vs
UFC 85 Bedlam - London England, saturday, june 7 Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum vs
Brandon "The Truth" Vera
Fabricio is a Brazilian jiu jitsu specialist ( two-time Jiu-Jitsu world champion, 2007 ADCC world champion, European Jiu-Jitsu champion, and a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and a brown belt in judo. ) with the MMA record 10 - 3 - 1.
Vera is a mixed martial artist with the record 8 - 1 - 0
* Werdum is a grappler but his standup has much improved since joining Chute Boxe
* He is taller and weights more than Vera who in my opinion fits more to the light heavy weight
* Fabricio has spend a lot of time in the Europe and that's going to be his fifth fight in England. This is going to be first overseas fight for Vera
* Fabricio has fought better strikers than Vera and he never lose via KO/TKO
* Vera might be a better striker but his stand up skills might be neutralized by the reach advantage
Pick:
Fabricio Werdum 160 (2.6)
Brandon Vera -200 (1.5)
vs
UFC 85 Bedlam - London England, saturday, june 7 Nathan Marquardt vs
Thales Leites
Nathan Marquardt is a MMA fighter with the record: 26 - 7 - 2 (Win - Loss - Draw)
Wins 4 (T)
KOs (15.38%)
15 Submissions (57.69%)
7 Decisions (26.92%)
Losses
1 (T)KOs (14.29%)
2 Submissions (28.57%)
4 Decisions (57.14%)
Thales Leites - 12 - 1 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)
Wins 2
(T)KOs (16.67%)
8 Submissions (66.67%)
2 Decisions (16.67%)
Losses
1 Decisions (100.00%
Both fighters are submission specialists but Nathan is also very well rounded:
*great wrestling and solid striking.
* Leites have clear strategy - take Nate down where he feels more comfortable but:
- his takedowns arent his strong point
- Nate have great takedown defence
- His BJJ teachers are one of the best masters in the world, so there is nothing in Leite's ground game that might surprise him
- Nate has lost only twice by submission (all two with the great grapplers)
Pick:
Nate Marquardt -170 (1.59)
Thales Leites 140 (2.4)