Line-up:

UFC Middleweight title: Rich Franklin vs. Nate Quarry
UFC Welterweight title: Matt Hughes vs. Joe Riggs
Georges St. Pierre vs. Sean Sherk
Jeremy Horn vs. Trevor Prangley
Sam Hoger vs. Jeff Newton
Kevin Jordan vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Nick Thompson vs. Keith Wisniewski
Thiago Alves vs. Ansar Chalangov

November 19th
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas

UFC Middleweight title: Rich Franklin vs. Nate Quarry

TUF2 coach Franklin (18-1) makes the first defence of his title against TUF1 contestant Quarry (8-1) in what on paper, looks to be a comfortable win for ‘Ace’ but which in reality could be a very different matter.  Leaving aside the question of whether Quarry ‘deserves’ a title shot (going 3-0 in UFC and having more name recognition than any other 185 pounder available is actually more than enough) ‘the Rock’ is a decent challenger and certainly a good fighter.  A Team Quest member since before the group even had a name, Quarry leapfrogs over jilted teammate Matt Lindland (turfed out on his mis-shapen ear for insisting on wearing the wrong t-shirt) to get his title shot.  But does he really have a chance of beating Franklin?  Well, yes.  Quarry may only have 9 MMA fights behind but the 33 year-old has been around for years, training with and cornering his teammates as well as winning almost all of his own fights.  He’s an intelligent fighter, a diligent trainer and he has one of the sport’s elite teams behind him.  Also, Quarry must be keenly aware this is his big chance, the opportunity he’s waited years for.

Franklin is really going to have to work for what practically everyone assumes will be his win here.  Only one fighter has beaten Quarry in MMA competition and that was the highly regarded Gustavo ‘Ximu’ Machado.  In that fight, back in June 2003, the Brazilian clearly deserved the win but Quarry laid out some punishment along the way.  And ‘the Rock’ has looked very, very good in his 3 fights this year too.  In April he simply overwhelmed TUF1 housemate Lodune Sincaid with punches in a dominant showing.  Just two months later he battered an aged Shonie Carter in what many thought would be a stiff test for Quarry.  Instead, he just walked through the veteran for another TKO win.  Then at the first Ultimate Fight Night in August, Quarry scored his third stoppage win in a row, needing just 42 seconds to TKO Pete Sell.  And while that stoppage may well have been premature, Quarry still dropped his opponent heavily very early in the fight.  And it was convincing enough for referee Cecil Peoples to intervene.  Whether Quarry can use the same fast, accurate punches (swung from a very low and wide base) against a fighter like Franklin is open to question, but clearly Quarry has some heavy hands and once he has an opponent in trouble, attacks relentlessly.  He’s also more than competent on his back and as you’d expect from a Team Quest member for so long, is a very, very good wrestler.  But will that be enough to pull off the upset?

Former 205 pounder Franklin is exactly the kind of champion Zuffa like.  Intelligent, handsome, entertaining and very, very talented.  He likes to finish off his opponents too.  ‘Ace’ has never troubled the judges for a decision, with every single one of his wins (and his only loss) ending in a decisive finish.  He’s won his last 6 fights in a row and looked very impressive in doing so.  A pair of predictable wins against the overmatched Leo Sylvest and Ralph Dillon (neither of which lasted 3 minutes) were followed by some more substantial outings.  First, he returned to UFC almost a year after his last appearance to face Jorge Rivera at his new weight of 185.  Franklin looked horrific in his pre-fight mugshot.  Eyes bulging, cheekbones sticking out and his cheeks almost caved in, he looked like a thoroughly weight-drained fighter.  But, even in a gruelling war with noted tough guy Rivera, Franklin pulled off a win inside the distance, trapping Rivera with a perfect armbar just 32 seconds from the final bell.  Franklin cruised through the first round, but had some trouble in the second and as, both men tired in the final session he looked to be grinding out a decision win.  But he worked patiently and skilfully for the finish and an impressive UFC return.  Franklin followed that in December 2004 by battering Curtis Stout in Hawaii.  Franklin never looked in trouble with the Kansas City banger and finished him off in the second round with a powerful, accurate barrage of strikes.  Then, at the first TUF finale in April, he obliterated MMA legend Ken Shamrock after taking advantage of a slip to drop down and rain punch after punch at the veterans unprotected face for a first round TKO win.  That was more than enough to secure him a UFC 53 title shot with old foe, and brand new titleholder, Evan Tanner.  Franklin took almost 4 rounds to wear down the former Team Quest standout (he needed just 2:20 in their UFC 42 meeting) but for the most part, he looked excellent in doing so.  Easily shrugging off Tanner’s takedown attempts, he forced the older man to stand and fight and as he did so, Franklin repeatedly caught him with counter-punches, jabs and looping hooks.  The fight was waved off 3:45 into the fourth with Tanner barely recognisable and thoroughly beaten.  So surely, Franklin is going to walk through Quarry as well?

