MMA Nation - UFC 139 Fight Card Breakdowns: Previews, Predictions And Analysis For The Main Card
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2011-11-19T12:51:09-08:00
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UFC 139 Fight Card Breakdown: Dan Henderson Vs. Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
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<p>A comprehensive break-down, preview, and analysis of UFC 139's headliner between Dan Henderson and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Nate Wilcox makes his prediction for the winner.</p> <p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122555/dan-henderson">Dan Henderson</a> (28-8) and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122520/mauricio-rua">Mauricio "Shogun" Rua</a> (20-5), two MMA legends headline <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/82269/ufc-139-henderson-vs-rua">UFC 139</a> in a light heavyweight bout that could earn Henderson a shot at Anderson Silva's middleweight title. The UFC has long used 205lb and 195lb catchweight bouts to determine fighter's worthy-ness to face Silva. Rich Franklin has long served as the gatekeeper for Silva at both 195 and 205 pounds. He's already lost to Henderson so Rua gets the nod here.</p>
<p>Besides which, the two legends have somehow never faced off in the cage or the ring, despite both men having fought for Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and now the UFC for several years. It's a fight that should have big sentimental meaning for long-time fans of the sport.</p>
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<b><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573457/ufc-139-results-play-by-play-shogun-vs-henderson-mma-news" target="_blank">UFC 139 Results</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2571102/ufc-139-dan-henderson-ufc-title-shot-shogun-rua-mma-news" target="_blank">Dan Henderson Interview</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2572272/ufc-139-weigh-in-results-shogun-vs-henderson" target="_blank">Weigh-In Results</a></b>
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<p>Henderson has been on a hot streak since losing back-to-back UFC title shots in 2007/2008. He's gone 6-1 with four of those wins coming via KO or TKO. Most recently he beat the Russian legend Fedor Emelianenko in a heavyweight bout in July. A multiple division Pride and Strikeforce champ Henderson has never worn UFC gold. Henderson is 40 years old.</p>
<p>Rua has won one fight since losing his UFC light heavyweight title to Jon Jones at UFC 128. He looked terrible against Jones in March but made short work of Forrest Griffin at UFC 134 in August. He's battled troubled knees for the past several years, requiring extensive reconstruction of ligaments in both knees.</p>
<p>Provided that Henderson doesn't suddenly show his age and that Rua's knees are in decent shape, this should be a treat for the fans. Henderson, a former U.S. Greco-Roman Olympic team alternate, eschews his wrestling in the cage preferring to use his atomic right hand to score the big KO. He's got absolutely murderous ground and pound as well and excels at avoiding submissions on the ground.</p>
<p>Rua is one of the most dangerous Muay Thai specialists in MMA history. His knees from the clinch are the stuff of legend. He's also known for the tactical acumen and discipline that allowed him to "figure out" the baffling style of Lyoto Machida and end the "Machida Era" in a classic pair of bouts at UFC 104 and UFC 113.</p>
<p>Look for Shogun to have an edge at range, especially with leg kicks, but Henderson's one-punch KO power and iron chin could even things out at any time. It would be surprising, although not unheard of, for Rua to actually take Henderson down as Hendo often neglects his defensive wrestling when he's looking to slug it out. Rua's wrestling skills are pretty much limited to trip take downs from the clinch though so don't expect him to be shooting double legs, especially with two bum knees. </p>
<p>I'm picking Henderson here but it should be a very close fight.</p>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">H Bomb</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Tie</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Kickboxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Limited</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Rua</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Wrestling</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Not As Good As You'd Expect</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Weak</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Henderson</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Clinch Fighting</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Dirty Boxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Henderson</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Best of Show</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Rua</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ok</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Henderson</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Ground Fighting</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Positional Control</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Henderson</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ground and Pound</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Brutal</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Brutal</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Tie</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Limited</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Conditioning</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Generally Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Questionable</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Henderson</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Intangibles</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">40 years old</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Injuries</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Tie</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Overall</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">When You're Hot You're Hot</td>
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https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573882/ufc-139-fight-card-dan-henderson-vs-shogun-rua-preview-predictions-analysis
Nate Wilcox
2011-11-19T12:21:49-08:00
2011-11-19T12:21:49-08:00
UFC 139 Fight Card Breakdown: Cung Le Vs. Wanderlei Silva
