With his victory over Dustin Poirier last night at UFC on Fuel TV 3, Chan Sung Jung established himself as an elite fighter in the 135 pound division. He didn’t turn the fight into an.
With his victory over Dustin Poirier last night at UFC on Fuel TV 3, Chan Sung Jung established himself as an elite fighter in the 135 pound division. He didn’t turn the fight into an impossible to score brawl. He didn’t catch Poirier with an early punch. He was clearly the better fighter from the opening bell until the fourth round when he finished with a D’arce choke after dropping Poirier with an uppercut followed by a flying knee. Poirier did well with his jab and may have won the third round with it but Jung was always the more dangerous fighter and never seemed to be in any danger. The only weakness Jung showed was in his stamina as he appeared to tire toward the end of the third round. He mentioned before the fight that he struggled with the weight cut. He and his team will need to figure out a way to improve on that process to allow him to maximize his stamina for five round fights in the future. But aside from that, his performance makes it impossible to consider him as anything other than one of the top featherweights in the world. The win puts him no more than one fight away from a title shot and at the moment, he looks to be one of the few fighters in the division willing to face Jose Aldo. Jung now has consecutive victories over top ten featherweights in Mark Hominick and Poirier and adding that to his entertainment value and marketability makes him the most likely candidate to face Aldo, provided he defeats Eric Koch at UFC 149 in July.
Donald Cerrone didn’t have to prove that he was one of the best in the world in his weight class because we already knew he was. But he did remind us just in case we had forgotten by dominating Jeremy Stephens for fifteen minutes. By the second round, Cerrone seemed to be playing with Stephens and treating the fight more like a sparring match. He used his kicks to maintain his reach advantage and Stephens was never able to close the distance enough to land punches. Cerrone repeatedly battered his opponent with punching combinations punctuated with brutal leg kicks. By the third round, he was even able to land a knockdown with a low kick. Stephens hung in the fight and continued to throw punches, which if they landed, could have done some damage. But he couldn’t get inside Cerrone’s reach and often led himself into counter knees to the body. Cerrone belongs in the title discussion but with Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar scheduled to fight in August and Nate Diaz already next in line, Cerrone is going to have to continue to fight through the absurd gauntlet of the UFC lightweight division if he wants a shot at the belt.
In other action on the card, Amir Sadollah earned a win with a questionable split decision over Jorge Lopez. Neither fighter was overly impressive and both had chances to assert themselves and earn a clear victory. Because they did not, the judges were left with a difficult fight to score and in that scenario, the fighters have only themselves to blame if they lose. Lopez won the first round and Sadollah the second with the third being the round in question. Two of the judges gave it to Sadollah based on his striking in the middle of the round and that was enough to earn him the win. Despite the win, Sadollah will need to bring more to the cage in his next fight if he hopes to fulfill his promise as an Ultimate Fighter winner.
Yves Jabouin dominated Jeff Hougland and did everything except finish the fight. Hougland showed a strong heart and could have allowed the fight to be stopped multiple times but forced to Jabouin to earn the stoppage, which Jabouin was unable to do. Jabouin dropped Hougland in the first round with a spinning back kick to the body but was unable to finish. He repeated the feat in the third round with a left hand to the jaw but once again, Hougland fought through and got back to his feet. Basically, Jabouin did exactly what one would expect from him when facing an overmatched opponent.
In the slugfest of the night, Igor Pokrajac defeated Fabio Maldonado via unanimous decision. Pokrajac showed growth building on his knockout of Krzysztof Soszynski. He made the fight competitive on the feet landing knees from the clinch and punches on the outside. When necessary, he mixed in takedowns and controlled Maldonado on the ground. Had he simply taken Maldonado down and kept the fight on the ground, the fight would not have been nearly as close. His willingness to stand with a professional boxer could have cost him the fight but he managed to absorb the punishment and earn the victory.
In the main card opener, Tom Lawlor knocked out Jason MacDonald early in the first round. Both fighters started aggressively with MacDonald shooting for a takedown. Lawlor stuffed it and landed a left hand to the chin, a right to the temple, another right on the ground and the fight was over. The knockout gave Lawlor a much needed win and an opportunity to build some momentum going forward.
(Stay away from the light, Dustin! Stay away from the light!)
