UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov *Discussion*

[ScaleAndSteel]

UFC Fight Night 42



Henderson vs. Khabilov

Date: June 7, 2014
Venue: Tingley Coliseum
Location: Albuquerque, NM

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Main Card (on FOX Sports 1)

Benson Henderson (20-3) vs. Rustam Khabilov (17-1)
Diego Sanchez (24-7) vs. Ross Pearson (15-6, 1 NC)
John Dodson (15-6) vs. John Moraga (14-2)
Rafael dos Anjos (20-7) vs. Jason High (18-4)
Yves Edwards (42-20-1, 1 NC) vs. Piotr Hallmann (14-2)
Erik Perez (14-5) vs. Bryan Caraway (18-6)

Preliminary Card (on Fox Sports 1)

Yaotzin Meza (20-9) vs. Sergio Pettis (10-1)
Bobby Voelker (24-11) vs. Lance Benoist (6-2)
Scott Jorgensen (14-9) vs. Danny Martinez (16-5)
Jon Tuck (7-1) vs. Jake Lindsey (9-0)

Preliminary Card (on UFC Fight Pass)

Patrick Cummins (4-1) vs. Francimar Barroso (16-5)


UFC Fight Night 42 Start Times

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass: 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Prelims on Fox Sports 1: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Main Card on Pay-Per-View: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT


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MMA Junkie breakdown of the card:

http://mmajunkie.com/2014/06/ufc-fig...k-of-decisions

The Song:

[MHWC13]

Couldn't care less for the first 3 fights of the main card.
With that being said I'm picking Diego and Ross for fight of the night, Diego to win by decision. For the second fight of the main card I got Dodson winning, I don't really know who Moraga is. But Dodson's speed and power of his striking is what I think will usually make him win this fight just like in his past fights. Would be interested in seeing him with DJ for a second fight for the Flyweight title. For the main event I'm picking Henderson just based on the fact that he has more experience facing top level opponents. Although I'm supporting my Dagestani brother. I got Henderson winning by the obvious decision.

[Cannonsex]

Did Patrick Cummins make Francimar Barroso cry during practice too?

. Would be interested in seeing him with DJ for a second fight for the Flyweight title.

Dodson vs Dillashaw 2 as a champion vs champion superfight in 2016 would be cool.

[scooterbrah]

sanchez/pearson is a just bleed wet dream. dont give a crap about the rest of the card and will likely skip most of it

[ScaleAndSteel]

Bendo going to reclaim that belt. I am hoping for a dominate finish this Saturday.

I suspect Moraga is going to get tooled

We shall see what Cummins can do against some one who isn't DC

Lots of good fights IMO. Sanchez vs. Pearson...oh hells yeah

[AirJordanB]

-Khabilov isn't on Benson's level. This should be a relatively easy split decision for Benson.
-Diego will use his usual gameplan of blocking punches with his face as Pearson gets the W.
-Dodson needs more humble pie. Hopefully he gets KO'd, but he should beat Moraga up.
-Damn...Dos Anjos gets humped by Nurmagomedov and is given an unknown fighter his next time out. Such is life for a boring fighter.
-Edwards/Hallman loser gets cut. RIP Yves
-The UFC is praying Erik Perez wins so they can hype him, as he's a Mexican fighter.
-Pat Cummins still doesn't know how to throw a punch. He'll be back in the coffee shop soon, since he's getting his walking papers after this fight.

This card should be called "UFC Fight Night: Cleaning House". Edwards, Hallman, Cummins, Voelker, Benoist and Jorgensen are all on the chopping block if they lose.

[Babalu1]

-Damn...Dos Anjos gets humped by Nurmagomedov and is given an unknown fighter his next time out. Such is life for a boring fighter.

lol Jason High has fought for pretty much every promotion on the face of the earth. He's been around for the best part of a decade.

[AirJordanB]

lol Jason High has fought for pretty much every promotion on the face of the earth. He's been around for the best part of a decade.

Cool story bro. I watch multiple organizations, have watched multiple defunct organizations and still haven't heard of him. I did check his record, though, and he lost to Erick Silva, Zaromskis and Brenneman. Brenneman! It's hard to remember scrubs like that.

[Babalu1]

Cool story bro. I watch multiple organizations, have watched multiple defunct organizations and still haven't heard of him. I did check his record, though, and he lost to Erick Silva, Hieron and Brenneman. Brenneman! It's hard to remember scrubs like that.

