From the main celebration, Mauricio Rua defends his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in opposition to Jon Jones.
We’re now only a few days away from UFC 128 “Shogun vs. Jones”. While in the key celebration, Mauricio Rua defends his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship versus Jon Jones. The co-main occasion will also be an helpful match-up, as previous long-reigning WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber normally takes on Eddie Wineland. As is customary, here is my official “picks and predictions” post (covering who I believe will win and why), now featuring UFC 128: “Shogun vs. Jones”.
Mauricio Rua (c) vs. Jon Jones for your UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: I’m placing it all about the line with this fight and this prediction, but when have I ever before been afraid to accomplish so? If Rua proves me wrong and wins, it wouldn’t be the initial time I’ve had to abdomen a heaping assisting of humble pie. But I just don’t see that happening. Jon Jones is as well excellent at everything, and for “Shogun”, the thoughts is inclined however the physique is weak. Jones will possibly hit his flurry and KO Rua in Round 1, or he’ll pummel Rua’s already-damaged knees into dust with regular takedowns. I’m betting about the previous: Rua will presume that he’s received the striking benefit on “Bones”, and Jonny Bones will show him incorrect. Jon Jones wins by KO in Round one.
Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland: Eddie Wineland is a single hard fighter, but there’s toughness and then there is Urijah Faber. Both equally men are difficult and have excellent chins, but I think the submission game will come back again to bite Wineland. He’s obtained 5 wins by submission, but he’s been submitted four instances. Faber has thirteen wins by submission and has under no circumstances been submitted. Still, because of to the all-important toughness factor, Wineland will only succumb after Faber wears him down. Urijah Faber wins by submission in Round 3.
Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus: As significantly as I like Kamal Shalorus, Jim Miller really should be right up there with the greatest of them, and I think he’s likely to demonstrate it at UFC 128. I could speak far more about this battle, but I’m likely to wrap it up with 1 simple sentence: I see Jim Miller currently being superior than Kamal in all important regions on the game. Jim Miller wins by submission in Round two.
Nate Marquardt vs. Dan Miller: There’s two approaches I look at this match, and in the two of them, I see Nate Marquardt winning. The very first way should be to refute the declare that Nate Marquardt chokes in major fights, meaning that he’s still one particular with the most effective at 185 and really should be as well much for Miller to take care of. The next way will be to permit that Nate Marquardt chokes in massive fights but counter that this is not a large fight for him. It is a lot much more to the degree of when Nate Marquardt confronted Rousimar Palhares, and most of us understand how that fight turned out. The truth is, I’m gonna be calling for your same end result: Nate Marquardt will beat Dan Miller by (T)KO inside the to begin with round.
Mirko Filipovic vs. Brendan Schaub: When it comes correct down to it, this is a fairly effortless decide on. Mirko Cro Cop’s most current fight was an ultra-boring three-round snooze-fest with Frank Mir that mercifully ended having a late-round Hail Mary KO. which Cro Cop was about the getting end of. Meanwhile, Brendan Schaub continues to be destroying persons and just acquired completed beating Gabriel Gonzaga and booting him appropriate out of the UFC. Schaub is prepared for Cro Cop’s stage of expertise, and Cro Cop happens to be a shadow of his previous self for really some time. Brendan Schaub wins by TKO in Round one.
And that’s what I think, followers and good friends. But what about you? Who do you see winning, and why, at UFC 128?
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