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Kemal
30-11-2011, 07:58
Rivera vs. Schafer, Brown vs. Rocha Among Fights Added to UFC on FX Debut

A series of fights have been added to the upcoming UFC on FX debut event on January 20 in Nashville, Tennessee, providing depth to the previously announced Melvin Guillard (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/melvin/guillard/501/) vs. Jim Miller (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/jim/miller/509/) headliner.

Among the fight agreements released by the UFC (http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc) on Tuesday include a middleweight fight between Jorge Rivera (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/jorge/rivera/157/) and Eric Schafer (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/eric/schafer/320/), as well as featherweight and light-heavyweight bouts.

Rivera will be looking to snap a two-fight losing streak after dropping back-to-back bouts against Michael Bisping and Constantinos Philippou (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/constantinos/philippou/1781/). Prior to that, Rivera (18-9) had won three straight.

Schafer (12-6-2) is coming off a three-round unanimous decision loss to Aaron Simpson (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/aaron/simpson/662/) at UFC 136 (http://www.mmafighting.com/tag/UFC+136/).

Meanwhile, former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/mike/brown/627/) will attempt to forge his first multi-fight win streak since mid-2009, and will need a win over Vagner Rocha (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/vagner/rocha/1565/) to do it. After a two-fight losing streak, Brown (25-8) found the win column at UFC 133 (http://www.mmafighting.com/tag/UFC+133/) with a unanimous decision victory over Nam Phan (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/nam/phan/1243/).

Rocha (7-2) recently captured his first octagon win when he forced Cody McKenzie (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/cody/mckenzie/1713/) to tap out to a rear naked choke at September's UFC Fight Night event in New Orleans.

The third announced fight features the UFC (http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc) debut of Ryan Jimmo, a Canadian light-heavyweight who hasn't lost since his career debut in 2007, winning 16 in a row. Jimmo had been the current reigning champion in Canada's Maximum Fighting Championships before vacating that belt to sign with the UFC. In his last fight, he earned the judges' nod in a win over former UFC fighter Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/rameau-thierry/sokoudjou/518/).

Jimmo will face Czech fighter Karlos Vemola (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/karlos/vemola/1523/) (8-2), who dropped his last fight in an August decision at the hands of Ronny Markes.

UFC on FX will be hosted by Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.

smike
30-11-2011, 14:40
Wat is dat concept precies UFC on FX? Een soort upcoming idee ofzo?

Fyodor
30-11-2011, 14:49
Wat is dat concept precies UFC on FX? Een soort upcoming idee ofzo?

UFC on FX is de naam voor de nieuwe uitzendingen van de UFC die onderdeel zijn van de 7-jarige deal met Fox.

dirk5
30-11-2011, 14:52
Wat is dat concept precies UFC on FX? Een soort upcoming idee ofzo?

zoals fyodor zegt.

Dit betekend dus geen prelims op facebook meer.... maar op fox.com, Fuel TV of FX.

FX gaat ook TUF uitzenden in toekomst...

wrestler_nl
30-11-2011, 14:54
ik dacht dat Jorge Rivera klaar was met vechten na z'n laaste partij...niet dus ;)

Kemal
14-12-2011, 21:42
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Official fight card
Main card


Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller
Welterweight bout: Duane Ludwig vs. Josh Neer
Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft
Preliminary card (Fuel TV)


Welterweight bout: Charlie Brenneman vs. Daniel Roberts
Bantamweight bout: Joseph Sandoval vs. Nick Denis
Light Heavyweight bout: Karlos Vemola vs. Ryan Jimmo
Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Vagner Rocha
Lightweight bout: Rafaello Oliveira vs. Reza Madadi
Lightweight bout: Kamal Shalorus vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Announced bouts

The following fights have been confirmed by UFC.com, but not yet added to the Official Fight Card.

Middleweight bout: Jorge Rivera vs. Eric Schafer

Kemal
02-01-2012, 20:50
Mike Easton vs. Ken Stone Added to UFC on FX Main Card
The UFC (http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc) has finalized the main card for its debut on the FOX-owned cable channel FX with the addition of a bantamweight bout between Mike Easton (http://www.mmafighting.com/tag/MikeEaston/) and Ken Stone (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/ken/stone/1705/). The organization recently announced the news on its Web site (http://www.ufc.com/event/UFCFX1#/fight).

