Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua:
Both Dan Henderson and Shogun Rua enter this fight coming off knockout wins, Henderson over Fedor and Rua over Forrest Griffin. With both fighters having a nice run of KO victories coming into this fight many are expecting this one to end abruptly. I wouldn’t bet the farm on that, in fact I see Henderson taking this one to the ground via his wrestling skills and grinding out the win. Henderson by unanimous decision.
Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le:
There comes a point in every great fighters career where they should retire, sadly, it seems as if Wanderlei Silva is well past that point. He’s 2-6 in his last eight fights and four of those knockouts, including a 27-second KO in his last fight, have been pretty nasty. Silva will be facing a UFC newcomer in Le, but that newcomer has finished every single fight he has won with a KO or TKO. I don’t see this one ending any differently. Le by TKO
Urijah Faber vs, Brian Bowles:
This fight may very well decide who is the next fighter to challenge for Dominick Cruz’s bantamweight title. Both fighters probably deserve to be in this situation, with that being said Faber is probably a level higher in overall talent than Bowles add to that the fact that Bowles quit in his corner in a title fight because of a broken hand, and Faber has the advantage in mental toughness as well. Add these things up and you have the makings of Faber vs. Cruz III. Faber by unanimous decision.
Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story:
Two fighters that had runs toward the top of the welterweight division derailed will meet up in this bout. Kampmann is coming off two controversial losses that could have gone either way, while Story is coming back from a loss to a fighter that was ranked much lower than he was. I don’t think Kampmann is in danger of being cut with a loss here, as he was close to winning both of his last two, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t going to fight like his back’s against the wall. Kampmann by unanimous decision.
Stephan Bonnar vs. Kyle Kingsbury:
This one may not be the best fight for a main card if you look strictly at rankings, but if you look at this one as pure entertainment, well, you could do worse. Look for a pure stand up battle, that will go the three round distance. Kingsbury by split decision.