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UFC 149 Results: Antonio Carvalho’s Sick Stand-Up Skill Crushes Daniel Pineda

Featherweight Antonio Carvalho showed explosive power and excellent balance as he destroyed Daniel Pineda Saturday night. It was one of the UFC 149 prelims, but it set a high-standard for the rest of the card.The KO came in the first round and Carvalho…

Featherweight Antonio Carvalho showed explosive power and excellent balance as he destroyed Daniel Pineda Saturday night. It was one of the UFC 149 prelims, but it set a high-standard for the rest of the card.

The KO came in the first round and Carvalho certainly made a statement with his power.

Carvalho was competing in front of the hometown Canadian crowd, and he did not disappoint. He landed a nicely placed high kick that dazed Pineda and moments later he depleted him with a right hand.

Throughout the short bout, Carvalho was quicker, stronger and more poised. The latter quality led to the two definitive shots. Pineda was over-aggressive, and as a more experienced wrestler, he should have tried to take Carvalho to the ground.

His willingness to trade was his undoing.

The win was a rebound of sorts for Carvalho. He lost his last bout against Brazilian Felipe Arantes at UFC 142 in Brazil.

This time, he was the one that took advantage of the home-field advantage. It’s too early to say that Jose Aldo is on notice, but it was an impressive performance.

The win gave him a 14-5 record overall and it was his seventh win by KO. If he can score a few more wins on this level, it will be only a matter of time before he finds himself in the Octagon with some bigger names and on the pay-per-view aspect of the show.

 

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UFC 149 Results: Is Hector Lombard a Legit UFC Contender After Tim Boetsch Loss?

Heading into his co-main event of UFC 149 against Tim Boetsch, Hector “Lightning” Lombard was being heralded as the man to dethrone or at least give 185-pound linchpin Anderson Silva a run for his money.Yeah right.A legitimate threat to &ld…

Heading into his co-main event of UFC 149 against Tim Boetsch, Hector “Lightning” Lombard was being heralded as the man to dethrone or at least give 185-pound linchpin Anderson Silva a run for his money.

Yeah right.

A legitimate threat to “The Spider” he ain’t; hell, on his latest showing (a split-decision loss to “The Barbarian”), Lombard isn’t even a bona fide contender in the middleweight ranks.

The pomp, pageantry and promise that followed the former Bellator 185-pound titlist into the Zuffa-based promotion was superseded by a ponderous and pedestrian display that can only be defined as an absolute disappointment.

MMA conspiracy theories? We’ve heard them all before—Octagon jitters, adrenalin dump, undisclosed injury, etc. Still, not to perform on the biggest stage of them all is tantamount to career suicide.

Lombard’s UFC debut was meant to be explosive (power punching), electrifying (Richter-scale-esque finishing), but more importantly to send a message to the rest of the would-be contenders.

Instead he was made to look ordinary against a guy whose chances of vying for the title anytime soon are nonexistent.

This guy brought a 25-fight undefeated streak to the mix, 17 knockouts and a hellish reputation to boot. Seriously?

If that same Lombard stepped into the Octagon with Silva, the Brazilian would be charged with grievous bodily harm or worse.

The assumed upshot for Lombard is the fact the middleweight division is lacking in depth, therefore two or more impressive wins should supposedly propel him into title contention.

That’s wishful thinking because now there must be serious reservations as to how he’d fare against the likes of Vitor Belfort, Brian Stann, Chris Weidman, Alan Belcher and Michael Bisping. Expect the latter to say I told you so.

Oh yeah, Mark Munoz?

The 34-year-old Judoka was willing to kick a title shot and Anderson Silva money to the curb in favor of a bagarre-settling score with Weidman’s victim.

He wants Munoz? Well he can have him on a bronze platter (gold is reserved for elitist combatants). However, apropos his latest outing, I doubt “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” will be quaking in his boots.

At present, nothing suggests the Cuban can cut it with the UFC’s upper-echelon fighters, and that’s the long story short.

If ever there were a synonym for Hector Lombard then it has to be Public Enemies hit single “Don’t Believe The Hype.”

