Ultimate Fight Nite- Ortiz/Shamrock 3 Preview
Ya, I know it's still a week away. Ya, I know I haven't posted a review for UFC 63. Ya, I know UFC 64 is in a week and a half. Lay off, will ya? If you want something done right, you gotta take the time to do it right. UFC 63 review will be finished this weekend, along with the Final Conflict Absolute Review. In the meantime, I hope this UFN preview will satisfy you MMA thirst for a few more days, bear with me here.
Marcus Davis (7-3) VS Forrest Petz (12-2)
This fight, honestly, who the hell cares? Marcus Davis hasn't fought anyone of any serious consequence, much less beat them. He got his clock cleaned in the Ultimate Fighter 2 and vowed never to return to the octagon. Liar. Forrest Petz, on the otherhand, is not a wishy-washy fighter. The guy holds a submission victory over PRIDE vet Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennet. If, by some miracle, this fight makes it to television, look for Davis to get ripped open like a tomato can.
Thiago Alves (8-3) VS John Alessio (17-8)
Here we go. This should be a great welterweight match. Alves comes from a great camp at American Top Team. Alessio is the much more experienced fighter with victories in PRIDE, King of the Cage and Superbrawl. After losing a decision to Diego Sanchez at UFC 60, Alessio took a minor fight in August, winning by submission. Alves is also coming of a loss in his last octagon appearance at Ultimate Fight Night 5. Should be an interesting fight. Look for Alessio to take the fight to the ground and try to TKO or sub Alves.
Rory Singer (9-5) VS Josh Haynes (7-6)
An all-TUF fight. This fight shows much promise as well, UFC match makers are finally doing their job. Singer is on a 2-fight win streak after losing to UFC-vet Dennis Hallman. Haynes, however, lost the finale match of TUF 3 to Michael Bisping. Haynes is now training with Team Quest, legendary camp of Matt Linland, Randy Couture, Chris Leben etc. Singer is a submission artist, with 6 wins coming by chokes or armbars. Haynes is no slouch with submissions either, with all 7 wins accredited to tapouts. This should be one great ground battle.
Tony DeSouza (9-2) VS Dustin Hazelett (7-2)
Two UFC debuts in the same fight, don't see that happen too often. These two submission artists should make for an interesting fight, but I doubt this will see television airtime since US crowds don't appreciate a good ground fight. It's a coin toss to predict the winner, so I won't even try.
Nathan Marquardt (21-6-2) VS TBA
...TBA with a week to go?! Oi. I take back everything I said about UFC match makers. At any rate, Marquardt is a former king of Pancrase with UFC wins over Canadians Ivan Salaverry and Joe Doerksen. Look for Marquardt to come into this fight in great shape, seeing as he hasn't fought since March. Who's gonna win? I have no idea... gee, wonder why THAT could be. NEXT.
Seth Petruzelli (5-2) VS Matt Hamill (1-0)
Umm... errr... I don't quite know what to say. Matt Hamill showed lots of promise on TUF 3, but his only confirmable MMA win came at the TUF 3 finale over fellow TUF 3 participant Jesse Forbes. Seth Petruzelli is coming of a win against Dan Severn. The problem with that: Dan Severn was 49 at the time of the fight and that fight was in January of 2004. Wait, you're telling me that a deaf guy with only 1 MMA fight is fighting a guy who hasn't fought in 2 years. YAWN.
Ed "Short Fuse" Herman (10-4) VS Jason Macdonald (16-7)
Now THIS is a fight. Short Fuse hails from the illustrious Team Quest and was one of their best fighters at 185 even before TUF3. Now, he gets to really prove his mettle in the octagon. Jason Macdonald is making his UFC debut and couldn't have drawn many worse opponents. But don't count Macdonald out. He is extremely dangerous with submission, with 14 wins coming from chokes and armlocks. Short Fuse's pedigree will hopefully prevail and the Team Quest textbook should serve him well. WAR Herman!! Should be a great fight to watch.
Kendall Grove (6-3) VS Chris Price (7-0)
Grove comes into this fight with a decision win over Ed Herman at the TUF3 finale. Price, however, is undefeated in his MMA career. Grove has been training lately with Team Punishment and Tito Ortiz, along with Rampage Jackson's camp. Very little is known about Price. Both fighters seem to be very well rounded. This could be a potentially interesting match. My vote goes to Grove. If he's good enough to beat Short Fuse, he's good enough to beat Price.
MAIN EVENT
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Tito Ortiz (14-4) VS Ken Shamrock (26-11-2)
This is what is known as beating a dead horse. Ken is one of the pioneers in the business and should be allowed to retire with some grace. I hope beyond all hope that he turns Tito Ortiz' face into a pulp, shuts that loud mouth up and retires with a win. Back to reality. Tito Ortiz is going to retire Ken Shamrock. This will most likely be Ken's 4th loss in a row and will definitely send him into the journeyman ranks. I feel really bad for Shamrock but give him a lot of credit for agreeing to do the fight, it shows a lot of character on his part. Enough said.
