MMAVu

Main event:UFC 205lbs Champion Rashad Evans (13-0-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (14-0). This has the potential to be two counter-punchers waiting for the other to go, but it won’t turn out like that. Machida’s style is in and out, while Evans likes to counter…and showboat. The question is wether Evans can figure out and time Machida’s attacks, because from the looks of thinks Machida is extremely difficult to take down. Watch for Evans to grow frustrated and attempt some takedowns by the 2nd round, and for Machida to catch Evans in, oh, I don’t know…an arm triangle.

Main card:

170 lbs: Matt Hughes (42-7) vs. Matt Serra (9-5). This bout comes about 18 months too late, but at least it gives two deserving guys a nice payday. Watch for Hughes to take Serra down, and work him over for the entire 15 minutes. Serra has about a 10% puncher’s chance of taking this via a wild overhead bomb, but otherwise, Hughes will grind out a decision.

185 lbs: Xavier Foupas-Pokam (20-10) vs. Drew McFedries (7-5). Not sure how this one makes the main card…perhaps it’s because the UFC knows that McFedries has zero ground game and will stand and bang. Professor X will take Drew out, 1st round.

185 lbs: Chael Sonnen (21-10-1) vs. Dan Miller (11-1). Sonnen was a big fish in a shallow WEC pool and now that he’s with the big boys, he’ll soon find out that he’s a lower level gatekeeper fighter. You don’t fight over 30 fights and lose a third of them by accident. Miller by UD.

155 lbs: Sean Sherk (33-3) vs. Frank Edgar (9-1). Poor Frankie. This will be very similar to his Gray Maynard fight, with Sherk just a bit bigger, stronger and more experienced. Sherk is a win or two from another title shot and he’ll take no chances, and grind out a decision over Frankie…who really could make 145lbs and be a terror in that division.