Ladies and gentlemen of the Potato Nation, the end times are upon us. Last night, a quiet, unassuming man named Chan Sung Jung escaped from a remote Korean testing facility and wound up in Fairfax, Virginia. Needing to fulfill certain diversity requirements that had long eluded them, the people of Fairfax embraced and accepted him with open arms, completely unaware that he was in fact patient zero of a zombie-like virus that would spell the untimely demise of the human race. Those ignoramuses.
Before they even knew what had hit them, reports of strange occurrences were popping up from county to county, then state to state. Having caught the latter half of the movie Outbreak on TBS just a few weeks prior, the people of Fairfax knew that they had to capture the source of the disease if they were ever to restore order to the chaos they had created. So they sent forth their bravest virologist, a man by the name of Dustin Poirier, to subdue the host and bring him back for testing. Early reports claimed that “The Diamond” would have little to no trouble accomplishing this feat, as he had successfully extinguished every threat placed before him since joining the Zuffa corporation.
How wrong they were.
For nearly twenty minutes, the two engaged in an all out war of attrition, one that would determine the very fate of mankind. He put up a hell of a fight, but as much as it saddens us to say this, we are officially doomed. Poirier was infected by “The Korean Zombie (virus),” and chances are that you will be soon as well. Early symptoms include raucous use of the phrase, “HOLY SHIT BRO”, an ability to absorb a tremendous amount of punishment, $80,000 cash, drowsiness, and cramps.
(Stay away from the light, Dustin! Stay away from the light!)
Ladies and gentlemen of the Potato Nation, the end times are upon us. Last night, a quiet, unassuming man named Chan Sung Jung escaped from a remote Korean testing facility and wound up in Fairfax, Virginia. Needing to fulfill certain diversity requirements that had long eluded them, the people of Fairfax embraced and accepted him with open arms, completely unaware that he was in fact patient zero of a zombie-like virus that would spell the untimely demise of the human race. Those ignoramuses.
Before they even knew what had hit them, reports of strange occurrences were popping up from county to county, then state to state. Having caught the latter half of the movie Outbreak on TBS just a few weeks prior, the people of Fairfax knew that they had to capture the source of the disease if they were ever to restore order to the chaos they had created. So they sent forth their bravest virologist, a man by the name of Dustin Poirier, to subdue the host and bring him back for testing. Early reports claimed that “The Diamond” would have little to no trouble accomplishing this feat, as he had successfully extinguished every threat placed before him since joining the Zuffa corporation.
How wrong they were.
For nearly twenty minutes, the two engaged in an all out war of attrition, one that would determine the very fate of mankind. He put up a hell of a fight, but as much as it saddens us to say this, we are officially doomed. Poirier was infected by “The Korean Zombie (virus),” and chances are that you will be soon as well. Early symptoms include raucous use of the phrase, “HOLY SHIT BRO”, an ability to absorb a tremendous amount of punishment, $80,000 cash, drowsiness, and cramps.
If you happened to be watching last night’s UFC on FUEL event from a pirated stream or some other medium (because who the hell actually has FUEL), you more than likely experienced many of these symptoms before the main event even began. The same could be said for many of the fighters involved. Just ask Jason “The Mathlete” *snicker* MacDonald, who was so sick with the virus that he slipped into a hallucinogenic state just moments before his fight with Tom Lawlor. Within the opening minute of the very first round, he became so delusional that he mistook the UFC canvas for a Serta mattress and dove headfirst onto it, promptly knocking himself unconscious. When he awoke, his fever had broken, and he could only chuckle at the silly mistake he had made. Lawlor, on the other hand, managed to take home a $40,000 Knockout of the Night award for helping guide this sickly individual to his momentary resting place, living up to the humanitarian reputation he has earned in the UFC.
Signs of the disease were present in Jeremy Stephens and Jeff Hougland in their respective bouts with Donald Cerrone and Yves Jabouin as well. In typical zombie fashion, both men were lit up like the fourth of fucking July for fifteen long minutes, yet could not be put away by their still human counterparts. A tip of the hat is due to their undead corpses. Jabouin opted for a variety of spinning attacks that would make Dennis Siver blush to try and finish the job on Hougland, who only made it out of the fight alive (sort of), thanks to an incredible heart and the, let’s call it timidness, of referee Todd McGovern. Cerrone utilized his reach advantage and a more diverse striking attack to give Stephens fits throughout their fight, putting him in trouble on more than one occasion and slice-n-dicing the ever loving shit out of his face for good measure. When asked to describe his performance afterward, “Lil’ Heathen” proceeded to take a bite out of Jon Anik’s neck and sprint off into the night before he could be put down.
