Aug 29, 2016 Main Card (Fight Pass)-3 P.M. ET Andrei Arlovski (#6 HW) vs Josh Barnett (#9 HW) Alexander Gustafsson (#2 LHW) vs Jan Blachowicz Ryan Bader (#4 LHW) vs Ilir Latifi (#12 LHW) Nick Hein vs Tae Hyun b--- Prelims (Fight Pass)-11:45 A.M. ET Jessin Ayari vs Jim Wallhead Nicolas Dalby vs Peter Sobotta Ashlee Evans-Smith (#13 WBW) vs Veronica Macedo Leandro Issa vs Taylor Lapilus Christian Colombo vs Jarjis Danho Scott Askham vs Jack Hermansson Rustam Khabilov vs Leandro Silva Honestly not bad for a European Fight Pass card. Couple interesting fights fell out though, Michelle Waterson (#11 WSW) and Aisling Daly were supposed to fight but both ended up getting hurt, Germaine de Randamie (#12 WBW) was supposed to fight Evans-Smith but got hurt, Brad Pickett vs Iuri Alcantara was moved to UFC 204 to bolster that card and Emil Meek (guy who wrecked Rousimar Palhares in his last fight) was supposed to fight Jessin Ayari but was pulled due to USADA compliance issues.
Aug 30, 2016 I'll be in CO for my buddies wedding but it's not until Sunday, so Saturday is gonna be mad lit. College football & fights. Doesn't get much better than that tbh..
Sep 2, 2016 This is gonna be half assed but w/e Josh Barnett (-150) vs Andrei Arlovski (+130) Think Arlovski's chin is cracked again and Barnett finds it early. J.B. by 1st round KO Barnett vs Mir Barnett tossing Brett Rodgers in SF, ended up subbing him with an arm triangle about 30 seconds later. Arlovski's headkick KO over Travis Fulton with 1 second left in the fight, back in Pro Elite in 2011. Arlovski KO's Rothwell in Affliction Arlovski becomes 1st person to stop Roy Nelson, back in Elite XC in 2008. Alexander Gustafsson (-650) vs Jan Blachowicz (+475) Gus is just on another level, Blachowicz outside of his debut has not been impressive. Think Gus' uses his reach and pick him apart + gets 2nd round TKO. Gus stops Jared Hamman in 41 seconds in his debut back at UFC 105 vs Manuwa vs Matyushenko Blachowicz hurts Latifi with body kick and puts him away in his debut Ryan Bader (-210) vs Latifi (+175) Latifi is very dangerous early, but usually fades late. I think if Bader can weather the storm, he can grind Latifi out in the later rounds. Pick is Bader via decision, division could use some "new" blood outside of the top 5. Love Shogun, but the fact he is sitting there at #6 is pretty sad. Bader vs Jardine back at UFC 110 Bader knocks out Brilz (feel like this was the exact way he got KO'd by Machida lol) Latifi vs Stringer vs Dempsey vs O'Connell Nick Hein (-275) vs Tae Hyun b--- (+235) Similar to the above fight I give b--- a punchers chance, but Hein mixes his striking and TD's well and think he outclasses him to a decision win. Dunno if anyone remembers b---'s last fight but the odds were going bananas. Fight was in South Korea and had a lot of ppl thinking the fix was in. Anyways b---'s KO of Kajan Johnson Jim Wallhead (-135) vs Jessin Ayari (+115) Don't know much about Ayari, but Wallhead is a well rounded vet who has fought in Cage Warriors, BAMMA and Bellator mostly in the European scene. Hes pretty well rounded so I'll take him by decision. Wallhead KO slam (timestamped) Spoiler Nicolas Dalby (-175) vs Peter Sobotta (+155) Dalby came over to the UFC as the Cage Warriors WW Champ, hes 1-1-1 in his 3 fights albeit against tough competition. Sobotta is in his 2nd UFC stint and has most of his wins by submission. I think Dalby keeps the fight standing and wins a convincing decision. Dalby earns a Title shot in CW with a headkick Ashlee Evans-Smith (-275) vs Veronica Macedo (+230) I've actually heard good things about Macedo, but shes only 20 years old and is 5'3". Think she probably drops to 115 after this, tough debut for her. AES dodged a bullet, she was being fed to Germaine de Randamie but she ended up getting hurt. Pick is Ashlee by decision, just too big. Taylor Lapilus (-155) vs Leandro Issa (+135) I like Lapilus, well rounded Frenchmen with some KO power. Issa is almost strictly a BJJ guy and needs to get this fight to the ground quick. I think Lapilus keeps it on the feet and eventually stops Issa in the 2nd. Lapilus vs Sasaki Spoiler Issa's armbar over Tuerxun neck crank over Sasaki (common opponent) Jarjis Danho (-120) vs Christian Colombo (+100) Debuting HW vs HW w/ 1 awful UFC fight. I'm hoping this Christopher Columbus MFer KO's Danho, because if he loses the UFC should just cut both. Refuse predict an outcome, other then sloppiness. Scott Askham (-110) vs Jack Hermansson (-110) Harmansson is a Bellator, Cage Warriors and Venator vet who has won most of his fights by KO but also has submission wins and is well rounded. Askham has good kicks and standup, but his TDD is suspect. I think Hermansson wins a decision. Askham vs Dempsey (this guy has gotten highlight reel KO'd in 4 of his last 5 fights now) Spoiler Askham vs Antonio Dos Santos Spoiler Rustam Khabilov (-460) vs Leandro Silva (+365) Not sure why Khabilov is the opening fight, maybe its strategic to get ppl to tune in early. Anyways I would love to see the suplexes come back out, but either way i think he cruises to a decision and tosses Silva around pretty easy. dropping Masvidal Pichel fight with multiple suplexes and the eventual KO with one of them. Hard to find this full gif surprisingly. Spoiler
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Sep 3, 2016 Alt stream: http://www.streamendous.com/channel2.php I don't expect any acestream links until the real prelims or main card, if there's going to be any at all.
Sep 3, 2016 Spit out my coffee and wasn't even drinking any when that happened. My only prediction for that fight was slop, hopefully it ends in a draw because nobody deserved the win there.
Sep 3, 2016 This card has been sleepy so far. Lapilus looked promising for 24. Macedo looked great for 20, though she's probably in the wrong weight division. Hopefully the final three fights are good.
Sep 3, 2016 That Main Event was actually much more entertaining then i thought it would be. Last 3 fights were pretty solid, but the rest of the card kinda s----d. Fights i would like to see next Barnett vs Werdum (if he beats Browne) or Cain if he doesnt get a title shot. Arlovski-rematches with Nelson, Rothwell or Browne (with a loss to Werdum). Hunt would be my 1st option but hes not fighting in the UFC again i don't think. Gus-Jones rematch (if UFC goes with DC/Rumble 2) or stay busy fights waiting for Title picture to clear up against Lil Nog or Krylov. Bader fight makes most sense rankings-wise but i think it would be smart to give Gus low risk fights to keep the eventual Jones rematch on the table. Blachowicz vs Steve Bosse Bader vs Shogun (two long time vets that haven't fought somehow) or Jimi Manuwa if he beats OSP at 204. Think Bader has to hope DC remains champ if he wants a title shot any time soon. Latifi vs Corey Anderson or Pat Cummins
