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C.B. Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor
It’s tough to get real excited about this fight, because this is nothing more than a lob pass for CB. Listen, I’m sure Lawlor feels that he is ready to make some noise in the UFC, but he has a win over Kyle Kingsbury in the UFC, and if you look at the rest of his record, it's full of .500 or lower fighters.
We all know who CB is and know that although he comes off as a cocky guy he has some skills to back it up. He is a great wrestler with developing striking and a team at ACS with world class fighter.
Don’t blink on this one because if it goes past the first three minutes of the first round I’ll be surprised.
CB Dollaway wins via TKO in the First.
Jon Jones vs. Jake O'Brien
This should be a real test for Jon Jones. Up to this point he has looked remarkably good against Stephen Bonner and Andre Gusmao. He has above average hands, very unorthodox kicks, and the takedown ability of an All-American wrestler. His biggest question mark is his cardio or thus far lack thereof.
Irish Jake O’Brien (no relation to Conan) is a wrestling juggernaut with good cardio. People forget that he has been in the UFC since 2006 with a record of 4-2 with his losses going to Andrei Arlovski and Cain Velasquez.
This is his first move down in weight to 205 which is surprising to me because he was easily 235 or more as a heavyweight. If he can make the cut well then I’m eager to see if he can get the fight to the ground and impose his will on Jones.
O’Brien is the best wrestler Jones has yet to face so if Jones can stuff the takedown he will have a big striking advantage over O’Brien. If not we could see an upset on our hands.
Still with all that I have to go with the better overall fighter and at this point in both of their careers its Jones. Jon “Bones” Jones wins via Unanimous Decision.
Mac Danzig vs. Jim Miller
This fight in my opinion should have been on a Main Card but this card is just too stacked. Regardless of all of the prelim fights this one is my favorite. This fight should be very competitive and honestly both men have similar skill sets.
Mac Danzig was TUF Six winner and since then they haven’t given him any real time to breath. With back to back losses to Clay Guida and Josh Neer, Danzig is in a must win situation. He has the vast experience advantage and has some of the best cardio at 155.
Miller also has seen his share of tough fights and is looking to rebound from a one sided lose to Gray Maynard. Previous to that loss Miller was on an eight fight winning streak and his only other lose in his career was to Frankie Edgar.
Miller is very good on the ground in particularly with submissions so he will be at ease if the fight goes there.
I like both fighters but to me the main issue I have is whether or not Miller’s cardio has improved because in the Maynard fight he looked gasses after the first round and could do nothing after it.
Danzig will not have that problem and should be able to outwork Miller in the third. For that reason alone I’m going with the man with the heavy metal name. Mac Danzig wins via Unanimous Decision.
Stephan Bonnar vs. Mark Coleman
This fight had me scratching my head when it was announced. I think we all love a good story and hall of famer Mark “The Hammer” Coleman has one but this may not end well for him.
The question in this fight isn’t if Coleman can take Bonnar down, it’s how long will his gas tank last before Bonnar either TKO him or submits him.
Bonnar for all of his ups and downs can still hit hard and is very underrated on the ground. Remember that Bonnar was a student of Carlson Gracie and achieved his purple belt before Gracie’s passing.
So this fights goes like this: Coleman shoots and gets the takedown for the entire first round.
Round two Coleman already looks gassed and get a takedown only to get submitted via arm bar in the second. Stephan Bonnar wins via second round Arm Bar.
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