- Promotional newcomer Emil Weber Meek was scheduled to face fellow newcomer Jessin Ayari at the event. However, Meek was removed from the fight on July 20 due to "compliance" issues, related to the UFC’s Anti-Doping Policy. One week later, he was replaced by another newcomer: Jim Wallhead.
- Reza Madadi was expected to face Rustam Khabilov at the event. However on July 25, Madadi pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Leandro Silva.
- A long rumored fight between Henry Briones and Brad Pickett was expected to take place on the card. However, Briones was replaced in early August for undisclosed reasons by Iuri Alcantara. Subsequently, that pairing was rescheduled to take place a month later at UFC 204.
- Aisling Daly was expected to face former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson at the event. However, Daly was pulled from the fight on August 9 due to injury. Promotion officials reportedly searched to replace Daly in an attempt to keep Waterson on the card. In turn, Waterson was removed from the card after injuring her finger.
- Germaine de Randamie was scheduled to face Ashlee Evans-Smith on the card. However, de Randamie pulled out of the fight in mid-August citing a foot injury and was replaced by Veronica Macedo.
- A featherweight bout between promotional newcomers Martin Buschkamp and Alex Enlund was scrapped from the card during the week leading up to the event due to Enlund being injured.
Rekrul is a newb
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PuertoRican United States. Aug 28 2016 22:57. Posts 13042
First impression of the match-ups:
• Barnett > Arlovski
• Gustafsson > Blachowicz
• Latifi > Bader
• Hein > Bang
• Ayari vs. Wallhead (dunno)
• Dalby > Sobotta
• Lapilus > Issa
• Danho vs. Colombo (dunno)
• Askham vs. Hermansson (dunno)
• Khabilov > Silva
• Buschkamp vs. Enlund (dunno)
• Macedo > Smith
Hm for me this UFC is a quite nerve wrecking personal thing since i have trained with or been on the same fightcard with many of the guys.
Jessin Ayari is still a good friend ,
We train in the same gym from time to time and he was my main training partner from 2009-2011 when i was still a fighter and we both competed in local MMA events.
I have trained in the same gym with Jaris Danho through 2013 and seen his strength and weakness during sparring Sessions. Also i am good friend with his former MMA Trainer Nils Stücke before he joined Hammers Gym (Where i was MMA Trainer back then)
I have been on many seminars together with Peter Sobotta and i have been to BJJ Competitions with Martin Buschkamp. I also have trained a bit with his older brother Thomas Buschkamp
And i have been on same fightcards with Nick Hein in the past and remember him being a very nice guy at the weigh ins.
I really hope for all these guys winning their fights.
I wish i could say they will steamroll their competition... but i am absolutely unsure of what will happen.
They are all good fighters
Still they all have more or less some really weak spots in their game (Which in my opinion makes it very unlikley for them to break through to the TOP 10)
except for Martin Buschkkamp who unfortunately is off
U see what i did there with A8 ? He 4 bets and there we go insta jam A8 : ---booooom -- . hahahaha ( Krantz)
He is a typical grinder. Someone who goes steady 75% pace through 5 rounds and just makes u tired.
Jessins strength is his natural endurance which is off the hook.
I have never ever in my life seen him tired and i have trained with him 100rds of hours.
He can go Sparring with 5 different guys for 1h and all 5 guys will be exhausted while he still can go the same 75% pace he did from start.
Also he is basically not submittable on the ground.
I have seen him roll with lots of blackbelts and i have never ever seen him being submitted.
In fact in all my time i trained with him i cant recall him being submitted ever.
His submission defence is as good as the best level Blackbelts.
+ Exceptionally good Endurace
+ Imo he wont be submitted ever
Well but as i stated above there is also a downside to his abilities.
Jessin is not a fight finisher.
He has good boxing skills concerning distance,movement , evading , etc... but simply lacks the K.O. punching power
He will go his 75% Speed all day and never will explode
Also he might never get submitted... but his game heavly relying on defence and control also makes it difficult to submit other guys.
he gets into real problems when for a brief amount of seconds his 75% pace cant match someones 100% explosion.
Both Jessin and Jim Wallhead have fought against Juan Manuel Suarez and won.
While Jessin took a clear descision grind win and clealry dominated Suarez without ever beeing near a finish ->
Jim Wallhead knocked him out in the 1st round in less than 2 minutes.
Jim Wallhead also knocked out Rafal Moks .
I think this is a very tough fight to call.
In order to win Jim Wallhead will have to take risks.
Either Jessins wins bei Descison or Submission
or he will get knocked out early when for a brief moment Wallhead manages to explode and hit hard.
U see what i did there with A8 ? He 4 bets and there we go insta jam A8 : ---booooom -- . hahahaha ( Krantz)
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PuertoRican United States. Aug 30 2016 23:55. Posts 13042
Wallhead changed camps 4 fights ago or so and has been doing much better.
No idea who will win since I've never seen Ayari fight before, and I don't have time for research this week.
Going to watch Macedo fights since Puerto is picking her to win and she is at +210.
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PuertoRican United States. Aug 31 2016 20:04. Posts 13042
Ring rust
- Gustafsson 336 days
- Colombo 273 days
- Sobotta 294 days (injury)
- Hein 343 days (injury)
- Bang 280 days
- Issa 399 days
- Lapilus 287 days
- Askham returning from injury
Rekrul is a newb
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PuertoRican United States. Aug 31 2016 21:08. Posts 13042
On August 31 2016 15:05 alejandicto wrote:
Going to watch Macedo fights since Puerto is picking her to win and she is at +210.
On August 31 2016 19:04 PuertoRican wrote:
Ring rust
- Gustafsson 336 days
- Colombo 273 days
- Sobotta 294 days (injury)
- Hein 343 days (injury)
- Bang 280 days
- Issa 399 days
- Lapilus 287 days
- Askham returning from injury
Nick Hein had a very severe neck Injury and it was unsure if he could ever do MMA again.
So i have no Idea how he will do nowadays
U see what i did there with A8 ? He 4 bets and there we go insta jam A8 : ---booooom -- . hahahaha ( Krantz)
I just can't see Arlovski winning against any HW. Like, on Earth.
A gust of wind, and he does the chicken dance.
But seriously, I'm predicting that the first strike that even clips him will wobble him and then he'll be finished soon after.
sup
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PuertoRican United States. Sep 02 2016 08:46. Posts 13042
Andrei Arlovski (238) vs. Josh Barnett (256)
Jan Blachowicz (205) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (205)
Ryan Bader (205) vs. Ilir Latifi (205)
Tae Hyun Bang (156) vs. Nick Hein (155)
Jessin Ayari (171) vs. Jim Wallhead (170)
Nicolas Dalby (170) vs. Peter Sobotta (171)
Ashlee Evans-Smith (135) vs. Veronica Macedo (136)
Leandro Issa (134) vs. Taylor Lapilus (136)
Christian Colombo (251) vs. Jarjis Danho (258)
Scott Askham (185) vs. Jack Hermansson (186)
Rustam Khabilov (156) vs. Leandro Silva (156)
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