UFC on FX airs Friday, Jan. 20, from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The four-fight main card on FX will be headlined by Jim Miller (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/jim/miller/509/) vs. Melvin Guillard (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/melvin/guillard/501/). Also televised will be Josh Neer (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/josh/neer/500/) vs. Duane Ludwig (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/duane/ludwig/352/) and Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/christian/morecraft/1558/).

Easton (11-1) won his UFC debut in October when he defeated Byron Bloodworth via second-round TKO. The win improved "The Hulk's" winning streak to six in a row.

Stone (10-3) picked up his first UFC win at UFN 25 when he defeated Donny Walker via first-round submission. Prior to the win, Stone had lost to Scott Jorgensen (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/scott/jorgensen/1034/) at the TUF 13 Finale and Eddie Wineland (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/eddie/wineland/961/) at WEC 53.

The Easton-Stone fight replaces Mike Brown vs. Vagner Rocha on the main card, which was scrapped after Brown pulled out of the fight due to a knee injury.

Below is a look at the entire UFC on FX card:

Main card:
Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller
Duane "Bang" Ludwig vs. Josh Neer
Mike Easton vs. Ken Stone
Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft

Preliminary card:
Jorge Rivera (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/jorge/rivera/157/) vs. Eric Schafer
Charlie Brenneman vs. Daniel Roberts
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Kamal Shalorus
Ryan Jimmo vs. Karlos Vemola
Fabricio Camoes vs. Reza Madadi
Nick Denis vs. Joseph Sandoval

Kemal
10-01-2012, 18:23
UFC on FX Fight Card: Guillard vs. Miller

The first-ever UFC on FX fight card is being headlined by a lightweight showdown between Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Guillard will look to bounce back from his 47-second loss to Joe Lauzon last October at UFC 136. Meanwhile, Miller will aim to get back on the win column after falling last August to Ben Henderson. Both lightweights were on track for a title shot until those losses.

The UFC on FX fight card is below.

Main Card - FX at 9 p.m. ET
Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller
Duane "Bang" Ludwig vs. Josh Neer
Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft
Mike Easton vs. TBA

Preliminary Card - FUEL at 6 p.m. ET
Jorge Rivera vs. Eric Schafer
Charlie Brenneman vs. Daniel Roberts
Kamal Shalorus vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Fabricio Camoes vs. Reza Madadi
Karlos Vemola vs. Ryan Jimmo
Joseph Sandoval vs. Nick Denis

Kemal
13-01-2012, 22:49
Spike TV to Counter UFC on FX With Melvin Guillard Marathon

If you plan on DVRing the Jan. 20 UFC on FX event, it might be a good idea to take an extra moment to make sure you're programming the intended show.

Spike TV has announced a UFC Unleashed: Melvin Guillard marathon the same evening of UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller, capitalizing on the UFC's first live card on FX headlined by Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller.

Spike will televise its UFC Unleashed marathon from 7 p.m. to midnight ET. UFC on FX 1 is scheduled to air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET.

In addition to Guillard vs. Miller, the live fights on the FX card are Duane Ludwig vs. Josh Neer, Mike Easton vs. Jared Papazian and Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft.

For Spike's UFC marathon based around Guillard, the network will air taped Guillard fights against Neer, Rick Davis, Shane Roller, Waylon Lowe and Rich Clementi.

Kemal
16-01-2012, 18:26
How to Watch UFC on FX Fight Night Around the World

The first-ever UFC on FX Fight Night airs this Friday night on -- you guessed it -- FX in the United States. The card will be headlined by Jim Miller vs. Melvin Guillard and will air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, at 9 p.m. ET.

The two-hour main card will be preceded by a three-hour prelim telecast on FUEL TV. The prelims will only air in the United States. FUEL TV will also air the weigh-ins live on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. ET, as well as a post-fight show immediately following the main event.

In addition, FX will air the first episode of UFC Primetime: Diaz vs. Condit right after the Fight Night telecast at 11 p.m. ET.

Below are the channels that will be airing the card outside the United States:

Sportsnet One -- Canada
TVA (French) -- Canada
FOX Deportes (Spanish broadcast) -- United States and Latin America
SKY Sport 2 -- New Zealand
ONE HD -- Australia
Balls -- Phillipines
ESPN UK -- UK
SKY Italia -- Italia
OSN -- United Arab Emirates
CANAL + Sport -- Sweden, Denmark, Norway
MTV3 -- Finland

* If your home country is not listed above, check UFC.TV for viewing options.

