Love these Bellator events. Instead of cutting guys, the UFC should host a weekly MMA show with 3-5 fights. I’m sure it would work for them, have the events here in Las Vegas at a home arena like the Orleans. Back to this event, a pair of lightweight semi-final matchups, a bantamweight bout thrown in there and in the main event, Christian M’Pumbu defends his light heavyweight championship against Attila Vegh. Gonna sit back and watch the action, no official plays.
“opinions” on the fights:
David Rickels -350 vs Jason Fischer +280 – some might see this as a potential “live” dog spot for Fischer, but I would strongly disagree. I will admit Fisher is faster, and he’s a scrappy tough kid but he’s out of his league in this one. Rickels first cut down was to 160 in their first fight and he was showing some fatigue, but now he’s had a couple of fights and he’s going to improve on that performance. Look for the much bigger and stronger Rickels to stalk and dominate this matchup and probably get a finish.
Will Brooks -400 vs Saad Awad +320 – not much to breakdown here, Awad fortunate to catch DeLorenzi with a good shot and get the upset win. Brooks an easy win in his quarterfinal matchup, defeating Ricardo Tirloni by decision. Look for a pretty easy win for Brooks as he uses his athleticism and well rounded skills to put Awad away in one of the first 2 rounds. **If you didn’t see it, on our homepage in the video section; see Will Brooks impressive win over Satoru Kitaoka in Japan at Dream 18 January 2, 2013.
Attila Vegh -150 vs Christian M’Pumbu +130 – can’t get a handle on this one. M’Pumbu is coming off a non-title loss to Travis Wiuff(by decision) and now defends his title as champion for the first time. I think M’Pumbu has the better standup but Vegh pushes the pace better. Its close, nothing strong but I will lean to Vegh based on his youth edge.
back friday with preview/picks for the ufc event in japan this weekend,
good luck on this event,
boldtiger
“opinions” on the fights:
David Rickels -350 vs Jason Fischer +280 – some might see this as a potential “live” dog spot for Fischer, but I would strongly disagree. I will admit Fisher is faster, and he’s a scrappy tough kid but he’s out of his league in this one. Rickels first cut down was to 160 in their first fight and he was showing some fatigue, but now he’s had a couple of fights and he’s going to improve on that performance. Look for the much bigger and stronger Rickels to stalk and dominate this matchup and probably get a finish.
Will Brooks -400 vs Saad Awad +320 – not much to breakdown here, Awad fortunate to catch DeLorenzi with a good shot and get the upset win. Brooks an easy win in his quarterfinal matchup, defeating Ricardo Tirloni by decision. Look for a pretty easy win for Brooks as he uses his athleticism and well rounded skills to put Awad away in one of the first 2 rounds. **If you didn’t see it, on our homepage in the video section; see Will Brooks impressive win over Satoru Kitaoka in Japan at Dream 18 January 2, 2013.
Attila Vegh -150 vs Christian M’Pumbu +130 – can’t get a handle on this one. M’Pumbu is coming off a non-title loss to Travis Wiuff(by decision) and now defends his title as champion for the first time. I think M’Pumbu has the better standup but Vegh pushes the pace better. Its close, nothing strong but I will lean to Vegh based on his youth edge.
back friday with preview/picks for the ufc event in japan this weekend,
good luck on this event,
boldtiger