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<p>A comprehensive break-down, preview, and analysis of UFC 139's middleweight bout between Cung Le and Wanderlei Silva. "Kid" Nate makes his prediction for the winner.</p> <p>Two aging martial arts legends meet in the co-main event at <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/82269/ufc-139-henderson-vs-rua">UFC 139</a> when 39-year-old <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129979/cung-le">Cung Le</a> (7-1) and 35-going-on-50-year-old <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122569/wanderlei-silva">Wanderlei Silva</a> (33-11) get it on in the Octagon. The two men weighed in at the middleweight limit of 185 pounds yesterday, but Silva, a long-time light heavyweight, will have an immense size advantage over Le, who could easily make the 170lb welterweight limit.</p>
<p>Le is making his UFC debut after spending his whole MMA career with <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/strikeforce">Strikeforce</a>. He's been heavily criticized by hardcore MMA fans for the dubious quality of his opposition and hasn't fought since June 2010. He's split time between MMA and his movie career for the past several years. </p>
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<b><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573457/ufc-139-results-play-by-play-shogun-vs-henderson-mma-news" target="_blank">UFC 139 Results</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2571102/ufc-139-dan-henderson-ufc-title-shot-shogun-rua-mma-news" target="_blank">Dan Henderson Interview</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2572272/ufc-139-weigh-in-results-shogun-vs-henderson" target="_blank">Weigh-In Results</a></b>
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<p>Silva is coming off a crushing loss to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/128665/chris-leben">Chris Leben</a> at <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/74404/ufc-132-cruz-vs-faber-2">UFC 132</a> and has gone 2-4 since coming to the organization from Japan's Pride where he was the long-time 200lb champ although he lost his last 2 Pride fights by crushing knock outs to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122555/dan-henderson">Dan Henderson</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122491/mirko-filipovic">Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic</a>. UFC president Dana White publicly urged Silva to retire after his last loss.</p>
<p>Given the question marks surrounding both fighters -- for Le it's age, ring rust and a very limited amount of experience fighting top-flight MMA competition, for Silva its his fast-fading chin and rapidly-slowing reflexes -- its hard to make a purely stylistic analysis, but what the heck.</p>
<p>Le brings a unique style to MMA. Most of his professional combat sports experience comes in Sanshou competition, but he's anything but a pure Sanshou fighter. Instead he brings his collegiate wrestling skills and Taekwondo kicks to bear in the cage. It makes for a thrilling style combining kicks previously only seen in Jet Li movies with throws straight out of Judo's Budokan.</p>
<p>Silva is the classic Muay Thai/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter. One of several legends to emerge from Brazil's storied Chute Boxe academy, Silva literally pioneered the combination of brutal leg kicks, vicious clinch fighting and solid ground acumen that is the basis for so much of modern MMA. It's an open question whether his inside fighting style will have an answer for Le's side kicks and outside striking game. In the clinch, Silva will rely on his size advantage to try and hurt Le before he gets thrown.</p>
<p>Toss a coin kids, your guess is as good as mine in this one.</p>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Range Fighting</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Surprisingly Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Brawler of Brawlers</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Silva</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Kickboxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">The Best TKD in MMA</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">3 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Top Notch Muay Thai</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Le</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Wrestling</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Le</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Clinch Fighting</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Dirty Boxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Limited</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Devastating</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Silva</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Thai Clinch</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Murder</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Silva</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Throws/Trips</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Cung Le Airlines</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">3</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ok</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Le</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Ground Fighting</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><br></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Positional Control</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">So-so</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Le</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ground and Pound</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Weak</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Vicious</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Silva</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Submissions</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Submissions?</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Silva</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Conditioning</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Fades</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Silva</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Intangibles</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Rusty?</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">It's Not the Years, It's the Miles</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Tie</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Overall</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Movie Star</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">8/6</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Fading Legend</td>
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https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573813/ufc-139-fight-card-cung-le-vs-wanderlei-silva-preview-predictions-analysis