Well, there is the small matter of Franklin’s only MMA loss to deal with.  It may have been almost two years ago now, but the way Ryoto Machida dominated him before finishing him off early in the second round is a real cause for concern.  Franklin seemed to have no answers for his fast, aggressive opponent and alarmingly fell apart as ‘Lyoto’ whacked him squarely on the chin.  A flurry of strikes and it was all over, Franklin’s unbeaten record in tatters.  And that wasn’t the first or last time Franklin’s chin has been tested.  Tanner floored him heavily in the first round at UFC 53.  True, Franklin defended expertly and stopped Tanner from following up, but he was definitely hurt.  Rivera had him in trouble too.  As did French striker Antony Rea in late 2002.  Clearly, Franklin can be hurt.  And Quarry has the potential to hurt him.  Of course, a free swinging Quarry is likely to get nailed as well, since he leaves himself very open when he punches.  And Franklin is just the kind of fighter who will study and exploit that defensive weakness.  He’s also very well-rounded and probably has more ways to win the fight than Quarry does.  His long-time training partner Jorge Gurgel has passed on some real BJJ skills and while Quarry is a better wrestler, Franklin is more than competent in the clinch and using takedowns.  He probably uses leg kicks better than Quarry too, though he needs to watch out for Quarry’s fast front kick and is generally just a better fighter.  With that questionable chin, Quarry has more than the somewhat illusory ‘puncher’s chance’ Paul Buentello had against Andrei Arlovski.  He has a real chance to win this fight.  It’s not much of chance but it’s certainly there.  Still, look for Franklin to control the action standing up, dictate the pace of the fight and finish Quarry off inside the distance, perhaps with an armbar.

PREDICTION: Franklin by submission early in the third.

UFC Welterweight title: Matt Hughes vs. Joe Riggs

With Karo Parisyan’s thigh injury forcing him out of a fascinating title shot, Arizona’s Riggs (23-6) commendably steps up with just a few week’s notice for only his second fight at welterweight.  Surely a daunting task for any fighter but anyone so loudly convinced of his own brilliance needs to prove it when asked to.  And ‘Diesel’ is nothing if not supremely confident.  A shadow of his former self, Riggs has gone from being a 260 pound heavyweight in 2001 to 170 pound title challenger just 4 years later.  It’s unfortunate he’s being thrown in so early with Hughes (37-4) as he looked exceptional in his welterweight debut, becoming the first man to ever finish Chris Lytle inside the distance.  And it wasn’t just the perfect elbow from the bottom that sliced open his good friend, it was Riggs’ massive improvement in maturity, patience and BJJ that was notable.  He also looked absolutely monstrous at 170 and even managed to seem more aggressive than usual, launching huge Fedor-style bombs at Lytle’s head in a perfect imitation of the best ground n’ pound fighter in the business.  Brutally strong, with genuinely heavy hands, the super-aggressive Riggs is a challenge for any fighter.  And he’s still just 23 years old.  He has a couple of very notable wins too – his most recent one over Lytle a little over a month ago, his UFC 49 pasting of the hugely talented Joe Doerksen and his 28 second KO of John Renken immediately spring to mind.  The problem is, Riggs tends to lose to really good fighters.  Lytle and Doerksen are the only truly top class victims on his record.  His most recent losses, to Alex Stiebling and Ivan Salaverry are worth looking at.  In January 2004, Riggs was giving Stiebling the beating of his life.  Until being trapped with a desperation triangle choke in one of MMA’s least known but most impressive come from behind wins.  Against Salaverry he took a vicious upkick while trying to batter away at ‘the Fruitbat’s’ head and dropped straight into a triangle by the wily AMC Pankration veteran.  Now, Hughes is certainly not the submission artist those two are, but he’s a better fighter than they are.  And he’s a better fighter than Riggs too.  More experienced, less prone to making errors, completely comfortable with the big occasion and a much, much better wrestler than Riggs.  This could get ugly for ‘Diesel’.

