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Danny “Last Call†Castillo (8-3-0) vs. Dustin Porier (7-0-0)
Danny Castillo has had an interesting run in the WEC, defeating Rafael Dias, Phil Cardello and Ricardo Lamas, while suffering defeats to Donald Cerrone, Shane Roller and Anthony Pettis. Danny Castillo also competed in the Gladiator Challenge promotion, defeating both Billy Terry and Gigo Jara. Danny Castillo started off his professional MMA career in impressive fashion, with a five fight undefeated streak that had lasted seven months. Of his eleven professional MMA fights, only one has gone to a decision for Danny Castillo, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Danny Castillo will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission. Dustin Poirier is an undefeated fighter who will be making his World Extreme Cagefighting debut in this fight. Dustin Poirier is a veteran of the USA MMA promotion, where he defeated Aaron Suarez, Joe Torrez, Ronnie Lis and Derrick Krantz. It has been less than two months since Dustin Poirier last competed in a professional MMA fight, so conditioning could be a factor in the fight. Dustin Poirier will be entering the fight riding a seven fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over a full year. Dustin Poirier will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with four victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Danny Castillo
WEC Featherweight Division Fight
Fredson Paixao (9-3-0) vs. Bryan “Kid Lightning†Caraway (12-4-0)
Fredson Paixao has had an interesting run in the WEC, defeating Courtney Buck, losing to Wagnney Fabiano and fighting Cole Province to a no contest. Fredson Paixao is also a veteran of the Jungle Fight promotion, defeating Rani Yahya, Fabio Mello, Jean Robert Monier and Miljan Djurasinovic, while suffering a defeat to Marcos Galvao. Fredson Paixao also fought in the Gracie Fighting Championships, defeating both Mike French and Thomas Denny. Fredson Paixao will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with five victories coming by submission. Bryan Caraway is currently winless in WEC competition, suffering a defeat to Mark Hominick at WEC 46. Bryan Caraway is the significant other of Miesha Tate, who won the Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight Tournament. Bryan Caraway also competed in Strikeforce, defeating the duo of Alvin Cacdac and Alex Zuniga. In an interesting career note, this fight will mark the first time in over three years that Bryan Caraway has fought two times in a row in the same promotion. Bryan Caraway will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eleven victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Bryan Caraway
WEC Lightweight Division Fight
Ricardo Lamas (8-1-0) vs. Dave “The Fugitive†Jansen (14-1-0)
Ricardo Lamas has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Bart Palaszewski, James Krause and Bendy Casimir, while suffering a lone defeat to Danny Castillo. Ricardo Lamas also competed in the Warriors Collide promotion, defeating both James Birdsley and Gabriel Miranda. Ricardo Lamas stated off his professional MMA career in interesting fashion, with a six fight undefeated streak that had lasted nearly two years. Ricardo Lamas will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted nearly nine months. Ricardo Lamas is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with four victories coming by knockout and submission. Dave Jansen has had an interesting run in the WEC, defeating Rich Krunkilton and suffering a defeat to Kamal Shalorus. Dave Jansen has also fought in the M-1 Challenge promotion, defeating Flavio Alvaro, Ui Cheol Nam and Amirkhan Mazihov. Prior to suffering the loss to Kamal Shalorus at WEC 46, Dave Jansen was on a fourteen fight undefeated streak that had lasted just under three years. Dave Jansen also fought in the Sport Fight promotion, defeating Matt Slosser, Dennis Parks, Jeremy Burnett, Tommy Truex and Sterling Ford. Dave Jansen will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eight victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Dave Jansen
WEC Featherweight Division Fight
Javier “Showtime†Vazquez (14-4-0) vs. Mackens “Mack Da Menace†Semerzier (5-1-0)
Javier Vazquez has had an unsuccessful run in the WEC, defeating Jens Pulver, while suffering defeats to LC Davis and Deividas Taurosevicius. Javier Vazquez also competed in the Elite XC promotion, defeating the duo of Adriano Pereira and JC Pennington. Javier Vazquez began his career competing in a one night tournament in the Neutral Grounds promotion, losing in the finals to Victor Hunsaker. Javier Vazquez began his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a two fight undefeated streak that had lasted one night. Javier Vazquez will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with nine victories coming by way of submission. Mackens Semerzier has had an interesting run in the WEC, defeating Wagnney Fabiano and suffering a defeat to Deividas Taurosevicius. Mackens Semerzier also fought in the Cagefest Xtreme promotion, defeating Justin Hickey and Jason Hillicker. Mackens Semerzier began his professional MMA career in impressive fashion, with a five fight undefeated streak that had lasted well over a year. Of his six professional MMA fights, only one has gone to a decision for Mackens Semerzier, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Mackens Semerzier will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Javier Vazquez
WEC Lightweight Division Fight
Anthony Njokuani (12-3-0) vs. Maciej “Irokez†Jewtuszko (7-0-0)
Anthony Njokuani has had a successful run in the WEC, defeating Bart Palaszewski, Mushin Corbbrey and Chris Horodecki, while suffering defeats to Benson Henderson and Shane Roller. Anthony Njokuani also fought in the Ultimate Texas Showdown promotion, defeating Devon Miller, Ira Boyd and Steven Bratland. Anthony Njokuani started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with a seven fight undefeated streak that had lasted nearly four years. Anthony Njokuani also fought in the first ever WEC pay-per-view fight at WEC 48, suffering a defeat to Shane Roller. Anthony Njokuani will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seven victories coming by knockout. Maciej Jewtuszko is an undefeated fighter who will be making his World Extreme Cagefighting debut in this fight. Maciej Jewtuszko is a veteran of the Beast Of The East promotion, defeating Grzegorz Tredowski and Edvardas Norkeliunas. Maciej Jewtuszko will be entering this fight riding a seven fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over four years. Despite competing in professional MMA for over four years, this fight will mark the North American MMA debut for Maciej Jewtuszko. Maciej Jewtuszko will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with four victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Anthony Njokuani
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