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Jamie “The Chosyn 1†Yager (2-1-0) vs. Rich “The Raging Bull†Attonito (7-3-0)
Jamie Yager will be making his UFC debut in this fight, but he was a cast member on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 11. Jamie Yager is a veteran of the Art Of Fighting promotion, defeating Eric Haritakis and suffering a defeat to Robert Turner. Jamie Yager began his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a two fight undefeated streak that had lasted over a year. Jamie Yager has also competed in the Iron Ring promotion, defeating Franz Mendez by way of knockout. Of his three professional MMA fights, none have gone to a decision for Jamie Yager, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. It has been over a year since Jamie Yager last had a professional MMA fight, so cage rust can become a factor in the fight. Jamie Yager will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with all of his victories coming by knockout. Rich Attonito will be making his UFC debut in this fight, but he was a cast member on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 11. Rich Attonito is a veteran of the Mass Destruction promotion, defeating Mike Mitchell and Mark Raposa, while suffering a defeat to Mike Marshall. Rich Attonito also competed in the King Of The Cage promotion, defeating Uber Gallegos by way of submission. Rich Attonito will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted over a year. Rich Attonito most recently competed in the Xtreme MMA Championship promotion, defeating Gregory Babene by unanimous decision. It has been over a year since Rich Attonito last had a professional MMA fight, so cage rust can become a factor in the fight. Rich Attonito will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with three victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Rich Attonito
UFC Lightweight Division Fight
Spencer “The King†Fisher (23-5-0) vs. Dennis Siver (15-7-0)
Spencer Fisher has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Thiago Alves, Aaron Riley, Matt Wiman, Dan Lauzon, Sam Stout, Jeremy Stephens, Shannon Gugerty and Caol Uno, while suffering defeats to Sam Stout, Hermes Franca, Frankie Edgar and Joe Stevenson. Spencer Fisher also competed in the Victory Fighting Championships, defeating Ryan Heckert, Dave Gries, Tim Palmer, Adam Copenhaver, Josh Neer and John Strawn. Spencer Fisher started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a nine fight undefeated streak that had lasted well over a year. Spencer Fisher has also competed against WEC veteran Carlo Prater at a Freestyle Fighting Championships event, suffering a defeat. Spencer Fisher has had two separate runs in the UFC, competing in the Battle At The Boardwalk promotion in between his UFC stints. It has been eight months since Spencer Fisher last had an MMA fight, so cage rust can become a factor in the fight. Spencer Fisher will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with eleven victories coming by knockout. Dennis Siver has had an interesting run in the UFC, defeating Naoyuki Kotani, Nate Mohr, Dale Hartt and Paul Kelly, while suffering defeats to Jess Liaudin, Gray Maynard, Melvin Guillard and Ross Pearson. Dennis Siver also competed in the Cage Warriors Fighting Championships event, defeating Jonas Ericsson, Adrian Degorski and Jim Wallhead, while suffering a lone defeat to Arni Isaksson. Dennis Siver started off his professional MMA career in impressive fashion, with a five fight undefeated streak that had lasted well over a year. Dennis Siver also had two separate stints in the UFC, competing in the Tempel Mix Fight Gala promotion, where he defeated Chas Jacquier. Dennis Siver will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eight victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Spencer Fisher
UFC Middleweight Division Fight
Chris “The Crippler†Leben (19-6-0) vs. Aaron “A-Train†Simpson (7-0-0)
Chris Leben has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Jason Thacker, Patrick Cote, Edwin Dewees, Jorge Rivera, Luigi Fioravanti, Jorge Santiago, Terry Martin, Alessio Sakara and Jay Silva, while suffering defeats to Anderson Silva, Jason MacDonald, Kalib Starnes, Michael Bisping and Jake Rosholt. Chris Leben entered the UFC after being a cast member on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 1, which was won by Forrest Griffin and Diego Sanchez. Prior to entering the UFC in early 2009, Chris Leben had already fought other top MMA names like Mike Swick, Joe Doerkson and Benji Radach. Chris Leben started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a nine fight undefeated streak that had lasted nearly two years. Chris Leben has fought on more UFC Ultimate Fight Night events, competing in eight of the twenty one events. Chris Leben also competed in the Full Contact Fight Federation promotion, defeating Justin Terherst, Ben Birtcher and John Hall. Chris Leben will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with ten victories coming by knockout. Aaron Simpson is currently undefeated in UFC competition, defeating Tim McKenzie, Ed Herman and Tom Lawlor. Aaron Simpson also competed in the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion, defeating David Avellan by knockout. Of his seven professional MMA fights, only one has gone to a decision for Aaron Simpson, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Chris Leben will be the second UFC Ultimate Fighter alumni Aaron Simpson has faced, with the other being Ed Herman at UFC 102. Aaron Simpson has also competed in the Tuff-N-Uff promotion, defeating Scott Dingman by way of knockout. Aaron Simpson will be entering the fight riding a seven fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over two years. Aaron Simpson will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with six victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Aaron Simpson