Longtime Miletich student Hughes is a truly fearsome fighter.  The 32 year-old powerhouse has beaten some of the sport’s best fighters in a career that stretches back to 1998.  He’s been picking people up and slamming them to the mat ready to be punched and elbowed into oblivion for over 7 years, and doesn’t look likely to stop anytime soon.  Aside from the only KO loss of his career, due to a perfect knee by Jose ‘Pele’ Landi-Jons in Kuwait of all places, Hughes has only lost to very talented submission fighters.  Dennis Hallman caught him early in two fights (a choke in late 1998 and an armbar at UFC 29 in late 2000) and BJ Penn outsmarted, out-struck and even outwrestled a ridiculously overconfident Hughes to win the welterweight belt at UFC 46.  Since that shocker, Hughes has fought twice, and both times looked far more vulnerable than for most of his first title reign.  At UFC 50, he was slowly being picked apart on his feet by Georges St. Pierre before taking the fight to the ground and finishing his young opponent with a beautiful armbar to win the vacant belt.  Then, at UFC 52 he had to survive a violent barrage of punches against Frank Trigg.  True, the trouble had started with an accidental low blow, Hughes did incredibly well to survive and really made Trigg pay with some brutal payback and a rear naked choke, but these things just didn’t seem to happen the first time around.  For much of his initial reign, Hughes looked unstoppable.  He dominated fights with Hayato Sakurai, Carlos Newton (the second time), Gil Castillo, Sean Sherk and Frank Trigg (the first time) around.  That’s not to say Riggs will win though.  Hughes has all the advantages, although this may be the first time the master weight-cutter meets somebody who’s actually as heavy and powerful as he is at 170.  Riggs has also trained at the Miletich camp in the past and Tim Sylvia has noted how freakishly strong the Arizona slugger is.  But Hughes is a very intelligent fighter (just look at the way he dissected the gameplan and weaknesses of fighters as the world’s least emotional coach on TUF2) and won’t be standing there trading shots with Riggs for long.  When Hughes wants to take the fight to the ground he will.  And while it might take a few minutes to assert his dominance over the challenger, he will do it.  Riggs is stubborn and tough though so rather than try and punch and elbow his way to a win, look for Hughes to exploit the younger man’s biggest weakness – his combination of over-aggression and shaky submission defence to score his third tapout win in a row.

PREDICTION: Hughes by submission late in the first.

Georges St. Pierre vs. Sean Sherk

For many fans, and certainly for me, this is by far the most interesting fight at UFC 56.  French Canadian fighting machine St. Pierre (10-1) faces another serious test as Sherk (29-1-1) finally returns to UFC two and a half years after giving Matt Hughes the toughest fight of his first welterweight title reign.  The 24 year-old St. Pierre looked phenomenal in his last fight, a complete and total destruction of Frank Trigg.  Utterly dominating every single facet of their match at UFC 54, ‘Rush’ finished off the wrestler with a rear naked choke in the first round.  A professional fighter for less than 4 years, St. Pierre just seems to keep getting better.  Highlights of his career in Canada include battering BJJ master Ivan Menjivar, choking out the dangerous Pete Spratt and quickly tapping out Dave Strasser.  This will be his sixth fight in UFC since his January 2004 debut at UFC 46 against Karo Parisyan.  A thrilling, if sloppy war, St. Pierre deserved the decision win there and followed it up by destroying Jay Hieron at UFC 48.  Rushed into a title shot (against Hughes for the now-vacant belt), he looked very good early, but the former champion’s much greater experience helped him give St. Pierre the only loss of his career.  Rebounding from that with his win over Strasser, St. Pierre returned to UFC in the pay-per-view opener against Jason Miller at UFC 52.  St. Pierre dominated the bizarre and highly talented Miller to take the decision in a wildly entertaining fight.  Then came the Trigg fight.  Many felt that would be a major test but St. Pierre just breezed past Trigg like he was nothing.  Now he’s back just 3 months later for what really will be a very difficult fight.

