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Gustavo “Ximu†Machado (18-8-1) vs. Rick “The Holy Terror†Reeves (8-3-0)
Gustavo Machado is a well traveled MMA veteran that has fought top MMA names like Damian Maia, Brad Blackburn, Mike Pyle, Thales Leitas, Allan Goes, Benji Radach, Nate Quarry and Ricardo Arona. Gustavo Muchado is a veteran of the Rings promotion, where he defeated Wataru Sakata, Kiyoshi Tamura and Chris Hasmen, while suffering a lone defeat to Ricardo Arona. Gustavo Machado started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a four fight undefeated streak that lasted nearly a year. Gustavo Machado also fought once in the International Fight League, suffering a defeat to Brad Blackburn. Gustavo Machado will be looking to use his striking skills to get the win, with four victories coming by knockout. Rick Reeves is a veteran of the International Fight League, where he defeated both Luke Johnson and Chris Kennedy. It has been well over a year since Rick Reeves last competed in a professional MMA fight, so cage rust can be a factor in the fight. Rick Reeves is also a veteran of the Ken Shamrock Productions promotion, defeating Josh Snodgrass, Sam Zamarron and Nathan James, while suffering a defeat to Rigo Oropeza. Rick Reeves will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted over two years. Rick Reeves will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with seven victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Gustavo Machado
PWP Lightweight Division Fight
Jens “Little Evil†Pulver (22-13-1) vs. Diego “Dos Pistolas†Garijo (4-1-0)
Jens Pulver is a former UFC Lightweight Champion, who defeated BJ Penn at UFC 35 to become the first ever UFC Lightweight Champion. During his time in the UFC, Jens Pulver defeated Joao Rogue, John Lewis, Caol Uno, Dennis Hallman and BJ Penn, while suffering defeats to BJ Penn and Joe Lauzon. Jens Pulver will be entering the fight trying to end a five fight losing streak, which has lasted over two years. Jens Pulver also competed in the WEC, defeating Cub Swanson, while suffering defeats to Urijah Faber, Leonard Garcia, Josh Grispi and Javier Vasquez. Jens Pulver will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with thirteen victories coming by knockout. Diego Garijo is a veteran of the Total Combat promotion, defeating Tom Peralta, Neal Abrams and Eric Uresk, while suffering a lone defeat to Jesse Newell. It has been well over a year since Diego Garijo last competed in a professional MMA fight, so cage rust can become a factor in the fight. Diego Garijo also fought once in the Bellator Fighting Championships, defeating Saad Awad by submission. Diego Garijo started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a three fight undefeated streak that had lasted nearly a year. Diego Garijo is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with all of his victories coming by knockout and submission.
My Prediction: Jens Pulver
PWP Middleweight Title Decision Fight
Thales Leites (17-3-0) vs. Matt “Suave†Horwich (24-15-1)
Thales Leitas is a veteran of UFC competition, having defeated Pete Sell, Floyd Sword, Ryan Jensen, Nate Marquardt and Drew McFedries, while suffering defeats to Martin Kampmann, Anderson Silva and Alessio Sakara. Thales Leites once challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Title, losing to the current champion at UFC 97 via unanimous decision. Thales Leites has recently competed in the Maximum Fighting Championships promotion, defeating Dean Lister and Jesse Taylor. Thales Leites started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a nine fight undefeated streak that had lasted nearly three years. Thales Leites will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eleven victories coming by way of submission. Matt Horwich is a longtime veteran of the International Fight League, defeating Bristol Marunde, Mike Pyle, Brent Beauparlant, Kazuhiro Hamanaka, Brian Foster, Benji Radach and Joey Guel, while suffering defeats to Jamal Patterson and Ryan McGivern. Matt Horwich also fought twice in the UFC, suffering defeats to Dan Miller and Ricardo Almeida, both by decision. Matt Horwich started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a three fight undefeated streak, which lasted seven months. Matt Horwich will be entering the fight riding a two fight losing streak, which has lasted just under four months. Matt Horwich will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with nineteen victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Thales Leites
PWP Light Heavyweight Title Decision Fight
Jason “The Punisher†Lambert (25-11-0) vs. Allan Goes (10-5-2)
Jason Lambert is a longtime UFC veteran, defeating Rob MacDonald, Terry Martin, Brandon Lee Hinkle and Renato Sobral, while suffering defeats to Rashad Evans, Wilson Gouveia, Luis Cane and Jason MacDonald. Jason Lambert most recently competed in the C3 Fights promotion, defeating both Dominic Brown and Wayne Cole. Jason Lambert also competed in the WEC promotion, defeating the duo of Matt Horwich and Richard Montoya. Jason Lambert will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted nearly four months. Jason Lambert will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with thirteen victories coming by knockout. Allan Goes is a veteran of the PRIDE promotion, defeating Carl Ognibene and Vernon White, while suffering defeats to Mark Coleman and Alex Stiebling. It has been over three years since Allan Goes last competed in a professional MMA fight, so cage rust can become a factor in the fight. Allan Goes also competed in the International Fight League, defeating Devin Cole, Daniel Gracie and Homer Moore, while suffering a defeat to Alex Schoenauer. Allan Goes also competed once in the UFC, suffering a defeat to Dan Henderson by unanimous decision. Allan Goes will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with seven victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Jason Lambert
PWP Heavyweight Title Decision Fight
Tim “The Maine-iac†Sylvia (26-6-0) vs. Paul “The Headhunter†Buentello (28-12-0)
Tim Sylvia is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, who defeated Ricco Rodriquez at UFC 41 to win the championship. While in the UFC, Tim Sylvia defeated Ricco Rodriquez, Wesley Correira, Gan McGee, Wes Simms, Tre Telligman, Assuerio Silva, Andrei Arlovski, Jeff Monson and Brandon Vera, while suffering defeats to Frank Mir, Andrei Arlovski, Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Prior to Randy Couture fighting James Toney at UFC 118, Tim Sylvia fought professional boxer Ray Marcer at Adrenaline MMA 3, losing to the boxer by knockout. Tim Sylvia will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted nearly an entire year. Tim Sylvia will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seventeen victories coming by knockout. Paul Buentello is a UFC veteran who defeated Justin Eilers, Kevin Jordan and Gilbert Aldana, while suffering defeats to Andrei Arlovski, Stefan Struve and Cheick Kongo. Paul Buentello also competed in both Affliction MMA events, defeating Gary Goodridge and Kirill Sidelnikov. Paul Buentello once challenged then champion Andrei Arlovski for the UFC Heavyweight Champion, coming up short at UFC 55. Early in his MMA career, Paul Buentello fought UFC Hall Of Fame Member Dan Severn at a Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation event. Paul Buentello will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seventeen victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Tim Sylvia
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