UFC FN 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov

Date: Saturday, June 7th
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass): 18:30 LP.net / 4:30pm PST / 7:30pm EST
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1): 19:00 LP.net / 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EST
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass): 21:00 LP.net / 7pm PST / 10pm PST
Live Streams: http://www.vipbox.tv (All MMA events are listed under the UFC button. Press the UFC button and you'll see the event in the list.)




Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Benson Henderson (20-3) vs. Rustam Khabilov (17-1) (Lightweight)
Diego Sanchez (24-7) vs. Ross Pearson (15-6) (Lightweight)
John Dodson (15-6) vs. John Moraga (14-2) (Flyweight)
Rafael dos Anjos (20-7) vs. Jason High (18-4) (Lightweight)
Yves Edwards (42-20-1) vs. Piotr Hallmann (14-2) (Lightweight)
Erik Perez (14-5) vs. Bryan Caraway (18-6) (Bantamweight)

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

Yaotzin Meza (20-9) vs. Sergio Pettis (10-1) (Bantamweight)
Bobby Voelker (24-11) vs. Lance Benoist (6-2) (Welterweight)
Scott Jorgensen (14-9) vs. Danny Martinez (16-5) (Flyweight)
Jon Tuck (7-1) vs. Jake Lindsey (9-0) (Lightweight)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Patrick Cummins (4-1) vs. Roger Narvaez (6-0) (Light Heavyweight)

Other

- The event is expected to be headlined by a lightweight bout between Benson Henderson and Rustam Khabilov.
- Jon Tuck was briefly scheduled to face Yosdenis Cedeno. However, Cedeno pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jake Lindsay.
- Patrick Cummins was expected to face Francimar Barroso at this event. However, Barroso was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by UFC promotional newcomer Roger Narvaez.

First thoughts:

• Henderson vs. Khabilov (I know everything about Henderson but, I don't know anything about Khabilov despite having seen all 3 of his UFC fights. My memory goes to shit when it comes to these Russian fighters. People say +200 for Khabilov is great, considering Henderson is always in close fights.)
• Pearson > Sanchez (Diego is the hometown favorite in this fight, and the altitude is high in Albuquerque. Skill wise, I favor Pearson. Aside from the complete robbery in Japan against Gomi, Diego hasn't won a fight in over 3 years.)
• Dodson > Moraga
• RDA > High
• Hallman > Edwards (I think Hallman will grind it out, maybe pressuring against the fence. Yves doesn't impress me anymore.)
• Perez > Caraway (Hard fight to pick. Perez is the hometown favorite even though he's from Mexico. He also has the cardio advantage and trains at high altitude every day. Caraway can easily snatch up a submission, but his striking sucks though.)
• Pettis > Meza (I wouldn't be surprised if Meza won via pressure, or if Meza slipped up and got finished. I think either Meza by decision or Pettis ITD.)
• Voelker > Benoist (I never bet against Voelker, even though he's lost all of his UFC fights.)
• Jorgensen vs. Martinez (Jorgensen is beyond washed up but, I don't know anything about Martinez.)
• Tuck > Lindsey
• Cummins > Narvaez

• Khabilov - local fighter (team Jackson's), returning from injury (vs dos Anjos), small ring rust 213 days
• Pearson - returning from knee injury (vs Guillard), small ring rust 224 days
• Sanchez - hometown fight
• Dodson - hometown fight, returning from knee injury (vs Jorgensen), small ring rust 231 days
• High - returning from ruptured appendix (vs Dariush), small ring rust 203 days
• Hallmann - fight moved from UFC 173, small ring rust 224 days
• Edwards - returning from TKO loss, fight moved from UFC 173, small ring rust 213 days
• Perez - local fighter (team Jackson's), small ring rust 203 days
• Caraway - returning from injury (vs Martins), large ring rust 406 days
• Benoist - returning from injury [broken leg] (vs Thiago), large ring rust 623 days
• Tuck - small ring rust 224 days
• Lindsey - UFC debut, short notice 3 weeks (in for Yosdenis Cedeno)
• Cummins - returning from TKO loss
• Narvaez - UFC debut, short notice 1 week (in for Francimar Barroso), returning from injury (vs Bush), small ring rust 267 days, was training for Bubba Bush Legacy FC 31 June 13
• Green - his little brother was killed in a drive-bye shooting a few days ago.

