UFC 124: Stefan Struve Says He Had Food Poisoning Before Fighting Roy Nelson

Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve (20-4) hails from the Netherlands and stands an enormous 6’11” and is currently the tallest fighter on the UFC roster. At only 22 years old, Struve has put himself on the map as one of the UFC’s …

Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve (20-4) hails from the Netherlands and stands an enormous 6’11” and is currently the tallest fighter on the UFC roster. At only 22 years old, Struve has put himself on the map as one of the UFC’s brightest heavyweight prospects with wins over Paul Buentello, Denis Stojnic and Chase Gormley. This Saturday […]

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UFC 124: Stefan Struve Says He Had Food Poisoning Before Fighting Roy Nelson

UFC 124: Is Stefan Struve A Future Title Contender or Gatekeeper?

Twenty-two years old.  What were you doing at 22?  Barley scraping by, trying to find a job?  Trying to get through your final year of college?  Just surviving?  Whatever it may be, it’s safe to say that it probably wasn&…

Twenty-two years old.  What were you doing at 22?  Barley scraping by, trying to find a job?  Trying to get through your final year of college?  Just surviving?  Whatever it may be, it’s safe to say that it probably wasn’t as daunting a task as what Stefan Struve currently faces. The 6’11”, 247 pound Dutchman […]

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UFC 124: Is Stefan Struve A Future Title Contender or Gatekeeper?

UFC 124 GSP vs Koscheck

Main card Welterweight Championship bout: Canada Georges St-Pierre (Current Champion) vs Josh Koscheck Striking advantage: St-Pierre Wrestling advantage: St-Pierre Submission advantage: St-Pierre KO Advantage: Even Mental advantage (from winning previously): St-Pierre Cardio advantage: Even MMA IQ: St-Pierre Fighting in Hometown: St-Pierre Experience: Even I don’t see how on paper Koscheck wins this fight the second […]

Main card

Welterweight Championship bout: Canada Georges St-Pierre (Current Champion) vs Josh Koscheck

Striking advantage: St-Pierre
Wrestling advantage: St-Pierre
Submission advantage: St-Pierre
KO Advantage: Even
Mental advantage (from winning previously): St-Pierre
Cardio advantage: Even
MMA IQ: St-Pierre
Fighting in Hometown: St-Pierre
Experience: Even

I don’t see how on paper Koscheck wins this fight the second time around. However, Koscheck is an extremely tough individual and always has the puncher’s chance. I’m going to skip that chance and take St-Pierre. GSP is a heavy favorite, but I still think he is going to win.

Heavyweight bout: Netherlands Stefan Struve vs Sean McCorkle

Two giants here. However, Struve has more experience and has shown to have a really tough chin. Couple that with his long jab and good Thai clinch work plus his excellent submission game. I give a heavy edge to Struve.

Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs Charles Oliveira

I think Oliveira has the striking advantage here. I’m going with Chuck.

Lightweight bout: Joe Stevenson vs Mac Danzig

Not sure Mac Danzig brings enough to the table to beat Joe Stevenson. Should be an excellent fight though.

Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs John Howard

Thiago Alves against John Howard. Interesting matchup. Thiago provides a lot of standup weapons against Howard who is dangerous in the clinch and on top when on the mat.

I lean towards the favorite here, but I could see Howard getting takedowns and winning a decision just the same. Haven’t seen odds for this yet.

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs Dustin Hazelett

Going to be interesting fight against two jiu-jitsu aces. Hazelett likely to have a significant reach advantage. Bocek is a zombie who is hard to finish. Neither one is probably going to submit the other and neither one is going to KO the other. I lean towards Bocek because he never stops moving forward. That is enough to take a decision.

Middleweight bout: Jesse Bongfeldt vs Rafael Natal

Pass

Welterweight bout: Matt Riddle vs Sean Pierson

Unfamiliar with Pierson. Riddle has been impressive though.

Middleweight bout: Joe Doerksen vs Dan Miller

I don’t see anything Doerksen can do take Miller out here. Miller not be able to do anything to Doerksen either though. Depending on how bad odds are skewed, I like Miller. If they are outrageous its worthwhile to go the other way. Evenly matched fight, Miller has better cardio.

Welterweight bout: TJ Grant vs Ricardo Almeida

Another close match. The always gritty TJ Grant will put up a good fight against Ricardo Almeida who was choked out by Matt Hughes in 20 seconds, but he won’t finish Almeida and I lean towards Almeida getting the sub.

Lightweight bout: Pat Audinwood vs John Makdessi
Pass

UFC: Heavyweight Sean McCorkle Confident Going Into Bout Against Stefan Struve

To say that Sean McCorkle is a confident man would be a definite understatement. Undefeated in 10 professional bouts with seven stoppages inside the two-minute mark, McCorkle is currently preparing for his upcoming match against Stefan Struve at UFC 12…

To say that Sean McCorkle is a confident man would be a definite understatement. Undefeated in 10 professional bouts with seven stoppages inside the two-minute mark, McCorkle is currently preparing for his upcoming match against Stefan Struve at UFC 124 in Montreal, Quebec. With 10 days and counting to go until fight night, the Indianapolis, […]

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UFC: Heavyweight Sean McCorkle Confident Going Into Bout Against Stefan Struve

Stefan Struve vs. Sean McCorkle Targeted for UFC 124

Call it a toss to the wolves, I guess.
Sean McCorkle was last seen bringing the pain to K-1 legend Mark Hunt and submitting him, but when the fans see him again, it’ll be a different story.
MMA Junkie reports that McCorkle is slated to be the nex…

Call it a toss to the wolves, I guess.
Sean McCorkle was last seen bringing the pain to K-1 legend Mark Hunt and submitting him, but when the fans see him again, it’ll be a different story.
MMA Junkie reports that McCorkle is slated to be the next opponent for Stefan Struve and that the fight is […]

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Stefan Struve vs. Sean McCorkle Targeted for UFC 124

UFC 117: Stefan Struve Is Standing Tall on The Evening’s Undercard

EL SEGUNDO, California: Bleacher Report MMA had the opportunity to hang out with Stefan Struve as he prepared for his UFC 117 bout, which is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 7 in Oakland, CA.
The Dutch heavyweight had just finished a session with Vladimir …

EL SEGUNDO, California: Bleacher Report MMA had the opportunity to hang out with Stefan Struve as he prepared for his UFC 117 bout, which is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 7 in Oakland, CA.
The Dutch heavyweight had just finished a session with Vladimir Matyushenko and Antoni Hardonk before he spoke with B/R.  
Though his prediction about […]

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UFC 117: Stefan Struve Is Standing Tall on The Evening’s Undercard