But the virus’ lethargy-induced side effects truly took hold of the audience during the evening’s co-main event, which pitted TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah against Wanderlei Silva student Jorge Lopez. Although Amir has never been one to get into a barn-burning brawl, even his precision-based offense was a welcome change when having to deal with Lopez’s relentlessly boring “wall-n-stall” takedown attempts. The members of the audience who had not been lulled into a coma…scratch that, every single member of the audience had in fact been lulled into a coma, only to come back as flesh-eating mongoloids hell bent on raping and pillaging anything within arm’s reach. In other words, West Virginians.
Lock your doors. Board up your windows. Put the children to bed and start stockpiling canned foods, because The Korean Zombie virus is coming to your town, probably within the hour. It is relentless, deceivingly strong, and somehow inspiring at the same time, and the only man who can bring an end to this madness is trapped in Canada somewhere.
The main event of last night’s UFC on FUEL TV 3 event blew past its already high expectations. “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier set a frenetic pace for over three rounds, with Jung dominating the fight both in the standup and on the ground. In the end, Jung rocked Poirier with punches and a flying knee, and put “Diamond” to sleep on the mat with a d’arce choke at the 1:07 mark of round four. You can check out highlights from their scrap above, including an excerpt from Jung’s astounding grappling clinic in round two.
After the jump: Dustin Poirier gets emotional in a post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani, and full results from UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier.
The main event of last night’s UFC on FUEL TV 3 event blew past its already high expectations. “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier set a frenetic pace for over three rounds, with Jung dominating the fight both in the standup and on the ground. In the end, Jung rocked Poirier with punches and a flying knee, and put “Diamond” to sleep on the mat with a d’arce choke at the 1:07 mark of round four. You can check out highlights from their scrap above, including an excerpt from Jung’s astounding grappling clinic in round two.
After the jump: Dustin Poirier gets emotional in a post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani, and full results from UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier.
MAIN CARD
– Chan Sung Jung def. Dustin Poirier via technical submission (d’arce choke), 1:07 of round 4
– Amir Sadollah def. Jorge Lopez via split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29)
– Donald Cerrone def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
– Yves Jabouin def. Jeff Hougland via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 30-26)
– Igor Pokrajac def. Fabio Maldonado via unanimous decision (29-28 x 2, 30-27)
– Tom Lawlor def. Jason MacDonald via KO, 0:50 of round 1
PRELIMINARY CARD
– Brad Tavares def. Dongi Yang via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)
– Cody McKenzie def. Marcus LeVesseur via submission (guillotine choke), 3:05 of round 1
– T.J. Grant def. Carlo Prater via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
– Rafael Dos Anjos def. Kamal Shalorus via submission (rear-naked choke), 1:40 of round 1
– Johnny Eduardo def. Jeff Curran via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)
– Francisco Rivera def. Alex Soto via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
(Impressed, Jung decided to get a tattoo of the outline of Louisiana, mistaking it as the American symbol for “courage.” / Photo courtesy of CombatLifestyle. For more photos from this set, click here.)
Tonight at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, two of the most exciting forces in the featherweight division will square off for the next shot at the UFC’s 145-pound belt. After a 2011 that saw him twist up Leonard Garcia then knock out Mark Hominick in seven seconds, “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung now faces Dustin Poirier, the 23-year-old phenom who’s smashed through four straight opponents during his time in the Octagon.
Also on the six-fight UFC on FUEL TV 3 main card: TUF winner Amir Sadollah returns against Jorge Lopez, Donald Cerrone throws down against Jeremy Stephens, and Tom “Neo Genki” Lawlor meets up with Canadian vet Jason MacDonald.
Handling the play-by-play for this evening is Justin Corey, better known around these parts as Kid Clam Curtains. Live results from the FUEL TV main card will be piling up after the jump beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest.
(Impressed, Jung decided to get a tattoo of the outline of Louisiana, mistaking it as the American symbol for “courage.” / Photo courtesy of CombatLifestyle. For more photos from this set, click here.)
