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Gabriel “Napao†Gonzaga (11-5-0) vs. Brendan “The Hybrid†Schaub (6-1-0)
Gabriel Gonzaga has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Kevin Jordan, Fabiano Scherner, Carmello Marrera, Mirko Cro Cop, Justin McCully, Josh Hendricks and Chris Tuchscherer, while suffering defeats to Randy Couture, Fabricio Werdum, Shane Carwin and Junior Dos Santos. Gabriel Gonzaga also competed in the Jungle Fight promotion, defeating Charlie Brown and suffering a defeat to Fabricio Werdum. Of his sixteen professional MMA fights, none have gone to a decision for Gabriel Gonzaga, which speaks to the fighters finishing abilities. Gabriel Gonzaga is currently winless in 2010, suffering a defeat to Junior Dos Santos at UFC On Versus 1. Gabriel Gonzaga will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with six victories coming by way of submission. Brendan Schaub has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Chase Gormley and Chris Tuchscherer, while suffering a defeat to Roy Nelson. Brendan Schaub made it to the finals of the UFC Ultimate Fighter 10, which was coached by Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson. Brendan Schaub also competed in the Ring Of Fire promotion, defeating Jay Lester, Alex Rozman and Bojan Spalevic. Brendan Schaub will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted over seven months. Brendan Schaub will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with all of his MMA victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Brendan Schaub
UFC Light Heavyweight Division Fight
Matt “The Hammer†Hamill (9-2-0) vs. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy†Tito Ortiz (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, Jon Jones and Keith Jardine, while suffering defeats to Michael Bisping and Rich Franklin. Matt Hamill was a contestant on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 3, which was won by both Kendall Grove and Michael Bisping. Ironically enough, the man who coached Matt Hamill on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 3 is his UFC 121 opponent, Tito Ortiz. Matt Hamill will be entering the fight riding a four fight winning streak, which has lasted well over a year. Matt Hamill will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with six victories coming by knockout. Tito Ortiz has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Wes Albritton, Jerry Bohlander, Guy Metzger, Wanderlei Silva, Yuki Kondo, Evan Tanner, Elvis Sinosic, Vladimir Matyushenko, Ken Shamrock, Patrick Cote, Vitor Belfort and Forrest Griffin, while suffering defeats to Guy Metzger, Frank Shamrock, Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Lyoto Machida and Forrest Griffin. Tito Ortiz is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, before dropping the title to Randy Couture at UFC 44. Tito Ortiz is also a two time coach on the UFC Ultimate Fighter, at the UFC Ultimate Fighter 3 and the UFC Ultimate Fighter 11. Tito Ortiz will be entering the fight trying to stop a three fight losing streak, which has lasted nearly four years. Tito Ortiz will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with eight victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Matt Hamill
UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Diego “Nightmare†Sanchez (21-4-0) vs. Paulo Thiago (13-2-0)
Diego Sanchez has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Kenny Florian, Brian Gassaway, Nick Diaz, John Alessio, Karo Parisyan, Joe Riggs, David Bielkheden, Luigi Fioravanti, Joe Stevenson and Clay Guida, while suffering defeats to Josh Koscheck, Jon Fitch, BJ Penn and John Hathaway. Diego Sanchez was also one of two winners of the UFC Ultimate Fighter 1, the other winner was Forrest Griffin. Diego Sanchez has previously challenged for the UFC Lightweight Title, losing to former champion BJ Penn at UFC 107. Diego Sanchez will be entering the fight trying to stop a two fight losing streak, which has lasted over ten months. Diego Sanchez will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with nine victories coming by way of submission. Paulo Thiago has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Josh Koscheck, Jacob Volkmann and Mike Swick, while suffering defeats to Jon Fitch and Martin Kampmann. Paulo Thiago also competed in the Jungle Fight promotion, defeating Paulo Cavera, Leonardo Pecanha, Ferrid Kheder and Luid Dutra. Despite competing in professional MMA for over five years, Paulo Thiago didn’t make his North American MMA debut until UFC 95 in early 2009. Paulo Thiago will be entering the fight trying to stop a one fight losing streak, which has lasted over four months. Paulo Thiago will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eight victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Diego Sanchez
UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Martin “The Hitman†Kampmann (17-3-0) vs. Jake Shields (25-4-1)
Martin Kampmann has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Crafton Wallace, Thales Leitas, Drew McFedries, Jorge Rivera, Alexandre Barros, Carlos Condit, Jacob Volkmann and Paulo Thiago, while suffering defeats to Nate Marquardt and Paul Daley. Martin Kampmann has also competed in the Cage Warriors Fighting Championships promotion, defeating Matt Ewin and Damien Riccio. Prior to competing in the UFC Welterweight Division, Martin Kampmann had also competed in the UFC Middleweight Division. Martin Kampmann will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted over nine months. Martin Kampmann will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seven victories coming by knockout. Jake Shields will be making his UFC debut in this fight, but he is a veteran of the Strikeforce promotion. While in Strikeforce, Jake Shields defeated the trio of Robbie Lawler, Jason Miller and Dan Henderson. Jake Shields is also a former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion and Elite XC Welterweight Champion, never actually losing the titles. Jake Shields will be entering the fight riding a fourteen fight winning streak, which has lasted nearly five years. Jake Shields will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with ten victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Jake Shields
UFC Heavyweight Title Fight
Brock Lesnar (5-1-0) (Champion) vs. Cain Velasquez (8-0-0)
Brock Lesnar has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Heath Herring, Randy Couture, Frank Mir and Shane Carwin, while suffering a lone defeat to Frank Mir. Brock Lesnar is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion, as he defeated Randy Couture at UFC 91 to win the title. The only other promotion Brock Lesnar has competed in was K-1 Hero’s, where he defeated Min Soo Kim. Brock Lesnar will be entering the fight riding a four fight winning streak, which has lasted over two years. Brock Lesnar is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with four victories coming by knockout and submission. Cain Velasquez has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Brad Morris, Jake O’Brien, Dennis Stojnic, Cheick Kongo, Ben Rothwell and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Of his eight professional MMA fights, only one has gone to a decision for Cain Velasquez, which speaks to his finishing abilities. Cain Velasquez also competed in the Strikeforce promotion, where he defeated Jesse Fujarczyk by TKO. Cain Velasquez will be entering the fight riding an eight fight undefeated streak, which has lasted over four years. Cain Velasquez will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with seven victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Cain Velasquez
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