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Tony
13-11-2008, 10:56
YouTube - Josh Hendricks vs. Rick McChristian (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_8KssJsb8w&eurl=http://www.cagepotato.com/)
(Josh Hendricks steamrolls Rick McChristian at GFS: Caged Vengeance in February 2006; the destruction begins at the 1:47 mark.)

Amir Sadollah’s leg infection means we won’t get to see what this Nick Catone dude’s all about, but there will still be two Octagon first-timers trying their luck in Las Vegas on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know in order to sound smart around your friends…

JOSH “HEAVY” HENDRICKS (HW)
Experience: 15-4 record in various midwestern promotions, with 13 wins by 1st-round stoppage. Has gone 10-0 with one no-contest in his last 11 fights.
Will be facing: Gabriel Gonzaga (9-3, 5-2 UFC)
Lowdown: Randy Couture hand-picked this former two-time All-American wrestler to help him prepare for his bout against Brock Lesnar (you might have caught a glimpse of him in the Countdown to UFC 91 special on Spike). At 6′2″, 246 pounds, Hendricks isn’t quite as big as Lesnar, but he’s got plenty of speed and power, and very few opponents have made it out of the first round against him. Ring rust may be an issue, however; his last fight — a 50-second submission-by-strikes victory over Braden Bice — took place a year ago.

RAFAEL DOS ANJOS (LW)
Experience: 11-2 record with multiple appearances in the Brazilian fight clubs Fury FC and XFC. He has won his last nine fights, and has never lost by stoppage.
Will be facing: Jeremy Stephens (13-3, 2-2 UFC)
Lowdown: The reigning lightweight champ of Fury FC, UFC 91 marks Dos Anjos’s first appearance in North America. Most of his wins come via submission, which is no surprise considering he’s a student of BJJ greats Aldo “Caveirinha” Januário and Roberto “Gordo” Correa. He’s also a member of the Gracie Fusion fight team, and used to train under the late Ryan Gracie. Two of his fights are after the jump…

YouTube - Rafael dos Anjos vs. Danilo Cherman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Ve8v_ndyM&eurl=http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/11/12/ufc-91-the-new-guys/)
(Rafael Dos Anjos def. Danilo Cherman via kimura @ Fury FC 4, 8/4/2007.)

YouTube - Rafael dos Anjos X Takafumi.. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FH6SNUttiE&eurl=http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/11/12/ufc-91-the-new-guys/)
(A fairly crappy edited version of Dos Anjos’s split decision win over Takafumi Otsuka at Fury FC 6, 7/12/2008.)