$537.50 on Henderson at -215
$662.50 on Dos Anjos at -265

Nothing too complicated I think both guys are really good and hard to upset and felt that the lines were off when they came out.

Cummings is -380 I would consider betting him as well once the line comes out elsewhere. In the minute he was still standing I was extremely impressed with him against Cormier.

Would be good for the division if Khabilov wins, since if Henderson does he ll request another title fight and honestly who would want to see that once more...

Also fuck Jon Jones - he refuses to fight Gustafson again, he supposedly wants to fight Cormier.

Also this card is so much better than last weekends German and Brazil cards. For a UFN I actually like this one a lot.

On June 03 2014 03:53 Spitfiree wrote: Would be good for the division if Khabilov wins, since if Henderson does he ll request another title fight and honestly who would want to see that once more... Also fuck Jon Jones - he refuses to fight Gustafson again, he supposedly wants to fight Cormier.

If Benson won this weekend and then asked for a title fight, he knows he wouldn't get one until sometime in 2015. Pettis is coaching against Gilbert on the next season of TUF, and that won't start for awhile since the UFC is already in the middle of a season of TUF with Penn and Edgar. Pettis won't fight Gilbert until the end of this year.

Also, Benson might get the Jon Fitch treatment since he already loss 2 times to Pettis, and everybody knows it since the Showtime Kick off the cage was what they used to hype their 2nd fight. It didn't help Benson's case that he received his black belt in BJJ a month or so before their second fight, and easily got submitted in the first round against a purple belt who's known mainly as a flashy striker.

Good to see a good card after those shitty cards from last weekend. This seems a good card to bet on.

Just added another bet this one on Cummins $787.50 at -315. Going to be an exciting card for betting~

No way I'd pay -300 or worse for Cummins. I'd rather take his ITD line, whatever it is. I don't think this will go 3 full rounds.

Anyone like Diego at +160? And did anyone happen to catch this gem:

"I was like, ‘I'm so ready, I can have whatever I want.' And I ate a super raw steak and I had a beef tartare with a quail egg as my appetizer. You know the age-old thing? The age-old boxers, like, if you eat blood, it's going to make you an animal? That was my mindset, as stupid as it is. I look back and I'm like... man, you're an idiot sometimes."

His reason for his shitty performance in his last fight in which I actually had a small bet against him on Myles Jury. I'd chalk it up to crying with some crazy fabricated excuse if it were anyone but Diego. But since it's him, I kind of believe him. After laughing for a couple seconds.

Obviously not the best reason to bet on someone, esp since he's looked like crap without being incredibly stupid on fight week. 2nd reason being that he might be in the minority of fighters that fights better off emotion and this is his 'homecoming' fight. 3rd being that I think Ross Pearson just kinda sucks. He looked really slow in the couple minutes I saw him fighting Guillard...then you look up and down his match history and his best win is like...George Sotoropolis?

If I were gonna bet Diego/Ross, I'd bet o2.5 or goes to Decision. Ross has better striking imo, but Diego has better wrestling and BJJ. Ross won't knock Diego out, and Diego hasn't finished a fight in years and doesn't have a ton of power.

Both Gilbert and Myles laid the blueprint on how to beat Diego, which is the same way you beat Nate Diaz; stick and move at angles and don't get caught up in the moments when Diego/Nate talk shit to get their opponents to stand and trade. Gilbert got dropped for standing and trading, while Myles made Diego look like shit by striking from the outside and constantly moving.

Aside from the robbery against Gomi in Japan, Diego hasn't won a fight in over 3 years.

This should go the distance.

I don't think Gilbert and Myles laid the blueprint at all. It was already there before.

The 'Diego hasn't won a fight in over 3 years'....you're putting way too much stock into that also. If any stock should be put into that at all.

Since 2011:

Diego's opponents: Kampmann, Ellenberger, Gomi, Melendez, Jury
Pearson's opponents: Barboza, Assuncao, Swanson, Sotoropolis, Ryan Couture, Guillard

Diego's opponents: elite, borderline elite or in the case of Gomi...once was. Even still, Gomi would be on a 4 fight win streak w/o that robbery. And Diego took a round from each of them besides Jury.

Pearson's opponents: Two guys who were released right after their losses to Pearson (not the greatest sign you've just faced the best)...one who was only ever there because of his last name. A 145 lb'er who ktfo'd Pearson in the 2nd round (Swanson). And a guy who is actually 2-5-1 in his last 8 fights who made Pearson look like a slow mummy in the two minutes they fought (Guillard).