Marcus Davis (7-3) VS Forrest Petz (12-2)
This fight, honestly, who the hell cares? Marcus Davis hasn't fought anyone of any serious consequence, much less beat them. He got his clock cleaned in the Ultimate Fighter 2 and vowed never to return to the octagon. Liar. Forrest Petz, on the otherhand, is not a wishy-washy fighter. The guy holds a submission victory over PRIDE vet Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennet. If, by some miracle, this fight makes it to television, look for Davis to get ripped open like a tomato can.
Thiago Alves (8-3) VS John Alessio (17-8)
Here we go. This should be a great welterweight match. Alves comes from a great camp at American Top Team. Alessio is the much more experienced fighter with victories in PRIDE, King of the Cage and Superbrawl. After losing a decision to Diego Sanchez at UFC 60, Alessio took a minor fight in August, winning by submission. Alves is also coming of a loss in his last octagon appearance at Ultimate Fight Night 5. Should be an interesting fight. Look for Alessio to take the fight to the ground and try to TKO or sub Alves.
Rory Singer (9-5) VS Josh Haynes (7-6)
An all-TUF fight. This fight shows much promise as well, UFC match makers are finally doing their job. Singer is on a 2-fight win streak after losing to UFC-vet Dennis Hallman. Haynes, however, lost the finale match of TUF 3 to Michael Bisping. Haynes is now training with Team Quest, legendary camp of Matt Linland, Randy Couture, Chris Leben etc. Singer is a submission artist, with 6 wins coming by chokes or armbars. Haynes is no slouch with submissions either, with all 7 wins accredited to tapouts. This should be one great ground battle.
Tony DeSouza (9-2) VS Dustin Hazelett (7-2)
Two UFC debuts in the same fight, don't see that happen too often. These two submission artists should make for an interesting fight, but I doubt this will see television airtime since US crowds don't appreciate a good ground fight. It's a coin toss to predict the winner, so I won't even try.
Nathan Marquardt (21-6-2) VS TBA
...TBA with a week to go?! Oi. I take back everything I said about UFC match makers. At any rate, Marquardt is a former king of Pancrase with UFC wins over Canadians Ivan Salaverry and Joe Doerksen. Look for Marquardt to come into this fight in great shape, seeing as he hasn't fought since March. Who's gonna win? I have no idea... gee, wonder why THAT could be. NEXT.
Seth Petruzelli (5-2) VS Matt Hamill (1-0)
Umm... errr... I don't quite know what to say. Matt Hamill showed lots of promise on TUF 3, but his only confirmable MMA win came at the TUF 3 finale over fellow TUF 3 participant Jesse Forbes. Seth Petruzelli is coming of a win against Dan Severn. The problem with that: Dan Severn was 49 at the time of the fight and that fight was in January of 2004. Wait, you're telling me that a deaf guy with only 1 MMA fight is fighting a guy who hasn't fought in 2 years. YAWN.
Ed "Short Fuse" Herman (10-4) VS Jason Macdonald (16-7)
Now THIS is a fight. Short Fuse hails from the illustrious Team Quest and was one of their best fighters at 185 even before TUF3. Now, he gets to really prove his mettle in the octagon. Jason Macdonald is making his UFC debut and couldn't have drawn many worse opponents. But don't count Macdonald out. He is extremely dangerous with submission, with 14 wins coming from chokes and armlocks. Short Fuse's pedigree will hopefully prevail and the Team Quest textbook should serve him well. WAR Herman!! Should be a great fight to watch.
Kendall Grove (6-3) VS Chris Price (7-0)
Grove comes into this fight with a decision win over Ed Herman at the TUF3 finale. Price, however, is undefeated in his MMA career. Grove has been training lately with Team Punishment and Tito Ortiz, along with Rampage Jackson's camp. Very little is known about Price. Both fighters seem to be very well rounded. This could be a potentially interesting match. My vote goes to Grove. If he's good enough to beat Short Fuse, he's good enough to beat Price.
MAIN EVENT
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Tito Ortiz (14-4) VS Ken Shamrock (26-11-2)
This is what is known as beating a dead horse. Ken is one of the pioneers in the business and should be allowed to retire with some grace. I hope beyond all hope that he turns Tito Ortiz' face into a pulp, shuts that loud mouth up and retires with a win. Back to reality. Tito Ortiz is going to retire Ken Shamrock. This will most likely be Ken's 4th loss in a row and will definitely send him into the journeyman ranks. I feel really bad for Shamrock but give him a lot of credit for agreeing to do the fight, it shows a lot of character on his part. Enough said.
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