UFC 96

UFC 96

Quinton Jackson v. Keith Jardine
Winner: Quinton Jackson Knock Out 2

Matt Hamill v. Mark Munoz
Winner: Mark Munoz Unanimous Decision 3

Gabriel Gonzaga v. Shane Carwin
Winner: Shane Carwin Technical Knock Out 1

Tim Boetsch v. Jason Brilz
Winner: Tim Boetsch Technical Knock Out 2

Brandon Vera v. Michael Patt
Winner: Brandon Vera Knock Out 1

Kendall Grove v. Jason Day
Winner: Jason Day Technical Knock Out 1

Pete Sell v. Matt Brown
Winner: Pete Sell Unanimous Decision 3

Tamdan McCrory v. Ryan Madigan
Winner: Tamdan McCrory Unanimous Decision 3

Aaron Riley v. Shane Nelson
Winner: Aaron Riley Technical Knock Out 2

Gray Maynard v. Jim Miller
Winner: Gray Maynard Unanimous Decision 3

Notable Fights:

Jackson vs Jardine

Jardine will not be able to do what Forrest did. Forrest has much crisper, straighter hands which helped keep Jackson at range as opposed to Jardines crazy-monkey-loopy punches. While Jardine does have great kicks that were also a big part of Forrests victory, Jackson and his camp know there coming. Jackson power and crisp boxing will make it a short night for The Dean of Mean and likely net him a KO of the night.

Maynard vs Miller

The Miller brothers are known for stepping up on short notice and still winning. They've shown they have solid submissions and stand up and are well rounded with good cardio. Where we have seen the lightweight part of the Miller duo successful is top position, pushing the pace. I think Maynard presents problems here and we'll see Miller need to deviate from his normal plan to win. We know Maynard is the better wrestler. The key here will be standup, and if Millers submission game off his back is equal to his top game. I think Maynard will try to stand to see how that goes before going back to his wrestling bread and butter. Maynard is most likely to win and most likely by decision but the pace both these fighters set should earn a Fight of the Night bonus.

McCrory vs Madigan

I know its Madigan's debut and McCrory's 5th Octagon appearance but look at Madigans training and kickboxing record. If I were a betting man Madigan is a sick underdog bet since he's an underdog somewhere around 200 points last I saw.

Grove vs Day

A little biased here since Day trains at a Roy Harris school in Canada and I'm a Roy Harris man myself, but I'm still thinking this plays out like Day vs Belcher and Grove shows us his suspect chin like he did against Cote and Rivera.