Minneapolis wrestler Sherk and St. Pierre are very, very different fighters.  St. Pierre mixes a solid BJJ game with some excellent striking and is a good wrestler who uses his size very well.  Sherk is much less complicated, and more predictable.  A short (St. Pierre will have a 4 inch height advantage), squat, powerful wrestler, Sherk simply takes people down and just batters them.  They do have one thing in common though.  The only man to beat either of them is Matt Hughes.  Sherk went the full five rounds with Hughes in a hard, hard fight at UFC 42, losing a unanimous decision.  Realistically, Sherk only won one of the five rounds but he pushed Hughes all the way to the end in a very creditable performance.  Since then he’s won 12 straight fights, all but one of them against fairly overmatched opposition in smaller shows in Minnesota, Mexico, Hawaii, Idaho and Georgia.  Sherk has won all of these fights inside the distance but most of his opponents have been anywhere close to being ready or able to give him a serious challenge.  The only exception being Gerald Strebendt and while he’s an excellent submission fighter he really isn’t well-rounded enough to present a real challenge to Sherk and was bashed to defeat in the first round.  Sherk’s one-step back into the big time was a comfortable decision win over Ryuki Ueyama at Pride: Bushido 2 in early 2004.  Unfortunately, Sherk’s aggressive wrestling style didn’t impress DSE and he was never invited back.  Sherk certainly has some good wins on his record, including two over Karo Parisyan back in 2000, as well as the victories over Benji Radach and Jutaro Nakao that got him his shot at Hughes, but he really hasn’t faced top quality opposition in a long time.  And St. Pierre is already one of the best 170 pound fighters in the world.

The key for St. Pierre is obviously to stop Sherk’s takedowns.  But that won’t be an easy task.  Just predicting what Sherk will do is no guarantee of stopping him from doing it.  St. Pierre will need to use his height and reach advantage to keep Sherk at a distance.  He needs to continually throw punches and leg kicks to keep Sherk away from him.  St. Pierre is more than capable of hurting Sherk and will have to do it early and often to deal with the relentless Sherk.  Even then, he will likely have to survive some difficult moments on the ground but I think he’ll do just that and walk away with a hard earned win.  St. Pierre is just too talented, more well rounded and has been in there with much better fighters in the past couple of years.  Look for St. Pierre to score a close decision win and take one-step closer to an inevitable rematch with Hughes.

PREDICTION: St. Pierre by decision.

Jeremy Horn vs. Trevor Prangley

Originally scheduled to face Mike Van Arsdale at 205 pounds, Horn (75-14-5) instead drops down to 185 to face South African born, California based wrestler Trevor Prangley (11-2).  This is quite a change from both men’s last fight, at UFC 54, where Horn challenged Chuck Liddell for the Light Heavyweight belt and Prangley was tucked away in the prelims with Travis Lutter.  The word from San Jose’s American Kickboxing Academy is that Prangley is up there in contention for a title shot and beating the 30-year-old Horn will certainly help his case.  Aside from a disaster against the inexperienced and unknown Ricco Hatting in February, a fight where he seriously underestimated his much bigger opponent, Prangley has not lost since the first round of the IFC Global Domination tournament in September 2003.  In that one he dropped a clear decision to eventual winner Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral.  The undefeated Prangley earned his slot in that tournament with a submission win over Team Quest wrestler Chael Sonnen, and since his loss to ‘Babalu’ has beaten some quality opponents.  Prangley has scored decision wins over the underrated Andrei Semenov, forced Kansas City banger Curtis Stout to tap to a neck crank at UFC 48, decisioned talented Team Quest bible-basher Matt Horwich and clearly earned the judge’s verdict over Lutter.  A powerful, aggressive wrestler, Prangley is more than capable of taking Horn down and punishing him on the ground.  His stand-up skills are certainly improving but remain something of a weakness and he’s not the sport’s best finisher.  And unfortunately for him, the longer Horn is in there, the higher the chances of him pulling off a submission win.

