Only the most deluded fool would pretend 2006 has been anything other than the greatest year ever for North American MMA. Paced by the runaway success of UFC live events, the wholehearted backing of Spike TV and some gargantuan pay-per-view buy rates, the opening up of major arenas and cities in California and debut shows for Strikeforce, the IFL and the WFA, this has been an incredible year already. Clearly, the UFC have been the leaders and main beneficiaries of this popularity explosion but it’s amazing to see just how much of their success has been down to rematches and/or fights where few could realistically expect anything beyond a vicious beatdown. The third Couture-Liddell fight was huge, we’ve seen Arlovski and Sylvia go at it twice more, Ortiz has drawn enormous money in fights where he was expected to smash Forrest Griffin (he didn’t) and the increasingly delusional Ken Shamrock (he most certainly did). In September Matt Hughes (hopefully) fights Georges St. Pierre for the second time after pulling in some 600,000 PPV buyers to see him predictably annihilate Royce Gracie. Who says fresh, competitive fights sell? Compelling storylines and major names sell fights. Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral’s 10-fight winning streak is a great storyline but as a big name attraction, he’s still a weak link. Even worse, the first time they met he lasted just 2:55 and was KO’ed with a high kick. This would be a major test of Liddell’s drawing power, especially since the entire fight has already been overshadowed by the announcement of plans for an increasingly unlikely Liddell-Wanderlei Silva dream match in November. But the addition of yet another rematch, this time between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar should be a real boost for both ticket sales and the pay-per-view numbers. Those two fights alone make this a compelling show and it’s a good job too because this is the very definition of a two-match show. The undercard is made up of what could best be described as a bunch of pretty meaningless fights. UFC 62 should still pull a very respectable buy rate, thanks to Liddell and Griffin but as UFC expands and adds more and more shows this could be the future pattern for their events.
Line-up:
UFC Light Heavyweight title: Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral
Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar
Cheick Kongo vs. Christian Wellisch
Hermes Franca vs. Jamie Varner
Thiago Alves vs. Josh Neer
Wes Combs vs. Wilson Gouveia
Cory Walmsley vs. David Heath
Rob MacDonald vs. Eric Schafer
Yushin Okami vs. Alan Belcher
UFC Light Heavyweight title: Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral
The last time Liddell (18-3) and Sobral (27-5) met was at UFC 40 in November 2002. At that time Liddell was the number one contender for Tito Ortiz’ Light Heavyweight title and took the fight to stay active. It was a dangerous gamble for Liddell as ‘Babalu’ had just been the distance with Kevin Randleman and a certain Fedor Emelianenko before obliterating Elvis Sinosic in London at UFC 38. But ‘the Iceman’ ended it quickly and efficiently. Sobral struggled from the outset and after some failed takedown attempts, dipped his head straight onto a Liddell kick to the face. A Liddell loss could have jeopardised his fight with Ortiz but in the end it was Liddell’s former training partner’s reluctance to fight a man who regularly hammered him in sparring that delayed the fight for so long. Now a loss to Sobral would potentially ruin Liddell’s long-requested dream match with Wanderlei Silva. That’s if UFC and Pride can figure out how to effectively work together. Oddly enough Plan B seems to be for a victorious Liddell to face Tito Ortiz in rematch in February. Facing Sobral was a gamble four years ago and could be even more dangerous this time around as Sobral has improved and expanded his repertoire greatly.
Currently riding one of the most impressive winning streaks in the sport, ‘Babalu’ has won 10 straight fights since being knocked silly by Liddell the last time. His submissions are vastly better since his relocation from original mentor Marco Ruas to the Gracie Barra team. Working with the likes of Marcio Cruz, 5-time BJJ world champion Fredson Paixao and Roberto ‘Gordo’ Correia has helped his ground game tremendously. His run of UFC submission wins over Travis Wiuff, Chael Sonnen and Mike Van Arsdale earned him a title shot but it’s hard to imagine him actually submitting Liddell. In fact, for all of Sobral’s improvements and his great skills, it’s hard to think of a way he can actually finish Liddell inside the distance. Even in 2003 when Randy Couture beat Liddell for the vacant ‘interim’ UFC Light Heavyweight title, the MMA legend had serious trouble getting Liddell down and keeping him there. In their two subsequent rematches, Couture didn’t come close to doing either. Like Couture, Sobral’s main wrestling base is Greco-Roman and he will look to get inside Liddell’s looping sledgehammer shots and work an upper body clinch. During the first fight he looked for double leg takedowns and failed miserably. His wrestling skills are certainly much improved, as is every aspect of his game but Liddell’s takedown defence is just superb. Sobral did pick up a Greco Roman bronze medal in the 2005 Pan Americans – with very little specific training and competing in the super heavyweight division against much bigger men but Liddell still has the defensive skills to stay on, or quickly get back to, his feet.