UFC Light Heavyweight Division Fight
Matt “The Hammer†Hamill (8-2-0) vs. Keith “The Dean Of Mean†Jardine (15-7-1)
Matt Hamill has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Jesse Forbes, Seth Petruzelli, Rex Holman, Tim Boetsch, Reese Andy, Mark Munoz and Jon Jones, while suffering defeats to Michael Bisping and Rich Franklin. Matt Hamill entered the UFC after being a co0ntestant on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 3, which was won by Michael Bisping and Kendall Grove. Besides one lone fight in another promotion, Matt Hamill has fought all of his professional MMA fights in the UFC. The other fight in his MMA career came in the Xtremne Fighting Organization, where he defeated Robert Hitte by TKO. Matt Hamill started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a four fight undefeated streak that lasted over two years. Matt Hamill is the only fighter currently on the UFC roster who is completely deaf and one of the fighter MMA fighters as a whole who competes with the disability. Matt Hamill will be entering the fight riding a three fight winning streak, which has lasted over a full year. Matt Hamill will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with six victories coming by knockout. Keith Jardine has had an interesting run in the UFC, defeating Kerry Schall, Mike Whitehead, Wilson Gouveia, Forrest Griffin, Chuck Liddell and Brandon Vera, while suffering defeats to Stephan Bonnar, Houston Alexander, Wanderlei Silva, Quinton Jackson, Thiago Silva and Ryan Bader. Keith Jardine entered the UFC after being a contestant on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 2, which was won by Rashad Evans and Joe Stevenson. Keith Jardine also went undefeated in the King Of The Cage promotion, defeating Phillip Preece, Bryan Pardoe, Allan Sullivan and George Allen. Keith Jardine also made a lone appearance in the Pancrase promotion, fighting Keiichiro Yamamiya to a draw. Keith Jardine started off his professional MMA fight in interesting fashion, with a two fight winning streak that had lasted nearly six months. Keith Jardine will be entering the fight trying to stop a three fight losing streak, which has lasted over a year. Keith Jardine will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seven victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Matt Hamill
UFC Ultimate Fighter 11 Middleweight Finals
Court “The Crusher†McGee (8-1-0) vs. Kris “Savage†McCray (5-0-0)
Court McGee will be making his UFC debut in this fight, but he was a cast member on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 11. Court McGee was a veteran of the Ultimate Combat Experience promotion, defeating Nick Rossborough, Jarrett Kelton, Ben Fuimaono and DaMarques Johnson, while suffering a defeat to Jeremy Horn. Court McGee has fought the majority of his MMA fights in the year 2007, where he competed six times and winning five times. Prior to making his UFC debut at the UFC Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale, Court McGee has already fought UFC veterans DaMarques Johnson and Jeremy Horn. Court McGee started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a five fight undefeated streak that had lasted nearly nine months. Court McGee most recently competed at the Xtreme Combat promotion, defeating Dayle Jarvis by way of submission. It has been nearly a year since Court McGee last had a professional MMA fight, so cage rust can become a factor in the fight. Court McGee will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with three victories coming by way of submission. Kris McCray will be making his UFC debut in this fight, but he was a cast member on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 11. Kris McCray is a veteran of the Ultimate Warrior Challenge promotion, defeating Joey Kirwan, Manny Okorie, Ronnie West and Igor Almeida. Besides one other fight in his professional MMA career, Kris McCray has fought all of his MMA fights in the Ultimate Warrior Challenge promotion. Of his five professional MMA fights, none have gone to a decision for Kris McCray, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Kris McCray has also fought in the Ballroom Battleground promotion, defeating Marcus Ajian by submission. Kris McCray will be entering the fight riding a five fight undefeated streak, which has lasted well over a year. Kris McCray will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Court McGee
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