Something better; something more spectacular? Two days before the new year, we will see for more reason "only" the ufc 168, it will cost 5 dollars more expensive in pay per view in America. We, of course, are not affected by such discussions, since he has not yet, fortunately, appeared on television on any channel. We will enjoy it for free from live streaming. For the first time in 20 years of fc, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena of Las Vegas, two titles will be judged in one event. In the middleweight division, Chris Weidman is called upon to prove that it was no accident that Anderson Silva was knocked out five months ago and Ronda Rousey, that he can break Miesha Tate's arm in the first round by shooting two films at the same time.
The article will be updated daily with new news and predictions as 30 December.
The struggles that will concern us:
Mostly card
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Chris Weidman Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight title
Ronda Rousey Vs. Miesha Tate for the female bantamweight title
Josh Barnett Vs. Travis Browne
Fabricio Camoes Vs. Jim Miller
Diego Brandao Dustin Poirier
Qualifying card
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Uriah Hall vs. Chris Leben
Michael Johnson Vs. Gleison Tibau
Manny Gamburyan Dennis Siver
Siyar Bahadurzada John Howard
Qualifying card
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William Macario Vs. Bobby Voelker
Estevan Payan Vs. Robert Peralta
Chris Weidman Anderson Silva
Silva looked like a 60-year-old grandfather in the weigh-in. You can read the analysis of the match at stake 10 my forecast.
Ronda Rousey Vs. Miesha Tate
Ronda
submission with armbar in the first round, winner again Ronda Rousey, END!
http://youtu.be/hN5BRng8thA
Josh Barnett Vs. Travis Browne
Travis
Travis Browne lost only one match and that because of a leg injury. Josh Barnett is old enough and will have a hard time squeezing the very athletic Travis. By no means do I want to convey that I recommend for the mother to be inactive. Josh only has the advantage in the ground battle. But heavyweights rarely fall to the ground and no heavyweight has ever put down Travis. In the uprising, Travis looks a little better to me, but because they have him as a pure underdog, I will bet him a little harder.
Fabricio Camoes Vs. Jim Miller
Camoes
Jim is a little better at all martial arts, but because Camoes has skills and hopes, he might be worth a small bet. Camoes in 1997 endured 25 minutes against Anderson Silva. From then until today he did not take part in many competitions but he certainly has a lot of experience from various events. In his last 2 games, he has one win and one defeat, but because the level of his opponents was not very high, he risks leaving the ufc immediately in case of defeat. I look forward to giving it my all to stay in the event. Miller is used to beating mediocre opponents and losing to the good ones. Theoretically you are in better physical condition than Camoes but the odds of the race I think wrongly have such a big difference.
Dustin Poirier in Diego Brandao
Poirier
Poirier fades at first glance. If the race goes 3 rounds, Brandao will have a serious issue of fatigue-endurance. In the weigh-in, Bradao came out much heavier than he should have been. Poirier was justifiably upset, because you will be at a disadvantage and I bet I do not lean on it because many variables play.
Michael Johnson Vs. Gleison Tibau
Johnson
Knowing who they would present themselves would be easy. But neither has a fixed value. But suppose we succeed on our best day: Tibau has very big muscles and dangerous jiu jitsu, but in the third round he is usually tired. Johnson in his best performance, showed us very good speed and takedown defense. An ambiguous fight, if the inflatable sau does not manage to put Johnson down in the first two rounds, means that Johnson entering and leaving the gap that separates them threw a few more hits and took the third round, more emphatically, due to Tibau's fatigue. But if Tibau fights Johnson in the first 2 rounds, he will win either by submission or by decision of the judges. 50 50 I see it for this I will go with Johnson for performance reasons.
Uriah Hall vs. Chris Leben
Hall
Opportunity to see something spectacular from Uriah Hall again. He shone on The ultimate fighter and then stuck to mediocrity. Chris Leben does not have many weapons in his quiver. He only has two strong punches and he has a great passion for throwing them non-stop. 1 victory in 5 matches in the last 3 years does not say much, we hope at least once again before he finally says goodbye to us from the ufc, to give us his best.
Siyar Bahadurzada John Howard
Jonh
Bahadurzada is the favorite, Howard is the underdog, but I really can't find the reason. Bahadurzada has a very strong knockout punch but he is far behind in the fight. If Howard fights him smartly avoiding his fists, he can defeat even easily. But if he makes a mistake, when he approaches him to fight him, he can see the sky with the stars. But because I have him smart enough, I will bet on him.
Manny Gamburyan Dennis Siver
Manny
They have about the same body type and height. Gamburyan is good at Judo and Kyokushin but does not work hard on his feet and be predictable. Dennis Siver has a slight advantage in the uprising due to the black belt in taekwondo, but if he tries to fight the very good Judoka Gamburyan, he will find them a little dark. It's worth a very small bet on Gamburyan with enough risk.
Estevan Payan Vs. Robert Peralta
Peralta
Both come from defeat and try to be put off. Foreign forums say that peralta is better but I did not see many of their matches to judge well, so no bet.
William Macario Vs. Bobby Voelker
Voelker
About the same here. Voelker is an old and experienced fighter but he has not done anything great. Macario is the exact opposite, young, inexperienced, with very few fights and in his first ufc fight he drowned. I do not bet.
