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IFC 56 Jones vs Heavyweight

(June 23rd, 2018 - King Theatre - Los Angeles)

Shout out to Papa John, who accepted multiple fight offers even one today, but ultimately no one accepted the fight (or declined). Just wanted to give him a shout out for accepting so many fights on such short notice.

Prelim

Fight 1 - Lightweight Division

(6-13, 167 lbs) Boyd “The Vanilla Og” Clark VS (4-7, 156 lbs) “The Clobberer” Timothy Rex

In our first and only fight of the prelims Clark faces off against Rex as both fighters try to build upon the momentum from their previous win. Clark managed a controversial decision victory despite failing to land a majority of his strikes. Rex looked strong in his last fight, winning via TKO in the first round using vicious knees. This fight will be centered around the clinch as each fighter prefers to fight in the clinch with Clark having a slight advantage.

Undercard

Fight 2 - Heavyweight Division

(9-11-1, 245 lbs) Maddox “Hitman” Wood VS (4-4, 255 lbs) Vinnie Sixx

Next we have two fighters who have already fought eachother once with a quick first round ending via superman punch by Sixx. Wood has fought four times since then and is here to prove that the first fight was a fluke as he underestimated his opponent and was caught by a lucky punch. Sixx on the other hand is hoping to reverse his backward momentum with a win over someone he has already beaten.

As an elite boxer, it is obvious what Sixx wants to do in this fight, as he tries to keep his distance from Wood’s muay thai skill in order to avoid the superior grappling, (both bjj and muay thai) of Wood. While I wouldn’t say history will repeat itself with another quick KO, I do believe that Sixx has a very clear advantage in this fight.

Fight 3 - Lightweight Division

(3-2, 164 lbs) TopOF “The Prodigy” FoodChain VS (10-8-1, 150 lbs) Andy Bogard

FoodChain will be making his IFC debut in this fight as he fights Bogard who has been in the IFC since the second card ever in the organization. He comes from a short TWGC career as well as the TBD organization. His last fight was a loss in the TBD championship fight. He will want to prove himself in the IFC and Bogard is a perfect opponent to start off his IFC career against. While Bogard hasn’t ever been a championship worthy fighter he has definitely been highly regarded throughout much of his career in the organization. He has recently rekindled his spirit, winning 5 of his last 6 fights as he tries to once again claim a spot in the top 15.

Both fighters are similarly skilled in jiu jitsu, but while FoodChain relies primarily on his boxing, Bogard has specialized more in muay thai. The matchup between these two styles will be the deciding factor in this match. I would give the advantage to FoodChain coming in with his superior wrestling and boxing he should be able to hold his own in the clinch against Bogard.

Fight 4 - Middleweight Division

(4-2, 191 lbs) Vincenzo Hall VS (9-4, 207 lbs) Kamden “The Situation” Jackson

Hall versus Jackson will be a fun one for any TWGC fan to watch as both fighters are very proficient on the ground. The fight fan in me hopes that Hall will take this to the ground, but it may be more likely that he uses his superior wrestling to keep his feet where he can then use his superior striking to get the win. Jackson on the hand relies almost solely on his ground game something he has honed with a 7-2 record and the TWGC super heavyweight belt.

Hall has already proven he has knockout power, while Jackson has proven only that he can handle himself on the ground. This could lead to a very one sided fight if Jackson can’t get this fight to the ground. Coming in I have to give the advantage to Hall, but there is no telling how exactly this fight will go.

Fight 5 - Middleweight Division

(8-6, 167 lbs) Lalama “Seal” Amana VS (9-9, 176 lbs) Dex “The Assassin” Arial

Another fighter making his debut Amana gets to start off his IFC career against a fighter who has been attempting to fight his way into the top 15 for quite some time now. Amana has had all of his fights in the 155 pound division so far and he may find himself back into that division, however for now he is fighting against the 176 pound Arial and we will get to see how he matches up against a slightly heavier fighter. Arial has been struggling to maintain his position at the upper levels of the division just outside of the top 15, but has not done nearly enough to find his way into those rankings.

Amana looks to be the advantaged fighter coming in with much better striking, but Arial has the better wrestling, so if he can get this fight to the ground he would have an advantage although only a slight one.