Kemal
17-01-2012, 19:36
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Mule-Kick
18-01-2012, 11:32
Leuk tussendoortje zo op een vrijdag.
War Miller!

Kemal
18-01-2012, 18:06
Melvin Guillard Doesn't Believe He Lost Anything Against Joe Lauzon

After a setback at UFC 136, Melvin Guillard's climb back up the UFC's 155-pound ladder begins Friday night against Jim Miller at UFC on FX Fight Night.

MMAFighting.com recently spoke to "The Young Assasin" about what went wrong in his most recent loss against Joe Lauzon, why he decided to leave Greg Jackson's camp, and why he considers this upcoming fight against Miller to be a "blessing."

Check out the interview below.

Ariel Helwani: Why did you decide to leave Jackson's for the Blackzilians in Florida?
Melvin Guillard: [There's] just some things I like about the training here and the place where it has me set mentally. I have a better mental game here. You know, I don't want to go too much into comparing both gyms, but like I said in the past, both gyms are great, just one is giving me something that the other didn't. So I have to look out for my interests and make sure what's best for me at the end of the day so I can become a world champion.

Did your loss to Joe Lauzon prompt the move?
Oh, no. No, no, no, no. The loss had absolutely nothing to do with it. What coach Greg [Jackson] and coach [Mike] Winklejohn have done for me, I will always be grateful for. The tools they've given me, the things they showed me while I was there ... No, the loss to Lauzon had absolutely nothing to do with my decision. This was a decision that I chose for myself because I just felt like it I had to give myself a different look. You know, coach Greg and those guys are some busy guys, they got a lot of high-profile fighters there, and they just couldn't give me the one-on-one time that I needed, at certain times, and that was part of my decision, as well.

How did they react to you telling them that you were leaving their camp?
Everybody is okay with everything. There's no hard feelings. If I would have to go back that way, that direction, the door's always open for me. At the end of the day, it's business. I learned the hard way, you can't get emotionally attached in this business because you see some guys get attached to certain trainers and they get stuck at a point in their life where they're not getting better. For me, that wasn't the case, but I just felt like I wanted to make this change to see if it works. It's something that I'm trying out, and if it don't work, and if I had to go back to Jackson's, I don't think they would be upset about that.

Why do you think your fight against Lauzon at UFC 136 turned out the way it did?
I was just impatient. I rushed myself. I rushed my attack and I ran into a stiff jab. I don't take anything away from Joe. He capitalized on my mistake. That's the thing about this level of competition, if you make a mistake and you capitalize on it, you see what happens. You can end up having a short night. So that's what happens. That's the only thing, to me, that Joe Lauzon did that I didn't do. I made the first mistake and he capitalized on it.

He said after the fight that he believed you were looking past him. Is that accurate?
Nah, I never look past anyone. I never look past any fighter; I take every fight serious. I wouldn't have asked to fight the guy if I didn't think he was tough. I wanted to fight in Houston, and I begged them to let me fight in Houston, and I had a minor setback. Did I ever for once think that Joe Lauzon would be a walk in the park? No. Joe Lauzon is a very tough competitor, and I take my hat off to the guy. He was the better guy that night.

Did you feel as though all the talk about you being so close to a title shot put too much pressure on you?
No, nothing got to me, man. I was just excited to fight in front of friends and family, which I haven't done in years, since my dad had passed. To me, that's what it was all about. It wasn't about the job itself, there was no stress there. I was just impatient. I just rushed my attack, and I got caught.

Dana White's video blog showed how emotional you were after the fight. Could you describe how you felt once the moment sunk in?
I walked in the back, and I was with Dr. Tripp, my judo coach, and me as a student to my craft, when I see my coaches, sometimes I feel like I let them down. At that point I felt like I let myself down because for that short period of time that you guys saw me break down and have my moment, it ran through my mind, Man, I asked for something, I failed, and now I may not get that opportunity to fight for that world title. That's what went through my mind and it hurt for a minute.

But then, just instantly after it happened, I got up and was like, I can't let this beat me. No matter if I have to go back three fights, two fights, one fight, I have to go back and fight my way back to the top again because, rightfully so, when someone beats you that guy takes your place. And then I was blessed with this fight with Jim Miller. To be able to come back and fight another top contender guy, who also had a loss, that's just the way the cards were played. I don't think I lost or gained anything from the Joe Lauzon fight. I definitely didn't lose anything, and I know I didn't gain anything. The only thing that I would say I gained was I learned how to be patient because I was impatient with my attack.