Tonight at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, two of the most exciting forces in the featherweight division will square off for the next shot at the UFC’s 145-pound belt. After a 2011 that saw him twist up Leonard Garcia then knock out Mark Hominick in seven seconds, “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung now faces Dustin Poirier, the 23-year-old phenom who’s smashed through four straight opponents during his time in the Octagon.
Also on the six-fight UFC on FUEL TV 3 main card: TUF winner Amir Sadollah returns against Jorge Lopez, Donald Cerrone throws down against Jeremy Stephens, and Tom “Neo Genki” Lawlor meets up with Canadian vet Jason MacDonald.
Handling the play-by-play for this evening is Justin Corey, better known around these parts as Kid Clam Curtains. Live results from the FUEL TV main card will be piling up after the jump beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest.
Jason MacDonald VS. Tom Lawlor
Alright potatonibblets. It’s dirty time. I have a 2 year old hellion so lets hope she doesn’t fuck up shop during my commentary. I’m interested to see Lawlor’s entrance. Let’s hope they show it. I believe he came out as buckethead or something during the weigh-ins? Oh Genki Sudo. No entrances shown. Bummer.
Round 1- Ok and we’re off. Lawlor comes out pressing the action. MacDonald shoots for a takedown that Lawlor stuffs easily. Lawlor throws a left followed by a right behind the ear. And MacDonald is out! Jesus that happened fast. MacDonald seems like he’s fine but has to be sick right now. More like The Mathlete, amirite?
Tom Lawlor winner by KO at 0:50 of the “very” first round
Igor Pokrajac VS. Fabio Maldonado
Round 1- 2 heavy-hitting LHW’s about to go at it. I remember Maldonado’s physique is deceiving. Maldonado throws a right haymaker and gets taken down. Pokrajac in half guard looking for the mount. Dropping elbows and hammer fists but not doing any damage. Scramble and Pokrajac gets mount. Maldanado gets back to half guard and is avoiding any offense from Pokrajac. Pokrajac trying to pin the arm down and drop punches but not successful thus far. Pokrajac loses position in scramble and now they stand up. Both guys landing big shots. Maldonado throwing unanswered blows and Pokrajac is hurt. Maldonado landing big body shots against the cage and Pokrajac lands a good knee. Maldonado mixing it up with huge shots to the head and body. Great first round.
Round 2– Both guys being a bit more conservative now after taking some big shots in the first. Pokrajac lands a good combination to the head and shoots for a single against the cage. Maldonado able to keep him off and now they’re just holding each other lovingly. Pokrajac with a good knee followed by a combination to the head. Maldonado lands some big blows to the body that backs Pokrajac up. Those body shots look brutal. Maldonado knows those are doing damage and keeps with is. Pokrajac with another knee followed by a spinning backfist. Great fight. Maldonado with a falling-over takedown. And that’s the end of the round. Both fighters look tired and rightly so.
Round 3– Both guys come out swinging. Pokrajac up against the cage and Maldonado going back to the body. Pokrajac back to the thai clinch. Good knee from Pokrajac but Maldonado eats it. Huge left hand by Pokrajac and Maldonado looks wobbly. They clinch up against the cage and both guys are breathing heavy. Maldonado’s face looking pretty beat but he’s coming forward. Pokrajac lands a big left but Maldonado keeps coming and now they’re trading heavy shots. Man these 2 dudes have good chins. And they finish swinging. Tough one to call but it was definitely entertaining. Let’s hope I don’t have to spell Pokrajac and Maldonado again.
Igor Pokrajac is your winner by Unanimous Decision
Yves Jabouin VS. Jeff Hougland
Round 1– Excited for this one. Hougland looks like a weight class bigger than Jabouin. Not sure it will matter. Jabouin with a lightning fast leg kick then follows up with a left. Both guys feinting a lot. Not a lot of action but Jabouin has some amazing dexterity. 3 minutes in and almost nothing has happened. Push kick from Jabouin the only strike to land in 2 minutes. HUGE spinning back kick to the liver by Jabouin and Hougland crumples to the canvas. He’s still fighting back but just barely. Jabouin might regret not diving on him more aggressively as Hougland looked like he was done. And he survives the round.
