#6 Dustin Poirier vs. Akira Corassani
Although these two have similar win loss records I give the
advantage to “The Diamond”(Poirier, just in case you didn’t know). The #6
ranked featherweight is 3-2 in his last five fights, which were all against top
15 competition. Poirier will be the first opponent that Corassani fights that
is ranked so it will be interesting to see if the Sweden born fighter will fair
in his first true test in the octagon. The Renzo Gracie Combat Team fighter is
currently unranked but is riding a three fight-winning streak. Like I mentioned
in the beginning of this I give the advantage to Poirier only based off the
experience he has but that doesn’t mean I’m counting out the TUF veteran.
Poirier by decision
Team Canada dominated this season on the Ultimate Fighter
and it will be on full display tonight as all four fighter in the tournament
final are from Team Canada which has never happen when The Ultimate Fighter
features more than one weight class.
Chad Laprise vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Now I’m not going to sit here and tell you guys that this
was one hell of a season because it wasn’t but it was good. Especially when you
have the second most brutal knockout in TUF history (Click Here) second only to
Uriah Hall’s infamous spinning back kick a couple of seasons ago (Click Here).
So because of that I’m going to go with Mr.Laprise.
Laprise by KO
Elias Theodorou vs. Sheldon Westcott
I’ve been doing some research on tonight’s fighters and on paper
this fights look evenly match but a closer look into Sheldon Westcott and this
guy is a finisher. With a record of 8-1-1 and a 9 fight unbeaten streak
Westcott has finished six of his opponents in the first round and only one of
those six has made it past the first minute. Elias Theodorou looks nothing like
a fighter but inside the cage he’s undefeated with an 8-0 record and five
stoppages included. How can you side against someone who has ended 6 of his 8
fights within the first three minutes? Obvious I’m going with Westcott
Westcott by Submission
Patrick Cote vs. Kyle Noke
So now we’re up to the traditional coaches fight at the end
of every TUF season. Now this is a fight that won’t make any significant impact
in the middleweight rankings but it should be really interesting. Patrick Cote
maybe most remembered as the first person in the UFC to make it past the second
round during the terrorizing reign of MMA legend Anderson Silva before a knee
injury to Cote ended his only shot at the title. Noke meanwhile hasn’t fought
in almost 19 months and it will be interesting to see if he’s affected by cage
rust. Both fighters have been away from competition for more than a year so
like I said it should be interesting to see who isn’t affected by ring rust.
Cote by Decision
#5 Michael Bisping vs. #8 Tim Kennedy
Bisping will be making his octagon return after almost a
year away due to an eye injury and waiting for him is Army Ranger Tim Kennedy
who has been campaigning for a fight with Bisping since Kennedy made the jump
from Strikeforce after the UFC purchase. Bisping has been campaigning for a
shot at the middleweight title ever since the UFC has banned TRT use (look up
Vitor Belfort) and with a win over Kennedy his voice could be heard. Kennedy is
no stranger to 5 round fights as he fought twice for the Strikeforce
middleweight title and both times coming up short but now Kennedy is currently
on a three fight win streak. The winner of this battle between Top 10
middleweight could potentially be next in line for the strap as it is still
unclear when or if Vitor Belfort or Anderson Silva return.
Bisping by Decision
Overall this should be a good night of fights. Let me know
if you agree or disagree with me. Don’t forget to check out my live round by
round analysis on Twitter and Facebook.
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