UFN 17: THE REVIEW
UFN 17: THE REVIEW
By John Gagne
Last night we saw Joe Lauzon take a little bit of damage on route to a second round submission win. His ground game looked amazing. The transitions were flawless, and he changes up his attacks. Going for leg locks, arm bars and chokes, with versatility like that Lauzon will be a game opponent for anyone.
Jeremy Stephens looked decent last night. Now that he is working with Hermes Franca. We can assume his ground game will be ever improving. If he can step up his submission defense, I think Stephens can play the roll of gatekeeper for new lightweights.
In my pick of the night Josh Neer submitted Ultimate Fighter winner Mac Danzig After I watched the Clay Guida fight again. I realized that Mac has a hard time with guys that move forward. And that is all Neer did. Neer showed decent boxing and a much-improved BJJ game. I think Josh Neer need to fight a guy like Clay Guida or Frankie Edger and see if he can be a true contender.
Cain Velazquez has kept his winning streak alive with an impressive performance. This guy is definitely going to be a threat in the heavyweight division once he has a few more fights under his belt.
In the nights biggest upsets Rich Clementi was submitted in the very first round via guillotine. That win may have saved Gleison Tibau from his pink slip. While Rich Clementi falls back down the over populated, talent rich lightweight division.
Overall my picks went very well. Winning 8 of 10 picks, I was hoping for a perfect night, but the loss by Rich Clementi and Matt Grice kept me at 80%.