Indie913

I don't think this means that Babalu is a shitty fighter. He's a good fighter, but he's definitely not an Elite 205 pounder. Mousasi, on the other hand, is. He's been tearing shit up against some pretty bad dudes, and I honestly can't think of anyone right now, outside of the UFC, who could legitimately challenge him for this title. Yeah, let's not get ahead of ourselves. A loss to Mousasi is hardly condemning.

I'm not excited about Matyushenko back in the UFC. And what's with all the returns at 103? Trigg, Belfort, Cro Cop, Matyushenko... There's a good chance three of the four lose too. I know little to nothing about Matyushenko's opponent other than that he trains with Cro Cop, so i'll give the Janitor the nod there. I think Koscheck beats Trigg, Franklin beats Belfort, and Dos Santos vs. Cro Cop is hard for me to call because i'm being sentimental. I'd love to see a Cro Cop win and a return to form, but my brain tells me to take Dos Santos. Nick Diaz is going to try his hand at professional boxing again? Maybe we'll get that rematch with KJ Noons. Thales Leites being cut surprises me. A loss to Alessio Sakara is a black mark on anyone's record and he of course had the terrible fight against Anderson Silva, but that's as much Joe Silva's fault for throwing him in way too early. Nobody was touting Leites as a top contender when that fight was made. Also, why does everyone think Anderson is moving to 205 permanently? I have yet to find a source. I've only heard him say that he would like to fight in both divisions.

Forgive me.

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg - August 15th Women's Championship: Gina Carano vs. Cristiane Santos - Decision Interim Lightweight Championship: Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida - Decision Light Heavyweight Championship: Renato Sobral vs. Gegard Mousasi - TKO Round 2 Jesse Taylor vs. Jay Hieron - TKO Round 1 Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle - Submission Round 1 Mike Cook vs. Scott Lighty - TKO Round 1 David Douglas vs. Justin Wilcox - TKO Round 2 Alex Trevino vs. Isaiah Hill - Decision James Terry vs. Zac Bucia - Decision

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