Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted July 30, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted July 30, 2012 Easy to forget about this with the FOX show coming this weekend, but this is less than two weeks away now.   MAIN CARD (ESPN - 3am) Benson Henderson vs Frankie Edgar - UFC Lightweight Title Donald Cerrone vs Melvin Guillard Jake Shields vs Ed Herman Yushin Okami vs Buddy Roberts Justin Lawrence vs Max Holloway  FX PRELIMS (ufc.tv - 1am) Dennis Bermudez vs Tom Hayden Jared Hamman vs Michael Kuiper Ken Stone vs Erik Perez Nik Lentz vs Eiji Mitsuoka  FACEBOOK PRELIM (12.30am) Dustin Pague vs Chico Camus  Compared to some of the recent cards, this doesn't look all that stacked aside from the main and co-main events. But it looks like a good night of fights on paper. Whatever on paper means. Lombard vs Boetsch looked like fireworks 'on paper'. But you get what I mean. There's no reason why some of these fights shouldn't deliver. 149 was a blip.  Bendo/Edgar 2 could be a classic. The first one was a great fight. I didn't think it was close enough to warrant an immediate rematch to be honest but I'm no less excited about the rematch. I'd think Bendo will win again, he just seems to have Frankie beat for me. But who really knows? Frankie improves in rematches. Compare how he looked vs BJ Penn the first time and then how amazing he looked in the rematch. Or how he looked vs Maynard the first time and then how he upped his game for the second and third meetings. Frankie's a smart guy, he won't just stick with what didn't work last time.  Oh and for anyone that hasn't seen it yet, the first Edgar/Bendo fight is up on UFC's site for free http://www.ufc.com/media/ufc-144-henderson-edgar   Give it a watch.  Elsewhere on the card, I can't wait for Cerrone/Melvin. Potential for an incredible fight there. Shields/Herman could be good as well, both really good grapplers. And Lawrence vs Holloway should be a fun battle of strikers. Both have a flashy style of stand up so that could be a great match up.  Looks good. Prelims could be decent, Hamman/Kuiper stands out to me. Interested to see Bermudez again as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted July 30, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted July 30, 2012 My thoughts on this are the same as the first time around, i think Benson will take a decision, possibly a late finish. History shows that Frankie Edgar is the master of the rematch, and he'll adjust to find a way to win but i think Henderson has too much for him, i think the only place Edgar has an advantage over Benson is in pure boxing but i think Henderson slightly unorthodox apporach to striking will counter that. Henderson all day. Â For the record, i also don't think this fight should be happening. I'm pretty sure i had Henderson winning 4 rounds to 1 in the first fight but i need to rewatch it, and i will before the fight happens. It feels like the UFC are doing Frankie a favour after he had to rematch two guys straight. Â Pumped for Holloway/Lawrence! i can't imagine that getting much love going in, but that's gonna be a wild fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutch Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I've not watched it since it happened but I had Edgar slightly winning that fight, Benson obviously caused the most damage but I felt Edgar was the busier fighter and he got a few take downs that I had stealing very close rounds. The blow that caused the most damage was an up kick and I don't really put much into that since it came directly from Edgar taking him down. I also remember Frankie catching loads of Bendo's kicks but doing nothing with that because of his crazy balance, I would guess they both would be working on that with Edgar looking to inflict damage and Henderson snapping his leg back much faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted July 31, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2012 Reminder, the new season of the predictions league on MMAPlayground starts with this event if anyone's still interested in reviving that. I'm gonna try to keep on top of my picks this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryko Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I go on holiday the night of this card. Devastated I'm gonna miss it. Â Looks a decent card too. I love Cerrone fights, and you know that fight is gonna be good with Melvin. Diego Sanchez tweeted Cerrone last week saying something along the lines of "Can't believe Melvin took this fight after all the beatings you gave him at Jackson's" so that's interesting with them being former teammates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted July 31, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yeah I think there's truth to that as well. Usually when stuff like that gets said the other