After a brace of unimpressive cards which have resulted in lackluster fights, the upcoming UFC spell has all the ingredients of a classic. The dominant occurrence is a affiliated oner in just out UFC appellation fights in that there is minor to choose between the two fighters. The initially meeting between Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida so cessation that the womanhood of spectators disagreed with the judges, who awarded Machida a doubtful decision.
Regardless of the win, the unbeaten Machida has unsalvageable a small of his wind of invincibility and will be looking to show that the earliest fight was merely an aberration by comprehensively outclassing his enemy in the rematch. Rua did not name an impressive UFC debut, being greatly beaten by Forrest Griffin. Despite defeating paramour Pride old hand Mark Coleman, he also failed to stamp in his second Octagon appearance.
It was the third period that proved the fascinate for the the former Pride Middleweight Grand Prix campaigner as an determined first-round knockout win over Chuck Liddell propelled him forthright into a crown show. He was a heavy underdog, but Rua rolled back the years to give Machida the dispute of his life. Even if Rua had been awarded the decision, as most fair observers felt he should, this rematch would have been inevitable, so to some enormousness the judge’s purpose has been rendered irrelevant. The genuine conquering hero will be unqualified in Montreal tomorrow night. There is bountifulness of intrigue the world at large the main event, too.
Paul Daley has won his conclusive four fights by first-round KO, two of them lining the Octagon, but will be overlay arguably the toughest check of his career against UFC warhorse and outstanding wrestler Josh Koscheck. The alumni of The Ultimate Fighter: Season One will be looking to affirm that Daley’s superb stand-up can only bilk him so far in the UFC by putting the Englishman on his back and keeping him there. Daley will be hoping to let his hands go but may also eagerness the moment to explain that there is more to his encounter than merely knocking kinsfolk out. A convincing succeed over Koscheck would firmly locate Daley as one of the top welterweights in the the human race and might even propel him toward a fight with reigning protagonist George St-Pierre, a mixed help if ever there was one.
Koscheck, who has already had his shot at St-Pierre, has been fighting for the UFC since 2005. He bygone to St-Pierre via unanimous decision, and while he will presumably never get another unintentional to spirit for a title he has won three quarters of his 16 UFC fights and will fix up a steely test of Daley’s possession credentials. The rest of the foremost card and undercard consists mainly of matches featuring Canadian fighters with Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens and Patrick Cote vs. Alan Belcher being the predominant ones.
Outside of Canada, though, all eyes will be on the struggle between last road fighter and Internet title Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson and erstwhile NFL contender Matt Mitrione. Both men featured on TUF 10 together, where Slice surprised a lot of population with his easy-going aspect and willingness to learn. He is a hugely marketable resource who did his position no maltreat by defeating Houston Alexander in his UFC debut. Slice will be looking to validate that he has evolved from a backyard brawler to a modern-day cross-bred militant artist by defeating Mitrione in Montreal.
There is no guaranteed rule for energizing MMA fights; if there was, Zuffa would unquestionably have patented it. Unlike latest UFC events you cannot blast either the matchmaking or the bank card at UFC 113. Hopefully the fighters can put on a show which will be suitable for the dissatisfaction of UFC 112 seem ungenerous more than a rigid memory.
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