Main Event

Fight 6 - Middleweight Division

(12-6, 195 lbs) Buffalo Marley VS (6-4, 192 lbs) Alex Stefanovic

The first fight of our main event could be a fight between two championship candidates. Both Marley and Stefanovic look like extremely high level fighters with only the shortness of their IFC careers holding them back. Marley will be making his debut in the organization, however his three last fights came against fighters who now find themselves in the IFC 2 of which defeated him. Stefanovic has spent most of his career in the IFC so far and will be providing a not so warm welcome to Marley. He has done well in his IFC career focusing more on developing as a fighter than climbing the rankings, but he has hit his stride recently after rejoining the IFC, beating Gregor and losing to the previously top 10 fighter Nessy in a close decision.

This fight pits two extremely capable fighters against eachother as Stefanovic holds the advantage in muay thai, but has worse boxing and jiu jitsu. If he can keep this fight in the clinch he should have the advantage and as such I would give him a very slight advantage coming into the fight.

Fight 7 - Middleweight Division

(9-7, 179 lbs) Terry Bogard VS (10-12, 178 lbs) Steven “The Steamroller” Kennedy

Bogard looked strong making his way towards the top of the division, however he then ran into the wall that is the IFC middleweight division rankers and found himself losing three straight fights. His following two fights against non rankers found himself once again winning and a win here would pit him back against the fighters who cast him to this lower rank in the first place. Coming up against him is a man who once found himself in possession of the openweight IFC championship belt, but now has fallen on rough times, winning only 1 of his last 6 fights. His slide has been sad to see, but he is still a very good fighter and anyone who underestimates him will find out why he is called the steamroller.

If one looks only at skills then Kennedy would be the almost certain victor, but Bogard has come up against those at the top and held his own. Though it seems weird considering Kennedy holds almost every advantage I’m going to have to predict Bogard the winner.

Co-Main Event - Lightweight Division

#11(11-10, 150 lbs) Daniel “The Unsanitary” Sainty VS (7-5, 157 lbs) “Touch of Death” Dumba Diame Jr

Sainty is probably very excited for this fight as finally gets to fight someone other than the extremely proficient Gellar as Diame makes his return to the IFC following his win at Dare’s grappling tournament. Sainty has been in the top 15 for a long time running now, but will have to show his strength even more with all the new fighters joining as well as people like Diame returning. He was 1 victory from challenging from the title and would love to find his way back to a challenger fight. Diame was a fighter who had me extremely excited when he first joined the IFC and he didn’t disappoint in his debut, beating Van Rijn in the fist round. However, he followed that up with a loss to now eighth ranked Lopez. Following that fight he left the IFC to participate in a grappling tournament which ultimately ended in his victory and he is now the #1 ranked grappler at his weight class in the TWGC. However, this isn’t the TWGC and he will have to once again show his mettle in the octagon.

Both fighters in this one have their black belts in jiu jitsu, but Diame has the superior muay thai and wrestling while Sainty is the better boxer. It would not be shocking to see this fight go to the ground as Diame has proven himself very potent on the ground while Sainty is no stranger to to submission victories with all eleven of his won fights happening via submission. Due to Diame’s current position in the TWGC world he should be the favorite coming in, but this is mma and things may not work out the same for him.

Main Event - Middleweight Division

(22-3, 197 lbs) Luther “Touch of Death” Jones VS #2(24-4, 220 lbs) Light “Son Of” Heavyweight

Weird as it is we have another “Touch of Death” fighting in a row, makes one wonder if all you need to do to get strong is nickname yourself Touch of death. However, Jones will be making his debut in the IFC up against Heavyweight. Both of these fighters found themselves in the same organization on the island both champions just separated by weight class. Now we get the what if scenario as these two long time champions on the island who each won their respective weight classes in season 7 meet in an organized mma fight! We are fortunate to get to witness this event due to the semi open weight nature of the IFC and anyone not excited by the prospect of two island champs going at it is lying to themselves.

