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Krzysztof “The Polish Experiment†Soszynski (24-11-1) vs. Goran Reljic (8-2-0)
Krzysztof Soszynski has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Shane Primm, Brian Stann, Andre Gismao and Stephan Bonnar, while suffering defeats to Brandon Vera and Stephan Bonnar. Krzysztof Soszynski was a cast member on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 8, which was won by both Efrain Escudero and Ryan Bader. Krzysztof Soszynski also competed in the International Fight League, defeating Tom Howard, Devin Cole and Dan Christison, while suffering defeats to Ben Rothwell, Reese Andy and Mike Whitehead. Krzysztof Soszynski has split his two fights thus far in 2010, defeating Stephan Bonnar once and losing to Stephan Bonnar once. Krzysztof Soszynski will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eleven fights coming by way of submission. Goran Reljic has had an unsuccessful run in the UFC, defeating Wilson Gouveia, while suffering defeats to CB Dollaway and Kendall Grove. Goran Reljic also competed in the Noc Skorpiona promotion, defeating Nenad Djuric and Bojan Mihajlovic. Goran Reljic started off his MMA career in impressive fashion, with an eight fight undefeated streak that had lasted over four years. Goran Reljic will be entering the fight trying two end a two fight losing streak, which has lasted over seven months. Goran Reljic will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with seven victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Krzysztof Soszynski
UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Amir Sadollah (3-2-0) vs. Peter Sobotta (8-3-0)
Amir Sadollah has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating CB Dollaway, Phil Baroni and Brad Blackburn, while suffering defeats to Johny Hendricks and Dong Hyun Kim. Amir Sadollah is the UFC Ultimate Fighter 7 winner, as he defeated CB Dollaway by submission in the finals. Amir Sadollah is one of only a handful of fighters to have all of his professional MMA fights in the UFC. Amir Sadollah has split both of his MMA fights thus far in 2010, defeating Brad Blackburn and suffering a defeat to Dong Hyun Kim. Amir Sadollah will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with one of his professional MMA victories coming by submission. Peter Sobotta is currently winless in UFC competition, having suffered defeats to both James Wilks and Paul Taylor. Peter Sobotta also competed in the Free Fight Championship promotion, defeating Christian Bruckner, Peter Micuch and Hendrick Nitzsche, while suffering a lone defeat to Nelson Siegert. Amir Sadollah will be the second UFC Ultimate Fighter winner that Peter Sobotta has fought, as he also fought UFC Ultimate Fighter 9 winner James Wilks at UFC 115. Peter Sobotta will be entering the fight trying to end a two fight losing streak, which has lasted well over a year. Peter Sobotta is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with all of his victories coming by knockout and submission.
My Prediction: Amir Sadollah
UFC Lightweight Division Fight
Dennis Siver (16-7-0) vs. Andre Winner (11-4-1)
Dennis Siver has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Naoyuki Kotani, Nate Mohr, Dale Hartt, Paul Kelly and Spencer Fisher, while suffering defeats to Jess Liaudin, Gray Maynard, Melvin Guillard and Ross Pearson. In the last three plus years, Dennis Siver has only fought once time outside of the UFC, in the Tempel MMA promotion. Dennis Siver also fought once in the Cage Warriors Fighting Championships promotion, defeating Jonas Ericcson, Adrian Degorski and Paul Jenkins, while suffering a lone defeat to Arni Isaksson. Dennis Siver has split both of his professional MMA fights in 2010, defeating Spencer Fisher and suffering a defeat to Ross Pearson. Dennis Siver will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eight victories coming by way of submission. Andre Winner has had an interesting run in the UFC, defeating Roli Delgado and Rafaello Oliveira, while suffering defeats to Ross Pearson and Nik Lentz. Andre Winner was a cast member on the UFC Ultimate Fighter 9, which was won by both Ross Pearson and James Wilks. Andre Winner also competed in the Cage Warriors Fighting Championships, defeating Paul Cooper, Daniel Thomas and AJ Wenn, while suffering defeats to Greg Loughran and Bendy Casimir. Andre Winner has split his two MMA fights thus far this year, defeating Rafaello Oliveira and suffering a defeat to Nik Lentz. Andre Winner will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with three victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Dennis Siver
UFC Middleweight Division Fight
Jorge “El Conquistador†Rivera (19-7-0) vs. Alessio “Legionarius†Sakara (15-7-0)
Jorge Rivera has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating David Louiseau, Dennis Hallman, Edwin Dewees, Kendal Grove, Nissen Osterneck, Rob Kimmons and Nate Quarry, while suffering defeats to Lee Murray, Rich Franklin, Chris Leben, Terry Martin and Martin Kampmann. Jorge Rivera has also fought current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva outside of the UFC, in the Cage Rage promotion. Jorge Rivera is currently riding his first winning streak in the UFC, which is the first time in six years that he has had one in the promotion. Jorge Rivera will be entering the fight riding a three fight winning streak, which has lasted well over a year. Jorge Rivera will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with thirteen victories coming by knockout. Alessio Sakara has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Elvis Sinosic, Victor Valimaki, James Lee, Joe Vedepo, Thales Leitas and James Irvin, while suffering defeats to Dean Lister, Drew McFedries, Houston Alexander and Chris Leben. Alessio Sakara has also fought in the Cage Warriors Fighting Championships, defeating Adam Woolmer and suffering a defeat to Simon Holmes. Alessio Sakara had an interesting beginning to his UFC career, fighting Ron Faircloth to a no contest after suffering a harsh low blow. Alessio Sakara will be entering the fight riding a three fight winning streak, which has lasted over two years. Alessio Sakara will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with nine victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Jorge Rivera
UFC Middleweight Division Fight
Nate “The Great†Marquardt (30-9-2) vs. Yushin “Thunder†Okami (25-5-0)
Nate Marquardt has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Ivan Salaverry, Joe Doerkson, Crafton Wallace, Dean Lister, Jeremy Horn, Martin Kampmann, Wilson Gouveia, Damian Maia and Rousimar Palhares, while suffering defeats to Anderson Silva, Thales Leitas and Chael Sonnen. Nate Marquardt has already challenged once for the UFC Middleweight Title, losing to current champion Anderson Silva at UFC 73. This fight will mark the second fight in two months for Nate Marquardt, so conditioning could become a factor in the fight. Nate Marquardt has split both of his MMA fights thus far in 2010, defeating Rousimar Palhares and suffering a defeat to Chael Sonnen. Nate Marquardt will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with fifteen victories coming by way of submission. Yushin Okami has had a successful run in the UFC, defeating Alan Belcher, Kalib Starnes, Rory Singer, Mike Swick, Jason MacDonald, Evan Tanner, Dean Lister, Lucio Linhares and Mark Munoz, while suffering defeats to Rich Franklin and Chael Sonnen. Yushin Okami already holds a victory over current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, which happened at a Rumble On The Rock event. Yushin Okami has also competed in the PRIDE promotion, defeating Ryuta Sakurai by unanimous decision. Yushin Okami will be entering the fight riding a two fight winning streak, which has lasted over six months. Yushin Okami will be looking to use his striking skills to win the fight, with nine victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Nate Marquardt
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