What was your reaction when they offered you this fight, considering it's a main event fight on FX against another top contender?
I was humbled. I'm always a humble guy, but I felt like it was a blessing from above. I felt like the owners understand that sometimes we have a bad night. But I don't want to have a bad night two nights in a row. That's up to me to prevent that from happening. But as far as that goes, I'm just blessed to have understanding bosses. Some people work for Fortune 500 companies, they make a mistake and it costs their job a bunch of money, they might lose their job. In my situation, I'm not going to say I cost them any money, but I still have to go in there and prove myself. I have to prove that Melvin is going to always be a part of the elite, because in the UFC, there's no going backwards. Once you're not the top elite, you're pretty much on your way out the door because they're going to bring in other guys in.

My main goal is to stay at the top of the heap. I'm not in a rush for the title. After the Lauzon fight, maybe I should go back and fight maybe two or three fights, at the most, and then that'll determine if I really belong in the position to fight for a title.

I read that you said recently that the UFC told you this was a No. 1 contender fight, which raised eyebrows since you are both coming off losses. Was that taken out of context?
Yeah, people take stuff out of context. A contender fight in the UFC ... you can have two, maybe three, No. 1 contenders. At one point, it was me, Jim Miller, and possibly Ben Henderson and Donald Cerrone. There were four of us that they were talking about possibly being in No. 1 contender fights. People take that No. 1 contender stuff out of context a lot. That's not my worry. My worry is to go and do my job and see what happens from there. I'm not looking past Jim Miller, like I never looked past anybody. You have to take every fight one fight at a time, and like my coach told me back in 2005, Warren Donnelly, when I fought Marcus Davis, he was like, 'Every fight from here on out is a title fight and you always have to make sure you fight to stay in.' That's been my whole goal, my whole purpose of being in the UFC the last seven years, you gotta fight to stay in. If I start worrying about chasing the title belt, I lose sight of the bigger picture, and next thing you know, I end up without a job. Because if you really look back at season 2 [of The Ultimate Fighter] alumni, it's only me and Rashad [Evans] left. Everybody else has been cut. So I focus more on that part of job, and I always go in there, win or lose, I always leave with my head up and I always give the fans a great, explosive fight. That's the way I fight.

Did you watch Miller's fight against Henderson and have you been able to pinpoint why he lost that fight?
Yeah, I've watched all of his fights, but I don't get caught up on trying to figure out what he's great at. I watch tape to see what he does repeatedly, like, the things a person does repeatedly are the things that when you're in the heat of battle you're going to go back to doing those things. Those are the things I look for. As far as worrying about his last fight, man, he could have been sick, he might have not been sick. He could have just gotten outworked. We don't know. The only person who knows that is Jim. So, I'm not going in there to fight Jim Miller's fight, I'm going in there to be me and that's the way I fight all my fights.

What do you think about his striking?
I think his striking is mediocre. I think he can knock guys out, but I don't think his striking is as sharp as mine. I honestly think it's going to be more me fighting off a wrestling match and him looking for something there.

Is it safe to assume you want to keep this fight standing?
I'll take the fight wherever it goes. I've been working the last seven weeks with my BJJ instructor here. I do privates here everyday. I'm working with the Dutch kickboxing coach. So I'm confident to go wherever, and I'm not saying I'm going to pull of a submission, but I know I can damn well fight him off right now. I can damn well defend the submission the way I need to because I've been taught the proper way. I'm okay with wherever this fight goes.

Does it feel different to be going into a fight for the first time in a while coming off a loss?
No, I feel comfortable, not cocky. People take that out of context too. I feel very confident going into this fight. I feel great; my cardio is great. I've had a great training camp. I worked my butt off for this training camp. This has been one of the toughest training camps, but coming off a loss has not played into my mind. I've already put the Joe Lauzon fight behind me, and I'm looking forward, I'm not looking back. I'm not even looking back on all the five fights I've won. I'm looking forward to what's next and that's the way it's supposed to be.

Kemal
19-01-2012, 18:55
Jim Miller Battled a Kidney Infection During Ben Henderson Fight

Jim Miller isn't the kind of fighter to make excuses after a fight. That's why it took some prodding to find out why he didn't look like himself in his loss to Ben Henderson last August.

Of course, "Bendo" had a lot to do with that, as well. The former WEC lightweight champion has looked more dominant than ever since moving over to the UFC, and a 3-0 run in 2011 earned him a title shot against champion Frankie Edgar in February.