Nate Wilcox
2011-11-19T11:28:42-08:00
2011-11-19T11:28:42-08:00
UFC 139 Fight Card Breakdown: Urijah Faber Vs. Brian Bowles
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<p>A comprehensive break-down, preview, and analysis of UFC 139's bantamweight bout between Urijah Faber and Brian Bowles. "Kid" Nate makes his prediction for the winner.</p> <p>Bantamweights <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122468/urijah-faber" class="sbn-auto-link">Urijah Faber</a> (25-5) and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122467/brian-bowles" class="sbn-auto-link">Brian Bowles</a> (10-1) face off in a top-contenders bout at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/82269/ufc-139-henderson-vs-rua" class="sbn-auto-link">UFC 139</a> in San Jose, CA tonight. The fight will be featured on the pay-per-view (PPV) broadcast of the event. Both Faber and Bowles were champions in the WEC before that organization was absorbed into the UFC.</p>
<p>Faber was the long-time featherweight (145 lbs) champ, he moved down to 135lbs to try to get a UFC belt. After picking up two wins in the division he dropped a 5 round decision to champ <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/127865/dominick-cruz" class="sbn-auto-link">Dominick Cruz</a> at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/74404/ufc-132-cruz-vs-faber-2" class="sbn-auto-link">UFC 132</a> in July. The UFC would love to rush him into another title fight as he's by far the biggest draw in the division.</p>
<p>Bowles took the WEC belt from long-time champ <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122471/miguel-torres" class="sbn-auto-link">Miguel Torres</a> in 2009 but lost it to Cruz in his first defense in 2010. After a long layoff to nurse a badly broken hand, he's gone 2-0 in the UFC. He's looking to KO Faber and get a title shot.</p>
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<b><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573457/ufc-139-results-play-by-play-shogun-vs-henderson-mma-news" target="_blank">UFC 139 Results</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2571102/ufc-139-dan-henderson-ufc-title-shot-shogun-rua-mma-news" target="_blank">Dan Henderson Interview</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2572272/ufc-139-weigh-in-results-shogun-vs-henderson" target="_blank">Weigh-In Results</a></b>
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<p>Faber has relied on his quickness and cat-like reflexes throughout his career. He's developed good standing technique but his bread and butter is using his wrestling to force wild scrambles on the ground where he can lock in a variety of submissions. </p>
<p>Bowles has a huge right hand but also has considerable submission acumen, having wracked up six wins by tap out. His wrestling is also very solid. He's stylistically conservative but has very sound fundamentals in all aspects of MMA. </p>
<p>This could be Faber's last stand as a title contender. He badly needs a win to reclaim his position as one of the biggest little men in the sport. Bowles is an excellent fighter, but Faber's got his back against the wall here. Look for Faber to get a submission or take a decision.</p>
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<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Aspect</th>
<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Faber </th>
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<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Bowles</th>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Range Fighting</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ever Improving</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">2 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Power Bomber</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bowles</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Kickboxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Quite Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Faber</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Faber</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Clinch Fighting</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Dirty Boxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Effective</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Dangerous</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Tie</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Thai Clinch</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Quite Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b>Faber</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Throws/Trips</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Faber</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Ground Fighting</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Positional Control</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b>Faber</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ground and Pound</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Hurts</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bowles</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Submissions</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b>Faber</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Conditioning</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Tie</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Intangibles</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">The California Kid</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Nice Guys Finish Last</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Faber</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Overall</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Title Shot Bound</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">7/3</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Next Time</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Faber<br></b></td>
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https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573707/ufc-139-fight-card-urijah-faber-vs-brian-bowles-preview-prediction-analysis
Nate Wilcox
2011-11-19T10:49:10-08:00
2011-11-19T10:49:10-08:00
UFC 139 Fight Card Breakdown: Martin Kampmann Vs. Rick Story
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<figcaption>Photo by Esther Lin for <a href="http://www.mmafighting.com/photos/#photo-12" target="new">MMA Fighting</a>.</figcaption>
