UFC on Versus 6 takes place in Washington D.C. and features a bantamweight title fight between champion Dominick Cruz and challenger Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson—one of the rare times a title fight is offered for free on television.
The first fight on the card is a rematch between Matt Wiman and Mac Danzig.
The first fight between the two men ended in controversy. Wiman had Danzig in a guillotine choke and the referee stopped the fight prematurely, thinking Danzig was unconscious when in reality he was totally fine and anyone who had trained knew he was as one whole side of his neck was free (as in note being choked).
An immediate rematch was requested but not given.
Instead, Danzig fought for his UFC career against Joe Stevenson and won and Wiman faced German sensation Dennis Siver and lost by a somewhat controversial unanimous decision.
Now both men are finally to face each other once more to finally settle their score. Who will win the rematch?
Matt Wiman was winning the initial fight pretty overwhelmingly and had even locked up a submission before the fight was called too soon. Danzig hasn’t shown enough of an improvement in his game which would demonstrate that he can stop that from happening again.
In truth, Danzig, while initially a very hot prospect, panned out to be a mediocre fighter at best. He’s 3-4 in the UFC and his biggest win is over a past-his-prime Joe Stevenson. Every time he has faced someone better than a standard gatekeeper, he’s lost.
While Wiman isn’t exactly Anderson Silva, he has more than enough skills to take Danzig out. He’ll continue his work from the last fight and submit Danzig without controversy.