21.05.12

By Jaime C. Feal

The UFC traditionally saves a big take up arms against for their New Year’s card, and Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem is sic as big as it gets. With Lesnar standing 6 foot 3 inches tall and having to cut avoirdupois to make the 265 pound heavyweight limit, and Overeem an equally gross 6 foot 5, 256 pounds, this is truly a clash of the titans. Add to that the drawing power of a former WWE superstar in Lesnar, the UFC debut of a current top 3 heavyweight in Overeem, and things de facto start to get interesting. Give the winner of the fight a shot for the heavyweight legend against Junior Dos Santos, and now you have a truly sensational main event. It all goes down from the MGM August Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, this Friday, December 30th at 10 p.m. EST.

Featherweight Segment (145 lbs.):

Nam Phan (17-9, 1-2 UFC) vs. Jim “The Kid” Hettes (9-0, 1-0 UFC)

Phan, the Concluding Fighter season 12 alumnus, could be fighting for his UFC career here, as a 1-3 record within the promotion often signals a cut from the roster. He will face Jim Hettes, who won his UFC debut by back part naked choke against another TUF 12 alum, Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres. Hettes is an upcoming 24 year old undefeated search for that started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at sixteen years old, and is now the principal trainer at Northeast Jiu-Jitsu in Swoyersville, PA. Hettes also is a two-time Cornerstone State Games Judo gold medalist. With a BJJ and Judo family, “The Kid” needs to get this fight to the ground. Phan displayed very crinkly and lethal boxing during his stint on The Ultimate Fighter. Often working digging hooks to the stiff, Phan showed a skill at finding his opponent with the perfect liver or kidney administer. Since being called up to the UFC, Phan has split a pair of fights with Leonard Garcia, and dropped a determination to Mike Thomas Brown. Phan is also a professional boxer, with a 3-1 register. He clearly has the better hands, and the fight will be determined by how often he is able to utilize them. Phan does have a baleful belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, so should the fight go to the ground he will be make it really tough for Hettes to finish him.

Source: BoxingInsider.com (blog)

by Kent Peterson

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Source: Kent's Bike Blog: There's a Darkness on the Edge of Town

by Gayle

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