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UFC Fight Night 85 predictions: FOX Sports 1 ‘Prelims’ undercard preview, Pt. 2
More fights are coming to Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 this weekend (Sat., March 19, 2016) when UFC Fight Night 85: “Hunt vs. Mir” kicks off from Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC Fight Night 85 “Prelims” party with the second (and final) installment of a two-part undercard preview series.
I don’t think we’ll be needing the judges, folks.
Two prolific Heavyweight finishers who have left trails of mangled bodies in their wakes lock horns inside Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia, this Saturday evening (March 19, 2016) when Mark Hunt locks horns with Frank Mir. Elsewhere on the FOX Sports 1-televised card, Neil Magny squares off with Hector Lombard and Seo Hee Ham squares off with native Aussie Bec Rawlings.
Four “Prelims” fights will join the six-fight main card on FOX Sports 1, two of which in the Welterweight division (check out the rest of the undercard action here). Here’s what’s in store:
170 lbs.: Brendan O’Reilly vs. Alan Jouban
Brendan O’Reilly (6-1) fell to Kajan Johnson in the opening round of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): “Nations,” then suffered a decision loss to Ultimate Fighter: China winner Lipeng Zhang in his Octagon debut. Last May, he squared off with Vik Grujic and ultimately took home a unanimous decision over his former castmate.
This will be his first fight in 10 months.
Alan Jouban (12-4) demolished Seth Baczynski in a “Fight of the Night”-winning performance in his Octagon debut, but found his momentum halted by a controversial decision loss to Warlley Alves next time out. Tremendous performances against Richard Walsh and Matt Dwyer, the latter of which earned “Brahma” another “Fight of the Night,” put him in line to face Albert Tumenov, who handed Jouban his first-ever knockout loss.
He has knocked out eight professional opponents and stands four inches taller than O’Reilly at 6’0.”
Unless the Tumenov knockout completely broke Jouban, which it was certainly brutal enough to do, this should be a fairly easy win for “Brahma.” He has O’Reilly outclassed on the feet and the idea of the Aussie grinding his way to a decision seems unlikely, especially considering the damage Jouban can do in the clinch.
Jouban has pretty much every conceivable edge here. Expect a violent knockout sometime in the early going.
Prediction: Jouban via first-round knockout
170 lbs.: Richard Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade
Richard Walsh’s (9-3) split-decision loss to Kiichi Kunimoto was certainly controversial, although there could be no arguing his knockout defeat to Alan Jouban two Februaries ago. Luckily, the Aussie managed to right the ship and please local fans with a decisive win over Steve Kennedy in Melbourne in Nov. 2015.
“Filthy Rich” has scored knockouts in four of his nine victories.
Viscardi Andrade (18-6) reached the semifinals of TUF: “Brazil 2” before falling to William Macario, then earned a measure of redemption by blowing out Bristol Marunde in his UFC debut. He dropped a decision to Nico Musoke next time out and suffered a serious leg injury in training, but successfully returned after nearly two years away to defeat Gasan Umalatov in Nov. 2015.
Six of his 11 finishes have come via submission.
Andrade has a booming right hand and some decent grappling, but lacks quality wrestling and can be fairly inactive on the feet. Not a great set of issue stop have against the likes of Walsh, who is not only quite strong but can dish out quite a bit of punishment both at range and on the inside. Plus, he’s likely durable enough to take the few shots Andrade unleashes.
Though Walsh did fade late against Kennedy, Andrade doesn’t have a terribly exhausting style to deal with. Unless the Brazilian can catch Walsh early, “Filthy Rich” ought to outwork him in the clinch for a unanimous decision.
Prediction: Walsh via unanimous decision
UFC Fight Night 85 is free and chock-full of potential violence … what’s not to like?
Current UFC “Prelims” Prediction Record 2016: 25-26-1
More fights are coming to Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 this weekend (Sat., March 19, 2016) when UFC Fight Night 85: “Hunt vs. Mir” kicks off from Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC Fight Night 85 “Prelims” party with the second (and final) installment of a two-part undercard preview series.
I don’t think we’ll be needing the judges, folks.
Two prolific Heavyweight finishers who have left trails of mangled bodies in their wakes lock horns inside Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia, this Saturday evening (March 19, 2016) when Mark Hunt locks horns with Frank Mir. Elsewhere on the FOX Sports 1-televised card, Neil Magny squares off with Hector Lombard and Seo Hee Ham squares off with native Aussie Bec Rawlings.
Four “Prelims” fights will join the six-fight main card on FOX Sports 1, two of which in the Welterweight division (check out the rest of the undercard action here). Here’s what’s in store:
170 lbs.: Brendan O’Reilly vs. Alan Jouban
Brendan O’Reilly (6-1) fell to Kajan Johnson in the opening round of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): “Nations,” then suffered a decision loss to Ultimate Fighter: China winner Lipeng Zhang in his Octagon debut. Last May, he squared off with Vik Grujic and ultimately took home a unanimous decision over his former castmate.
This will be his first fight in 10 months.
Alan Jouban (12-4) demolished Seth Baczynski in a “Fight of the Night”-winning performance in his Octagon debut, but found his momentum halted by a controversial decision loss to Warlley Alves next time out. Tremendous performances against Richard Walsh and Matt Dwyer, the latter of which earned “Brahma” another “Fight of the Night,” put him in line to face Albert Tumenov, who handed Jouban his first-ever knockout loss.
He has knocked out eight professional opponents and stands four inches taller than O’Reilly at 6’0.”
Unless the Tumenov knockout completely broke Jouban, which it was certainly brutal enough to do, this should be a fairly easy win for “Brahma.” He has O’Reilly outclassed on the feet and the idea of the Aussie grinding his way to a decision seems unlikely, especially considering the damage Jouban can do in the clinch.
Jouban has pretty much every conceivable edge here. Expect a violent knockout sometime in the early going.
Prediction: Jouban via first-round knockout
170 lbs.: Richard Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade
Richard Walsh’s (9-3) split-decision loss to Kiichi Kunimoto was certainly controversial, although there could be no arguing his knockout defeat to Alan Jouban two Februaries ago. Luckily, the Aussie managed to right the ship and please local fans with a decisive win over Steve Kennedy in Melbourne in Nov. 2015.
“Filthy Rich” has scored knockouts in four of his nine victories.
Viscardi Andrade (18-6) reached the semifinals of TUF: “Brazil 2” before falling to William Macario, then earned a measure of redemption by blowing out Bristol Marunde in his UFC debut. He dropped a decision to Nico Musoke next time out and suffered a serious leg injury in training, but successfully returned after nearly two years away to defeat Gasan Umalatov in Nov. 2015.
Six of his 11 finishes have come via submission.
Andrade has a booming right hand and some decent grappling, but lacks quality wrestling and can be fairly inactive on the feet. Not a great set of issue stop have against the likes of Walsh, who is not only quite strong but can dish out quite a bit of punishment both at range and on the inside. Plus, he’s likely durable enough to take the few shots Andrade unleashes.
Though Walsh did fade late against Kennedy, Andrade doesn’t have a terribly exhausting style to deal with. Unless the Brazilian can catch Walsh early, “Filthy Rich” ought to outwork him in the clinch for a unanimous decision.
Prediction: Walsh via unanimous decision
UFC Fight Night 85 is free and chock-full of potential violence … what’s not to like?
