UFC on Fox 3 may get lost among all the other big sporting events going on today, but there’s no question it will provide tons of excitement.
In fact, that’s the great thing about MMA. You don’t need to be watching the best fighters in the world for a fight to provide action.
As long as the styles match up well and it’s not too one-sided, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy watching the fight. Fortunately, that will be just the case tonight on the main card, even though it lacks title fights.
Let’s take a look at which fights will end in exciting knockouts.
Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson
Alright, so Lavar Johnson’s nickname is “Big” and Pat Barry is a kickboxing master who hates fighting on the ground.
These heavyweights both like fighting on the ground and will enjoy beating the living pulp out of each other until it’s over. In 23 combined wins for these two, 20 have come by knockout.
If you prefer watching guys beat each other up with no regard for human life instead of watching guys wrestle themselves into human pretzels, make sure you don’t miss this one.
I’ll be very surprised if this one makes it past the second round.
Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks
This is a very even fight between the No. 4 and No. 5 welterweights in the world, and that means a knockout probably isn’t likely, but I still think it will happen.
Whenever a fight involves Johny Hendricks, who is coming off a 12-second knockout of Jon Fitch, I’m looking for the fight to end early.
Hendricks is that impressive. In fact, he’s ended four fights in the first round, and three times they have been by punches.
On the other side of the Octagon, Koscheck only has five knockouts in 17 wins, but he’s got the necessary power nonetheless.
Rousimar Palhares vs. Alan Belcher
OK, this one is cheating because it’s not going to end in a knockout. However, there’s no way it will go until the end, and that makes it another one you can’t miss.
In their last nine victories combined, Palhares and Belcher have only gone to decision one time.
One.
Palhares, a submission-wrestling world champion, has seen 10 of his 14 wins come via submission. Belcher, on the other hand, has submitted his opponent seven times.
Both of these fighters love to go to the round, and that’s likely where the whole fight will reside. If that’s your sort of thing, you don’t want to miss this fight.
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