While both of these guys were champions in the same org at the same time they did so in completely different ways. Jones prefers to take the fight to the ground to earn himself a victory while Heavyweight does all his fighting on his feet. Both fighters have won every single fight via KO or TKO so a decision is almost certainly not the way this fight will end. Jones should have the edge in this fight considering his advantage in wrestling and even larger advantage in jiu jitsu. However, if this fight remains standing Heavyweight should be able to earn himself a victory. Either way we can expect a great show as these two face off.

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Nice write up

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Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (23rd June 2018)

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Lightweight (155lbs and under)

#Champ (2) Jax Thomas (9-3, W,W,W,W,W, 169lbs)

#1 (1) Uri Gellar (23-6, W,W,W,L,L, 158lbs)

#2 (3) Soul Shadow (9-4, W,W,L,W,W, 162lbs)

#3 (4) Mister Island (13-7, W,L,L,W,W, 145lbs)

#4 (5) Abdel Mumu (9-2, L,W,W,W,W, 155lbs)

#5 (6) Gosha Lopez (8-3, W,L,W,W,W, 135lbs)

#6 (7) Evgeni Lomachenko (12-9, W,W,L,W,L, 152lbs)

#7 (8) Harry Entei (11-5-2, W,W,W,L,W, 155lbs)

#8 (2) Klaus Chugman (15-4, L,L,W,W,W,W, 130lbs

#9 (9) Feihck Tiote (8-4, L,W,W,L,W, 164lbs)

#10 (10) Mike Van Rijn (14-8, W,W,W,L,L, 163lbs)

#11 (13) Dumba Diame Jr (8-5, W,L,W,L,W, 157lbs)

#12(12) Tzwrtzos Peidis (8-5, L,W,W,L,L, 165lbs)

#13 (11) Daniel Sainty (11-11, L,L,L,W,L, 150lbs)

#14 (14) Anton Touchard (8-3, L,L,W,W,W, 168lbs)

#15 (15) Randall Jackson (1-2-1, D,W,L,L, 157lbs)

#15 (15) Lazy Bastard (15-8-3, D,L,L,L,L, 162lbs)

Middleweight (155lbs to 205lbs)

#Champ (Ch) Ispa Murhaa (9-0, W,W,W,W,W, 194lbs)

#1 (1) Mew Choo (15-2, W,W,W,L,W, 191lbs)

#2 (NR) Luther Jones (23-3, W,W,W,W,W, 197lbs)

#3 (3) Alexander Porto (14-8, W,W,W,W,W, 180lbs)

#4 (4) Dennis Fisher (5-0, W,W,W,W,W, 207lbs)

#5 (2) Light Heavyweight (24-5, L,L,W,W,W, 220lbs)

#6 (5) Brooklyn Brawler (13-6, L,W,L,W,L, 190lbs)

#7 (6) Roman Divac (11-2, W,L,L,W,W, 198lbs)

#8 (8) Ribociclib Kisqali (10-4, L,L,W,W,L, 220lbs)

#9 (10) Terje Warholm (9-5-1, W,W,W,W,L, 220lbs)

#10 (11) Chara Zaad (10-10, W,L,L,W,L, 210lbs)

#11 (12) Ed ONeill (6-4, L,W,W,L,W, 196lbs)

#12 (NR) Duc Minh Pham (9-4, W,W,W,L,W, 175lbs)

#13 (7) Damien OQuinn (11-6, L,L,W,L,W, 216lbs)

#14 (13) Sascha Koniezko (7-8, L,L,W,W,W, 185lbs)

#15 (NR) Yen Askren (10-4-1, W,W,D,L,W, 185lbs)

Heavyweight (205lbs and over)

#Champ (Ch) Super Heavyweight (23-3, W,W,W,W,W, 280lbs)

#1 (1) Naiki Nekele (13-4, W,W,W,W,W, 268lbs)

#2 (2) Big Murha (9-2, W,W,L,L,W, 219lbs)

#3 (3) Iain Tower (11-1, W,L,W,W,W, 275lbs)

#4 (4) Grigori Rasputin (19-4, L,W,W,W,L, 241lbs)

#5 (6) Steve Butabi (10-4, W,L,L,W,L, 290lbs)

#6 (7) Vladimir Impaler (11-4, W,W,L,L,W, 270lbs)

#7 (8) Urban Go Bucks (6-2, W,W,L,W,W, 255lbs)

