Tuesday, December 6, 2011

5 Finger Knuckle SaMMAch: 5 December Fights You Shouldn't Miss


Dream Bantamweight final taking place at Dream: Fight for Japan! New Year 2011 on December 31st
Masakazu Imanari vs Antonio Banuelos and Bibiano Fernandes vs Rodoflo Marques
UFC and Bellator have recently completed a Bantamweight tournament and Dream looks to conclude their tournament which most likely has slipped off alot of peoples radars.  Imanari and Fernandes are the favorites to make it to the finals and the winner could find them self getting a big bump in the rankings.

Shinya Aoki vs Satoru Kitaoka taking place at Dream: Fight for Japan! New Year 2011 on December 31st
Current Dream Lightweight champion Shinya Aoki takes on former Sengoku Lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka.  A fight certainly getting alot of attention in Japan and with Japanese MMA fans in general, Aoki may not get back into the top 10 of the division with a win but it still would increase his winning streak to 7 heading into 2012 and a possible return to the US MMA scene.

Shamil Zavurov vs Yasubey Enomoto taking place at M-1 Challenge 20 on December 9th
A rematch from their fight earlier this year in which Zavurov won and defended his Welterweight title.  Since the first fight Enomoto has won 2 fights in a row but the real story is one of the best prospects in the world Zavurov who is looking to extend his winning streak to an impressive 14 straight.

Jimi Manuwa Anthony Rea taking place at Bamma 8 on December 10th
Manuwa most likely is the top Light Heavyweight prospect in the world and has apparently already turned down a UFC contract to better prepare himself for the big stage.  The undefeated Manuwa currently holds a career record of 10-0 with all 10 of his wins coming by way of stoppage another win here could turn into seeing Manuwa on a much bigger stage going into 2012.

Jim Wallhead vs Joey Villasenor taking place at Bamma 8 on December 10th
Wallhead is coming off the biggest win of his career over Frank Trigg and looking for another win over another veteran in Villasenor.  Villasenor though is a game fighter in what should be a really entertaining battle.

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