Round 2– Hougland being a bit more aggressive to start the round. Eats another kick to the body and shoots for a TD. Jabouin scrambles away and throws a head kick that misses. Jabouin with another good kick to the body and Hougland answers with a couple inside leg kicks. Hougland tries the spinning backfist and misses. Jabouin easily avoiding most of Hougland’s strikes. Hougland tries for another TD but is stuffed. Nice stiff jab by Jabouin and lands another kick to the body. Hougland needs a new gameplan as he’s losing convincingly. Short left by Jabouin glances off Hougland’s chin. And that’s the end of the round.
Round 3– Jaboun pushing forward and lands a nice left hook that drops Hougland. Ref warns about Jabouin striking to the back of the head. Now he’s dropping brutal ground and pound and takes Hougland’s back. Jabouin slips off and Hougland reverses position. They scramble and Jabouin end up on top in half guard. Jabouin dropping short elbows then moves to mount…and now back to full guard. Jabouin stacking Hougland against the cage and lands a couple shots. Hougland still battling from the bottom but he’s eating some decent hammerfists. Jabouin in half guard posturing up intermittently with a shot or 2. Ref stands them up and Jabouin lands another huge body shot followed by a head kick. I’m really surprised Hougland has survived this long and it looks like he’ll make it out…but not before eating some big elbows from Jabouin as the fight ends. Hougland just took a ruthless beating like a man. Jabouin is a bad little man. Some may call him EXPLOSIVE!
Unanimous Decision win for Yves Jabouin
Donald Cerrone VS. Jeremy Stephens
Round 1– I won’t lie…I’m a little moist for this fight. How will Cerrone respond after the loss to Diaz? Stephens won’t let him off easy. And here, we, go. No touch of the gloves. Cerrone’s reach advantage is apparent from the get go. Cerrone lands a good inside leg kick. Then a huge outside leg kick. Stephens is coming up short on his combos so far and Cerrone continues with the one-two combo followed by the leg kick. Stephens having a hard time getting to Cerrone and Cerrone is having success with most of his combos. Cerrone with a glancing head kick, then a knee and 3 punch combo. Cerrone looking much more technical and opens up a cut over Stephens’ right eye. Cerrone getting crafty throwing a Jon Jonesish elbow. Cerrone taunting Stephens now which seems to piss Stephens off. Huge leg kick to end the round for Cerrone. Stephens better figure something else out. Cerrone is picking him apart.
Round 2– Now they touch gloves. Cerrone goes right back to the inside leg kick. Stephens’ punches still coming up short. Cerrone landing vicious leg kicks and seems very confident. Throwing every strike he can think of. Stephens seems hurt and Cerrone just goes back to the leg. Cerrone doing an Irish jig followed by more kicks and stiff jabs. Cerrone clowning Stephens now and avoiding everything Stephens throws. Stephens’ left eye looks like hammered shit. I doubt he can see. This is getting bad. Cerrone buckles Stephens with another hard leg kick. Now inside leg kick followed by a takedown. Stephens gets up at the bell.
Round 3– Cerrone kicks Stephens directly in the balls. Sounded pretty awful. Like shooting a shotgun into a pillow. Stephens takes it and is back up. Cerrone with his same combo that he’s been landing at will. Stephens still not backing down though. Stephens lands a glancing knee but Cerrone follows with a knee to the body. Cerrone throws a leg kick that drops Stephens…more knocking him off balance than anything. More leg kicks, rinse, repeat. Cerrone is just too good at everything at this point. Stephens lands a nice left hook but Cerrone doesn’t even flinch. Cerrone getting very lax though. Needs to be careful. Cerrone going to the body with the kicks now. Its just a leg kick bonanza up in this bitch. Cerrone just coasting now and that’s it. Lopsided beatdown via Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
Donald Cerrone your winner by Unanimous Decision
Amir Sadollah VS Jorge Lopez
Round 1– Lopez looks like a tank. You can see his power right away as he counters Sadollah’s punches. They trade leg kicks then clinch against the cage. Lopez controlling Sadollah but not much action. They break and Lopez throws a series of stiff jabs. Sadollah misses with a kick and Lopez lands a leg kick. Now Lopez goes for a single leg. Lifts Sadollah off the ground and drops him for a takedown. Sadollah posting up against the cage and Lopez working for a standing kimura. And he lets it go. Now Sadollah working for a takedown. Lopez isn’t having it and they clinch until the end of the round.
