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Below I have put together all the UFC 128 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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UFC 128 Fight Card

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Detailed Fight Predictions

• Rua vs. Jones
• Faber vs. Wineland
• Marquardt vs. Miller
• Miller vs. Shalorus
• Cro Cop vs. Schaub
• Benavidez vs. Loveland

 Fighter Profiles

• Mauricio Rua
• Jon Jones
• Urijah Faber
• Eddie Wineland
• Nate Marquardt
• Dan Miller
• Jim Miller
• Kamal Shalorus
• Mirko Cro Cop
• Brendan Schaub

UFC  Promo videos 

• Full Weigh-Ins Video
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• Rua vs. Machida 2 Fight Video
• Jones vs. Bader Fight Video
• Miller vs. Oliveira Fight Video
• Marquardt vs. Palhares Fight Video
• Schaub vs. Gonzaga Fight Video
• Cro Cop vs. Barry Fight Video

Here are my UFC 128 Fight Predictions.  I have put together full write ups for the Main Card and Quick Picks for the Prelims.     Be sure to Visit our Fight Information Page.

Jon Jones over Mauricio Rua via second round T/KO.

• Jones vs. Rua Prediction Page.

Urijah Faber over Eddie Wineland via third round rear naked choke.

• Faber vs. Wineland Prediction Page.

Nate Marquardt over Dan Miller via second round T/KO..

• Marquardt vs. Miller Prediction Page.

Jim Miller over Kamal Shalorus via Decision.

• Miller vs. Shalorus Prediction Page.

Brendan Schaub over Mirko Cro Cop via Unanimous Decision.

• Schaub vs. Cro Cop Prediction Page.

Joseph Benavidez over Ian Loveland via Unanimous Decision.

• Benavidez vs. Loveland Prediction Page.

 

Preliminary Card Quick Picks

 

• Luiz Cane over Eliot Marshall via second round T/KO.  
• Ricardo Almeida over Mike Pyle via unanimous decision.
• Gleison Tibau over Kurt Pellegrino via unanimous decision.
• Anthony Njokuani over Edson Barboza via unanimous decision.
• Erik Koch over Raphael Assuncao via unanimous decision.
• Nick Catone over Constantinos Phillippou via second round T/KO.

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout:  Mauricio Rua vs. Jon Jones

Odds:  (+160 Rua /-200 Jones )

Betting Pick:  Jones

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In the main event of the evening, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will defend his Light Heavyweight crown against surging young contender Jon “Bones” Jones. Jones is a late replacement for injured teammate Rashad Evans, but he has proven he is worthy of a title shot by easily annihilating everyone he has faced so far. Shogun is one of the greatest Light Heavyweights ever, if not the greatest, but Jones is a new breed in terms of physical gifts and natural ability, so this could well be a fight for the ages.

Jon Jones is getting a title shot fairly early into his career, but it is extremely difficult to question his credentials. Jones has the longest reach of any fighter in the UFC, and he is a Light Heavyweight. His wrestling is dominant, and he uses his technique and size to great advantage. His striking is devastating, if not extremely technical, and he has a very effective submission game from top position. There is no question that Shogun is a huge step up in competition for Jones, but the fact that a fighter as young and relatively inexperienced as Jones is going into this fight as a betting favorite says a lot about how much he has shown in terms of pure offensive capability.

Shogun, who dominated PRIDE’s 205 pound division for years before making his way to the UFC, got off to a rocky start. Hampered by injuries, he turned in a series of disappointing performances, including a loss to Forrest Griffin and a horrendous win over Mark Coleman in one of the sloppiest fights in years. Recently, though, with his injuries healed, he has reverted to the form that made him the best Light Heavyweight on Earth to begin with. An absolutely dominant striker with great boxing and punching power who can annihilate opponents in the clinch, Shogun is one of the most feared fighters ever. He also brings an extremely underrated and effective submission game to the table, not to mention very underrated wrestling.

This is an extremely compelling fight. Shogun has proven for years that he is the man at 205 pounds, a brief injury-riddled stint aside. His striking is the best in the division, and light years beyond anything Jones has had to deal with. On the other hand, Jones is going to have a humongous size and reach advantage, and will be by far the physically stronger of the two. So far, no one Jones has fought has been able to prevent him from ragdolling them, and the fact that he can land destructive power punches from about halfway across the octagon thanks to his reach cannot be underestimated. Shogun is the better striker, but Jones has the same ability to end the fight with one punch, and he can do it from a long way out. More importantly, though, is the fact that Jones’ massive size, strength advantage, and prowess at clinch throwing is going to neutralize one of the most effective aspects of Shogun’s game, his Muay Thai from the clinch. If he tries to close the distance with Jones he is going to get launched in the air and wind up underneath Jones eating vicious elbows. If he tries to stay at range and pick his shots he is going to have to defend the takedown and deal with Jones’ superior reach. Shogun is probably still the better fighter overall, but I don’t think he can handle Jones’ superior physicality, reach, size, and strength. Eventually Shogun will wind up on his back with Jones on top of him, and from there there isn’t much anyone can do. Jones will overwhelm the champion with strikes from top position and force the stoppage. Jones by T/KO.

Prediction:  Jon “Bones” Jones via second round T/KO.

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UFC Bantamweight bout:  Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland

Odds:  (-500 Faber /+300 Wineland )

Betting Pick:  Faber

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In the semi-main event, fan favorite Urijah Faber makes his much-awaited UFC debut against tough veteran Eddie Wineland. Both of these guys have a wealth of experience and well-rounded skill sets, so this one has the makings of a fight of the night candidate.

Faber once ruled the 145 pound division with an iron fist, but was forced to move down to 135 after a string of disappointing losses. In his first fight as a bantamweight, he looked stellar in submitting Takeya Mizugaki in the first round. 135 is a much more natural weight for him, and he was a top contender a weight class up. Faber has excellent striking, with good punches and kicks, and some extremely effective submissions. His wrestling is also pretty dominant. There are no really glaring holes in Faber’s game, and now that he is no longer giving up a size advantage to most of his opponents, he is truly a force to be reckoned with.

Although he lacks Faber’s star power, Eddie Wineland is no pushover himself. Wineland is very tough, has a great chin and great cardio, and has very effective striking and submissions. His wrestling is also very underrated, and he actually won his last fight with a KO from a huge slam. Against Faber he is going to have to put it all together perfectly and fight a mistake-free fight if he wants to capture the biggest win of his career.

I think Faber is just too much for Wineland. Both guys are very well-rounded, but I think Faber has the better wrestling and submissions, and that is going to make the difference here. If Wineland has a hole in his game, it is his submission defense, and Faber’s superior wrestling and jiu-jitsu should put him in a position where he can capitalize on that weakness. Faber by submission.

Prediction:  Urijah “The California Kid” Faber via third round rear naked choke

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