Prior to the hopelessly one-sided pasting he took from Liddell in August, Horn was the absolute darling of some of the more excitable MMA forums.  An unquestionably talented fighter, people were falling all over themselves to predict he was going to quickly tap Liddell out and claim his rightful place as UFC champion.  Why was Horn so overrated?  Simply put, Horn’s road warrior career – fighting anywhere and everywhere on small shows throughout the US made him a hero to the hardcore fans.  Forget the fact he was and is, a fairly dull fighter who does everything very well but is sorely lacking in charisma or marketability.  Forget the fact most of his wins in the last couple of years have come against the likes of Aitor Canup, William Hill, Kyle Seals, Cameron Brown and Ron Fields.  Liddell destroyed the Horn myth with a clinical, composed showing where he battered his opponent to a 4th round defeat.  Former Miletich fighter Horn, now preparing for his fights in Utah with Billy Rush and a host of other top fighters that drop by, including Rich Franklin, has bags of talent.  And, overrated as he was, he’s certainly a very, very good fighter.  Vastly experienced, widely travelled and very talented Horn has fought and beaten some excellent fighters in his 100 or so MMA fights.  Since the start of 2004 Horn has beaten David Loiseau in a little over a minute and scored a pair of wins over Chael Sonnen.  During that time he’s also gone the distance with Anderson Silva, despite a painful groin injury.  In late 2003 he went to the finals of the IFC Global Domination tournament, beating late-90s Russian NHB star Mikhail Avetisyan and future TUF superstar Forrest Griffin before Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral ground out a decision win over him in the final.

This will be a serious test for Prangley.  Horn has fought better wrestlers than him (Randy Couture and ‘Babalu’), better strikers than him (Liddell and Silva) and better submission fighters (Ricardo Arona and Elvis Sinosic).  But they’ve all beaten him.  On paper, Horn should be able to take this fight but I have a sneaky feeling Prangley is going to be strong enough, busy enough and aggressive enough to keep Horn down and hit him enough to force him into defending rather than going for submissions.  With Prangley’s track record of going to decisions and Horn’s near-legendary toughness, it’s unlikely the South African can finish him off but he is more than capable of grinding out a win here.

PREDICTION: Prangley by decision.

Sam Hoger vs. Jeff Newton

Miletich student, TUF1 contestant and habitual hoarder of UFC merchandise Sam Hoger (5-1) returns from his surprisingly competitve fight with Stephan Bonnar at the first Ultimate Fight Night to take on Jeff Newton (4-1).  38 year-old Newton hasn’t fought in a little over 2 years but ‘the Karate Kid’ won his last fight with a memorable high kick KO of KOTC regular Joe Crilly.  Newton has also picked up a couple of wins by submission, and his only professional loss came in his 2001 debut against the very tough Amir Rahnavardi.  Newton’s ‘unusual’ style, blending traditional Karate with more typical MMA skills means this could be a very entertaining fight.  Zuffa though are probably hoping Newton’s inactivity and high-kicking style will be exploited by Hoger, a capable, intelligent fighter with the all-important TUF name recognition.  The ‘Alaskan Assassin’s only ‘official’ loss came in his last fight where he dropped a decision after performing surprisingly well both on the mat and on his feet, against Stephan Bonnar.  He also claimed a well-earned decision win over TUF troublemaker Bobby Southworth in April and during the show itself, controlled the first round of his fight with Forrest Griffin before being hammered repeatedly by the fence for a second round TKO loss.  Prior to his time on TUF Hoger, who only made his professional debut in 2003 had picked up 4 straight wins, 3 by submission.  Hoger is pretty good with submissions and he’s also a decent wrestler and striker.  He may be bland and unexciting but he’s well-rounded enough to pick up a win here.

PREDICTION: Hoger by decision.

Kevin Jordan vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

‘The Shaman’, Jordan (6-3) returns after his messy brawl with Paul Buentelo at UFC 53 to take on UFC (and North American) debutant ‘Napao’ Gonzaga (5-1).  This one is a serious clash of styles.  Jordan is a powerful man, hard-hitting and technically raw while the smaller Gonzaga is much more skilled, particularly on the mat.  Jordan’s fight with Buentello looked more like a drunken free-for-all than a professional MMA fight, but his wild style certainly made the fight exciting and caused the AKA veteran some real trouble.  Both men swung wildly and displayed almost no stamina in a fight that went a mere 4 minutes.  Jordan floored Buentello, before himself being dropped and tapping out as Buentello started doing something to his heads.  Theories and terminologies differ but Buentello essentially seemed to just grab it and pull, prompting an exhausted Jordan to tap out.  Jordan’s biggest wins are over Kerry Schall (an impressive submission victory) and a decision over middle-aged brawler John Dixon and he’s lost to Travis Wiuff and Wesley ‘Cabbage’ Correira.  Look for Gonzaga to add his name to that list.  Jordan certainly has advantages in height and weight, but ‘Napao’ just has much more skill.  All four of his victims have tapped out, with his biggest win coming against Branden Lee Hinkle in 2003.  In that one, Gonzaga caught the wrestler with a slick triangle choke for the win.  Gonzaga’s only loss came against Fabricio Werdum (TKO late in the fight) at Antonio Inoki’s first Jungle Fight show.  Jordan’s power and aggression may trouble Gonzaga early on but look for the Brazilian to walk away with the win, most likely with a triangle choke.