#8 (5) Japa Koniu (9-5, L,L,W,W,L, 235lbs)

#9 (9) Schmorgen Biscuit (11-7, L,L,W,W,L, 222lbs)

#10 (10) Fanta Coco (10-4, W,W,W,L,L, 230lbs)

#11 (11) Hercules Fortier (6-2, L,W,L,W,W, 265lbs)

#12 (12) Hamish McTavish (8-6, L,W,L,L,W, 292lbs)

#13 (13) Taz Bandichoo (9-9, W,L,W,W,L, 240lbs)

#14 (14) Albert Van Rooy (6-5, W,W,L,L,W, 256lbs)

#15 (15) Naoise Durnin (5-2, W,W,W,W,W, 205lbs)

**Rankings are determined by hype/pop, p4p rank, win/loss record and a few company internal criteria. Rankings will typically be updated at the end of each week**

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IFC 57 Fischer vs Dali

(June 30th, 2018 - Venice Beach - Los Angeles)

Prelims

Fight 1 - Middleweight Division

7-11, IFC (7-12, 210 lbs) James “The Nervous” Gregor VS 2-1, IFC (3-2, 192 lbs) “Crazy Eyed” Dangerous Dan

We start off our night with a doozy of a match as the struggling Gregor takes on another fighter coming off of a loss in Dan. Gregor is a very strong fighter in the middleweight division who has been around since early in the organization’s career. His record makes him look like a below average fighter, but most of his losses came against high ranking fighters and his most recent win even came against the 9th ranked fighter Warholm. Matching up against him is Dangerous Dan who has only been in the IFC for three fights now, but has made a decent showing of himself with his only loss coming up against Diaz in his last bout.

This should be an amazing fight as Gregor is an elite boxer while Dan is superior in both muay thai and jiu jitsu with each fighter being equal in wrestling. Dan will most likely want this fight to go to the ground, despite preferring stand up so far in his career. However, Gregor most likely has the advantage and as long as he keeps the fight standing we can expect him to walk away with the victory.

Fight 2 - Middleweight Division

3-4, IFC (3-4, 220 lbs) Pacer “The Turnip” Dalton VS 11-7-1, IFC (12-8-1, 185 lbs) Boss Yonic

As is usual for fighters in the prelims we have yet another struggling fight, as Dalton takes on Yonic who has done decent as of late just hasn’t been able to string together enough wins consistently to build hype. Dalton has three straight losses now, this sensational wrestler has struggled with his poor jiu jitsu, not able to keep control on the ground long enough to abuse his powerful wrestling. Going against him is Yonic whose exceptional wrestling as well as his purple belt should leave him skilled enough to go at it with Dalton on the ground in a match which should end up with both fighters struggling to maintain control on the ground.

The winner of this match will ultimately be the fighter who stays on top as both are strongly geared towards wrestling. However, due to the fact Yonic has won with 5 submissions He should have the advantage against Dalton who has been submitted in the past.

Undercard

Fight 3 - Heavyweight Division

0-0, IFC (8-6, 285 lbs) Wolfgang Ubensplikt VS 2-4, IFC (4-7, 285 lbs) Pete “Red Bull” Blowkarski

Starting off our undercard a fighter whose name I can’t type let alone pronounce makes his IFC debut against A man who has been struggling since joining the organization. Ubensplikt had a decent career at TBD managing to climb his way up in the rankings only to fall short against those at the top, time and time again. Blowkarski has been in the IFC for 6 fights now after starting with the UFC. He has not made a good showing of himself, but has good enough skills to at least reach the middle of the pack.

This fight will rely completely on whether or not Blowkarski can maintain his feet or not as Ubensplikt has much better wrestling and jiu jitsu at the same belt level as his opponent. If this fight gets to the ground Blowkarski will be hard pressed to stay alive or get back to his feet. Due to this fact the advantage has to go to the newcomer Ubensplikt.