He also beat Andre Galvao, but you have probably never heard of him either.

[scooterbrah]

did you even DREAM bro?

[GreggyBee]

I dont think Benson is going to reclaim the belt. He's good when he actually shows up like he did against Nate Diaz, Jim Miller. But when he fights people like Edgar and Mendez, he looks completely different

[DFS200]

It's crazy how many good match-ups there are at lightweight vs. how few we've been seeing lately. This fight is one of them.

[AlwaysBulking1]

Damn, I though Bobby Voelker had been cut.
Dodson will win, looking forward to seeing him rematch Mighty Mouse, and eventually TJ hopefully

[kpxl1023]

Tough fight for bendo, he's gonna grind out a close decision

[DFS200]

Tough fight for bendo, he's gonna grind out a close decision

It will be interesting to see how Khabilov handles a step in competition. How big that step is i'm not sure because i'm pretty sure Masvidal beats most of the division on a good day, but he hasn't been fighting the cream of the crop since they brought him over.

[AirJordanB]

did you even DREAM bro?

The only fights I saw from DREAM were Horse Meat vs Duffee and Alvarez vs Aoki. I didn't pay much attention to that org TBH.

It will be interesting to see how Khabilov handles a step in competition. How big that step is i'm not sure because i'm pretty sure Masvidal beats most of the division on a good day, but he hasn't been fighting the cream of the crop since they brought him over.

Can't wait for Masvidal-Cruickshank!

[Petorius12]

...who did caraway blow to get a contract w the UFC?

[jaybc]

did you even DREAM bro?

lol that's the only reason I know who high is. Sucks that zaromskis sort of fell apart after that. He was one of my fav fighters back in the day.

[scooterbrah]

...who did caraway blow to get a contract w the UFC?

hes 3-1 with all 3 wins via sub and the lone loss was somewhat controversial. he just gets massive amounts of hate because he bangs miesha

[mmondo13]

Pearson is one of my favorite fighters, he'll win by unanimous decision.

[AirJordanB]

I haven't seen this fight in a long time. The size difference between Benson and Frankie was ridiculous. I'd say a good 20 pounds. It sucks that Frankie only fights a couple of times per year.

[ScaleAndSteel]

will appreciate it if some one posts the youtube weigh-in vid today.

[AdamEgypt]

-Khabilov isn't on Benson's level. This should be a relatively easy split decision for Benson.
-Diego will use his usual gameplan of blocking punches with his face as Pearson gets the W.
-Dodson needs more humble pie. Hopefully he gets KO'd, but he should beat Moraga up.
-Damn...Dos Anjos gets humped by Nurmagomedov and is given an unknown fighter his next time out. Such is life for a boring fighter.
-Edwards/Hallman loser gets cut. RIP Yves
-The UFC is praying Erik Perez wins so they can hype him, as he's a Mexican fighter.
-Pat Cummins still doesn't know how to throw a punch. He'll be back in the coffee shop soon, since he's getting his walking papers after this fight.

This card should be called "UFC Fight Night: Cleaning House". Edwards, Hallman, Cummins, Voelker, Benoist and Jorgensen are all on the chopping block if they lose.

I'd be the first to agree with you when talkin about boring fighters but Dos Anjos boring?

[pojo18]

Op the main card is not on PPV, should edit your post

[ScaleAndSteel]

Op the main card is not on PPV, should edit your post

What part are you referring to?

Edit: I cannot edit it any longer so any mistakes and I will ask cgc to fix them, just not sure what you are referring to.

[Shauri]

Khabilov by suplex KO.

Rip in peace Henderson

[pojo18]

What part are you referring to?

Edit: I cannot edit it any longer so any mistakes and I will ask cgc to fix them, just not sure what you are referring to.

UFC Fight Night 42 Start Times

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass: 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Prelims on Fox Sports 1: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Main Card on Pay-Per-View: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT

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at bottom of post, no biggie

[ScaleAndSteel]

UFC Fight Night 42 Start Times

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass: 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Prelims on Fox Sports 1: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Main Card on Pay-Per-View: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT

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at bottom of post, no biggie

Oh snap lol didn't even notice. Nice attention to detail.

[Chris A]

Looking forward to Diego fight

[AirJordanB]

Looking forward to Diego fight

Pearson has pretty good striking and I don't see him getting drawn into a brawl, which means Diego will be blocking punches with his face all night as usual. He's going to be seriously punch drunk in the not-so-distant future.