“Being inside of the Octagon, you better be on point 100 percent because there’s someone in there trying to take your head off”, he said.
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TAP: We’ve seen guys in the lighter weight classes struggle to draw well on pay-per-view events.
Francisco Trevino is a rugged competitor who will oblige Northcutt if he wants to stand and trade. Most likely, no. Can he at least be a top-tier fighter in this young man’s game?
Heading into the Cormier fight, though, the story is a bit different. He needs to not only be focused on the task at hand, but wary of an opponent who is a specialist in his own regard. The other two wins came by way of submission. Serra immediately pounced and beat him senseless until the referee had to step in and stop the fight.
The takedown might be the best approach for Northcutt in this one.
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Derrick Lewis is a one-trick pony and made to order for Viktor Pesta. Of course, even Cormier’s best right hand is a meager. If he doesn’t connect, his chances of winning are greatly reduced. And they maintain they don’t care.
Ruslan Magomedov has quietly worked himself into position to jump into the UFC rankings in Houston with a win over Jordan.
The 25-year-old from the Czech Republic brings a diverse skill set into the Octagon.
Penn on his last fight: “I’m sick and exhausted of hearing about Mike Dolce”.
TAP: Speaking of guys who have been in the sport for a long time, a former opponent of yours, Josh Barnett just headlined the UFC show in Japan. But the time seems to be right for Woodley’s ascension up the ranks, so look for Woodley to take this one by decision, although it will be a nail biter. Cormier has a decent strike defense rate of 60 percent. In January, the 36-year-old two-time Olympic freestyle wrestler lost a lopsided decision in a challenge for what was then Jones’s belt. Once in a while, you might not get over one of the hurdles. Both fighters have been known to wait away opportunities. This is a classic clash of styles as Makhachev is similar to his countryman and teammate, Khabib Nurmagomedov. “Brahma” has plenty of power of his own and a never-say-die attitude, but any willingness to slug it out with Tumenov is a liability.
In a post-fight interview Gustafsson gave the type of honest and pointed assessment of his performance that hinted that he wouldn’t let it happen again. After being outwrestled and submitted by Phil Davis, Gustafsson famously asked “Mr. Wonderful” to train with him to learn the tricks of his trade. We probably underestimated the significance of his size (although, I’m not sure how that’s possible – the UFC plastered Gustafsson’s measurements on every poster and advertisement it produced for that event). If you commit to the sport, if you keep pressing forward, and keep believing in yourself, eventually it’ll turn around. Think about the people that are involved in his life. That’s why we do this: to put that gold around our waist.
When Ryan Bader says it about his tilt with Rashad Evans at UFC 192 this weekend, though, he’s not just spewing out an old sporting cliche. She finishes off her opponents.
Edgar retained his UFC Lightweight championship at UFC 136 by rallying from a tough first round to rain down punches on Maynard and score a TKO victory in the fourth round. Cormier v Gustafsson will determine if the Light Heavyweight division will remain one of the most entertaining and competitive classes in UFC.
Bank on a first- or second-round stoppage win for The Venezuelan Vixen.
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“The thing that’s really [expletive] up is that we live our day-to-day lives normal, and we don’t worry about Jones”, Cormier told reporters during the UFC conference call.
