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UFC 130: Randy Couture Predicts Rampage Jackson vs. Matt Hamill

Bleacher Report’s Todd Seyler:UFC 130 will take place this Saturday, May 28th, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.Preliminary card action includes the bantamweight debut of the highly regarded and extremely talented Brazilian, Renan B…

Bleacher Report’s Todd Seyler:

UFC 130 will take place this Saturday, May 28th, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preliminary card action includes the bantamweight debut of the highly regarded and extremely talented Brazilian, Renan Barao.

Spike TV will air a tremendous bantamweight matchup between Miguel Torres and Demetrious Johnson.

Main card action includes a middleweight bout between the hard-hitting ex-Marine, Brian Stann scheduled to square off against the former Sengoku middleweight champion, Jorge Santiago.

Additional pay-per-view fights include a barn-burner between Thiago Alves and Rick Story in the welterweight division.

The co-main event of the evening is a heavyweight duel between the former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir, and the up-and-coming  Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights winner, Roy Nelson.

In the main event, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, will enter the Octagon against Matt “The Hammer” Hamill.

With questions looming regarding both main events, experts and pundits do not seem to share a common viewpoint as to who will be the victor for both fights.

To provide more clarification, UFC hall-of-fame fighter, and recent retired MMA superstar, Randy Couture, sat down with Affliction to analyze and predict the outcome of “Rampage” versus “The Hammer.”

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UFC 130 Fight Card: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson’s Ten Funniest Youtube Moments

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will face Matt Hamill in the main event of UFC 130, which is scheduled to take place on May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Jackson has long been known for his, outspoken …

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will face Matt Hamill in the main event of UFC 130, which is scheduled to take place on May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Jackson has long been known for his, outspoken ways. Some find Jackson funny, while other find him to be, well, to be kind, not so funny.

To help set your mood for UFC 130, either for or against “Rampage”, Bleacher Report presents Jackson’s ten best moments from YouTube.

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UFC 130 Fight Card: NSAC Approves Video Monitors for Judges

Bleacher Report’s Michael Evans:The topic of MMA judging has become a topic of hot debate in recent years. Some decisions have begun to seem like absolute robbery. Dana White himself has even stated that he knows some of the judges are bad. But, no on…

Bleacher Report’s Michael Evans:

The topic of MMA judging has become a topic of hot debate in recent years. Some decisions have begun to seem like absolute robbery. Dana White himself has even stated that he knows some of the judges are bad. But, no one seems to have the right answer. Nevada, however, is moving in the right direction at least.

MMAjunkie.com’s Steven Marrocco reported today that the Nevada State Athletic Commission has approved the use of monitors for the forthcoming UFC 130 event in Las Vegas. NSAC will now place seven-inch monitors next to the judges. NSAC passed this with a 5-0 vote.

The UFC is trying to spread this practice, already getting the monitors approved for UFC 131 in Vancouver and UFC 133 in Philadelphia.

Cageside monitors were previously used in California for three UFC events held there.

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UFC 130: Randy Couture Predicts Main Event Fights: Jackson vs. Hamill

UFC 130 will take place this Saturday, May 28, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.Preliminary card action includes the bantamweight debut of the highly regarded and extremely talented Brazilian, Renan Barao.Spike TV will air a tremend…

UFC 130 will take place this Saturday, May 28, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preliminary card action includes the bantamweight debut of the highly regarded and extremely talented Brazilian, Renan Barao.

Spike TV will air a tremendous bantamweight matchup between Miguel Torres and Demetrious Johnson.

Main card action includes a middleweight bout between the hard-hitting ex-Marine, Brian Stann, scheduled to square off against the former Sengoku middleweight champion, Jorge Santiago.

Additional pay-per-view fights include a barn-burner between Thiago Alves and Rick Story in the welterweight division.

The co-main event of the evening is a heavyweight duel between the former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir, and the up-and-coming Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights winner, Roy Nelson.

In the main event, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, will enter the Octagon against Matt “The Hammer” Hamill.

With questions looming regarding both main events, experts and pundits do not seem to share a common viewpoint as to who will be the victor for both fights.

