UFC on FUEL TV 5: Sep 29, 2012

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Location: Nottingham, England
Venue: Capital FM Arena
Broadcast: FUEL TV and Facebook

MAIN CARD (FUEL TV, 4 p.m. ET)

Stipe Miocic vs. Stefan Struve
Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah
Yves Jabouin vs. Brad Pickett
Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman
John Hathaway vs. John Maguire
Duane Ludwig vs. Che Mills

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 1 p.m. ET)

Kyle Kingsbury vs. Jimi Manuwa
Akira Corassani vs. Andy Ogle
Brad Tavares vs. Tom Watson
DaMarques Johnson vs. Gunnar Nelson*
Robert Peralta vs. Jason Young

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MAIN CARD (FUEL TV, 4 p.m. ET)

Stipe Miocic vs. Stefan Struve
Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah
Yves Jabouin vs. Brad Pickett
Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman
John Hathaway vs. John Maguire
Duane Ludwig vs. Che Mills

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Stipe Miocic vs. Stefan Struve - I actually think Struve will win, but I'm praying he doesn't.
Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah - Didn't Hardy get cut? Fuck that red headed little bitch. Break his arms off, Amir!
Duane Ludwig vs. Che Mills
Akira Corassani vs. Andy Ogle - If you watched TUF, how could you not root for this guy? I hate rotten-toothed Brits more than the average guy, but Ogle was a stud.

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MAIN CARD (FUEL TV, 4 p.m. ET)

Stipe Miocic vs. Stefan Struve
Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah
Yves Jabouin vs. Brad Pickett
Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman
John Hathaway vs. John Maguire
Duane Ludwig vs. Che Mills

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MAIN CARD (FUEL TV, 4 p.m. ET)

Stipe Miocic vs. Stefan Struve
- Cro Cop Protege by KO

Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah
Yves Jabouin vs. Brad Pickett
Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman
John Hathaway vs. John Maguire
Duane Ludwig vs. Che Mills

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RU watching live?

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*SPOILERS FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T SEEN IT*


I watched the last two fights on a stream earlier today, but I was pissed that I missed the Maguire/Hathaway fight (and that Maguire lost!). Hathway needs to fight Hardy next...

Hardy looked great tonight, against a smart fighter like Amir. Granted, Amir isn't the flashiest or most exciting, but he is a great gauge for talented fighters working on discipline (like Hardy). I haven't seen such re-invigorated performance since Bisping (those matches after he got KTFO by Hendo). I say, Hardy vs Hathaway next to see who gets to fight a top 5 guy coming off a loss or to welcome Diaz back to the UFC (unless Diaz wants to move up to Middlewight and fight Silva)...

Struve has been a favorite of mine since he showed tons of respect for Buentello in their fight. Stipe seems to be a more athletic version of Cro-Cop, great chin, but kind of one-dimensional just from what I saw. It's no secret, Struve can get too comfortable and get hit hard, but he did a nice job of fighting like a tall guy. Those upper cuts are sick, and his ground game is always scary. I'm guessing Mark Hunt or Big Nog would be next.

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RU watching live?

Never can Fuel is the channel nobody seems to have..

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Really good card

Picket is risking so much it's crazy but he delivered and won really flashy.

Hardy showed he improved, at last. After GSP fight he had rough time. Now it seems like he found the right team to work with.

Struve still lacks defense but he is getting better every fight. he is patient so if everything goes well next year he can earn a title shot.


Hathaway fought a boring fight. He had advantage in almost every aspect of the game but didn't went for the kill. It was difficult cause Maguire was running away the whole fight.

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was really hoping for either Stipe or Amir would get a victory in terms of match up vs dbreiden in pick standings. Props to Hardy for improving his game aka using wrestling. I was a little worried about Struve and his chin. If he improves on the ability to take a punch and learns to use his length like Bones Jones; he can be really dangerous (especially with his ground game).