Not to say you can predict fights by looking at past match history...at all...but saying Diego hasn't really won a fight in x years isn't really a valid point when every opponent he's faced during that time is > anyone Pearson has ever faced. Maybe if Diego's schedule wasn't so tough because of his popularity. Or maybe if you were talking about some prodigy breaking onto the scene or something. Pearson is not that.

I feel like there's not a lot to exploit (lines wise) on this card, at least on who's gonna win. I don't fux with props much, even though I'm sure theyre profitable, I just find it fun to bet on someone and root for them.

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post the parlay rofl

it suppose to be a 3 man parlay with sanchez/pearson over 2.5 in this parlay but I was so tired I forgot the last one

lol not as bad as I expected it's only two and those are doable

LOL, dont worry you will win.

yea im glad I missclicked on a 2 man parlay and not a random 5-6 that I do once in a while

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Man the Segio Pettis hype is strong, fucking -450 for a guy who just got subbed by Caceras and is fighting a guy who isn't terrible in Meza... I dunno

On June 06 2014 15:38 soberstone wrote: Man the Segio Pettis hype is strong, fucking -450 for a guy who just got subbed by Caceras and is fighting a guy who isn't terrible in Meza... I dunno

While Meza isn't "terrible," he isn't good either. Baby Pettis has some work to do to justify the hype though. He would have won the fight against Caceres via decision if that sub didn't happen.

On June 06 2014 10:10 drone666 wrote: it suppose to be a 3 man parlay with sanchez/pearson over 2.5 in this parlay but I was so tired I forgot the last one

I like that you left the over out

On June 06 2014 15:56 PuertoRican wrote: Show nested quote + On June 06 2014 15:38 soberstone wrote: Man the Segio Pettis hype is strong, fucking -450 for a guy who just got subbed by Caceras and is fighting a guy who isn't terrible in Meza... I dunno While Meza isn't "terrible," he isn't good either. Baby Pettis has some work to do to justify the hype though. He would have won the fight against Caceres via decision if that sub didn't happen.

Yah I was actually thinking of someone in a completely different weightclass, the guy who lost to Jim Miller - Mediros. Anyway, I have no clue about Meza, he could be terrible for all I know.

On June 06 2014 15:56 PuertoRican wrote: Show nested quote + On June 06 2014 15:38 soberstone wrote: Man the Segio Pettis hype is strong, fucking -450 for a guy who just got subbed by Caceras and is fighting a guy who isn't terrible in Meza... I dunno While Meza isn't "terrible," he isn't good either. Baby Pettis has some work to do to justify the hype though. He would have won the fight against Caceres via decision if that sub didn't happen.

Not sure about this. Caceres def won round 2 and was on his way to winning round 3 and thus on his way to winning the decision imo.

Alex Caceres doesn't really get enough credit. He should be 7-0 at BW right now. Though sadly Faber is gonna murderize him.

Caceres also definitely looked a full weight-class about Sergio, he outweighed him by a clear 10-15 lbs (which is sorta a lot at 135). I'll be interested to see if he fills out and looks bigger tonight.

On June 07 2014 15:41 soberstone wrote: Caceres also definitely looked a full weight-class about Sergio, he outweighed him by a clear 10-15 lbs (which is sorta a lot at 135). I'll be interested to see if he fills out and looks bigger tonight.

Sergio is a natural flyweight fighter. He spent most of his career there, but he chose to fight at 135 in the UFC cuz he knows he would get raped by the guys at flyweight who are much faster than him. He'll usually be the smaller guy as long as he fights at 135 in the UFC.

Sergio (5'6, 70 inch reach) vs. Meza (5'9, 71 inch reach)
Sergio (5'6, 70 inch reach) vs. Caceres (5'9, 70 inch reach)
Sergio (5'6, 70 inch reach) vs. Campuzano (5'9, 70 inch reach)

Campuzano is a seasoned veteran and is a decent fighter. Caceres is a fighter that evolves in every fight. Meza just isn't good.

If Sergio implements his game plan, he should easily beat Meza. However, Meza trains at the MMA Lab with Benson Henderson and John Moraga, so they should have a good game plan for him tonight. If they're smart, they will have taught Meza had to wall-n-stall against the cage and get take downs to grind a win, or else he'll get TKO`ed by a head kick.