To provide more clarification, UFC hall-of-fame fighter, and recent retired MMA superstar, Randy Couture, sat down with Affliction to analyze and predict the outcome of “Rampage” versus “The Hammer.”

“So many questions surround “Rampage,” Couture stated. “Where is he training? What is he involved in? Is he taking it (this fight) seriously? Will he be prepared? What kind of shape will he be in?”

These questions and more cloud experts’ views as to how Jackson will perform this Saturday.

In contrast, Couture is confident that Matt Hamill will be extremely prepared for this light heavyweight battle.

“Hamill is not the guy you don’t want to fight not fully prepared. (Hamill) has got a ton of heart, a great wrestling background, and showed some tremendous striking in his last couple of outings.”

Familiar with both fighters and their strengths and weaknesses, Couture commented on “Rampage’s” strengths inside the Octagon.

“(Rampage) hits like a mack truck. If you stand in front of this guy (Quinton Jackson), he will flat knock your head off.”

“Jackson is predominately a striker coming into this fight. It’ll be interesting to see if Hamill can take him to the ground and take some steam from him (Jackson).”

Continuing to comment on both fighters abilities inside the cage, Couture stated, “Rampage is more that inside fighter. He throws those hooks. He throws those uppercuts. He throws those types of punches. Hamill’s style of striking draws Rampage in and frustrates him. This makes it easier for Hamill to potentially take him down.”

In the end, the hall-of-fame fighter and legendary icon Randy Couture feels that Hamill will have his hand raised in victory.

“I’m gonna go with the potential upset with the underdog in Matt Hamill.”

Confident that a solid Hamill will defeat a potentially unmotivated Jackson, Couture’s pick is in line with my prediction posted earlier this week.

This Saturday will determine whether or not Quinton Jackson is back in the light heavyweight championship discussion once again, or if Matt Hamill continues to climb up the contender’s ladder.

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UFC 130 Fight Card: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson’s 10 Funniest YouTube Moments

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will face Matt Hamill in the main event of UFC 130, which is scheduled to take place on May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Jackson has long been known for his, outspoken w…

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will face Matt Hamill in the main event of UFC 130, which is scheduled to take place on May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Jackson has long been known for his, outspoken ways. Some find Jackson funny, while other find him to be, well, to be kind, not so funny.

To help set your mood for UFC 130, either for or against “Rampage,” Bleacher Report presents Jackson’s 10 best moments from YouTube.

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UFC 130: Is Not Making Use of UFC 129’s Momentum Actually a Good Thing?

It was only nearly one month ago that the UFC held the largest event in the company’s history: UFC 129 at the Rogers Centre in Canada where over 55,000 fans were in attendance.Off of the back of such a stellar performance, one would suspect that the UF…

It was only nearly one month ago that the UFC held the largest event in the company’s history: UFC 129 at the Rogers Centre in Canada where over 55,000 fans were in attendance.

Off of the back of such a stellar performance, one would suspect that the UFC would be attempting to strike while the iron is hot and somehow make use the brand’s ever-growing popularity.

However, when one browses over the UFC 130 fight card—and specifically the main event—it can be seen that this is not the case. But, to be fair to the UFC, they did have a lightweight title fight between champion Frankie Edgar and challenger Gray Maynard booked for the event, but it was canceled due to injuries on both sides.

Instead of seeking a better main event, the co-main event of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Matt “The Hammer” Hamill was simply bumped up the card and everything else was left as is, making the event lackluster overall.

What else could the UFC have done? In truth, with the way events are planned, it can be very difficult to replace a main event of that caliber on such short notice. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that UFC 130 is a step down from UFC 129.

But is this a bad thing?

The answer may well be a surprising “No.”

First, to the casual fan, Rampage Jackson is still a large draw due to his legendary highlight reels on YouTube. The 130 fight card is thus worth it to them because it is a name that they recognize.

Second, following UFC 129 with a sub-par event gives Zuffa—the company that owns the UFC—a chance to gauge the strength of the brand. The 130 card is indisputably average; thus if it achieves an above-average buy rate the brand is stronger than any of the fights on the card.

It is for these reasons—the support of the casual fan, as well as the litmus test of the brand’s strength—that UFC 130 will be marked a success in history books, the canceled main event notwithstanding.

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