Round 2– Sadollah rushes forward and Lopez ties him up. Lopez trying hard for the takedown but is having no luck. Crowd getting antsy because this shit is boring. Nothing to report. Lopez trying for another single and Sadollah trying to work in a guillotine. He sinks it and they drop down into a scramble. Lopez pops free and now is trying for a double against the cage. Now they break. Sadollah lands a couple good kicks to the body as Lopez backs up. Lopez looks tired and Sadollah seems to sense it. Sadollah throws a sloppy kick and gets taken down. There goes that momentum. And the round ends.
Round 3– Lopez ties Sadollah up against the cage again and is trying for another single. Sadollah trying for the guillotine again. Deja vu. Sadollah counters and gets Lopez against the cage. And the break. Lopez taking big breaths now. Sadollah landing some decent shots but now Lopez ties him up…again going for the single. Sorry I think I just dozed off. Lopez gets a takedown but isn’t doing anything. If ever a standup was needed….oh there we go. Now they’re throwing down. Sadollah misses with a flying knee and now we’re in the same position. Sadollah fighting off the TD and lands a good knee right before the bell. For every good fight there is an equal opposite shitty fight.
Amir Sadollah your winner by split decision
Chan Sung Jung VS. Dustin Poirier
Round 1– Some tasty Featherweight action about to go down. Poirier is a god damn animal and I have a feeling the Korean Zombie is about to get fed his ass. Luckily I have the ability to edit this portion of the commentary in case I’m way off. Tan Dan is looking particularly orange tonight. And they touch gloves. They’re both throwing heat…no feeling out process. Zombie gets a takedown but Poirier gets up and goes for a single. Now they’re clinching against the cage with Poirier doing the pushing. Zombie with a great greco takedown and he’s in Poirier’s full guard. Zombie throwing good elbows and Poirier is cut on his forehead. Zombie looking strong in top position. Poirier lands a good upkick and reverses position. Poirier lands in Zombie’s full guard and now Zombie is trying to wall walk up to his feet. Poirier controlling him against the cage but not much action. Back to their feet. Porier lands a good knee and now they’re throwing bombs. Nothing lands and the round ends.
Round 2– I just accidentally erased my whole round 2…the best round of the night. So I had to rewind and here I am. Let me just say that Poirier was almost tapped multiple times and the Zombie transitioned from arm bar to triangle and back multiple times.
Round 3- Fuck I can’t believe I just erased all of that glorious work. Poirier lands a good shot and now their trading bombs. Most of them are missing and they both look pretty tired. Zombie eats a good straight left and a leg kick. Poirier starting to land some clean shots. Zombie living up to his name doesn’t seem to care. Huge takedown by Zombie and Poirier ends up standing up. Both guys landing good shots but Zombie doesn’t seem to mind it. Zombie landing the better strikes but Poirier not giving up. Both guys using their faces to block punches. Round ends like a scene from Road house.
Round 4– Both guys throwing sloppy shots. Zombie land a one-two followed by a huge flying knee. Poirier in trouble in the d’arce choke. And that’s it! What a finish. Korean Zombie by d’arce choke in a dominating performance.
Korean Zombie wins by D’arce choke at 1:07 of round number 4
Ok MMA fans, I have been looking at this card for over a week. Several interesting matchups tonight, especially from the mindset of the degenerate gambler. First of all, this looks like a CHALK nite.
Ok MMA fans, I have been looking at this card for over a week. Several interesting matchups tonight, especially from the mindset of the degenerate gambler. First of all, this looks like a CHALK nite to me. For all you non-bettors, that means the favorites look to roll tonight. I usually like to pick 1 “Dog of the Night” and my 3 FAVORITE FAVORITES.
I see value in the following favorites tonight…..Let’s make some money!!
TJ Grant – Ok, not a lot of value here, but he is far superior to Prater in this one. At -460, its time to GRAB YOUR NUTS and pray Grant doesn’t get caught with a flying knee or something weird. This is an early one, so get to the window (or your offshore spot online) asap. Grant wins to put us up 1 unit on the day (unless the gambling gods aren’t with us on this night).
Donald Cerrone (-250) – Never bet against a Cowboy…seriously he keeps this on his feet, he is the better striker, and he wins a unanimous decision. Cowboy is 3 inches taller with a huge reach advantage. His only danger becomes if Stephens gets inside and can operate. Go with the Cowboy to be up 2 units.