Fight Pass prelim: http://www.vipboxus.co/boxing/231322/...-pass-prelims-live-stream-online.html

So far, I like Cummins/Narvaez u1.5 rounds at +100.

Prelims blocked out for U.S on ufc.tv damn that is lame. Thank you for the link PR.

On June 07 2014 19:03 SeanBam wrote: Prelims blocked out for U.S on ufc.tv damn that is lame. Thank you for the link PR.

All of the prelim and main card fights are on Fox Sports 1, which most cable companies have in America. Only the Cummins/Narvaez fight was on Fight Pass.

Also, there's better streams to watch the UFC fights, so just look through the different options at Vipbox. I only used that original link cuz it was for Fight Pass.

I missed the Cummins fight T_T

How did he look?

On June 07 2014 19:29 Nazgul wrote: I missed the Cummins fight T_T How did he look?

Cummins looked like shit. Narvaez stopped multiple take downs but, both guys were gassed and the referee stopped the fight kinda early.

Tuck vs. Lindsey was also kinda crappy, as both guys gassed. Tuck gassed 3 minutes into round 1.

People thought that the altitude in Albuquerque would be a problem, but so far, all of the fighters have looked terrible. Fighters like Benson and Diego should have a bigger edge now, although Ross Pearson trains a lot in that mask where it makes it hard to breathe.

Yikes I expected Cummins to win with ease. Scary. Can't complain though starting the night off well.

So far, I won $20 from Cummins ending the fight u1.5 rounds. I was gonna live bet the 2nd fight, but it wasn't available at Bookmaker.

I just added $5 to Danny Martinez at +200. imo, Jorgensen is done. I dunno anything about Martinez though, aside from him being young and not shop-worn like Jorgensen. I'll try to live bet if it's available.

Jorgensen is part of team Razer can't bet against him.

did you call this an early stoppage he went full fetal

On June 07 2014 19:55 Nazgul wrote: did you call this an early stoppage he went full fetal

Yeah, I still call it an early stoppage. The punches landed weren't even heavy, since Cummins was tired. You should watch the fight whenever it's available.

As for Jorgensen, he still looked like a washed up fighter today, and almost got stopped twice. He wrestle fucked his way to a victory and he knows it.

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I got Voelker here at -119.

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Another terrible fight due to the altitude... Voelker with the failed lateral drop in the 3rd only to get mounted for most of the round.

On June 03 2014 12:29 Nazgul wrote: Just added another bet this one on Cummins $787.50 at -315. Going to be an exciting card for betting~

I also placed a bet on Cummings

Jason High looked better than I thought he would. Although, he was still in over his head.

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what the hell

wtf ?? clear 30-27

every time this happens i think back to if theres been a worse fix.





nope. lol ufc

well thats too bad.. i dont think sanchez won that at al.. i also think we was born slow.. like mentally handicapped

and one judge even gave 30-27 to sanchez ??? wtf he was even knocked down in 2nd round, how it's possible ??

he was bleeding from his face during the decision LOL. sherdog and mmajunkie all gave every round to pearson and diego even got knocked on the ground in round 2. not sure how often the ufc can play the 'judges were incompetent' card

I was busy watching the Cotto/Martinez fight. I'm glad I didn't touch the rigged Diego fight.

there goes my multi.. rigged!

ufc should be ashamed. not even trying to hide it there. home cooking for diego or more importantly for vegas

BloodyElbow.com 28-29 Pearson
Adam Martin
MMAOddsbreaker.com 27-30 Pearson
Chris Nelson
Sherdog.com 27-30 Pearson
TJ DeSantis
Sherdog.com 27-30 Pearson
Jordan Breen
Sherdog.com 27-30 Pearson
MMAJunkie.com 27-30 Pearson
Nathan McCarter
BleacherReport.com 27-30 Pearson
Sean Smith
BleacherReport.com 27-30 Pearson
Tim Burke
BloodyElbow.com 27-30 Pearson
Jason Floyd
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Luke Thomas
MMAFighting.com 27-30 Pearson



LOL.

just now turned this on

put a small bet on Henderson for fun. who is this crazy Russian looking guy? is he any good? -_-

not feelin great about this lol

i think henderson will do better in the later rounds

looked like henderson was gonna give him a lil hump after the round

I got a couple live bets on Rustam, even though these rounds are close and Benson always wins close decisions. Rustam needs more output.

