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UFC Fight Night 52, September 20th, Saitama, Japan
Fight Card
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Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson
Takanori Gomi vs. Myles Jury
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Amir Sadollah
Rin Nakai vs. Miesha Tate
Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Richard Walsh
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Jon Delos Reyes
Katsunori Kikuno vs. Sam Sicilia
Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Takenori Sato
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Michinori Tanaka
Johnny Case vs. Kazuki Tokudome
Maximo Blanco vs. Daniel Hooker
Alex Caceres vs. Masanori Kanehara
I don't really do well with fighters I haven't heard of and there are quite the amount of Japanese fighters I do not know. I do like Roy Nelson and got a good line the other day for a big play.
Really like his chin, cardio, and ability to take it to the mat (if he wants to). Hunt has bad TDD, had a hard cut to 264, looked bad at weigh-ins and has previously talked retirement. I think Nelson has more ways to win, an iron chin and will get the job done. Will be interesting if Hunt tries to go for broke right away - if so, and Nelson survives - his cardio will get it done. If there was one fight where Nelson could control on the ground, this is the fight. The bjj blackbelt we've all heard of but really haven't seen.
Roy Nelson +115 over Mark Hunt for five units.
Other fighters who I think get it done: Myles Jury, Miesha Tate, Alex Caceres
Fight Card
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Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson
Takanori Gomi vs. Myles Jury
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Amir Sadollah
Rin Nakai vs. Miesha Tate
Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Richard Walsh
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Jon Delos Reyes
Katsunori Kikuno vs. Sam Sicilia
Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Takenori Sato
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Michinori Tanaka
Johnny Case vs. Kazuki Tokudome
Maximo Blanco vs. Daniel Hooker
Alex Caceres vs. Masanori Kanehara
I don't really do well with fighters I haven't heard of and there are quite the amount of Japanese fighters I do not know. I do like Roy Nelson and got a good line the other day for a big play.
Really like his chin, cardio, and ability to take it to the mat (if he wants to). Hunt has bad TDD, had a hard cut to 264, looked bad at weigh-ins and has previously talked retirement. I think Nelson has more ways to win, an iron chin and will get the job done. Will be interesting if Hunt tries to go for broke right away - if so, and Nelson survives - his cardio will get it done. If there was one fight where Nelson could control on the ground, this is the fight. The bjj blackbelt we've all heard of but really haven't seen.
Roy Nelson +115 over Mark Hunt for five units.
Other fighters who I think get it done: Myles Jury, Miesha Tate, Alex Caceres
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