UFC 146 Preview

Main Event

Heavyweight Championship

Junior Dos Santos vs Frank Mir

14-1 Record 16-5

27 Age 33

239 Weight 260

6'4 Height 6'3

77" Reach 79"

-545 Odds +380

Common Opponents:
Roy Nelson
Dos Santos won by Decision at UFC 117 8/7/10
Mir won by Decision at UFC 130 5/28/11

Shane Carwin
Dos Santos won by Decision at UFC 131 6/11/11
Mir lost by TKO 1st Round at UFC 111 3/27/10

Mirko Cro Cop
Dos Santos won by TKO 3rd Round at UFC 103 9/19/09
Mir won by TKO 3rd Round at UFC 119 9/25/10

How They Got Here: Dos Santos is coming off his impressive title winning TKO over Cain Velasquez at UFC On Fox 1 which increased his UFC record to 7-0.  Mir is also coming off an impressive performance, his being the first person to ever submit Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira which he did so at UFC 140 to push his winning streak to 3.

My Prediction: Dos Santos by TKO 2nd Round

Cain Velasquez vs Antonio Silva

9-1 Record 16-3

29 Age 32

  249 Weight 264.5

6'1 Height 6'4

77" Reach 82"

 -430 Odds +325

Common Opponents: none

How They Got Here: Velasquez is coming off his much hyped matchup against Junior Dos Santos on the first event on FOX TV, he eventually lost by TKO to lose the title which was also the first setback of his career.  Silva is making his UFC debut coming off a lose to Daniel Cormier in the semi-finals of Strikeforce's  Heavyweight tournament.

My Prediction: Velasquez by TKO 2nd Round

Roy Nelson vs Dave Herman

16-7 Record 21-4

35 Age 27

246 Weight 234

 6'0 Height 6'5

 73" Reach 77"

  -265 Odds +195

Common Opponents:
Stefan Struve
Nelson won by TKO 1st Round at UFC Fight Night 21
Herman lost by TKO 2nd Round at UFC On Fuel TV 1

How They Got Here: Nelson is coming of a loss to Fabricio Werdum at UFC 143 which sent the Ultimate Fighter winners record to 5-3 within the UFC.  Herman saw his UFC record evened at 1-1 when he fell to Stefan Struve by TKO at UFC On Fuel TV 1.

My Prediction: Nelson by Decision

Stipe Miocic vs Shane Del Rosario

8-0 Record 11-0

29 Age

240 Weight 248

6'4 Height 6'4

80" Reach 79"

-155 Odds +125

Common Opponents: none

How They Got Here: Miocic is making his 3rd appearance with the UFC with his most recent fight being a  43 second KO over Phillip De Fries at UFC On Fuel TV 1.  Del Rosario is making his UFC debut after a year plus layoff due to a serious car accident.  His most recent fight was a Submission win over Lavar Johnson at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Silva.

My Prediction: Miocic by TKO 1st Round

Stefan Struve vs Lavar Johnson

24-5 Record 18-5

24 Age 34

256 Weight 253

6'11 Height 6'4

84" Reach 82"

Odds

Common Opponents:
Pat Barry
Struve defeated by Submission 2nd Round at UFC Live 6 10/01/12
Johnson defeated by TKO 1st Round at UFC On Fox 3 5/5/12

How They Got Here: Struve has been on track as of late riding a 2 fight winning streak since losing to Travis Browne at UFC 130, his most recent win came over Dave Herman at UFC On Fuel TV 1.  Johnson steps in on short notice for the injured Mark Hunt having dispatched Pat Barry by TKO just 3 weeks ago at UFC On Fox 3 which was his 2nd straight win.

My Prediction: Johnson by TKO 1st Round

Prelims

Diego Brandao vs Darren Elkins

My Prediction: Brandao by TKO 1st Round

Edson Barboza vs Jamie Varner

My Prediction: Barboza by TKO 2nd Round

Jason Miller vs CB Dollaway

My Prediction: Miller by Decision

Dan Hardy vs Duane Ludwig

My Prediction: Ludwig by Decision

Jacob Volkmann vs Paul Sass

My Prediction: Volkmann by Decision

Kyle Kingsbury vs Glover Teixeira

My Prediction: Teixeira by TKO 2nd Round

Mike Brown vs Daniel Pineda

My Prediction: Brown by Decision

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