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Thursday, October 14, 2010

UFC 120 Preview




All right lets get started. We got some interesting fights coming although not everybody likes this card(primary because of the main event).
I won't go through all the fight but just the ones I find interesting.

Bisping vs. Akiyama




I really don't like Bisping and his style but he has serious chances here against Akiyama if he goes with the momentum in front of home crowd. Other than that I think Akiyama is the better fighter though his last loss against Leben.
Prediction - convincing unanimous decision for Akiyama.

Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit

I'm pretty sure this is going to be fight of the night. I expect to see much more mature and focused Hardy after the lesson he took from GSP. He is going to be the big name in this weight class if he makes the right decisions.Condit on the other hand seems more well rounded and skilled.Anything can happen but I will go with Hardy here. I just see a lot of potential in this guy.

Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne
Looking forward to see if Kongo has progressed at all. I feel like if he doesn't show some improvements now he won't be able to achieve something big in the UFC. It will be a pity since he is so athletic and definitely has skills.No prediction here - just wanted to mention this fight because of Cheick.

Stanislav Nedkov vs. Steve Cantwell
Not much attention is paid to this fight because Nedkov is making a debut in the UFC and isn't that famous but he is not new at all to MMA. He has perfect record 11-0 having victories over Travis Wiuff and Kevin Randelman.He has supreme wrestling, devestating ground and pound and is really physically strong. His boxing isn't that good. Originally he had to fight in UFC 117 against Rodney Wallace but Nedkov got injured. Here in Bulgaria everybody is expecting with great interest this fight.
His opponent Cantwell is also a very tough guy and seems well prepared for the fight judging from his preparation videos.I give this one to Nedkov - he will definitely win if he manages to make that take down.
Prediction - Nedkov by TKO.





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