At one time Gabriel Gonzaga was one of the most feared fighters in the heavyweight division. With knockout power in both hands, excellent jiu jitsu skills and good size and speed, Gonzaga was destroying his opponents left and right. The head kick knockout of Mirco Cro Cop by Gonzaga will be seen on highlight reels for the rest of time.
Coming off of the Ultimate Fighter Season 10, James “The Hammer” McSweeney was one of the hottest prospects in the UFC. During his time on the show McSweeney won the respect of his housemates as well as fight fans with his display of Muai Thai and kick boxing as well as his submission skills.
WEC 51 offered fight fans an exciting night of fights with fight of the night honors going to Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone for their three round war. In the months leading up to the fight, Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone made it very clear that they do not like each other and that they want to hurt each other.
Matt Mitrione was picked second to last by Coach Rashad Evans during the Ultimate Fighter season 10 and he has been widely ridiculed for his performance. After his first fight, Mitrione began to complain about migraines and dizziness which caused his coaches, team mates, Dana White and UFC fans around the world to question his toughness as well as his fighting skills.
On paper, this is a fight that Mir should win as he is the bigger, stronger fighter with some of the best submissions the heavyweight division has to offer
Though Nate “The Great” Marquardt (29-9-2, 8-3 UFC) lost to Chael Sonnen in his last fight at UFC 109, he is still one of the best Middleweight fighters in the sport.
In addition to offering fight fans a great night of fights, UFC 118 will determine the future of the lightweight division
Lawal was relentless in working for the take down and did not give up. As Lawal was working for double under hooks, Cavalcante continued to rain down hammer fists to the side of Lawal’s head.