As for Miller, while he didn't want to take anything away from Henderson, he did admit to MMAFighting.com that he was battling a kidney infection and mononucleosis during the Henderson fight.

"It really hit me a couple hours after the fight," Miller said. "I woke up in the middle of the night and had this weird pain my lower back. It just wouldn't go away. It was something I never felt before and really hope to never feel again, to be perfectly honest. I got home, it was [expletive] traveling, bouncing on the plane and stuff like that was not comfortable. It was actually the first time that I lost weight after a fight because I didn't have an appetite or stuff like that. It was pretty miserable."

Miller, who meets Melvin Guillard Friday night in the main event of UFC on FX Fight Night, said he beat the infection with antibiotics and "lots of fluids." The loss was a devastating one for the AMA Fight Club member, who appeared to be one fight away from fighting for the title. It was Miller's first loss in eight fights, a stretch that dated back to March 2009.

"I had a bad night. I knew something was wrong and I didn't adapt to the situation. He fought a great fight, and I just wasn't capable to keep up that night," Miller said.

"I really didn't know that I was sick. I knew something was wrong. I was pretty tired in camp and stuff like that, but when I was warming up for the fight, I knew something was off. I was getting winded just doing my warmup round, and then when we were starting to get ready to go out there, I just didn't feel like I had energy. And then stepping into the Octagon, I usually have tons of energy flowing around, bouncing around, and I just didn't feel it. I tried to fight like I normally fight, and I wasn't able to put him away with that style of fighting. I feel like I should have made the correction, fought a little more conservatively, worked for dominant position and then go for the attack and stuff like that instead of throwing everything I had at him."

So it's back to the drawing board for the 28-year-old Miller, who sees similarities between himself and his opponent on Friday night. Guillard also appeared to be one step away from contending for the lightweight title before he lost via submission in just 47 seconds to Joe Lauzon (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/joe/lauzon/524/) in October.

"There are many similarities [between us]," Miller said. "We both have the same goal and we both want to get right back to where we were and this is a great fight to take that next step and get right back up there.

"I personally didn't want to fight somebody that hasn't proven themselves in the division, and he certainly has. So this is exactly what I wanted. I wanted that tough fight and that big name fight, not just a tuneup fight. I want that challenge."

Kemal
19-01-2012, 19:01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QVrZAL16FFI

Kemal
19-01-2012, 19:03
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Sd1hLg4DNOk

Kemal
19-01-2012, 19:06
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Voo6ReR10t8

Kemal
19-01-2012, 19:07
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4Q-XWsCBAx4

Kemal
19-01-2012, 19:08
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XDtmZbUPOPo

Kemal
20-01-2012, 07:57
UFC on FX Weigh-In Results: Guillard, Miller Both Make Weight

UFC lightweights Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller both made weight for their main event fight on Friday night, although it wasn't easy for Guillard.

Guillard initially came in at 156.5 pounds before taking off his shorts and making the limit of 156. Miller looked comfortable at 155 pounds.

One fighter missed weight: Lightweight Fabricio Camoes, who came in at 157.5 pounds for his fight with Tom Hayden. Camoes will have two hours to lose 1.5 pounds, or else he'll have to forfeit a portion of his purse to Hayden.

Full weigh-in results are below.

Main Card (FX):
Melvin Guillard (156) vs. Jim Miller (155)
Duane Ludwig (170.5) vs. Josh Neer (171)
Mike Easton (135) vs. Jared Papazian (135.5)
Pat Barry (242) vs. Christian Morecraft (256)

Preliminary Card (FUEL TV):
Jorge Rivera (185.5) vs. Eric Schafer (185)
Khabib Nurmagomedov (155) vs. Kamal Shalorus (155.5)
Charlie Brenneman (170.5) vs. Daniel Roberts (170.5)
Fabricio Camoes (157.5) vs. Tom Hayden (155.5)
Daniel Pineda (145) vs. Pat Schilling (145)
Nick Denis (135.5) vs. Joseph Sandoval (135)

Kemal
20-01-2012, 07:59
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Kemal
20-01-2012, 07:59
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Kemal
20-01-2012, 07:59
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Kemal
20-01-2012, 17:54
UFC on FX 1 Main Event Breakdown: Jim Miller vs. Melvin Guillard

In another situation, Jim Miller and Melvin Guillard could sit down with plenty to talk about. Both UFC lightweights were close to fighting for UFC gold, only to see the possibility slip away when their long win streaks were snapped. Instead of commiserating over their lost opportunities, the duo will stand across from each other and try to rebound back into the win column while worsening the other's pain.

