There is no UFC, but there are some great cards this weekend that are worth watching. SFL 7 (8:30AM PT) Friday Live stream will be on their Youtube channel. Atif Khadim vs. Aadil Bashir Siddharth Varma vs. Farbod Irannejad Swapnil Barve vs. Hamza Kooheji Faizan Muazam vs. Deepak Singh Puja Kadian vs. Rania Bahi Daniel Amar Singh vs. Michael Pereira Michael Page vs. Haitham Tantawy This is a typical SFL 'Friday Fight Nights' card, in that it is full of unknown Indian fighters. Luckily, these fights are usually over pretty quickly, and often offer some decent finishes. The real attraction here is obviously Michael Page, who has yet to put on a less than spectacular performance. He will likely win in impressive fashion, and hopefully will never fight for SFL again, and move to Bellator where the competition is stiffer. Bellator LXXIX (3:00PM PT) Friday Stream on the Spike and Bellator sites. Richard Hale vs. Thiago Santos Mike Richman vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev Douglas Lima vs. Jacob Ortiz Ryan Ford vs. Kyle Baker Josh Appelt vs. Alexei Kudin Marcus Aurélio vs. Christ Franck Vitaly Minakov vs. Vladimir Starcencov Magomedrasul Khasbulaev vs. Josh Pulsifer Jonny Carson vs. Guillaume DeLorenzi A pretty damn solid card, overall. Hopefully Thiago Santos' testicles have recovered since being axe kicked by Eric Prindle (who seems to really have it out for Thiago's groin area). Richman/Shamhalaev is certain to steal the show. Richman has looked like a beast since coming over to Bellator, with his methodical beatdown of Chris Horodecki, and quick head kick victory of Jeremy Spoon. Shamhalaev looked good in his debut, dominating Cody Bollinger with relentless GnP. They are both technical strikers, and I think that someone is going to sleep in this one. Douglas Lima is on the card, fighting Jacob Ortiz (no, not the other Jacob Ortiz). Lima is one of the better prospects at WW, and is dangerous from all areas, though has shown some weakness against strong grinding wrestlers like Askren and Jesse Juarez. Marcus "Lelo" Aurélio (not to be mistaken for Marcus "Maximus" Aurélio) is another guy to look out for, with his crazy capoeira kicks, that you have surely seen on Youtube. His fight with Franck appears to be designed to showcase Aurélio's unorthodox, and very crowd pleasing style, so that fight is certainly worth keeping an eye on. RFA 4 (7:00PM PT) Friday live on AXS TV (Formerly HDNET) Tyson Griffin vs. Efrain Escudaro Chidi Njokuani vs. Phil Dace Joe Yager vs. Marcio Cruz Fredson Paixao vs. Lance Palmer James Krause vs. Guilherme Trindade Derrick Burnded vs. Dakota Cochrane Sergio Pettis vs. Jimmy Jones Chris Holdsworth vs. Tyler Shinn Jordan Isordia vs. Joey Angelo Steve Mocco vs. Tyler Perry (lol) Cory Galloway vs. Jerry Shapiro A lot of familiar names on this card. A couple former UFC/TUF fighters looking to make their way back up to the big leagues, mixed with some young promising prospects. I'd say that the guys to really watch for are Sergio Pettis (brother of Anthony) and Chidi Njokuani (also the brother of Anthony). Both are exciting, dynamic strikers, just as their brothers are, and both are on the brink of stepping up to a bigger organization. Steve Mocco is another guy to keep your eye on, being a decorated collegiate wrestler. However, his fight is deep undercard, and I don't know if it will be shown, despite the star power brought by Tyler Perry. WSOF 1 (5:00PM PT) Saturday Live on NBC Sports Network Prelims being streamed on Sherdog Andrei Arlovski vs. Devin Cole Anthony Johnson vs. D.J. Linderman Miguel Torres vs. Marlon Moraes Gregor Gracie vs. Tyson Steele Tyrone Spong vs. Travis Bartlett Ronys Torres vs. Brian Cobb Gerald Harris vs. Josh Burkman Davis Branch vs. Dustin Jacoby Steve Carl vs. Ramico Blackmon Gesias Cavalcante vs. T.J. Obrien Waylon Lowe vs. Fabio Mello I won't say much, as there is already a thread dedicated to this event. All I'll say is that it is a very strong first card for the organization, and every fight has at least one recognizable name. Should be a great card.
Santos started the groin strikes! Agreed, they will be fighting it out with Bellator for every C-level free agent around from now on I bet. Did Brenneman sign?
That is a major plus specially cuz some people doesnt want to spend to much cash on a card they dont know will deliver
FFS, why do I have to work to get money ?? :'( I'm gonna most of those, at least I'll be able to watch some part of the SFL event. I hope I'll be able to download most of those !
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo418I38LHY&feature=g-u-lsb[/ame] Michael Page fight coming up next.
Well, that was fun while it lasted. Was hoping for a spectacular knockout, and you know we weren't too far away from seeing one.
SFL are quick to upload their fights [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu3YvzSGkAk&feature=g-u-u[/ame]
Slick work from Page. No doubt he needs more seasoning in the cage before heading to the big leagues. I'm curious to see what his ground game looks like. He could be in for a world of hurt against a solid midcarder that can wade through his showboating and land a double leg.