UFC one hundred sixty has picked up quite a bit of steam heading into Weekend, with some exciting matchups headlining case.
The main card might feature two exciting heavyweight matches, with a championship exactly in danger in one of them, as well as some light heavyweight and a few lightweight matches.
After being a hot fighter for some time, Cerrone has struggled recently, going 2-2 in their last four fights. In the meantime, Noons is making his UFC debut after not long ago fighting at Strikeforce.
For both fighters, they tend to do better while on their feet. Noons in certain struggles with takedowns. Both will be wanting to make an impact on their feet rather than among the bushes.
Both fighters have experienced struggles recently, so a win would be a nice way to get back on track for just about every.
As per a report by TopMMANews. com, Dana White announced this winner of this fight is able to compete for the UFC lightweight title that is currently held by Benson Henderson. A knee injury has sidelined Maynard for quite a while, but now he is back and happy to fight.
Maynard is a good wrestler and is good at getting takedowns against their opponents, where Grant battles against takedowns. Both are solid fighters on the floor, but Grant is the higher striker and has shown off some pretty solid strength since switching to the lightweight dividing.
Ryan Bader was originally required to fight Teixeira at UFC 160, but an injury forced him to step out with Te-Huna replacing him from this fight. Teixeira will be looking to extend his win streak to 19 fights, with his last loss dating into 2005.
Both fighters are pretty strong strikers, but the mismatch is on the floor. Teixeira's jiu-jitsu background helps him with the submission game, while four straight from the five losses for Te-Huna came using submission.
If Teixeira can obtain Te-Huna on the ground, this could be a rapid fight. If not, Te-Huna's stamina could become a valuable asset in afterwards rounds, particularly if these fighters stay on their feet.
Hunt replaced Alistair Overeem thanks to injury, but even Hunt struggled to make it to this fight. According to MMAFighting. com, Hunt actually struggled with obtaining a visa and struggled to earn the fight. Hunt usually vented his frustration finished Twitter, but fortunately he could make it for that fight. For Junior, he will be discover a win after losing his belt at UFC 155.
In the case of knockouts, these two usually are experts. The two get combined for 18 benefits by knockout. The fight will be spent with the fighters on their feet for more often than not, with punches being furiously thrown.
The championship fight is a first time Velasquez might defend his title belt that she won against dos Santos. The fight is mostly a rematch from UFC 146, the place Velasquez dominated Silva, winning by TKO inside first round.
The two are opposites in the case of size, with Velasquez hovering closer to 240 pounds while Silva usually pushes near to the 265-pound limit in this division. Not much stands out when it comes to Velasquez's weaknesses, but his only deprivation was by knockout inside the first round.
Due on the previous match, Velasquez could be the favorite heading in, but several solid shots by Silva could end the night early.
It will become the speed of Velasquez with the power of Silva, and it's going to be the most exciting fight with the night.
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