Tag: UFC Fight Night 108

Artem Lobov on Cub Swanson: ‘He’s so Wild, I Can See Myself Catching Him Early’

Artem Lobov is just two nights away from the most pivotal fight of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. This Saturday night (April 22), Lobov battles fourth ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight Cub Swanson. Not only will Swanson be the highest ranked opponent Lobov has faced, he’ll also be the only ranked opponent […]

Artem Lobov is just two nights away from the most pivotal fight of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. This Saturday night (April 22), Lobov battles fourth ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight Cub Swanson. Not only will Swanson be the highest ranked opponent Lobov has faced, he’ll also be the only ranked opponent […]

Cub Swanson: UFC Fight Night 108 Isn’t Step Backwards With ‘Better Performance’

Cub Swanson understands why many believe his fight with Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 108 Saturday is a no-win situation. Swanson, a veteran of the sport, is putting his ranking and reputation on the line vs. Lobov on FOX Sports 1 from Nashville. But that’s fine by him, as he explained during an interview […]

Cub Swanson understands why many believe his fight with Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 108 Saturday is a no-win situation. Swanson, a veteran of the sport, is putting his ranking and reputation on the line vs. Lobov on FOX Sports 1 from Nashville. But that’s fine by him, as he explained during an interview […]

Eddie Wineland Feels One Punch Can Spell Trouble For John Dodson

Eddie Wineland has great faith in his punching power. Wineland certainly can be justified in having confidence in his hands. In his 23 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) victories, Wineland has scored 14 knockouts. The last time Wineland went the distance in victory was back in Dec. 2012. He won’t be facing a slouch in […]

Eddie Wineland has great faith in his punching power. Wineland certainly can be justified in having confidence in his hands. In his 23 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) victories, Wineland has scored 14 knockouts. The last time Wineland went the distance in victory was back in Dec. 2012. He won’t be facing a slouch in […]

UFC Fight Night 108 – Hector Sandoval Vs. Matt Schnell 135 lbs

Hector Sandoval deserves praise just for taking on Wilson Reis in his Octagon debut when called upon as replacement for Demetrious Johnson. Obviously, Sandoval was not expected to win, and he didn’t, but Sandoval showed fighting spirit! His next time out, he faced Colombian Olympian Fredy Serrrano and came out victorious via a decision. Sandoval […]

Hector Sandoval deserves praise just for taking on Wilson Reis in his Octagon debut when called upon as replacement for Demetrious Johnson. Obviously, Sandoval was not expected to win, and he didn’t, but Sandoval showed fighting spirit!

His next time out, he faced Colombian Olympian Fredy Serrrano and came out victorious via a decision.

Sandoval is now going to face Matt Schnell (10 – 3) who at 5’8″ can still pack quite a punch. Schnell is the current interim Legacy FC Flyweight Champion. Like Sandoval, his debut too was one where he was not the favorite by any stretch of the imagination as he fought Rob Font and suffered the first knockout defeat of his career.

Schnell has won six of his eight victories via submission and two via knock out. He is a pretty balanced fighter who is good all round.  Is he going to be the jack of all and master of none? or will he be able to prove his mettle when he comes face to face against Hector Sandoval?

Schell certainly has a height advantage since he is a whole 6 feet taller, but Sandoval knows Schnell’s weak point – his defending against take downs and he will certainly be looking to capitalize.

This is one more fight which is going to be very close in our opinion. If we had to choose a winner here, we will have to go with Sandoval via a unanimous decision.

UFC Fight Night 108 – Hector Sandoval Vs. Matt Schnell 135 lbs

Hector Sandoval deserves praise just for taking on Wilson Reis in his Octagon debut when called upon as replacement for Demetrious Johnson. Obviously, Sandoval was not expected to win, and he didn’t, but Sandoval showed fighting spirit! His next time out, he faced Colombian Olympian Fredy Serrrano and came out victorious via a decision. Sandoval […]

Hector Sandoval deserves praise just for taking on Wilson Reis in his Octagon debut when called upon as replacement for Demetrious Johnson. Obviously, Sandoval was not expected to win, and he didn’t, but Sandoval showed fighting spirit!

His next time out, he faced Colombian Olympian Fredy Serrrano and came out victorious via a decision.

Sandoval is now going to face Matt Schnell (10 – 3) who at 5’8″ can still pack quite a punch. Schnell is the current interim Legacy FC Flyweight Champion. Like Sandoval, his debut too was one where he was not the favorite by any stretch of the imagination as he fought Rob Font and suffered the first knockout defeat of his career.

Schnell has won six of his eight victories via submission and two via knock out. He is a pretty balanced fighter who is good all round.  Is he going to be the jack of all and master of none? or will he be able to prove his mettle when he comes face to face against Hector Sandoval?

Schell certainly has a height advantage since he is a whole 6 feet taller, but Sandoval knows Schnell’s weak point – his defending against take downs and he will certainly be looking to capitalize.

This is one more fight which is going to be very close in our opinion. If we had to choose a winner here, we will have to go with Sandoval via a unanimous decision.

UFC Fight Night 108 – Bryan Barberena Vs. Joe Proctor 155 lbs

Until he came up against Colby Covington, Bryan Barberena looked invincible with nine wins in his last ten fights, including victories over the likes of reputable fighters such as Sage Northcutt and Warlley Alves. However, Colby Covington really brought Barbereba back to earth with a one sided decision victory. Still, there is no taking away […]

Until he came up against Colby Covington, Bryan Barberena looked invincible with nine wins in his last ten fights, including victories over the likes of reputable fighters such as Sage Northcutt and Warlley Alves. However, Colby Covington really brought Barbereba back to earth with a one sided decision victory.

Still, there is no taking away the threat that Bryan Barberena is. Of his nine victories, a staggering 8 of them are via knockout! Barbereba isn’t playing games, that is for sure.

On the other hand, we have Joe Proctor (11 – 4) whose victories against Jordan Rinaldi and Chris Tickle came prior to his defeat at the hands of James Vick.

His last outing did not go too well either, he was knocked out b Magomed Mstafaev. However, that fight was 16 months ago and Proctor has not fought since. Has he been hard at work at training? We will have to wait and see on UFC fight night 108.

We can see this fight progressing for more than a couple of rounds, but sooner or later, Barberena is going to prove too much for the out of touch Proctor. We are going with a Barereba victory via a technical knock – out.