PREDICTION: Gonzaga by submission midway through the second round.

Nick Thompson vs. Keith Wisniewski

Indiana’s Keith Wisniewski (21-7-1) was originally lined up for Joe Riggs on this show, but Karo Parisyan’s thigh injury gave ‘Diesel’ the chance of a lifetime so Wisconsin’s Nick ‘The Goat’ Thompson (21-8-1) was drafted in instead.  It’s rare for a UFC preliminary match to feature two such similar and experienced fighters.  Both have scored a little over half their wins by submission and both have beaten some pretty good fighters.  This could well be the most competitive fight of the entire night.  Wisniewski might be the slight favourite here.  He’s scored a pair of decision wins over impressive Thugjitsu fighter Carlo Prater in the 12 months, as well as ones over Steve Berger and Derrick Noble.  He’s also lasted the distance with Miletich star Jason Black and, in late 2003, did something neither Joey Villasenor or Diego Sanchez could manage – he beat the extremely tough American Top Team fighter Jorge Santiago inside the distance.  Thompson is one of those men who fights ridiculously often.  His record for 2005 alone stands at 11-3 and he went 9-2-1 in 2004.  Thompson really struggled in his debut year, going 1-3, but is currently riding a 5-fight winning streak.  Like his opponent, Thompson has a good ground game but he also likes to stand and swing.  Thompson is also a team-mate of Dave Strasser and professional punching bag Ron Faircloth.  He also has some pretty good wins too.  Just last month he choked out Josh Neer and he holds good wins over highly experienced fighters like Brian Gassaway and John Renken.  Neither man is likely to trouble the top fighters in their weight class but this should still be a rousing scrap.  It’s a huge opportunity for a pair of Midwestern scene regulars to show what they can do on a much, much bigger stage and I expect them both to really grasp it.  Look for Thompson to land some good shots early and for Wisniewski to take it to the ground.  With both men so well-matched almost anything could happen, but I’m going to Wisniewski to just sneak the win.

PREDICTION: Wisniewski by decision.

Thiago Alves vs. Ansar Chalangov

‘Pitbull’ Alves (6-2) makes a quick return to UFC action after triangled by Miletich product Spencer Fisher at the second Ultimate Fight Night, in early October.  His opponent Chalangov is an undefeated (7-0) and has an excellent reputation in Europe.  American Top Team member Alves has some decent wins behind, most notably over Jeff Cox (in just 15 seconds) early this year and Jason Chambers a year ago.  Russian based Chalangov is coming off a win in May, battering the talented and experienced Dennis Hallman to defeat over two pretty one-sided rounds.  Before that, he hadn’t fought since late 2003, when he choked out another UFC veteran Dave Strasser, in less than a minute.  Well rounded and extremely tough, Chalangov debuted at, and won a one-night tournament in Moscow in March 2003, stopping all 3 opponents, including the bigger and more experienced Andrey Rudakov in the final.  Alves is certainly a talented fighter, backed by an excellent team, but Chalangov is likely to just be too good and too aggressive for him.  Only one of his opponents has lasted the distance.  Look for Chalangov to score another stoppage here too.

PREDICTION: Chalangov by TKO early in the second.

Predictions Re-cap:

Rich Franklin SUB3 Nate Quarry
Matt Hughes SUB1 Joe Riggs
Georges St. Pierre DEC3 Sean Sherk
Trevor Prangley DEC3 Jeremy Horn
Sam Hoger DEC3 Jeff Newton
Gabriel Gonzaga SUB2 Kevin Jordan
Keith Wisniewski DEC3 Nick Thompson
Ansar Chalangov TKO2 Thiago Alves

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