A wild, heavy-handed brawler with a decent wrestling base when he first appeared in RINGS, Sobral has matured into one of the sport’s best 205 pounders. His slick armbar win over Travis Wiuff at UFC 52 and his triangle choke win over Chael Sonnen at UFC 54 (not to mention the heelhook that had Sonnen screaming in agony earlier in the fight) are clear evidence of his much-improved submission game. As was Sobral’s most recent win – a quick and complete domination of Mike Van Arsdale at UFC 57 which the Brazilian ended with a rear naked choke. Even more impressively, Van Arsdale had just given Randy Couture a very competitive match at UFC 54. Sobral’s 10-fight streak has also included the night in 2003 when he won the IFC: Global Domination one-night tournament. Fighting for over 43 minutes in one night, Sobral decisioned Trevor Prangley and Jeremy Horn and choked out Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua in an excellent fight. No further proof of Sobral’s stamina and toughness should be needed. An aggressive, relentless striker with some murderous low kicks, Sobral can’t match Liddell’s kickboxing but if he does have to stand with ‘the Iceman’ for any length of time he could be surprisingly competitive. Eventually though, Liddell will land one of his brutal power shots and the biggest worry for ‘Babalu’ is that he’s been knocked out once before by Liddell. And the champion can do it again.
Like Sobral, the 36-year-old titleholder is coming off a dominant win over an ageing, top quality wrestler at UFC 57 in February. Liddell blasted the legendary Randy Couture into retirement with a typically brutal punch, earning his second KO win over the UFC Hall of Famer. Six years older than challenger Sobral, Liddell has a great chin and is a vicious, if very unorthodox, looping puncher. His stance looks awful and his strikes look slow but what look like uncultured shots are often shockingly accurate and brutally hurtful. A more than competent high school wrestler who started serious BJJ training under the excellent John Lewis in 1999, Liddell’s grappling is of the strictly defensive variety but remains a huge part of his success. In their very first meeting Couture had real trouble keeping him down before finally finishing him with strikes on the ground midway through the third round of their match for the ‘interim’ 205 pound belt. Since then (June 2003) Ortiz, Couture in both rematches and Jeremy Horn have all failed to take Liddell off his feet. Liddell has won 5 straight fights since being hammered by Quinton Jackson (who has never recaptured that form since). He’s battered Ortiz, sparked out Couture twice, got involved in a short and one-sided war with Vernon White and just took Horn apart in a beautiful display of planning, stamina, takedown defence and striking. ‘Babalu’ is a stronger, more explosive wrestler than Horn but will have similar trouble taking Liddell down. This is Liddell’s third title defence and should be by far his toughest. Many pointed to his supposed lack of stamina before the Horn fight but Liddell looked fresh even into the fourth round and paces himself well enough not to gas out. Injuries were a factor in the Jackson defeat (a quadricep muscle tear) but a healthy Liddell will be very difficult to beat. Reputedly not the cleanest living of fighters, just look at him clearly partying like an Englishman at UFC events, Liddell’s age could be a factor. Hard living and years of abuse in fights and training are going to catch up with him at some point. But not quite yet. Look for Liddell to control the action and finish the fight in spectacular fashion. ‘Babalu’ will push him harder than anyone since Jackson but will ultimately fail to make the critical breakthrough. Even if he takes Liddell down, there’s no guarantee the champion won’t pop back up and start throwing shots. Even if he gets him down and goes for the submission, there’s no guarantee Sobral can trap and tap Liddell out. The likeliest outcome is a Liddell win using his fists, somewhere around the middle of the fight.
PREDICTION: Liddell by TKO midway through the third.
Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar
Ever since their three round war at the live finale of TUF1, Griffin (12-3) and Bonnar (9-3) have seemed more than happy to get back in there and bash each other one more time. Zuffa, wanting to build them both up as title contenders, had other ideas. Aside from a ‘He Said, He Said’ feature on Spike TV’s website and several friendly interviews at UFC events the two have been kept apart. Looking at the first fight there’s little to choose between them. Both have tremendous heart, good chins, questionable stamina (yet with a surprising ability to somehow dredge up some more energy when they appear completely exhausted), some ground skills and absolutely no striking technique beyond charging around the place and furiously flailing their limbs about. Both men’s careers have diverged since April 2005 though. Griffin has looked raggedly exciting with flashes of excellence in all 3 fights. He showed off his very real ground skills with an efficient first round submission win over Canadian striker Bill Mahood at UFC 53. He looked vulnerable on his feet against Elvis Sinosic at UFC 55, being caught with several shots by a fighter hardly known for his striking but still finished things in the first round with his trademark arm-swinging. Even in his decision loss to Tito Ortiz at UFC 59, Griffin was impressive. He survived an early elbow onslaught through sheer determination, his great chin and underrated ground skills. He also displayed a great sprawl against one of UFC’s better wrestlers and outboxed a tiring Ortiz throughout much of the second round. Many, this writer included, felt Griffin did just enough in that last round (the only one any rational person would argue about the winner of) to sneak a close 29-28 victory over the TUF3 coach.
Bonnar has just been disappointing and has yet to even appear on a pay-per-view show. He struggled on his way to a belaboured decision win over Sam ‘merchandise hoarder’ Hoger at UFN1 in a fight where Bonnar gassed badly in the second round. His match with James Irvin was postponed for a few months while he recovered from a broken hand but when he eventually faced Irvin at UFN3, Bonnar looked pretty good. A long-time student of the sadly departed Carlson Gracie, Bonnar has real ground skills and was all over ‘the Sandman’ on the mat before finishing it with a first round Kimura. His next two fights were very different though. Matched up with anonymous TUF2 contestant Keith Jardine at UFN4, Bonnar struggled to cope with Jardine’s simple and repeated punch/low kick approach. The announcement of Bonnar’s unanimous decision win after a late rally was met with a torrent of boos from an aggrieved audience and the ever-candid Dana White publicly admitted he flat out disagreed with the verdict. His UFN5 main event with TUF2 contract winner Rashad Evans left nobody in doubt of the outcome though. Evans used a very simple strategy based on sheer physical domination to score one of the clearest 30-27 wins in UFC history. Hoisting Bonnar skywards and slamming him on what seemed like 48 different occasions, Evans did little else but Bonnar’s offence consisted of moving his body in ways that suggested he might be thinking about trying a submission from the bottom at some indeterminate point in the near future. Abe Belardo’s atrocious scoring of that fight saw him go for a draw and quite rightly Joe Rogan offered the opinion such an incompetent judge should be shot. If only in the leg.
So why does Griffin seem to be improving and Bonnar stagnating or even regressing? Both spend a lot of time in Las Vegas where name UFC fighters are genuine celebrities and the rumour is that Griffin has been taking his career far more seriously while Bonnar has been enjoying his fame with a little too much partying and not often training. This may help to explain lack of stamina and poor performances but its hard to imagine him not preparing fully for his big pay-per-view rematch of a fight that has defined his career. Its only 16 months later but much has changed. Griffin seems brimming with confidence and has already tasted the real big time (that UFC 59 main event and make no mistake that WAS the main event whatever fight went on last) with Ortiz. Bonnar’s confidence can’t have been helped by the close match with Jardine or the comprehensive loss to Evans. All the evidence points to a Griffin win but his fan-friendly attitude towards fighting could cause him problems. Bonnar will be desperate to put on a show after a string of dull and/or disappointing efforts. The charismatic Griffin seems physically incapable of being involved in a boring fight but his all-action style could leave openings for Bonnar. Both men cut fairly easily too and that’s a real worry in this fight but barring any horrific lacerations ending things prematurely, this should be another truly rousing brawl. Both men know why they came out of the TUF1 Finale with such popularity and both will be willing to charge in and throw down from the opening bell. The first fight has been lauded as the greatest fight in UFC history. That’s a major exaggeration for a match that had so little technique but it still delivered tons of raw, crowd pleasing entertainment. The rematch should be more of the same, and with the same winner. Griffin may not stop Bonnar (he’s going to have to give him some major punishment to force a stoppage or just cleanly KO him) but the judge’s decision should be easier this time around. Look for him to sweep the scorecards and hobble away with a trio of 30-27s for his trouble.
