Elsalvajeloco Posted September 16, 2014 Posted September 16, 2014 UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson September 20, 2014 Saitama, Japan (Saitama Super Arena) Mark Hunt (264) vs. Roy Nelson (260) - Hunt, KO (punch), R2 (3:00) Myles Jury (156) vs. Takanori Gomi (155) - Jury, TKO (punches), R1 (punches) Yoshihiro Akiyama (170) vs. Amir Sadollah (170) - Akiyama, DEC (unanimous) Miesha Tate (135) vs. Rin Nakai (135) - Tate, DEC (unanimous) Kiichi Kunimoto (171) vs. Richard Walsh (171) - Kunimoto, DEC (split) Kyoji Horiguchi (125) vs. Jon Delos Reyes (125) - Horiguchi, TKO (punches), R1 (3:48) Fight Pass Preliminary Card: Alex Caceres (135) vs. Masanori Kanehara (135) - Kanehara, DEC (unanimous) Katsunori Kikuno (146) vs. Sam Sicilia (145) - Kikuno, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (1:38) Hyun Gyu Lim (171) vs. Takenori Sato (169) - Lim, TKO (elbows), R1 (1:18) Michinori Tanaka (135) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (136) - Kang, DEC (split) Kazuki Tokudome (155) vs. Johnny Case (156) - Case, SUB (guillotine choke), R2 (2:34) Maximo Blanco (146) vs. Dan Hooker (145) - Blanco, DEC (unanimous) Event Bonuses ($50,000):Performance of the Night: Johnny CasePerformance of the Night: Mark Hunt Fight of the Night: Michinori Tanaka vs. Kyung Ho Kang (Tanaka forfeits $50k due to failed test) Attendance: 12,395 Cancelled Bouts: Urijah Faber vs. Norifumi Yamamoto - Bout Nixed Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Kyle Noke - Injury to Noke (Knee) Urijah Faber vs. Masanori Kanehara - Injury to Faber (Rib) Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Chris Cariaso - Cariaso Moved to Another Card
Guest Edwin Posted September 16, 2014 Posted September 16, 2014 Awesome main card with the exception Strasser Kiichi/Walsh. Bruce Leeroy/Kanehara from the prelims should be good and watching Kikuno, Lim and Tanaka fight on the prelims is good stuff also.
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 17, 2014 Author Posted September 17, 2014 I forgot which source it was (maybe Tapology), but I saw somewhere that Caceres/Kanehara was on the main card before I finally checked UFC.com. I would have opened the main card with that and put that Strasser Kiichi/Walsh below Kikuno/Sicilia. Besides Horiguchi, I don't know how the rest of the Japanese contingent (not counting Maxi) is going to fare.
Guest Edwin Posted September 17, 2014 Posted September 17, 2014 I'm not aware of who Case is, but I would be surprised if he didn't beat Tokudome. Tanaka should grind out another decision. Sato should get steamrolled by Lim. Not sure how Kikuno will fare against Sicilia. Kanehara's one of the best fighters in JMMA, so that's an interesting fight. However he should probably lose, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if he pulled it off. Also not sure who Walsh is, but he's not that good if he losses to Strasser Kiichi. Torn on Rin's fight. She hasn't fought anyone highly ranked yet, but she's pretty dominant against most of the competition she's already fought, so that's a tough fight to call. Akiyama should beat Amir. Myles steamrolls Gomi.
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 17, 2014 Author Posted September 17, 2014 I think Miesha may roast Rin. Other than Lim/Sato, that might be my lock of the card.
Guest Edwin Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 Hunt missed weight by 19/18 lbs. depending the source you choose, but either way, there's no chance he makes weight. Also I wouldn't count out Rin.
epwar Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 Wow. Just read that Hunt started his camp at 340!
TheVileOne Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 Weigh-ins not for another three hours, so he hasn't officially missed weight yet. Not sure why he'd want to put all that extra stress on himself a day before fighting Roy Nelson. Can't help his performance, but whatever.
