another ufc in the uk ....great. im all for the ufc branching out in other countries, but in the uk the same fighters are always on the card in these events. in protest, i will be ignoring these fights for this article. ok, with that out of the way, lets get on with the analysis.
demian maia ............................... chael sonnen
Height:6' 0" (183 cm) ............... Height:6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:185 (84 kg) ................... Weight:185 (84 kg)
Record:10-0-0 .......................... Record: 23-9-1
demian maia, brings it to this fight sporting an undefeated record with impressive wins over ed herman, jason mcdonald and nate quarry. as primarily a jiu jitsu fighter, all of his ufc wins were via submission, not to mention winning 3 submissions of the night over 4 fights. with that said, he will have his hands full protecting his undefeated record over chael sonnen. although sonnen has a record peppered with losses due to submissions, and wins via decision, this veteran fighter has a win streak as well as more experience. coming out of a (non title) win over the current wec middleweight champion, chael brings constant pressure to his opponents as well as a strong wrestling attack. if maia is able to sprawl well over chaels takedown attempts, he should be able to squeeze out another submission victory late in the 2nd round.
nate "the great" marquardt ...... wilson gouveia
Height:6' 0" (183 cm) ................ Height:6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:185 (84 kg) .................... Weight:185 (84 kg)
Record:30-8-2 ........................... Record: 12-5-0
highly touted middleweight contender, nate the great is a tough match for any opponent. this well rounded mma fighter is capable of winning in all aspects of the sport, beating known striker joe doerkson via tko and known bjj fighter jeremy horn via submission . with the exception of a controversial split decision loss to thales leites, nates only loss since 2004 was to current middleweight champion anderson silva. nate faces heavy handed bjj blackbelt wilson gouveia. gouveia, like marquardt has several wins via ko as well as tapouts. this will be an interesting physical chess match between these two. i see this fight going to a split decision with nate as the victor.
joe "daddy" stevenson ............... diego "nightmare" sanchez
Height:5' 7" (170 cm) ................. Height:5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight:155 (70 kg) .................... Weight:155 (70 kg)
Record:34-9-0 ........................... Record:21-2-0
the main event features two fighters who have won their ufc conbtracts from the ultimate fighter tv show. as a shorter fighter, stevenson has beaten some of the best fighters his weight class has to offer. losing only to current champion bj penn and #1 ranked contender kenny florian, joe daddy is an excellent wrestler with many of his takedowns ending up on the highlight reel. stevensons opponent sanchez, had an undefeated streak of 17 defeating high caliber opponents such as kenny florian, nick diaz and karo parisyan. his first loss was to josh koschek in a very uneventful fight. it was later revealed that the nightmare fought with a staph infection resulting in a coffee cup sized hole in his leg the next day. diegos return to the ufc after the injury showed a different fighter. not looking as dominant as he'd been in the past, diego dropped down to lightweight debuting in this fight. it remains to be seen if the nightmare is back to his old winning ways. i give this fight to joe daddy via unanimous decision.
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