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Ricardo Lamas (7-1-0) vs. Bendy Casimir (19-5-2)
Ricardo Lamas has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Bart Palaszewski and James Krause, while suffering a lone defeat to Danny Castillo. Ricardo Lamas has also competed in the Warriors Collide promotion, defeating both James Birdsley and Gabriel Miranda. Ricardo Lamas began his professional MMA career in 2008, winning all five of his fights in that particular year. Ricardo Lamas will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with two victories coming by way of submission. Bendy Casimir will not only be making his WEC debut in this fight, but his North American MMA debut as well. Prior to making his WEC debut at this weekends event, Bendy Casimir had already defeated UFC veteran Andre Winner at a Cage Warriors Fighting Championship event. Bendy Casimir will be entering the fight riding a three fight winning streak, which has currently lasted over a year. Bendy Casimir will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with twelve victories coming by submission.
My Prediction: Bendy Casimir
WEC Featherweight Division Fight
Fredson Paixao (8-3-0) vs. Courtney Buck (6-2-0)
Fredson Paixao has had an interesting run in the WEC, fighting Cole Province to a draw and suffering a defeat to Wagnney Fabiano. Fredson Paixao had a long run in the Jungle Fight promotion, defeating Rani Yahya, Fabio Mello, Jean Robert Monier and Miljan Djurasinovic, while suffering a defeat to Marcos Galvao. It has been nearly three years since Fredson Paixao last attained an MMA victory, with his last one coming over Elite XC veteran Thomas Denny. Fredson Paixao will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission. Courtney Buck made his WEC debut at WEC 45 in December 2009, suffering a defeat to Brandon Visher. Courtney Buck is a veteran of the Brutaal MMA promotion, where he defeated Kelly Pederson, Mel Ott, Todd Keiser, Bryant Clark and Cody Pasquale. Prior to suffering the loss to Brandon Visher at WEC 45, Courtney Buck was on a six fight winning streak that lasted a year. Courtney Buck will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with five victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Fredson Paixao
WEC Lightweight Division Fight
Leonard “Bad Boy†Garcia (13-5-0) vs. George Roop (10-6-0)
Leonard Garcia has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Victor Estrada, Hiroyuki Takaya, Jens Pulver and Jameel Massouh, while suffering defeats to Mike Brown and Manny Gamburyan. Leonard Garcia also spent some time in the UFC, defeating Allen Berubie, while suffering losses to Roger Huerta and Cole Miller. Leonard Garcia also fought in the Ring Of Fire promotion, where he defeated UFC veteran Justin James. Leonard Garcia will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with nine victories coming by way of submission. George Roop made his WEC debut at WEC 46 in January 2010, suffering a defeat to Eddie Wineland by unanimous decision. George Roop also competed in the UFC, defeating David Kaplan, while suffering defeats to Shane Nelson and George Sotiropoulos. George Roop is also a veteran of the Rage In The Cage promotion, where more than half of his career fights occurred in. George Roop will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Leonard Garcia
WEC Lightweight Division Fight
Danny “Last Call†Castillo (8-2-0) vs. Anthony “Showtime†Pettis (8-1-0)
Danny Castillo has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Rafael Dias, Phil Cardella and Ricardo Lamas, while suffering defeats to Donald Cerrone and Shane Roller. Danny Castillo also competed in the Gladiator Challenge promotion, where he defeated both Billy Terry and Gigo Jara. Danny Castillo started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a five fight undefeated streak that lasted a little over six months. Danny Castillo will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission. Anthony Pettis has had an interesting run in the WEC, defeating Mike Campbell and suffering a defeat to Bart Palaszewski. Anthony Pettis is also a veteran of the Gladiators Fighting Series promotion, where he defeated Michael Skinner, George Barrazza, Mike Lambrecht, Sherron Leggett, Jay Ellis and Gabe Wallbridge. Anthony Pettis started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with an eight fight undefeated streak that had lasted nearly two years. Anthony Pettis will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Danny Castillo
WEC Featherweight Division Fight
Chad Mendes (5-0-0) vs. Erik “New Breed†Koch (8-0-0)
Chad Mendes will be making his WEC debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Palace Fighting Championships promotion. While in the Palace Fighting Championships promotion, Chad Mendes defeated Giovanni Encarnacion, Leland Gridley and Art Arciniega. Chad Mendes will be entering the fight riding a five fight undefeated streak that has currently lasted over a year. Chad Mendes will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with two victories coming by knockout. Erik Koch made his WEC debut at WEC 45 in December 2009, defeating Jameel Massouh by unanimous decision. Erik Koch is also a veteran of the Mainstream MMA promotion, where he defeated Prentiss Wolf, TJ O’Brien, Eric Wisely and Joe Pearson. Erik Koch will be entering the fight riding an eight fight undefeated streak that has lasted over three years. Erik Koch will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with five victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Erik Koch
WEC Bantamweight Division Fight
Scott Jorgensen (8-3-0) vs. Chad “Savage†George (11-4-0)
Scott Jorgensen has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Kenji Osawa, Frank Gomez, Noah Thomas and Takaya Mizugaki, while suffering defeats to Damacio Page and Antonio Banuelos. Scott Jorgensen also competed in the Ring Of Fire promotion, where he defeated Louie Lagunsad and Tyler Toner, while suffering a defeat to Joe Jesser. Scott Jorgensen also fought once in the Elite XC promotion, where he defeated Chris David by unanimous decision. Scott Jorgensen will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with three victories coming by way of submission. Chad George is currently undefeated in WEC competition, achieving a victory over John Hosman at WEC 45. Chad George is a veteran of the Total Fighting Alliance promotion, where he defeated Daniel Barizia, Maurice Eazel and Todd Guimond, while suffering a defeat to Todd Guimond. Chad George will be entering the fight riding a six fight winning streak, which has currently lasted over two years. Chad George will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with six victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Scott Jorgensen
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