Main Event
Lightweight Championship
16-2 Record 14-2-1
28 Age 30
154 Weight 154
5'9 Height 5'6
70" Reach 72"
-185 Odds +155
How They Got Here: Henderson and Edgar both saw action against each other in their last bouts as Henderson was able to take the UFC Lightweight title away from the 3X defending champion Edgar in a very exciting bout. The win for Henderson pushed his winning streak to 4 straight while the lose for Edgar was his first in 7 bouts.
My Prediction: Henderson by Decision
Donald Cerrone vs Melvin Guillard
18-4 Record 30-10-2
29 Age 29
155 Weight 155
6'0 Height 5'9
73" Reach 71"
-310 Odds +250
Jeremy Stephens
Cerrone won by Unanimous Decision at UFC On Fuel TV 3 5/15/12
Guillard won by Split Decision at UFC 119 9/25/10
Nate Diaz
Cerrone lost by Unanimous Decision at UFC 141 12/30/11
Guillard lost bySubmission at UFC Fight Night 9/16/09
Dennis Siver
Cerrone won by Submission at UFC 137 10/29/11
Guillard won by TKO at UFC UFC 86 7/5/08
How They Got Here: Cerrone most recently saw him self get back into the win column when he defeated Jeremy Stephens by Decision at UFC On Fuel TV 3. Guillard also got back into the winning ways in his most recent action when he defeated Fabricio Camoes by Decision at UFC 148 after having lost his previous 2 bouts by submission.
My Prediction: Cerrone by Submission 2nd Round
Jake Shields vs Ed Herman
27-6-1 Record 24-9
33 Age 31
170 Weight 185
6'0 Height 6'2
72" Reach 75"
-190 Odds +160
How They Got Here: Shields welcomed Yoshihiro Akiyama to the Welterweight division with a win at UFC 144 to then him self go back to the Middleweight division for the first time since defeating Dan Henderson in Strikeforce in 2010. Herman increased his winning streak to 3 in a row since returning from injury that saw him out of action for 2 years. His most recent win came over Clifford Sparks by submission at UFC 143.
My Prediction: Shields by Decision
Yushin Okami vs Buddy Roberts
26-7 Record 12-2
31 Age 29
185 Weight 185
6'2 Height 6'2
72" Reach 76"
-570 Odds +420
How They Got Here: Okami who has seen his opponent change twice heading into this event is looking to right the ship after he saw his 2 dominate rounds over Tim Boetsch go to waste at UFC 144 when he was knocked out early in the 3rd Round. Roberts is stepping in for the injured Rousimar Palhares, after winning his UFC debut against Caio Magalhaes at UFC On FX 3.
My Prediction: Okami by Decision
Justin Lawrence vs Max Holloway
4-0 Record 5-1
22 Age 20
155 Weight 145
5'8 Height 5'11
69" Reach 70"
-115 Odds -115
How They Got Here: Lawrence is coming off his impressive KO of the year running win over Justin Cofer at the Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale. Holloway also was victorious on the Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale card with his win coming over Pat Schilling by Decision.
My Prediction: Holloway by Decision
Prelims
Dennis Bermudez vs Tommy Haydan
My Prediction: Bermudez by Decision
Jared Hamman vs Michael Kuiper
My Prediction: Hamman by Decision
Ken Stone vs Erik Perez
My Prediction: Stone by Decision
Dustin Pague vs Chico Camus
My Prediction: Pague by Submission 1st Round
Nik Lentz vs Elji Mitsuoka
My Prediction: Lentz by Decision
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