Prelims start at 1pm (PT) Travis Browne (246) vs. Antonio Silva (266) Jake Ellenberger (170) vs. Jay Hieron (170) John Dodson (126) vs. Jussier da Silva (126) Justin Edwards (170) vs. Josh Neer (171) Jeremy Stephens (156) vs. Yves Edwards (156) Michael Johnson (156) vs. Danny Castillo (156) Jacob Volkmann (155) vs. Shane Roller (156) Bart Palaszewski (146) vs. Diego Nunes (146) Darren Uyenoyama (125) vs. Phil Harris (125) Carlo Prater (156) vs. Marcus LeVesseur (156) Aaron Simpson (171) vs. Mike Pierce (171) Tavares/Hallman has been cancelled due to Hallman being massively overweight and unable to weigh in. He has since been cut. This morning Jeremy Stephens was arrested for a felony warrant, so that fight is in jeopardy. Terrible news, since on paper, it's easily one of the best fights on the card.
Mostly the fight. I'm a very selfish person. Even starts in 20 minutes. Facebook prelims all got moved to Fuel.
I don't think it's being selfish to want to see the fight. If the guy committed a felony... He needs to be a man and do his time.
Got a funny feeling Jussier can expose Dodson's reliance on his speed tonight. Against the smaller guys Dodson struggles to get off first. His TDD is insane (arguably the best in MMA IMO) but Formaga can really scramble. Dodson has never been finished so unless Da Silva controls him every round I can't see a finish. Dodson is still the far better striker. By far the most interesting and important fight on the card.
Diego Nunes has it in him to be an incredibly exciting fighter. Hopefully he shows some urgency in this performance.
I'm watching Homeland with the missus... I'll watch the card tomorrow after the wrestling seminar in the morning with my Afghan friend... Peace brothers. Have fun. Lynchburg