PREDICTION: Griffin by decision.
Cheick Kongo vs. Christian Wellisch
Tall and long-limbed French kickboxer Kongo (8-2-1) made an impressive North American debut at UFC 61 using his high energy, technically sound kickboxing style to finish raw brawler Gilbert Aldana in the first round. Kongo lacks stamina and his ground skills are very suspect but neither was required against Aldana and he should be able to keep things on his terms for this fight too. Kongo has only lost to a pair of very accomplished Dutch strikers in Gilbert Yvel and Rodney Faverus. Kongo gave Yvel some real trouble on their feet early on and seemed to lose mainly because of his total lack of stamina and an even more ineffective ground game than Yvel. He went the distance with Faverus and in his five year career has finished some good fighters. He KO’ed enormous RINGS veteran Joop Kasteel in 2004 and stopped Dave Dalgleish last December. A regular on the Dutch circuit, Kongo also has the advantage of a little more UFC experience. AKA heavyweight Wellisch (6-2), Hungarian by birth has the better ground game. He wrestled in college and has won some US grappling tournaments. He’s coming off a pair of MMA wins but Norwegian-born Gladiator Challenge regular Dan Evensen and winless pro wrestler Tom Howard aren’t exactly the toughest opposition out there. Speaking of pro wrestlers, Wellisch has lost to Japanese superstar Kensuke Sasaki. Now, there’s been plenty of speculation about the legitimacy of that fight so it could simply mean Wellisch earned a nice payoff for a shoot-style worked fight. Of course, if he actually lost a real match to Sasaki that’s a serious question mark, even if it was in 2003. The only other man to beat Wellisch is Australian fighter Soa Palalei, a man who lost to human punishment sponge Choi Mu Bae. He has some decent wins and is the younger man who trains with some quality fighters but Wellisch will find things very difficult, and potentially painful, if he can’t take Kongo down early.
PREDICTION: Kongo by TKO late in the first.
Hermes Franca vs. Jamie Varner
The night’s only lightweight match sees newcomer and Arizona-based Rage in the Cage regular Varner (11-1) face by far the biggest challenge of his career against a resurgent Franca (15-5). Franca is one of the sport’s most talented 155 pounders. 21-year-old Varner’s opponents since the start of 2004 have a combined record of 38-34-2. None of them are name fighters and none of them have anything close to the talent of Franca. A compact grappler with some effective punches, Franca has real power. He’s knocked out good fighters in Ryan Schultz, Gabe Ruediger and Caol Uno, not to mention insufferable dickhead Manny Reyes Jr. He’s on a 5-fight winning streak since the start of 2006 after bouncing back from a nightmarish 0-3 in 2005 and has ended 3 of his recent wins inside a minute. Varner isn’t just out of his league; he’s not even in the same stratosphere as Franca. Varner likes submissions but can’t match up to Franca on the ground. He’s also giving up big fight experience and natural talent. Nothing in Varner’s career has truly prepared him for this fight and unless Franca simply shows up completely overconfident and undertrained there should only be one winner. Franca was in action just a few weeks ago, finishing late replacement Joe Jordan with a third round triangle choke win at UFC 61. Franca has been in with Yves Edwards (dropping a pair of questionable decisions) and also dropped decisions to Josh Thomson (another close one) and Koutetsu Boku. Franca has beaten Mike Brown and Rich Crunkilton and most of the names on his record would likely wipe the floor with Varner. Considering he’s superior to Varner in every way, Franca should do the same.
PREDICTION: Franca by submission midway through the first.
Thiago Alves vs. Josh Neer
On an under card filled to bursting point with what look to be one-sided beatings, this fight stands out as a truly intriguing, hard to predict match between two of the UFC welterweight division’s brighter young talents. Thiago ‘Pitbull’ Alves (8-2) is a member of the American Top Team, an aggressive striker with fast, accurate punches and a solid ground game. Alves lost his UFC debut in a genuine thriller with Spencer Fisher at UFN2 thanks to a slick triangle choke in a fight he was winning but bounced back with commanding first round TKO wins over Ansar Chalangov and Derrick Noble at UFC 56 and UFC 59. Alves is coming off a defeat though. AKA wrestler Jon Fitch (one of the most underrated talents in the sport) gave him something of a beating at UFN5. Unusually for an ATT fighter, Alves has shown some BJJ weaknesses but at just 22, and with his striking skills, he’s already a very dangerous striker and has plenty of time to improve.