Fight 4 - Middleweight Division

6-1, IFC (6-2, 190 lbs) Braven “Lionheart” Harris VS 3-0, IFC (5-3, 215 lbs) Tyrano” Action” Jackson

Both fighters duking it out in this one are recent returnees to the IFC with Harris having his return match earlier this month and Jackson making his return in this one. Harris stepped away from the organized mma world to train after his January 31st victory over Ribeiro. In his return match Harris dominated the first round, but ended up being knocked out in the second round against Terry Bogard. His opponent Jackson fought 3 times in the TGC (1-2 record) with poor results before returning to the IFC hoping to rekindle the fire he showed when previously in the organization. He is currently undefeated in the IFC and hopes to continue his winning streak in this fight.

Once again we have a case of a superior striker versus a superior grappler. While both fighters are similarly skilled boxers, Harris is a better muay thai fighter and as such should hold an advantage over Jackson assuming his wrestling doesn’t overwhelm the muay thai of Harris. The wrestling and jiu jitsu advantage in Jackson’s corner will most likely prove too much and I expect him to eventually earn himself the victory.

Fight 5 - Middleweight Division

6-8 IFC (6-8, 190 lbs) Yoshihiro Sexyama VS 6-5 IFC (9-8, 175 lbs) Bea “Rick” Mason

For our fifth fight of the evening the struggling Sexyama takes on another struggling fighter, Mason. Sexyama has lost two straight fights now, after finally looking like he was set to make an appearance in the rankings with an impressive win over Kirby. His loss to Bogard threw a wrinkle in that and his following loss to Tyson put the nail in the coffin and put Sexyama almost right back where he started with a need to prove himself once again. Taking him on in this fight Is Mason who has managed to keep himself a winning record despite running into the buzz saw that is the IFC middleweight ranking fighters. Mason found that against the ranking fighters his striking wasn’t enough and his wrestling left him unable to get the fight to the ground where he could use his brown belt in jiu jitsu to its fullest. If he wants to get a winning streak going he will have to shore up his striking or his wrestling, because without improvements in at least one of the above he will fall by the wayside as more diverse fighters abuse his weakness.

This should be an interesting fight as Sexyama is a much better wrestler, but utilizing it could lead to him putting himself at risk against Mason’s superior jiu jitsu. However, on their feet, it looks like a wash as to who would come out ahead. However, I give Sexyama the advantage due to sheer determination, but this is probably the closest fight of the night up to this point.

Fight 6 - Middleweight Division

0-0 IFC (5-3, 191 lbs) Rafael Loureiro VS 2-1 IFC (6-5, 190 lbs) Niko Diaz

In the last fight of the undercard we have the IFC debut of a fighter I am very excited to see fight and he is taking on a fighter whom I have previously hyped up as one of the newer fighters to watch. The debutante Loureiro is a very highly skilled fighter in almost every aspect, but his black belt in jiu jitsu is probably the most impressive part of his technique. This gi wearing fighter’s jiu jitsu is no joke, coming straight from Brazil and having 4 submission victories to his name Diaz will be in trouble if he underestimates this man. Diaz has had mixed results in the IFC, with a lackluster decision win in his debut, followed by a loss via knockout, then finally a victory via knockout. His chin is a real concern, but sheer technical prowess may just be enough to compensate for that.

This fight has many nuances to it as Loureiro looks to be the inferior fighter standing, but Diaz’ chin could make it more even than it looks in terms of just skill, but on the ground Loureiro should have the clear advantage. Due to this fact he should have the advantage and Diaz will need to showcase his wonderful wrestling if he wants to get the win in this fight.

Main Card

Fight 7 - Lightweight Division

0-0-1 #15 IFC (15-8-1, 162 lbs) Lazy Bastard VS 1-0-1 #15 IFC(1-1-1, 157 lbs) Randall “Black” Jackson

Who isn’t excited for this next fight which is a rematch from last month? These two fighters had an impressive striking showdown that went back and forth with Bastard getting the better of the trades, but Jackson similarly got the better of Bastard once he took the fight to the ground where he imposed his will on Bastard. However, Majority draw means the judges thought the fight was too close to call although Bastard technically won on one of the three judge’s scorecards which is why it is a majority draw and not just a draw. Bastard will want to do similar things to their last fight, just to a high enough degree to win on more scorecards while Jackson will have to prove that the judge who declared Bastard the winner was mistaken.

If you couldn’t tell from their last fight, these two will largely interact with a measure of parity on their feet, while Jackson has the clear advantage on the ground, which makes me believe that Jackson should come away with the victory this time around.

