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Jason “The Athlete†MacDonald (24-13-0) vs. John Salter (4-1-0)
Jason MacDonald has had an interesting run in the UFC, defeating Ed Herman, Chris Leben, Rory Singer, Joe Doerkson and Jason Lambert, while suffering defeats to Rich Franklin, Yushin Okami, Demian Maia, Wilson Gouveia and Nate Quarry. It has been over a year since Jason MacDonald last competed in the UFC, but he has defeated Solomon Hutcherson, Vernon White and Matt Horwich in recent fights. Jason MacDonald will be entering the fight riding a three fight winning streak, which has currently lasted over five months. Jason MacDonald will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eighteen victories coming by way of submission. John Salter is currently having an unsuccessful run in the UFC, losing to Gerald Harris at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 20. John Salter also competed in the Adrenaline MMA and King Of The Cage promotions, defeating both Patrick Mandio and Roberto Traven. Of his five professional fights, none have gone to a decision for John Salter, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. John Salter is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with all of his victories coming by knockout and submission.
My Prediction: Jason MacDonald
UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Yoshiyuki “Zenko†Yoshida (11-4-0) vs. Mike “The Joker†Guymon (11-3-1)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida has had an interesting run in the UFC, defeating War Machine and Brandon Wolff, while suffering defeats to Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson. Yoshiyuki Yoshida also went undefeated in the Greatest Common Multiple promotion, defeating Hossein Ojaghi, Asato Hashimoto, Katsuya Inoue, Matt Cain, Akira Kikuchi and Dan Hardy. Despite competing in MMA for over five years, his fight against War Machine at UFC 84 in 2008 marked the first time Yoshiyuki Yoshida had an MMA fight in North America. Yoshiyuki Yoshida will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with six victories coming by knockout. Mike Guymon has had an unsuccessful run in the UFC, suffering a defeat to Rory MacDonald at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 20. Mike Guymon is a longtime veteran of the King Of The Cage promotion, where he defeated Joe Frainee, Ray Parales, Ken Cadoy, Josh Ramage, Chris Moore, James Fanshier, Anthony Lapsley, Kyacey Uscola and Quinn Mulhern, while suffering a lone defeat to Diego Sanchez. In the last seven years of his professional MMA career, Mike Guymon has only fought twice outside of the King Of The Cage promotion. Mike Guymon is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with all of his victories coming by knockout and submission.
My Prediction: Yoshiyuki Yoshida
UFC Heavyweight Division Fight
Tim “The Thrashing Machine†Hague (10-3-0) vs. Joey “The Mexicutioner†Beltran (11-3-0)
Tim Hague has had an unsuccessful run in the UFC, defeating Pat Barry, while suffering defeats to both Todd Duffee and Chris Tuchscherer. Tim Hague is a longtime veteran of the King Of The Cage promotion, where he defeated Eric Macdonald, Jessie Jones, Jared Kilkenny, Ruben Villareal, Adriano Bernardo, Jeff Lundburg and Sherman Pendergarst. Tim Hague is a dubious part of UFC history, as he was the victim of the quickest knockout in UFC at UFC 102 against Todd Duffee. Tim Hague will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with five victories coming by knockout. Joey Beltran is currently undefeated in UFC competition, with a victory over Rolles Gracie at UFC 109 in early 2010. Joey Beltran also competed in the first season of the Bellator Fighting Championships, defeating Sherman Pendergarst. A month before debuting in the UFC at UFC 109, Joey Beltran had defeated UFC veteran Houston Alexander 5150 Combat League/Xtreme Fighting League event. Joey Beltran will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with ten victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Joey Beltran
UFC Welterweight Division Fight
TJ Grant (15-3-0) vs. Johny Hendricks (7-0-0)
TJ Grant has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Ryo Chonnan and Kevin Burns, while suffering a lone defeat to Dong Hyun Kim. TJ Grant also fought in the TKO promotion, defeating Stephane Dube and Forrest Petz, while suffering a defeat to Jesse Bongfeldt. TJ Grant started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a six fight undefeated streak that had lasted just under a year. TJ Grant will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with twelve victories coming by way of submission. Johny Hendricks is currently undefeated in UFC competition, defeating Amir Sadollah and Ricardo Funch. Johny Hendricks has also had an undefeated run in the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion, defeating Alex Serdyukov and Justin Haskins. Johny Hendricks will be entering the fight riding a seven fight undefeated streak, which has currently lasted over two years. Johny Hendricks will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with four victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Johny Kendricks
UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade†Davis (16-6-0) vs. Jonathan “The Road Warrior†Goulet (22-10-0)
Marcus Davis has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Forrest Petz, Shonie Carter, Pete Spratt, Jason Tan, Paul Taylor, Jess Liaudin, Paul Kelly and Chris Lytle, while suffering defeats to Melvin Guillard, Mike Swick, Dan Hardy and Ben Saunders. Marcus Davis was also a contestant on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 2, which was won by Joe Stevenson and Rashad Evans. Despite being in the UFC for several years, Marcus Davis has only fought four of his twelve UFC fights in North America. Marcus Davis will be looking to use his striking abilities to win the fight, with five victories coming by knockout. Jonathan Goulet has had an interesting run in the UFC, defeating Jay Hieron, Luke Cummo, Paul Georgieff and Kuniyoshi Hironaka, while suffering defeats to Duane Ludwig, Josh Koscheck, Dustin Hazelett and Mike Swick. It has been well over a year since Jonathan Goulet last had an MMA fight, so cage rust can be a factor in the fight. Jonathan Goulet was also a part of minor UFC controversy, when his quick loss to Duane Ludwig at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3, which was timed improperly and could’ve been the quickest knockout in the UFC. Jonathan Goulet will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with eleven victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Marcus Davis
UFC Middleweight Division Fight
Joe “El Dirte†Doerksen (44-12-0) vs. Tom “The Filthy Mauler†Lawler (6-2-0)
Joe Doerksen has had an unsuccessful run in the UFC, defeating Patrick Cote, while suffering defeats to Joe Riggs, Matt Lindland, Nate Marquardt, Ed Herman and Jason MacDonald. Joe Doerksen will be entering the fight riding a five fight winning streak, which includes two victories in the Sengoku promotion. It has been less than a month since Joe Doerksen last had an MMA fight, so conditioning could be a factor in the fight. Joe Doerksen will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with thirty two victories coming by way of submission. Tom Lawlor has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating CB Dollaway and Kyle Kingsbury, while suffering a lone defeat to Aaron Simpson. Tom Lawlor also competed in the Full Force Productions promotion, defeating both Cesar Barros and Travis Bartlett. Prior to entering the UFC in late 2008, Tom Lawlor had fought UFC veteran Shane Primm at a World Fighting Championships event. Tom Lawlor will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with three victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Joe Doerksen
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