavyweight[/TD] [TD]Fabrício Werdum (c)[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Stipe Miocic[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][SUP][a][/SUP][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Middleweight[/TD] [TD]Ronaldo Souza[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Vitor Belfort[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Catchweight (140 lbs)[/TD] [TD]Cris Cyborg[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Leslie Smith[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Light Heavyweight[/TD] [TD]Maurício Rua[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Corey Anderson[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Welterweight[/TD] [TD]Warlley Alves[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Bryan Barberena[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #CCCCFF, colspan: 8, align: center"]Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Welterweight[/TD] [TD]Demian Maia[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Matt Brown[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Middleweight[/TD] [TD]Thiago Santos[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Nate Marquardt[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Lightweight[/TD] [TD]Francisco Trinaldo[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Yancy Medeiros[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bantamweight[/TD] [TD]John Lineker[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Rob Font[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH="bgcolor: #CCCCFF, colspan: 8, align: center"]Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Light Heavyweight[/TD] [TD]Antônio Rogério Nogueira[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Patrick Cummins[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Welterweight[/TD] [TD]Sérgio Moraes[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Luan Chagas[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Featherweight[/TD] [TD]Renato Moicano[/TD] [TD="align: center"]vs.[/TD] [TD]Zubaira Tukhugov[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [/TR] </tbody>[/TABLE] This is the most stacked card in a while. I'm going with Werdum, Jacare, and Cyborg in the last 3 fights. I don't know who Leslie Smith is, but I feel bad for her already. Demian Maia / Matt Brown is an outstanding matchup, and it's on Fox Sports for free.
Did you see Maia / Marquardt? Anything's possible. Matt Brown's striking style coule cause Maia problems if he can't get it to the ground. I love both guys. I haven't made an official pick yet. I'm afraid to watch the Marquardt fight tomorrow. He was one of my all time favorite fighters. I don't want to see him get knocked out again. He was a great fighter, but he's not at the top level anymore.
Werdum subs Miocic Jacare crushes Belfort I'll take Smith over Cyborg just because the bad luck, everything goes wrong streak for the UFC will continue. Maia lays on top of Brown for a snoozer decision. TFK
I don't think this is the most stacked card in a while. I do think it's one of the least appealing cards in a while and I don't plan on seeing it. If Belfort wasn't such a juice head, I'd be more inclined to spend my time on this card. Hopefully, Jacare kicks his ass.
A heavyweight title fight, it doesn't get any bigger than that. The guy who wins is the baddest man on the planet. Vitor is still a force at middleweight even without TRT. This will be a big win for Jacare if he can pull it off.
Moicano / Tukhugov was fun. Sometimes the early prelims have more entertaining fights than the main card.
Moraes / Chagas was also a close back and forth war that could have gone either way. Some of these early fights turn out to be great even if you don't know the fighters. Little Nog / Patrick Cummins is coming up next. Little Nog was one of the best boxers in MMA at one point.
I don't want to see this, but I don't have anywhere else to go right now. It's like driving by a car accident. Are you really not going to look? I'm hoping Nate pulls out a miracle. I'm expecting something sad and depressing. Nate the formerly great.
I'm picking Matt Brown for the upset win. He'll destroy Maia in the standup if he can stop the takedowns.
Shogun used to be the best in the world. It's not fun seeing him now winning a split decision over a guy he would have destroyed in his prime. The main 3 fights are coming up. :) Cyborg and some Cyborg victim are on next.
Cyborg vs Ronda is still the biggest fight in women's MMA. Assuming Ronda comes back and doesn't retire to make movies or whatever.
Matt Brown has world class takedown defense. Maia walked through it like it was nothing. I was wrong about that one. Maia, Jacare, and Werdum are the 3 greatest BJJ fighters in MMA. They're all on tonight's card.
Lol. Wow thats bad. Werdum literally look like a drunk guy who has no clue how ti fight, flailing his arms