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<p>A comprehensive break-down, preview, and analysis of UFC 139's welterweight bout between Martin Kampmann and Rick Story. "Kid" Nate makes his prediction for the winner.</p> <p>UFC welterweights <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122581/martin-kampmann" class="sbn-auto-link">Martin Kampmann</a> (17-5) and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/127156/rick-story" class="sbn-auto-link">Rick Story</a> (13-4) meet on the pay-per-view (PPV) card of tonight's <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/82269/ufc-139-henderson-vs-rua" class="sbn-auto-link">UFC 139</a> in San Jose, CA. Both men are on the fringes of contention in the division and are looking for a win to get back on track. Kampmann is ranked #14 and Story is ranked #9 in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/rankings#welterweight">MMA Nation/USA TODAY Consensus Rankings</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kampmann is 4-3 as a welterweight in the UFC, after going 4-1 as a middleweight. He's beaten some tough fighters in Carlos Condit and Paulo Thiago but has lost to Jake Shields, Paul Daley, and Diego Sanchez. Kickboxing is his base style, but training with Xtreme Couture has turned him into a very well-rounded fighter. Wrestling remains his weak spot.</p>
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<b><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573457/ufc-139-results-play-by-play-shogun-vs-henderson-mma-news" target="_blank">UFC 139 Results</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2571102/ufc-139-dan-henderson-ufc-title-shot-shogun-rua-mma-news" target="_blank">Dan Henderson Interview</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2572272/ufc-139-weigh-in-results-shogun-vs-henderson" target="_blank">Weigh-In Results</a></b>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">That's convenient for Story, a former collegiate wrestler for Southern Oregon University, who likes to use his wrestling to control opponents and then hurt them with powerful strikes in the clinch or on the ground. Story had racked up a six fight win streak in the UFC, including an impressive win over long-time contender Thiago Alves when he lost an upset decision to Charlie Brenneman in June. Brenneman was a last-minute replacement for Nate Marquardt who couldn't get licensed in Pennsylvania. </p>
<p>If Kampmann can keep the fight at range, he should be able to score points on Story, but look for Story to walk him down and force the fight into close quarters. Look for Story to win by TKO or decision.</p>
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<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Aspect</th>
<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Kampmann </th>
<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Points</th>
<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Story</th>
<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Advantage</th>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Range Fighting</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><br></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Boxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Polished Point Scorer</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Slugger</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kampmann</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Kickboxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Slick and Smooth</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Basic</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kampmann</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Wrestling</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Not Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">NCAA Division 1 Level</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Story</b></td>
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<tr style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Clinch Fighting</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"> </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"> </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"> </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"> </td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Dirty Boxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Vicious</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Story</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Thai Clinch</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Quite Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kampmann</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Throws/Trips</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">So so</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Story</b></td>
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<tr style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Ground Fighting</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><br></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><br></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><br></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><br></td>
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<tr style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Positional Control</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Story</b></td>
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<tr style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ground and Pound</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Murder</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Story</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Submissions</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Limited</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kampmann</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Conditioning</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Tie</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Intangibles</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Point Fighter</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Killer</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Story</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Overall</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Finesse</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">4/6</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Fury</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Story<br></b></td>
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https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573610/ufc-139-fight-card-breakdown-martin-kampmann-vs-rick-story
Nate Wilcox
2011-11-19T09:40:29-08:00
2011-11-19T09:40:29-08:00
UFC 139 Fight Card Breakdown: Stephan Bonnar Vs. Kyle Kingsbury