MAIN EVENT – Poirier, Poirier, Poirier. Korean Zombie is a scary cool marketing name….and that’s about it. Poirier’s camp knows how to control this one, and he will win a Unanimous Decison for a 3 UNIT NIGHT!
DOG OF THE DAY
Jorge Lopez (+110) – Not really sure why he is the “Dog” in this fight. He is more powerful and explosive, and very dangerous to Amir Sadollah. Lots of value here so put a half a unit on Jorge and watch him go…
(I’ll show you Linsanity, you racist sonofabitch!)
Perhaps it’s because we are truly spontaneous creatures at heart, but we are more excited for tomorrow night’s UFC on FUEL broadcast than perhaps any other freecard in as long as we can remember, if only because it gives us an excuse to do something on a Tuesday night that we normally save for the weekends ie. drink, shout at the TV until our ears bleed, and gamble away the money we have yet to even earn. And since we don’t want to be the only MMA fans waiting in line at the soup kitchen come next week, we figured we’d drag you all down with us. Because, honestly, it’s neither as easy or as fun to start a soup fight with the homeless by yourself. Anyway, check out the betting lines below, courtesy of BestFightOdds, and join us after the jump for our more-or-less comprehensible advice.
PRELIMINARY CARD (Fuel.tv, 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT) Cody McKenzie (-105) vs. Marcus LeVesseur (-115) Brad Tavares (-175) vs. Dongi Yang (+155)
T.J. Grant (-400) vs. Carlo Prater (+325) Rafael Dos Anjos (-280) vs. Kamal Shalorus (+240)
Jeff Curran (-135) vs. Johnny Eduardo (+115)
Alex Soto (+200) vs. Francisco Rivera (-240)
Thoughts…
(I’ll show you Linsanity, you racist sonofabitch!)
Perhaps it’s because we are truly spontaneous creatures at heart, but we are more excited for tomorrow night’s UFC on FUEL broadcast than perhaps any other freecard in as long as we can remember, if only because it gives us an excuse to do something on a Tuesday night that we normally save for the weekends ie. drink, shout at the TV until our ears bleed, and gamble away the money we have yet to even earn. And since we don’t want to be the only MMA fans waiting in line at the soup kitchen come next week, we figured we’d drag you all down with us. Because, honestly, it’s neither as easy or as fun to start a soup fight with the homeless by yourself. Anyway, check out the betting lines below, courtesy of BestFightOdds, and join us after the jump for our more-or-less comprehensible advice.
PRELIMINARY CARD (Fuel.tv, 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT) Cody McKenzie (-105) vs. Marcus LeVesseur (-115) Brad Tavares (-175) vs. Dongi Yang (+155)
T.J. Grant (-400) vs. Carlo Prater (+325) Rafael Dos Anjos (-280) vs. Kamal Shalorus (+240)
Jeff Curran (-135) vs. Johnny Eduardo (+115)
Alex Soto (+200) vs. Francisco Rivera (-240)
The Good Dogs: Sheesh, the betting lines on this card make us yearn for the days of PRIDE freak shows ala Cro Cop vs. Dos Caras Jr, where big risk at least gave us the outside hope of reaping a big reward. Looking over the main card, the only underdog bet that stands out has got to be Jason MacDonald. Though he’s never been one for consistency, and is coming off a submission to strikes loss at the hands of Alan Belcher, the fact that he’s trying to earn a retirement fight at UFC 149 in Canada has to mean something in terms of an X-factor, right? I mean, the man he is fighting came to the weigh-ins dressed as another fighter dressed as a guitar player for Christ’s sake. No self respecting man wants to get his ass kicked by the class clown on his way out the door.
You may be wondering why we’ve kind of brushed off Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens, but the fact that Stephens has lost to every single upper echelon fighter he has faced should let you know how we feel about the outcome of that one. We love you, Lil’ Heathen, but we also believe that history tends to repeat itself.
The Easy Bet: Fabio Maldonado. The dude is an absolute beast who will walk through Pokrajac’s punches with a smile on his face, as is his M.O., before delivering a beautiful body shot KO that voids “The Duke’s” bowels upon impact.
Official CagePotato parlay: Poirier + Cerrone + Maldonado + Curran
Suggested stake for a $50 wager
$20 on the parlay
$10 on MacDonald
$5 on McKenzie to keep shit real
$15 on a 12-pack of Budweiser Platinum to make sure it stays that way