 

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UFC 149 Results: 5 Fights for Matt Riddle to Take Next

Matt Riddle looked solid in his 10th UFC contest last night at UFC 149. The Ultimate Fighter contestant showed a variety of attacks from the clinch, along with an improved ground game.However, Riddle remains a banger at heart. Several times in the…

Matt Riddle looked solid in his 10th UFC contest last night at UFC 149. The Ultimate Fighter contestant showed a variety of attacks from the clinch, along with an improved ground game.

However, Riddle remains a banger at heart. Several times in the first round, “Deep Waters” would abandon a dominant or controlling position in order to go back to the center of the cage and exchange punches.

In the end, the youngster would catch Chris Clements throwing a spinning back fist and make him pay for it. By ducking the strike, he latched onto a standing arm-triangle choke and tripped his opponent to earn the win and a Submission of the Night bonus. 

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UFC 149 Results: 5 Fights for Chris Clements to Take Next After Matt Riddle Loss

Chris Clements is not likely going to look back on UFC 149 with positive memories.After a three-round battle saw him outgrappled by an organizational gatekeeper in Matt Riddle, Clements must be disgusted by his inability to be competitive on the ground…

Chris Clements is not likely going to look back on UFC 149 with positive memories.

After a three-round battle saw him outgrappled by an organizational gatekeeper in Matt Riddle, Clements must be disgusted by his inability to be competitive on the ground.

With a solid training camp and the fastest KO in MMA history, Clements has the ability to be marketable if he can put it all together. 

Here is a look at five fighters that we think Chris Clements could take on in his next fight.

Some of them are designed to give him the striking battle that he craves, while others are there to force him into working on his ground game in the pre-fight training camp.

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UFC 149 Results: Breaking Down the Fight Night Bonuses

UFC 149 has come and gone, and once again, Dana White has rewarded the night’s top accomplishments with a big-time payday.Fighters lucky enough to receive the awards took home $65,000 each. This time around, the standard awards were given out for Fight…

UFC 149 has come and gone, and once again, Dana White has rewarded the night’s top accomplishments with a big-time payday.

Fighters lucky enough to receive the awards took home $65,000 each. This time around, the standard awards were given out for Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night.

Here is a look at the UFC 149 fight night bonuses.

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UFC 149 Results: Chris Weidman Deserves the Next Shot at Anderson Silva

Chris Weidman deserves the next shot at Anderson Silva, as Weidman is the only man currently in the division who has a legitimate chance at beating “The Spider.”What other fighters are really worthy?Should Michael Bisping get a title shot after beating…

Chris Weidman deserves the next shot at Anderson Silva, as Weidman is the only man currently in the division who has a legitimate chance at beating “The Spider.”

What other fighters are really worthy?

Should Michael Bisping get a title shot after beating Brian Stann at UFC 152? Bisping, aside from not beating anyone spectacular, is a horrible matchup for Silva and would be beaten decisively. Bisping is a striker with a questionable chin; just the type of fighter Anderson Silva eats for breakfast.

What about Brian Stann?

If Stann beats Bisping, should he get the shot? After all, he’ll be on a two-fight win streak if he beats Bisping. However, Stann, too, is at a stylistic disadvantage against Silva. Silva vs. Stann would resemble Silva vs. Leben or Silva vs. Griffin (an aggressive striker attacking Silva and then Silva moving out of the way and completely clowning them). 

Alan Belcher, even though he’s been on a remarkable run, would suffer the same fate as Stann. 

Vitor Belfort is still unworthy after losing to Silva in such dramatic fashion, as wins over Yoshihiro Akiyama and an overweight Anthony Johnson don’t make him worthy of a title shot.

Rashad Evans would have a chance against Silva should he choose to move down to middleweight, but giving Evans an immediate shot would hardly be fair to Weidman, who has earned his keep in the division and proven that he’s truly a force to be reckoned with.

Thus, Weidman is the only fighter at middleweight who truly deserves a chance at Anderson Silva. He has the wrestling, the submissions, the strength, the style and the tenacity to win. 

Now is Weidman’s time for a title shot—not Bisping’s, not Stann’s, not Belcher’s nor anyone else’s. 

 

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