guy denies it but Melvin even said himself the other day, something like 'we trained together and he had some good days and I had some bad days, a lot of bad days'. Â Melvin said he's improved his striking since he left Jackson's though and gone with more of a Dutch kickboxing style of training which he thinks will help him. I actually favour Melvin in the striking. I think he's quicker, defo more powerful. But Cerrone uses his reach pretty well with kicks and stuff. Â I think Melvin will start to get the better of the stand up but Cerrone will catch him in a submission in the 2nd or 3rd round. Should be a great fight. Â Eh? One person has picked Melvin by submission in the poll. What next? Dan Hardy by gogoplata? Pat Barry by twister? Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SinN6 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 and gone with more of a Dutch kickboxing style of training  OT! My girlfriend just won 2 tickets to a kickboxing class with Sem Schilt. That will be all kinds of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Fuck Palhares. Why get injured for? Has to be one of the most underwhelming replacements in history as well. Good thing the co-main makes me drool almost as much as the sticky date pudding I just ate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted August 1, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 and gone with more of a Dutch kickboxing style of training  OT! My girlfriend just won 2 tickets to a kickboxing class with Sem Schilt. That will be all kinds of fun. Push kick of death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Reminder, the new season of the predictions league on MMAPlayground starts with this event if anyone's still interested in reviving that. I'm gonna try to keep on top of my picks this time. Â Will you tell us more about this please? I thought there was an MMA prediction thread here? I'll probably take part. Â All about Henderson/Edgar II for me. Had trouble picking a winner the first time around and I probably will again. The first fight is in second place for my Fight of the Year behind Sung Jung and Poirier at UFC on Fuel 3. I really like Henderson and Edgar, Henderson's submission defense is something. When Cerrone/Guillard was announced, I thought straight away that Cerrone would win and that hasn't changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 There is a prediction thread somewhere on here yeah. Â Are you already in the UKFF fight camp on MMAPlayground Natural? If not you'll need to join. Go on MMAPlayground, go on the fight camp bit and you can request an invitation to the UKFF camp from there I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 There is a prediction thread somewhere on here yeah. Â Are you already in the UKFF fight camp on MMAPlayground Natural? If not you'll need to join. Go on MMAPlayground, go on the fight camp bit and you can request an invitation to the UKFF camp from there I think. Â Nope. I'll do that now. Â EDIT: I've registered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I've went for Edgar via decision, as I feel that without the kick that busted Edgar's face open it wouldn't have seemed like he was getting beat all that much. I'm looking for a virtual repeat of the last fight, except Edgar being a bit more careful as far as upkicks go! Of course, it could just as easily finish in the 1st round with either guy getting a KO Â The Cerrone/Guilard fight seems to be more clear-cut as far as I'm concerned. I'm going with Cerrone via submission within a few frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 The Cerrone/Guilard fight seems to be more clear-cut as far as I'm concerned. I'm going with Cerrone via submission within a few frames. Â Yeah same here. I've always really liked Melvin but he's always had trouble with submissions, even in fights he's been winning. He's like the striker's equivalent of Chael Sonnen. On the feet I think he has Cerrone beat in power and speed but I see Cerrone using his reach and movement like he did vs Jeremy Stephens, and catching Melvin in a rear naked choke in the 2nd. How's that for specific? Â I'm not gonna get to see this until early next week. It's my girlfriend's birthday on Sunday so I'm taking her away for the weekend. Yeah, I'm a romantic bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I'm not gonna get to see this until early next week. It's my girlfriend's birthday on Sunday so I'm taking her away for the weekend. Yeah, I'm a romantic bastard. I would suggest you do this   Seriously have a nice time.  As for the event, I am looking forward to Hollaway vs Lawrence. I think Herman with his power in his hands could upset Shields.  The Main Event I agree with David, I am going for Edgar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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