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Jon Madsen (5-0-0) vs. Karlos “The Terminator†Vemola (7-0-0)
Jon Madsen is currently undefeated in UFC competition with victories over both Justin Wren and Mostapha Al-Turk. Jon Madsen also competed in The Cage Inc. promotion, defeating Ryan Kotzea and Waylon Goldsmith. Prior to debuting in the UFC at the UFC Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, Jon Madsen had a year plus layoff from active MMA competition. Jon Madsen will be entering the fight riding a five fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over two years. Jon Madsen will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with two victories coming by knockout. Karlos Vemola will be making his UFC debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Cage Fighting Championships promotion. While in the Cage Fighting Championships promotion, Karlos Vemola defeated Patric Carroll, Bill Georgitsis, Szilvester Silbont, Markus Hipp, Ashley Pollard and Stav Economou. Of his seven professional MMA fights, none have gone past the first round for Karlos Vemola, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Karlos Vemola will be entering the fight riding a seven fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over two years. Karlos Vemola will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Jon Madsen
UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Daniel “Ninja†Roberts (9-1-0) vs. Forrest “The Meat Cleaver†Petz (17-7-0)
Daniel Roberts has had an unsuccessful run in the UFC, suffering a defeat to John Howard at UFC On Versus 1. Daniel Roberts is a veteran of the Extreme Fight League, defeating Brandon Gaines, Jeremy Michael, Danny Grass and Akira Ninjo. Prior to suffering the loss to John Howard, Daniel Roberts was riding a nine fight undefeated streak that had lasted over two years. Daniel Roberts also went undefeated in the Bricktown Brawl promotion, defeating Jeff Lindsay and Mike Jackson. Daniels Roberts will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with seven victories coming by way of submission. Forrest Petz has had an unsuccessful run in the UFC, defeating Sam Morgan and Luigi Fioravanti, while suffering defeats to Marcus Davis, Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Josh Burkman. Forrest Petz recently competed in the debut Moosin: God Of MMA event, defeating Ralph Johnson by unanimous decision. It has been over two years since Forrest Petz last competed in the UFC, with his last UFC fight coming at UFC 77. Forrest Petz also fought in the Adrenaline MMA promotion, defeating Brian Gassaway and Chad Reiner. Forrest Petz will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seven victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Forrest Petz
UFC Middleweight Division Fight
Gerald “Hurricane†Harris (16-2-0) vs. Dave Branch (6-0-0)
Gerald Harris is currently undefeated in UFC competition, defeating the duo of John Salter and Mario Miranda. Gerald Harris went undefeated in the Freestyle Cage Fighting promotion, defeating Chester Launcher, Joe Bunch, Robert McDaniel, Harvell Hunter and Travis Fowler. Gerald Harris also competed in the International Fight League, suffering defeats to Fabio Leopaldo and Benji Radach. Gerald Harris will be entering the fight riding a nine fight winning streak, which has lasted over two years. Gerald Harris will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seven victories coming by knockout. Dave Branch will be making his UFC debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Bellator Fighting Championships promotion. While in the Bellator Fighting Championships, Dave Branch defeated Dennis Olson and Derrick Mehmen. Of his six professional MMA fights, none have gone to a decision for Dave Branch, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Dave Branch will be entering the fight riding a six fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over two years. Dave Branch is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with all of his victories coming by knockout and submission.
My Prediction: Gerald Harris
UFC Middleweight Division Fight
Kendall “Da Spyder†Grove (11-7-0) vs. Goran Reljic (8-1-0)
Kendall Grove has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Ed Herman, Chris Price, Alan Belcher, Evan Tanner, Jason Day and Jake Rosholt, while suffering defeats to Patrick Cote, Jorge Rivera, Ricardo Almeida and Mark Munoz. Kendall Grove entered the UFC after winning the UFC Ultimate Fighter 3, defeating Ed Herman in the finals. Kendall Grove also competed in the Total Combat promotion, defeating Matt Hendricks and Matt Gidney. Kendall Grove was originally set to compete on the UFC Prelims On Spike TV Card, but comments he made on a radio program forced the UFC officials to put this fight on the unaired preliminary card. Kendall Grove will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with seven victories coming by way of submission. Goran Reljic has had an interesting run in the UFC, defeating Wilson Gouveia and suffering a defeat to CB Dollaway. Goran Reljic also competed in the Noc Skorpiona promotion, defeating both Nenad Djuric and Bojan Mihajlovic. Prior to suffering the loss to CB Dollaway at UFC 110, Goran Reljic was riding an eight fight undefeated streak that had lasted over five years. After defeating Wilson Gouveia at UFC 84, Goran Reljic took a year plus layoff from active MMA competition to recover from injuries. Goran Reljic will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with five victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Kendall Grove
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