Like Alves, Miletich fighter Neer (17-4-1) is coming off a loss. His was by decision to TUF2 competitor Josh Burkman in a fairly uneventful match at UFC 61. Burkman had all the eye-catching offence (a late flurry of punches and a huge slam) while Neer cut him open in the first. The right man won though and Neer must be more aggressive against Alves or he could simply be overwhelmed. Before the Burkman disappointment Neer earned a unanimous decision over heavily-favoured TUF2 welterweight champion Joe Stevenson at UFN4. Neer survived a gruesome kneebar attempt in an excellent first round and then used some efficient punching both on his feet and on the mat to grind out a win over an exhausted Stevenson. Neer has only lost to quality fighters in Drew Fickett (a nightmarish UFC debut, being choked completely out in just 95 seconds), Nick Thompson and, like Alves, Spencer Fisher. Very well-rounded, with excellent stamina, the aggressive but composed ‘Dentist’ is still only 23 years old and has three impressive submission wins over Forrest Petz (who smashed Sam Morgan to pieces at UFC Fight Night earlier this month), Derrick Noble (1-1 against Alves) and Melvin Guillard (UFN3). A varied, efficient finisher, just 3 of Neer’s 17 wins have gone to a judge’s decision with him picking up 4 wins with submission holds and earning another 3 tapouts due to strikes. Neer survived some nasty elbows and suffered a horrific cut over the right eye against Melvin Guillard. Neer reacted calmly though and slipped in a very nice triangle choke late in the first, pulling off a great win in a battle against both Guillard and the growing inevitability that the fight would be stopped sooner or later by the doctor. Neer has excellent stamina and that could be the difference. Alves may exhaust himself with an early onslaught, allowing the more well-rounded, more experienced Neer to come back and pick up a tough decision victory.
PREDICTION: Neer by decision.
Wes Combs vs. Wilson Gouveia
Somewhat embarrassingly, KOTC knockout artist Wes ‘the Soldier’ Combs (12-1) lost his precious unbeaten record to TUF3 contestant Mike Nickels, a man who showed all the combat aptitude of a pacifist baby deer in his shockingly sloppy fight with an injured Matt Hamil during the series. Given that result and the undoubted quality of his opponent, expect the explosive and heavy handed but technically limited Combs to lose this one as well. He hits hard but will have serious trouble with a skilled submission artist. Facially Combs looks just like WWE legend and UFC fanboy the Undertaker and probably has only a slightly better chance of beating Gouveia (6-4) as the middle-aged Texan would. At least Undertaker would have a major size advantage. American Top Team BJJ black belt Gouveia is simply a much better fighter. Gouveia was impressive early on in his UFC debut at June’s TUF3 finale. He used some clinically efficient low kicks to punish Keith Jardine in the first round and continued battering him for much of the second. Unfortunately for the Florida based Brazilian he simply didn’t have the necessary stamina and faded terribly, allowing Jardine back into the fight and costing him the decision. An exhausted Gouveia was in real trouble in the last minute or so of that fight but Combs is unlikely to still be there so late. Apart from being part of one of the sport’s elite camps, Gouveia has been in there with some good fighters. He’s beaten Jon Fitch and Kazuhiro Hamanaka and lost to Hirotaka Yokoi and Rory Singer. Aggressive and possessing a quality stand-up game to go along with his excellent grappling. Gouveia’s lack of stamina is a huge weakness, but shouldn’t be a factor here. Expect him to lay waste to the former Marine, battering him with low kicks before taking him down and finishing the fight on the mat.
PREDICTION: Gouveia by submission late in the first.
