Staff Standings:
Ben Kohn: 33-13 .717
TC Engel: 40-19 .678
Josh Hall: 15-8 .652
Luke Irwin: 45-26 .634
Nolan Howell: 21-15 .583
Earl Montclair: 32-27 .542
Dan Galvan: 5-6 .455
Light Heavyweight Bout: Dan Henderson (29-11) vs. Mauricio Rua (22-8)
Luke Irwin: I hate that this fight is happening. This will not come anywhere close to their first fight. Henderson has been the drizzling shits for years now and Shogun is a shell. Even worse, Henderson has been boring. Really boring. Dan Henderson, boring. I never thought I’d see the day. This won’t be a classic, this will be your two drunk uncles fighting at the family reunion. Rua via SD.
Middleweight Bout: CB Dollaway (13-5) vs. Cezar Ferreira (7-2)
Luke Irwin: Dollaway in a co-main is puke, but he’s still considerably better than his opposition here. Dollaway via UD.
Lightweight Bout: Leonardo Santos (12-3) vs. Norman Parke (19-2)
Luke Irwin: Parke is a legitimate threat and won the underrated TUF Smashes series. Santos…not so much. Parke via R3 submission.
Light Heavyweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (20-6) vs. Gian Villante (11-4)
Luke Irwin: This could be an ugly, ugly, sloppy brawl, and deep down we’re all hoping it will be. Maldonado via R3 TKO.
Lightweight Bout: Mairbek Taisumov (21-4) vs. Michel Prazeres (17-1)
Luke Irwin: I have a lot more faith in Taisumov and his upside. I can’t trust anyone that slipped by Jesse Ronson and lost to the ghost of Paulo Thiago. Taisumov via R2 TKO.
Featherweight Bout: Rony Jason (13-4) vs. Steven Siler (23-11)
Luke Irwin: Siler is a damned solid featherweight, with his only losses to Dennis Bermudez and Darren Elkins in the UFC and hasn’t been finished in his seven fights. Jason is coming off of a brutal knockout loss, and a guy like Siler will be able to pressure him and wear him down. Siler via UD.
Featherweight Bout: Diego Brandao (18-9) vs. Will Chope (19-6)
Luke Irwin: Brandao is a psychopath who deserves to get humbled again, but Chope is clearly not the man to do it. Brandao via R1 KO.
Middleweight Bout: Ronny Markes (14-2) vs. Thiago Santos (8-2)
Luke Irwin: Markes suffered a setback against Yoel Romero, because he met one man that plays his game better than he does. Thiago Santos is not Yoel Romero. Markes via R2 TKO.
Flyweight Bout: Jussier da Silva (15-3) vs. Scott Jorgensen (14-8)
Luke Irwin: Shame that this fight couldn’t crack the abysmal main card, but the fact remains that both of these guys need a win badly. Formiga used to be the top flyweight in the world and Jorgensen was a bantamweight title contender, now they’re fighting off getting cut. I haven’t seen anything from these two I’ve liked lately, but I’ve seen less of Jorgensen that I’m hopefuly about. da Silva via UD.
Welterweight Bout: Kenny Robertson (12-3) vs. Thiago Perpetuo (9-2-1)
Luke Irwin: Both are coming off losses, but I always tend to take the wrestler over the winging puncher. Robertson via SD.
Featherweight Bout: Godofredo Castro (9-3) vs. Noad Lahat (7-0)
Luke Irwin: Castro is probably the worst featherweight on the roster now that Cody McKenzie is a lightweight. Lahat has at least tested himself in some decent regionals. Lahat via R2 submission.
Light Heavyweight Bout: Francimar Barroso (16-3) vs. Hans Stringer (21-5-3)
Luke Irwin: Stringer took Attila Vegh to a draw in 2011, so he’s got that going for him…which is nice…but Barroso has a UFC win and has also cut his teeth in the absolute tip-top of Brazilian indies for years, I like his experience more. Barroso via R2 KO.
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