Here we go: Jared Papazian- Papazian was dominated in this loss. With Papazian never winning a fight in the octagon I expect him to be cut as he is 0-3 in the octagon. Tim Elliot- Elliot showed he was much better than a stepping stone for John Dodson. He dominated Papazian almost the whole fight. He now gets back in the thick of things in the very shallow Flyweight division. His next fight can be against another guy who is 1-1 in the flyweight division. Next Fight: John Lineker John Cofer- Cofer lost a very competitive fight against Mike Rio. I think due to the nature of the bout, Cofer gets one more chance. With Mike Ricci most likely dropping to Lightweight, this will be a good test to get his career started. Next Fight: Mike Ricci Mike Rio- Rio looked good in a tough fight against John Cofer. The next step for Rio should be another rising prospect. Next fight: Jon Tuck Reuben Duran- Duran ran into a hungry Wolverine unfortunately for him. But, losing a close split decision to Takeya Mizugaki and submitting Francisco Rivera will keep you in the octagon. He needs a bounce back fight as does the guy he takes on next. Next Fight: Marcos Vinicius Hugo Viana- The Wolverine looked awesome tonight. A step up is next for Viana. Another bantamweight on this card looked impressive as well. A fun fight is on the Horizon. Next Fight: Johnny Bedford Nick Catone: Catone lost a tough fight vs Tj Waldburger. One more loss and Catone is gone. Next Fight: John Maguire Tj Waldburger- Waldburger came back in a big way submitting Nick Catone. He now gets one more fight before being back in a top 20 point. Next Fight: Sean Pierson Vinc Pichel- Pichel was dominated against a very talented Khabilov. He now needs a step down. Next fight: Jeremy Larsen Rustam Khabilov- Wow!!, a definite impressive debut for Khabilov as he dominated Pichel with excellent slams. Can't wait for his next fight! Next Fight: James Vick Marcos Viniscus- next fight- Reuban Duran Johnny Bedford- Next fight: Hugo Viana James Head- Head looked bad tonight. The vet Pyle beat him from start to finish. He needs to bounce back for his next fight. Next Fight: Claude Patrick Mike Pyle- Pyle continued to prove his worth in the welterweight division. Pyle is 6-2 in his last 8 and has only lost to Brock Larson (haha), Rory Macdonald and Jake Ellenberger in the UFC. While he's beat notables John Hathaway, Ricardo Almeida and Josh Neer. His next fight should be against a gatekeeper that can break him into the top 10. Next Fight: Mike Pierce Jonathan Brookins- Brookins looked better in defeat. However, he still has a lot of holes in his game. He will look to bounce back in his next fight. Next Fight: Jimy Hettes Dustin Poirer- Poirer proved that he is not going anywhere in the contender realm. His next fight should be against someone really good that can determine where he stands. Next Fight: Chad Mendes Shane Del Rosario- Del Rosario looked awesome in defeat. His next fight should be against a mid tier fighter also coming off a loss. Next Fight: Matt Mitrione Pat Barry- Pat Barry came back from being dominated to get a win over Del Rosario. He joked about the Kongo fight saying he was winning 2-1 ( haha love that guy ) Surprisingly enough, Barry vs Kongo 2 actually makes sense. 2 gatekeepers that want to be contenders. The winner could get one last push to contender status. Next Fight : Cheick Kongo 2 Mike Ricci- Ricci looked awful against Smith. A drop to welterweight could benefit the smaller Ricci. Next Fight- John Cofer Colton Smith- Smith showed his worth vs a tough Ricci. While unconventional, I think Smith should face the Tuf smashes welterweight on the losing end. Next Fight: Bradley Scott Matt Mitrione- Mitrione proved he is just a mid tier in the Heavyweight division. Next Fight: Shane Del Rosario Roy Nelson- Lets try and do this a third time Next Fight: Shane Carwin BONUS: Most Likely Carwin will be hurt. So I have 2 options- If Mark Hunt beats Struve. Hunt vs Nelson Or Lavar Johnson if he beats Brendan Schaub. What do you think? What matches would you make.
Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo or Carwin but I don't care about that fight at this point Matt Mitrione vs. Geronimo dos Santos Colton Smith vs. Jon Tuck (Smith and Ricci are both apparently moving to lightweight) Mike Ricci vs. John Cholish Pat Barry vs. winner of Duffee/de Fries Shane del Rosario vs. Christian Morecraft Dustin Poirier vs. Chad Mendes Jonathan Brookins vs. Bart Palaszewski Mike Pyle vs. Mike Pierce Johnny Bedford vs. Mitch Gagnon Rustam Khabilov vs. Mike Wilkinson TJ Waldburger vs. Kyle Noke Hugo Viana vs. Chico Camus Mike Rio vs. Abel Trujillo Tim Elliot vs. John Lineker or a newcomer because they need some more flyweights
Roy Nelson vs....Gonzaga/Rothwell winner Matt Mitrione vs.....Duffee/De Fries loser or Del Rosario Colton Smith vs.....honestly dont care. LW, I'd imagine, maybe Norman Parke. Mike Ricci vs.....a bottom-tier LW. Pat Barry vs....Duffee/DeFries winner Shane Del Rosario vs....Christian Morecraft Dustin Poirier vs....Darren Elkins Jonathan Brookins vs....Rodrigo Damm Mike Pyle vs....Matt Brown or Mike Pierce James Head vs....Seth Baczynski Johnny Bedford vs....Scott Jorgensen Marcos Vina vs....Mike Easton Rustam Khabilov vs.....Abel Trujillo Vinc Pichel vs...Henry Martinez T.J Waldburger vs....John Hathaway Nick Catone - cut Hugo Vianavs....TJ Dillashaw Reuben Duran vs...Roland Delorme Mike Rio vs...Mike Wilkinson Jon Cofer - cut Tim Elliott - John Lineker Jared Papazian - cut
