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Silva/Sonnen fight was officially moved to Vegas overnight. That card is pretty loaded now, there's also Cruz/Faber 3, Tito/Forrest 3, Franklin/Cung and Bisping/Boetsch, plus Maia, Guillard, Barao and Stun Gun on the undercard.

Overeem was effectively denied a license for nine months, backdated to the day of his test last month. Sounds like the commissioners were falling over themselves to tell him what a great guy he is and that they didn't think he was trying to cheat so he's almost certainly going to get re-licensed at the end of the year barring any further screw ups. Technically he could fight on the end of year Vegas card but I'd guess it'll be early next year, maybe on the Super Bowl weekend card.

Hector Lombard's signed with UFC too. Lombard vs Stann would make for a pretty cool debut fight.
 
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If it goes to the ground, sure. Nog's not the best wrestler around though and Kongo's worked a lot on his wrestling over the last few years. I see this being a competetive fight, likely with a fair bit of clinch work.
 

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Don't forget that the only time Nog had been KO'd was when he wasn't at all fit to fight Frank Mir. He has a good chin and although Kongo might've learnt some new tricks on the ground I don't think it'd hold up to Nog's ground dominance.
 

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Don't forget that the only time Nog had been KO'd was when he wasn't at all fit to fight Frank Mir. He has a good chin and although Kongo might've learnt some new tricks on the ground I don't think it'd hold up to Nog's ground dominance.
Big Nog also got knocked out by Cain Velasquez and Kongo dropped Velasquez a couple of times when they fought. I think the fights a good match up, leaning towards Big Nog though.
 
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Don't forget that the only time Nog had been KO'd was when he wasn't at all fit to fight Frank Mir. He has a good chin and although Kongo might've learnt some new tricks on the ground I don't think it'd hold up to Nog's ground dominance.
Not trying to discredit Nog at all, so don't get me wrong. I just see this as a tough out for him. Did you see his fight with Tim Sylvia? A guy with good striking and good take down defense will give Nog trouble, and Kongo has both of these. Not saying that Nog can't win, I actually am picking him to, but that it's a lot closer of a fight than you and I'm sure a lot of people think.
 

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Bader v Lyoto set for UFC on FX in August,

Shogun v Thiago Silva is apparently a done deal

Aldo v Koch for the title

Lombard v Stann should be epic
 

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UFC on Fox 3 - Tomorrow.

Official fight card on UFC Site

Preliminary card (Facebook)


Preliminary card (Fuel TV)






Main card




 

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Predictions: Miller by decision (but, as always, WAR DIAZ), Hendricks by TKO, Palhares by heel hook, Barry by KO, Ferguson by TKO, Dodson by decision, Hathaway by decision, Lineker by decision, Castillo by decision, Garza by sub, Denis by TKO and Vemola by decision.

Looks like no more UFC on ONE as well, the main card tomorrow is on Fox Sports while Fuel is showing the Zombie/Poirier card next week.
 
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My predictions:

Miller by decision. Can't get images of Diaz against Guida and Stevenson out of my head when I think about this fight.

Hendricks by KO. Kos has been put away before and I think Hendricks catches him early and puts him away violently.

Belcher by TKO. I think the biggest advantage for either guy in this ighting is Belcher's stand up. I think he frustrates Palhares for a round or two before eventually hurting and finishing him.

Barry by TKO. Should be a fun fight as both guys will be throwing heavy leather. I see Barry landing hard leg kicks which wear Johnson down.

Ferguson by TKO. Johnson may have early success with his wrestling, but I see Tony keeping this one up long enoughto land big and finish the fight.

Dodson by KO. Not seen his opponent, but get the feeling he will continue his post TUF tear with another KO.

Hathaway by decision. Two guys coming off long lay offs. Hathaway looked great prior to the Pyle fight, while Krauss looked OK. I'll stick with who I consider the better prospect.

Lineker by decision. No idea on Lineker, but haven't been impressed with Gaudinot.

Castillo by decision. Cholish looked well rounded in his debut, but Castillo's wrestling should get him the win here.

Bermudez by TKO. Should be a good fight, but I think Dennis' wrestling will see Garza on his back and eating elbows.

Denis by TKO.

Vemola by decision.
 

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Some nice fights today. Nate Diaz keeps improving, his last few performances have been nothing short of brilliant. Miller is tough as and had never been finished before, only being beaten by the best at lightweight and Diaz dominated him.

