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t by TKO because Eastman is getting a little to old to be able to handle the knockout power of a younger fighter. Josh Burkman vs. Dustin Hazelett
In a fight that should be on the main card, former Ultimate Fighter contestant and co main eventer Josh Burkman is looking to get his career back on track after losing a close fight to Mike Swick. Hazelett is coming of a loss to an incredible wrestler in Josh Koscheck in a fight in which he was made to lose and it looks like this one will look no different. I see Burkman dominating the fight and being pushed back in the UFC main cards.
Dante Rivera vs. Matthew Riddle
In a fight between two of the fan favorites from the show, Matt Riddle is going up against Dante Rivera. Dante has proven himself in MMA in competing in the IFL and was looked at as one of the favorites to win the show besides CB of course. Matt Riddle doesn’t have any professional promotion experience besides a small fight in September of last year, but he did prove that his knockout power is amazing as he knocked out Dan Simmler so bad that he whimpered in pain and he was a protégée of Matt Serra. I think Dante’s experience will prevail in this fight and he will start his UFC career in grand style.
Spencer Fisher vs. Jeremy Stephens
Spencer Fisher has proven to be one of the most exciting fighters to watch in the UFC by competing with a tremendous amount of heart against Sam Stout and Frank Edgar. Jeremy Stephens looked pretty impressive in his debut fight with Din Thomas, but he got caught in a submission which is a common mistake from most UFC rookies, but after that he managed to win three straight fights including a win against TUF contestant Cole Miller. However Fisher seems to tough and too resilient to lose to a young Jeremy Stephens, I think this fight will go the distance with The King taking it.
Diego Sanchez vs. Luigi Fioravanti
Diego Sanchez came out looking very strong after winning the first season of The Ultimate Fighter as he beat top UFC fighters in Nick Diaz, Joe Riggs, and Karo Paryisan. However he ran into a speed bump by losing to both Welterweight contenders Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck. He managed to get a winning streak started again by defeating former Shooto fighter David Bielkheden and beat him in dominating fashion. Luigi is going into this fight as a big underdog looking to pull off a Matt Serra or Gabriel Gonzaga type upset over Diego, but I don’t think its going to happen because Diego really is looking at a shot at the title and if he wants it that bad he must be training his heart out. I think Diego will take this one by TKO in the first round.
Amir Sadollah vs. C.B. Dollaway
In a rematch from a recent episode of the Ultimate Fighter, Amir Sadollah is going up against CB Dollaway in what looks to be the fight of the night. CB is undefeated in Professional MMA excluding his exhibition fights on the show, he even holds a victory on HDNet’s first event. Amir Sadollah doesn’t really have any history besides his stand on the show, but he has proven to be the Rocky Balboa of the show and has beaten all the fighters who were favored over him, however I think this will be his last stand and he will get put away by CB Dollaway looking to avenge his loss.
Evan Tanner vs. Kendall Grove
In our main event and a make or break fight for both fighters. Evan Tanner is the former middleweight champion of the world and holds 39 fights to his name, but he’s coming off a big KO loss to Yushin Okami. Kendall Da Spyder Grove is the TUF season three winner and is coming off of two first round losses to Patrick Cote and Jorge Rivera. I think Tito trained him well and is very confident in his friend to go out there and beat the former champ. Evan Tanner is looking to prove to the world that he still has it, but its going to be tough and I just don’t see him beating a younger fighter in Grove. It should be a great fight, but Grove will win it in the second.
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