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<p>A comprehensive break-down, preview, and analysis of UFC 139's light heavyweight bout between Stephan Bonnar and Kyle Kingsbury. Nate Wilcox makes his prediction for the winner.</p> <p>Light heavyweights <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/127151/stephan-bonnar" class="sbn-auto-link">Stephan Bonnar</a> (13-7) and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129242/kyle-kingsbury" class="sbn-auto-link">Kyle Kingsbury</a> (11-2, 1 NC) meet at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/82269/ufc-139-henderson-vs-rua" class="sbn-auto-link">UFC 139</a> tonight in the promotion's first ever event in San Jose. The fight is expected to kick off the pay per view (PPV) broadcast.</p>
<p>Bonnar is best known for his legendary 2005<i> Ultimate Fighter Finale</i> bout with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122511/forrest-griffin" class="sbn-auto-link">Forrest Griffin</a> that single-handedly triggered the UFC explosion in popularity. Since then he's had mixed success in the UFC, going 7-5, enduring a suspension for failing a steroid test in 2006 and battling numerous injuries. Nevertheless, the 34 year old is riding a 2 fight win streak into tonight's bout.</p>
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<b><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573457/ufc-139-results-play-by-play-shogun-vs-henderson-mma-news" target="_blank">UFC 139 Results</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2571102/ufc-139-dan-henderson-ufc-title-shot-shogun-rua-mma-news" target="_blank">Dan Henderson Interview</a></b><b> | <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/18/2572272/ufc-139-weigh-in-results-shogun-vs-henderson" target="_blank">Weigh-In Results</a></b>
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<p>Kingsbury is himself a veteran of the Ultimate Fighter reality show, having been an alternate on season 8 and doing well enough to win a UFC contract. He lost his UFC debut to <a style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122638/tom-lawlor" class="sbn-auto-link">Tom Lawlor</a><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> at The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale but has reeled off 4 straight wins since then. He's also twice won the Fight of the Night bonus.</span></p>
<p>Bonnar is a blackbelt in both Taekwondo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, making for an entertaining fighting style that eschews the more common wrestle-boxing style. Kingsbury is a raw athlete and former collegiate football player whose training at the American Kickboxing Academy has polished his game. Bonnar should have the striking advantage at range, but watch for Kingsbury to try to win the fight in the clinch.</p>
<p>I expect Kingsbury to dominate early with some brutal clinch work but he'll likely fade in the later rounds. Look for Bonnar to win the fight but lose the decision.</p>
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<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Bonnar </th>
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<th style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d4d4d4; line-height: 16px; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Kingsbury</th>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Range Fighting</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Boxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Brawl-y</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Aspiring Journeyman</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bonnar</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Kickboxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">TKD-y</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1 </td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Basic Thai</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bonnar</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Wrestling</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Limited</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">So-so</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kingsbury</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Clinch Fighting</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Dirty Boxing</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Nasty</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Hurtful</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bonnar</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Thai Clinch</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Decent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Dangerous</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kingsbury</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Throws/Trips</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Limited</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ok</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kingsbury</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Ground Fighting</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><br></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><br></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Positional Control</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ok</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bonnar</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ground and Pound</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Strong</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kingsbury</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Submissions</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Very Good</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ok</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bonnar</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="text-align: left; background-color: transparent; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Conditioning</b></td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Excellent</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Tends To Fade</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bonnar</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">3-5 When It Goes To Judges</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Decision-Friendly Style</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kingsbury</b></td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">6/7</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Grinder</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: top; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;"><b style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Kingsbury<br><br></b></td>
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https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573437/ufc-139-fight-card-stephan-bonnar-vs-kyle-kingsbury-preview-analysis-prediction
Nate Wilcox