The success of the fighters is based on very differing skill sets. While Guillard favors open space as a way to utilize his quick and powerful strikes, Miller prefers to close distance, fight in tight quarters and drag the fight to the mat where he uses an attacking ground game.

In the past, the latter type of approach has been Guillard's kryptonite. An immensely gifted fighter, Guillard has struggled with opponents who refuse to be bullied or scared off by his striking firepower. And he's had nightmares on the ground, with all five of his Octagon losses coming via submission.

That makes Miller (20-3) a logistical problem for him to navigate. In 23 professional fights, Miller has never been knocked out, and even against heavy-handed sluggers like Duane Ludwig and Kamal Shalorus, he hasn't been knocked down or even rocked.

Because of Miller's chin as well as his ground prowess (11 of his 20 wins have come via tapout), oddsmakers have made him a comfortable favorite in the bout.

Guillard though, may come with some new tricks up his sleeve. After having worked with the Team Greg Jackson camp in Albuquerque, N.M., for most of his recent fights, he moved his training to Florida to prepare with the fast-growing Blackzilians squad.

There he reportedly worked hard on his ground game with jiu-jitsu coach Sergio "Babu" Gasparelli, a black belt who has tutored middleweight champ Anderson Silva and light-heavyweight contender Rashad Evans, among others.

Whether that will be enough to get past Miller remains to be seen. Guillard, after all, had only about three months since his most recent fight, the loss to Lauzon. That's not a lot of time to make meaningful adjustments, particularly in an art so nuanced as the submission game.

Miller will no doubt try to test him there. He averages about 3.1 submission tries per 15 minutes, a number that has him just outside the top 10 in UFC history, according to FIghtMetric.

The difficulty for Miller may come in getting the fight to the ground. Historically, he is successful on only 47 percent of his takedown tries, but Miller is such a grinder that he often finds a way to drag his opponent to the mat, and occasionally, knock him down there.

While Miller is best known for his submission game, he has underrated striking. The two hardest-hitters he's faced so far in his career are arguably Duane "Bang" Ludwig and Kamal Shalorus, and Miller knocked both of them down, directly leading to finishes. With Shalorus, he finished with ground strikes, while he locked in an armbar against Ludwig.

So despite 34 percent striking accuracy, Miller remains a dangerous striker. He also has on his side the built-in advantage of being a southpaw. Guillard has faced a few of them during his UFC run and has had uneven performances, stopping Evan Dunham with strikes while losing to Nate Diaz by submission in a pair of examples.

Guillard (29-9-2, 1 no contest) will likely be slowed down by the possibility of Miller's shot. Even though he has strong wrestling -- he stops 65 percent of takedown tries and often pops up quickly off the ground -- he's faced enough trouble there that he can't feel too confident when he goes to the ground with a black belt.

Guillard himself connects at only a 40 percent rate, but that figure is a bit misleading, as many of his opponents stand at a distance where it's nearly impossible to be hit. Miller won't do that. He manages range well, and likely will try to get inside and limit Guillard's space. Miller has never shown a fear of engaging a striker, but he goes about it with a plan. Because Guillard is more of an improvisational fighter, this may favor Miller.

Guillard will have his moments in this fight if he can keep Miller on the outside of his strikes. But Miller is a bulldog, and he won't be denied for long. Either he's going to get clipped on the way inside, or he'll find his way to Guillard and turn it into his kind of fight. While Miller looked uncharacteristically outclassed in his last bout, he recently admitted to MMAFighting.com that he was battling a kidney infection and going through a bout of mononucleosis at the time.

Miller has never been rocked in his UFC career, so the odds and evidence suggest that he won't fall into that kind of trouble against Guillard, either. And what does that leave us? A fight where he's going to continue coming forward and trying to impose his plan. Over the years, we've seen Guillard panic in situations where he's pressured, and Miller is a high-pressure fighter who hunts openings. He'll find a way to get the fight to the ground and close it out with a second-round submission.

Kemal
20-01-2012, 18:09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BJPySgMz-Yk

TheCarnage
20-01-2012, 23:59
hoe gaan we vanavond kijken mensen??

streams anyone? prelims kan ik ook niet vinden op de fx site

TheCarnage
21-01-2012, 00:01
my bad hier een link voor de prelims :

http://www.ufc.tv/ufc/event/prelims/1100