Koscheck/Hendricks was a good fight, Koscheck has been finished before by KO but his chin held up well from a number of big shots landed by Hendricks. Koscheck landed some good shots of his own. Two really close fights in a row for Koscheck so I think him going 1-1 in them is a fair result.

I saw articles that quoted Belcher as saying he wasn't worried about getting into a ground battle with Palhares. I didn't think he was serious and would want to keep the fight standing but he held his own, defending the leg subs and then got an impressive finish.

Barry got stuck against the cage a couple of times ultimately leading to the stoppage, needed to keep on the move. Apart from the impressive finish from Johnson the other highlight was Barry getting mount and then looking to finish with an americana.

Some good fights on the prelim card too.
 
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Terrific win for Diaz. I thought Miller would be able to grind him down and win a decision. Diaz not only dropped him, but choked him out to become the first man to ever stop him. He looks like a completely new fighter since reurning to 155 and gets the next shot at the Edgar/Henderson winner.

Good win for Hendricks in a competetive fight. Kos gave his all and pushed hard in the third round, but I thought Johnny did enough in the first two rounds to win it.

Belcher looked fantastic in dismantling Palhares. Looked a bit hairy for him early on, but he not only showed his own BJJ skills, but turned it around and scored the stoppage. For all his intimidation, Palhares doesn't respond well to adversity. Reminded me a lot of the Marquardt fight where he couldn't get the sub and just took punishment from then on.

Johnson/Barry was fun while it lasted. Like Rogan, I was surprised when Barry gave up mount and it ended up costing him. As long as Johnson stays away from the wrestlers at heavyweight, he will be a handful for just about anyone.

Undercard was OK. The two flyweight fights were outstanding and definitely worth watching if anyone missed them.
 

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For all his intimidation, Palhares doesn't respond well to adversity. Reminded me a lot of the Marquardt fight where he couldn't get the sub and just took punishment from then on.
It's weird because in his fight with Hendo he battled away despite the adversity. In that fight he was trying to get the win by submission the whole time and despite getting blasted with a lot of punches he kept going.

He got finished in the fight with Marquardt simply down to stupidity, stopping in the middle of a fight to complain about greasing which lead to the stoppage. Todays fight there was none of that, he went for the submissions and when they didn't work it looked like he had nothing more to offer.
 
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Good point. I thought of the Hendo fight after I posted that and agree that he put in a great effort in that fight as well as responding well against Miller when he got dropped. The Marquardt fight was obviously what I had in mind when I mentioned that because I thought that looked like a cop out on his behalf. Possibly I'm just frustrated as I think he's got great potential, but today he seemed to accept the bad position he was in without really trying to improve it which is a real shame from such a talented guy.
 

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Terrific win for Diaz. I thought Miller would be able to grind him down and win a decision. Diaz not only dropped him, but choked him out to become the first man to ever stop him. He looks like a completely new fighter since reurning to 155 and gets the next shot at the Edgar/Henderson winner.
Really stiff on Pettis who was happy to accept a number one contenders fight with Diaz.

Good win for Hendricks in a competetive fight. Kos gave his all and pushed hard in the third round, but I thought Johnny did enough in the first two rounds to win it.
Agreed, even more impressive considering that was the best Kos has ever looked with striking, was landing with bad intentions and Hendricks didn't even flinch. Going to be very hard to stop.
 

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Good point. I thought of the Hendo fight after I posted that and agree that he put in a great effort in that fight as well as responding well against Miller when he got dropped. The Marquardt fight was obviously what I had in mind when I mentioned that because I thought that looked like a cop out on his behalf. Possibly I'm just frustrated as I think he's got great potential, but today he seemed to accept the bad position he was in without really trying to improve it which is a real shame from such a talented guy.
I think you're spot on about his fight with Belcher today. When Belcher escaped the submission attempts and was on top Palhares to me seemed like he let Belcher posture up much too easy which ultimately lead to the end of the fight. Plenty of credit has to go to Belcher though, survived Palhares' biggest strength and then put him away.
 
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Really stiff on Pettis who was happy to accept a number one contenders fight with Diaz.
He's had a tough time of things since he's come across from the WEC, but he's still very young and will get his chance eventually. Seems as though he's got the right attitude about having to wait (at least initially) when he took the Guida fight, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him back prior to the title fight.

Plenty of credit has to go to Belcher though, survived Palhares' biggest strength and then put him away.
Yep, Belcher was fantastic and deserves a major step up based on that. Only problem is pretty much the entire middleweight division is booked already with no fights of consequence happening until Belfort vs Silva at 147. The winner of that could make sense I guess, but would see him out until probably November at the earliest.
 
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