FS1: Jessie Vargas vs. Aarón Herrera & John Molina Jr. vs. Ivan Redkach + Chaves vs. James RBR.

I'm wondering why people are that surprised about James beating Chaves. Chaves was lucky to get a draw against Bradley and found different ways to fold under pressure once Thurman and Rios started bringing the heat. Plus, he's been susceptible to getting outworked, and James does tend to keep up a good work-rate.

I honestly didn't think that there was that much to separate them going into this fight. If anything, James has improved while Chaves has regressed.

 

Will never understand the sad people who phone them "party" lines.

 

The main event looks like a one sided fight.

 

go vargas go

 

Hopefully Herrera can put up a good fight.

 

Why didn't they give Chaves to Vargas? I'm sure Chaves would have took that fight.

 

No, but I did predict a James win, and felt pretty confident that he could pull it off legitimately.

He's had tough battles against decent quality guys and hung in there to pull out deserved decision wins (Abreau and Dan) or to make it close enough where judges could give him the benefit of the doubt. He's never been the type to fold- and Chaves has never struck me as being anything really special.

Good performance by James and good on him for knocking that arrogant, smug smirk off that skeezy, ridiculously mustachioed face.

 

I'll tell ya Good thing for James Chavez didn't get up cause then the eye gouging would have begun. Great card so far though.

 

Chaves didn't even have to be dirty against Rios only himself to blame.