On June 08 2014 00:00 milkman wrote: looked like henderson was gonna give him a lil hump after the round

henderson is teh gayest

but he just won me some manay yay

ham sandwich to anyone who can guess who i parlayed hendo with in my 2-teamer

horse shit

khan i didnt think u bet on MMA

i dont, but i turned it on and said fukk it. glad to know nothings changed

Okay guys, so at least we know one thing about Rustam: If he can't muscle his opponent around, then he can't do shit in the fight.

Henderson wins....

Because CHRIST...yeah GG Russian

Great night for betting. Some nice matchups and fights but the altitude does make an event worse to watch from home.

Caraway fish hooking Perez https://vine.co/v/MDteEq6pMhF

Henderson defending the suplex with his foot http://i.imgur.com/XQd0Oob.gif

For anyone who is the mood to give some pity fucks, I had a big parlay with Pettis, Dodson, and Pearson. I was in a room full of casuals/girls and the decision was read and I had to pretend not to give a fuck, I just looked across the room to my one buddy who knows fights and knew about my bet and watch his shit eating grin. What a dick. What a shitty moment.

http://mmadecisions.com/decision/5249/Diego-Sanchez-vs-Ross-Pearson

Jeff Collins: Has only worked in Las Vegas and New Mexico
Marcos Rosales: Has worked all over USA and Brazil. He's from California and is a MMA/Boxing judge.
Chris Tellez: A boxing judge that has only worked 2 MMA fights, and he's based out of New Mexico.

On June 08 2014 17:03 soberstone wrote: For anyone who is the mood to give some pity fucks, I had a big parlay with Pettis, Dodson, and Pearson. I was in a room full of casuals/girls and the decision was read and I had to pretend not to give a fuck, I just looked across the room to my one buddy who knows fights and knew about my bet and watch his shit eating grin. What a dick. What a shitty moment.

On June 07 2014 20:02 PuertoRican wrote: Show nested quote + On June 07 2014 19:55 Nazgul wrote: did you call this an early stoppage he went full fetal Yeah, I still call it an early stoppage. The punches landed weren't even heavy, since Cummins was tired. You should watch the fight whenever it's available. As for Jorgensen, he still looked like a washed up fighter today, and almost got stopped twice. He wrestle fucked his way to a victory and he knows it. ---------- I got Voelker here at -119. ---------- Another terrible fight due to the altitude... Voelker with the failed lateral drop in the 3rd only to get mounted for most of the round.

I feel like calling the Jorgensen fight a 'wrestle fuck' is waay underselling it... it was a really fun fight, his wrestling was super active, wrestle fuck to me implies something less aggressive and more negative.

On June 09 2014 01:48 TianYuan wrote: Show nested quote + On June 07 2014 20:02 PuertoRican wrote:   On June 07 2014 19:55 Nazgul wrote: did you call this an early stoppage he went full fetal Yeah, I still call it an early stoppage. The punches landed weren't even heavy, since Cummins was tired. You should watch the fight whenever it's available. As for Jorgensen, he still looked like a washed up fighter today, and almost got stopped twice. He wrestle fucked his way to a victory and he knows it. ---------- I got Voelker here at -119. ---------- Another terrible fight due to the altitude... Voelker with the failed lateral drop in the 3rd only to get mounted for most of the round. I feel like calling the Jorgensen fight a 'wrestle fuck' is waay underselling it... it was a really fun fight, his wrestling was super active, wrestle fuck to me implies something less aggressive and more negative.

From what I saw, Jorgensen didn't have much for Martinez on the feet, as he got wobbled 2-3 times, and got dropped during one of those exchanges. Jorgensen kept resorting to his wrestling so he could stop his opponent from hitting him, where he then laid on top and didn't do much while on top imo.

Jorgensen might not have wrestle fucked his way to a victory, but he used it in a way that allowed him to stop getting hit in the face and catch his breath and clear his head, which ultimately won him the fight in the judges eyes. If the fight was scored on damage, then Jorgensen would have lost, but I digress.

Hm, I really strongly disagree, I thought his wrestling was fucking awesome, and that it was a pretty clear win.

Maybe I'll watch it again, but I thought he did good. The biggest problem standing seemed to be his questionable chin/defense.