Kevin Wilson Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 Looks like he made weight. That can't be healthy though.
smitlick Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 It's a lot easier to lose large amounts of weight when you weigh what Hunt was weighing.
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 20, 2014 Author Posted September 20, 2014 Takenori Sato's health is in danger everytime he fights in the UFC.
Zero Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Hunt needs to start his next camp at 400 then, cause it's working.
TheVileOne Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Take it for what its worth, but Hunt said he only cut 8 or 9 pounds before the fight. Either way, I think all the weight stuff was just one big troll job.
epwar Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 So will they now set up Hunt vs. Arlovski and Bigfoot vs. Nelson?
smitlick Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Does Arlovski have a hope at all against Hunt?
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 20, 2014 Author Posted September 20, 2014 Hunt is still a slow and lumbering guy. Arlovski has lost to that type of fighter before (Kharitonov and Sylvia), but he can be faster and throw in combination. That always gives him a little hope against anyone who isn't an elite heavyweight.
Guest Edwin Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Good chance Hunt breaks Arlovski's jaw like Rumble did. I've never gotten the Arlovski hype. He was considered a top heavyweight in the UFC at a point where guys like Matt Mitrione or Brendan Schaub would've been the champs had they been around back then.
epwar Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 So where is Myles Jury in the title scene? He's currently 6-0 in the UFC, tying him with Khabib in that division. Since no one in line gets to fight for the title until Spring 2015 (thanks TUF!), who should he fight? Maybe Benson or Bobby Green?
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 20, 2014 Author Posted September 20, 2014 Good chance Hunt breaks Arlovski's jaw like Rumble did. I've never gotten the Arlovski hype. He was considered a top heavyweight in the UFC at a point where guys like Matt Mitrione or Brendan Schaub would've been the champs had they been around back then. I don't know about champs. Sylvia and Arlovski were good for that era. Schaub and Mitrione would have more or less occupied that Buentello/McGee space. They're better than guys like Branden Lee Hinkle and John Marsh, but not astronomically better. Schaub would've gotten smoked by 24 year old Arlovski. Shit, he got knocked out by ancient Minotauro. Mitrione, who is closer to his prime than Andrei, got slept by the same Roy Nelson who lost to Andrei Arlovski. Mitrione and Schaub are obviously better than your Rocky "The Repo Man" Batastinis of the world, but they ain't some brash, new breed of heavyweight.
epwar Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Hunt wants to fight on the Aussie show in early November. Seems like a no brainer, so expect the UFC not to accommodate him. http://mmajunkie.com/2014/09/mark-hunt-looking-for-seven-week-turnaround-with-ufc-fight-night-55-spot
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 20, 2014 Author Posted September 20, 2014 It probably depends on the opponent. Hunt vs. Arlovski should be the main event if it's in the Sydney, but Bisping and Rockhold are already there. They may save that for early next year. Maybe you do the people's main event thing, but I don't know how feasible it might be. They would be doing a typical FS1 main event as a Fight Pass co-main event when they have PPVs that need fights.
Zero Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 So where is Myles Jury in the title scene? He's currently 6-0 in the UFC, tying him with Khabib in that division. Since no one in line gets to fight for the title until Spring 2015 (thanks TUF!), who should he fight? Maybe Benson or Bobby Green? Probably too early for somebody like Benson. Green wouldn't be bad. Green/Miller/Barboza/Pearson range.
TheVileOne Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 So where is Myles Jury in the title scene? He's currently 6-0 in the UFC, tying him with Khabib in that division. Since no one in line gets to fight for the title until Spring 2015 (thanks TUF!), who should he fight? Maybe Benson or Bobby Green? He was ranked No. 9 going into this fight. He's got some decent wins, but none of those wins are over top 10 or top 5 guys. I think this should put him against someone in that realm next. Six wins in a row is impressive, but he's still fighting in the most crowded, shark infested division in all of MMA.
DangerMark Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 I realise railing against the stupidity of judges is pointless, but what does a person have to do to get a 10-8 round? Kunimoto winning was baffling. Did he really win the second by the same margin he lost the first?
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