Cory Walmsley vs. David Heath
At light heavyweight, newcomers Walmsley (7-1) and Heath (5-0) meet up in a fight that few people outside their immediate families will have any interest in. UFC matchmaker Joe Silva has a habit of finding good, but obscure fighters but its hard to shake the feeling this pair really aren’t two of the 205 pound division’s brightest undiscovered talents. A 32-year-old from Minnesota, the intimidating looking Walmsley has previously worked as a pro wrestler. Yet its Heath’s record, with fights against men named Sean Salmon, Rob Wince and Doug Sour that looks as if it was compiled on the indie pro wrestling scene. Still, however silly the names of his victims, Heath has finished all of them inside the distance and gone 3-0 in 2006. A little younger than Walmsley at 30, he’s also been far more active. Walmsley hasn’t fought since 2004 when he scored back-to-back submission wins over the 7-25 Brandon Quigley. Neither Heath nor Walmsley have faced serious opposition and neither has really shown the skills to excel at this level. Ah well, they presumably work cheaply. Both like a stand-up fight but Heath may have more technical skills. Look for him to use that and win this fight, despite Walmsley’s solid chin. But don’t expect either of these two to make much of an impact.
PREDICTION: Heath by TKO midway through the second.
Rob MacDonald vs. Eric Schafer
Canadian TUF2 contestant MacDonald (4-1), one of just 3 reality show graduates on this show. The Toronto police officer showed guts fighting with a nasty shoulder injury but was eliminated from the show by Brad Imes’ patented World’s Slowest Triangle Choke. His first UFC appearance wasn’t much better as he went just 1:54 before tapping out to Jason Lambert’s Kimura. MacDonald looked good in his most recent fight though – armbarring a predictably exhausted Kristian Rothermal in June at UFN5. True, Rothermal, who looks and fights like he’s permanently stoned, is hardly top opposition but MacDonald certainly has promise. Decent on the ground, he’s also tough, intelligent and athletic. A member of Team Tompkins he has some high quality training partners. BJJ brown belt and UFC debutant Schafer (3-1-2) is coming off 3 straight first round submission wins and will be extremely dangerous off his back if MacDonald, the better wrestler, takes him down. He’s certainly quicker and more competent with submissions than Imes, even if he does have the ridiculous nickname of ‘Ravishing Red’, a sin for which he should be paraded around the town square and repeatedly flogged. He’s lost to Dustin Denes and beaten the capable Jason Guida and if Schafer can cope with the first-time UFC nerves that have affected so many fighters there’s a strong chance of him catching MacDonald with a triangle choke from the bottom after surviving some rough moments early. MacDonald has more UFC experience but all it takes is a single mistake.
PREDICTION: Schafer by submission late in the first.
Yushin Okami vs. Alan Belcher
When David Terrell pulled out of his intriguing showdown with Okami (16-3), 22-year-old Mississippi based fighter Belcher (8-1) stepped in with around two weeks notice. Belcher first started in amateur MMA as a teenager and returned to the sport as a professional just over two years ago. He won his debut and took Marvin Eastman the distance in September 2005, losing a clear unanimous decision. He even won an old-fashioned 8-man, one-night tournament in February. Belcher finished all 3 opponents with his fists and has won 4 straight fights since then. Coming off a first round toehold submission win over experienced Dutchman (and regular loser) Evert Fyeet in June. Belcher will likely start off aggressively against the more experienced, and extremely talented Japanese fighter. Okami and Terrell looked like being a terrific scrap, but Belcher is just in way over his head. Okami has beaten Izuru Takeuchi, Damien Riccio, Eiji Ishikawa, Ryuta Sakurai and Kousei Kubota. And of his 3 losses, a pair of them came by a pair of highly debateable decisions in Hawaii. He dropped an extremely tight split decision to Falaniko Vitale in June 2004 and was blatantly robbed by terrible judging in his Rumble on the Rock tournament final against Jake Shields. Very well-rounded and energetic, the 25-year-old is no stranger to fighting in a cage with 4 GCM: DOG appearances since the start of 2005, winning all of them inside the distance. Tagged as one of the rising stars on the ultra-competitive Japanese fight scene, Okami should win this one handily. Look for him to ward off Belcher’s opening flurry, take him down and pound him for a dominant first round win.
PREDICTION: Okami by TKO in the first.
Predictions Re-cap:
Chuck Liddell TKO3 Renato Sobral
Forrest Griffin DEC3 Stephan Bonnar
Cheick Kongo TKO1 Christian Wellisch
Hermes Franca SUB1 Jamie Varner
Josh Neer DEC3 Thiago Alves
Wilson Gouveia SUB1 Wes Combs
David Heath TKO2 Cory Walmsley
Eric Schafer SUB1 Rob MacDonald
Yushin Okami TKO1 Alan Belcher
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