The three things you need to know about the fight that will only be worth your time if someone is brutally knocked out in the first ten seconds at UFN 85 in Australia.
The Aussie Assault Mage takes on Probert’s octagon ghost this March 20, 2016 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
The Match Up
Middleweight James Te-Huna 16-8 vs. Steve Bossé 10-2
The Odds
Middleweight James Te-Huna -255 vs. Steve Bossé +215
3 Things You Should Know
1. Hate to break it to you but Te-Huna shouldn’t even be here. Well, I take it back. His strength of competition warrants a second look.
Te-Huna probably would have avoided his pink slip sooner, but a number of disclosed and undisclosed injuries kept him out of action. His middleweight debut wasn’t successful, but Nate Marquardt, even in his old age, can be quite tricky. Thankfully for Te-Huna there is nothing tricky about Bosse’s game.
2. Who slipped into Joe Silva’s office for contract negotiations on this one? Frank Meranda?
I don’t know, but I definitely agree with Frank that spray painting a tattoo shop should be legal because Banksy would be Hitler. Who he is not. Or something.
Well, there’s not much history to speak of with Steve Bosse other than that he knows how to skate, and could do it well enough to amass a pedigree in on-ice face punching.
3. This is the actual fight? I’m previewing this? Oh. Ok. Hey intern! Roll the damn youtube tape!
What I like about Bosse is that he’s not the typical jersey jab and jibe pugilist that became in vogue at the turn of the 21st century. Back in the day, a good technical fight would look like Bob Probert vs. Marty McSorley: Bosse has none of that arms length, stare at the crowd fluff fighters like George Parros perfected. Just good, honest pugilistic hockey the way lunatics like Dave Manson on St. Patrick’s Day intended.
Huh? What?? They’re fighting IN the octagon?! You said Bosse’s a hockey enforcer! How am I supposed to know that the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization is using main card space to let-
So like I was saying. Bosse is fairly technical on the feet. While he has a questionable background, his aptitude is replaced by pressure, and efficient aggression. Te-Huna can win this fight on the feet or on the ground.
Prediction
James te-Huna by being the better student of Tie Domi’s game than Bosse, who learned more from Mike Peluso. James Te-Huna by TKO, round 2.