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Below I have put together all the UFC Fight Night 24 Fight Information you will need to help with your betting decisions.  Look over all your fighters Predictions, odds, profile, and videos. 

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Detailed Fight Predictions

• Nogueira vs. Davis
• Hardy vs. Johnson
• Sadollah vs. Johnson
• Simpson vs. Miranda
• Garcia vs. Jung Sung

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• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
• Phil Davis
• Dan Hardy
• Anthony Johnson
• Amir Sadollah
• DaMarques Johnson
• Aaron Simpson
• Mario Miranda
• Leonard Garcia

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• Nogueira vs. Bader Fight Video
• Davis vs. Stann Fight Video
• Davis vs. Boetsch Fight Video
• Hardy vs. Condit Fight Video
• Johnson vs. Koscheck Fight Video
• Sadollah vs. Sobotta Fight Video

Here are my UFC Fight Night 24 Predictions.  I have full write ups on the Main Card and quick picks for the Prelims.  Be sure to catch the fights Live an FREE this Saturday night on Spike TV at 9:00 p.m. E.T.

Phil Davis over Antonio Nogueira via unanimous decision.

• Davis vs. Nogueira Prediction Page.

 Dan Hardy over Anthony Johnson via second round T/KO.

•  Hardy vs. Johnson Prediction Page.

 Amir Sadollah over DaMarques Johnson via second round rear naked choke.

• Sadollah vs. Johnson Prediction Page.

Aaron Simpson over Mario Miranda via unanimous decision.

• Simpson vs. Miranda Prediction Page.

 Chan Sung Jung over Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision.

 

 Preliminary Card Quick Picks

 

• John Hathaway over Kris McCray via unanimous decision.
• Mackens Semerzier over Alex Caceres via submission.
• Jon Madsen over Mike Russow via first round TKO.
• Michael McDonald over Edwin Figueroa second round T/KO.
• Johny Hendricks over Anthony Waldburger via third round T/KO.
• Nik Lentz over Waylon Lowe via unanimous decision.
• Sean McCorkle over Christian Morecraft via second round T/KO.

 

UFC Light Heavyweight bout:  Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis

Odds:  (+260 Nogueira /-340 Davis )

Betting Pick:  DAVIS

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In the main event of the evening, PRIDE veteran Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira, also known as Little Nog, will face a stiff challenge in the form of undefeated prospect Phil Davis. Davis is a young and promising fighter, but Little Nog represents a big step up in competition for him. Nogueira is very versatile and experienced as well, in spite of his recent disappointing performances, so he is a good test of just how ready Davis is to step into the deep end of the Light Heavyweight division.

Phil Davis is one of the most exciting up and coming prospects at 205 pounds. Davis seems to be the complete package so far, with dominant wrestling, heavy hands, and very good submissions. He is physically very strong, but he also has a lot of technique both standing and on the ground to go with his physical gifts. The only question is how he will handle a top 205 pounder, since he has fought mainly lesser opponents up until now.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who was once one of PRIDE’s top Light Heavyweights, has since fallen off a bit. He is an extremely technically proficient boxer, and he has some of the best jiu-jitsu in the world at Light Heavyweight, so offensively he is a very dangerous fighter. His problem since coming to the UFC has been dealing with physically superior fighters and dominant wrestlers. Davis is both, so unless Nogueira wants to continue his slide he is going to have to figure out a way to deal with a stronger fighter and work off his back.

I think that Nogueira is going to have his hands full in this one. In his last fight, he was outwrestled easily and given a lot of trouble on the feet by Ryan Bader. Davis is stylistically similar to Bader, but he is a superior athlete with more devastating punching and probably better wrestling as well. I think Nogueira is going to have to fight defensively on his feet to avoid Davis’ power, and he won’t be able to stop Davis from taking him down at will. Nogueira is dangerous off his back, but Davis has good jiu-jitsu and is a beast from top position, so it is going to be hard for Little Nog to assert himself off his back. I think Davis will control this one bell to bell and earn the unanimous decision win.

Prediction:  Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis via Unanimous Decision.

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UFC Welterweight bout:  Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson

Odds:  (+150 Hardy /-180 Johnson )

Betting Pick:  HARDY

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In the semi-main event, British striker Dan Hardy will look to recover from two straight disappointing losses against the returning Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, who has been out of action for over a year with a meniscus tear. Both of these guys are coming off losses, so this is an important fight for both of their careers. Despite his recent losses, Hardy is an extremely formidable striker, but Johnson is a very dangerous and athletic fighter as long as the injury hasn’t hampered him too much.

Anthony Johnson looked like he was on his way to the top early in his UFC career, but he hit the brick wall in his last fight against Josh Koscheck, where he was handled thoroughly and choked out in the second round. Even though he didn’t handle the step up in competition that well, he still has serious knockout power in his hands and legs, a ton of speed and accuracy, and a lot of physical strength and size. Still, he enters this fight surrounded by question marks. For one thing, he has had a ton of problems making weight, and it is clear that he is trying to cut an unhealthy amount. Even if he does make weight, how much will that huge cut wear on him come fight time? Also, any time a fighter is out for over a year with a knee injury, there have to be questions about how well he is recovered and how much effect the ring rust is going to have.

Dan Hardy is an extremely formidable striker, although his last two fights have not gone well at all. First he was manhandled for five rounds by Georges St. Pierre, unable to mount any offense whatsoever, and then he was shocked by an upset knockout courtesy of Carlos Condit. Hardy doesn’t have much of an offensive grappling game, but he did show against GSP that his submission defense and escapes are pretty solid. Clearly Hardy’s best work is on the feet, where he is very good technically and also has a lot of power. There is no question he will want to stand and trade with Johnson.

This is an interesting matchup. Johnson is the bigger and stronger guy, but his ground game is still raw and he is coming off a long layoff. On the feet, Johnson has the power to test Hardy’s chin and then some, but Hardy is the far more technical and complete striker. This is a close fight on paper, but I have to give the edge to Hardy. Johnson’s huge weight cut and the long layoff are probably going to have an effect on his cardio, and I think Hardy will beat him to the punch more often than not on the feet. Hardy is good enough to survive a few takedowns, and as Johnson tires out I think Hardy will assert himself more and more in the striking exchanges and eventually catch Johnson with a big shot. Hardy by T/KO.

Prediction:  Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy via second round T/KO.

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