Fight 8 - Lightweight Division

1-0, IFC (16-7, 139 lbs) Dominique “Alligator” Bell VS 2-2, IFC (2-2, 142 lbs) Cahal Jefferson

Next one of the top 5 island fighters takes on a fighter who has only fought in the IFC to mixed results. Bell looked very strong during his time on the island, as the champion of his organization of choice, but did poorly in the end of season tournament and was knocked out quickly. Since leaving the island he has gone 3-3, with one of those victories coming in his only IFC fight. Going up against the island fighter is Jefferson who finds himself with two straight losses, participating in the fight that will dictate whether or not he has a winning record. He is definitely very skilled for a 22 year old and should be a fighter who eventually makes an appearance in the top 15.

This fight will completely center around whether or not Jefferson can keep the fight standing or not. He is vastly superior to his opponent in striking, but is the worse fighter on the ground. Despite this fact I believe Jefferson should hold the advantage in this fight, with his wrestling being at a proficient level Bell will be hard pressed to get him to the ground.

Co-Main Event - Heavyweight Division

6-5 #14 IFC (6-5, 256 lbs) Albert Van Rooy VS 4-5 IFC(11-9, 270 lbs) Vincent Lemieux

Our Co-Main event pits two fighters who generally don’t find themselves as headliners in the events they participate in. Van Rooy has only recently made his way onto the rankings while Lemiueux hasn’t been hyped since very early in his career. Van Rooy’s defeats over Bell and Dawson were shocking to many who saw them and these wins have catapulted him into the top 15 of the heavyweight division. Although it is the smallest weight class in the IFC, one cannot underestimate the top 15 of any class. Lemieux has not fought since being crushed in the first round by Impaler and hopes to recover in his fight against Van Rooy, and possible put his own name in the running for the top 15.

The winner of this fight will be largely dependent on the clinch. If Van Rooy can close distance with Lemieux he will get an easy win as long as he can keep from having guard pulled. This fact should make Van Rooy the favorite coming in, but Lemieux’s jiu jitsu is such that if Van Rooy relaxes he could find himself on the ground with a superior grappler at any time.

Main Event - Middleweight Division

3-0 #4 IFC (5-0, 207 lbs) Dennis Fischer VS 0-0 IFC (9-2, 221 lbs) Arany “Nagy” Dali

Capping out our night the 4th ranked undefeated Fischer tries to solidify his spot in the top of the middleweight division by defeating the defending TBD champion Dali in his IFC debut. Fischer has quieted all voices as he has risen very quickly within the IFC rankings, even defeating former champion Roman Divac on his climb. However, his manager recently retired so there are many wondering what effect this will have on the undefeated 22 year old out of Germany. Facing off against him and trying to hand him his first loss is Dali the champion of the TBD heavyweight division until its closure recently. Now he wants to make a successful debut in the IFC and show that he should be in consideration for the IFC belt right off the bat.

This fight pits the 4th ranked manager against the 7th ranked manager and should be a very fun matchup to witness. Both fighters are similarly skilled with Dali holding an ever so slight advantage in jiu jitsu and boxing, but despite this it is hard to vote against the young Fischer. However, I gotta give my vote for Fischer to represent the IFC well and come away with the win.

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Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (30th June 2018)

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Lightweight (155lbs and under)

#Champ (Ch) Jax Thomas (9-3, W,W,W,W,W, 169lbs)

#1 (1) Uri Gellar (23-6, W,W,W,L,L, 158lbs)

#2 (2) Soul Shadow (9-4, W,W,L,W,W, 162lbs)

#3 (3) Mister Island (13-7, W,L,L,W,W, 145lbs)

#4 (4) Abdel Mumu (9-2, L,W,W,W,W, 155lbs)

#5 (5) Gosha Lopez (8-3, W,L,W,W,W, 135lbs)

#6 (6) Evgeni Lomachenko (12-9, W,W,L,W,L, 152lbs)

#7 (7) Harry Entei (11-5-2, W,W,W,L,W, 155lbs)

#8 (8) Klaus Chugman (15-4, L,L,W,W,W,W, 130lbs

#9 (9) Feihck Tiote (8-4, L,W,W,L,W, 164lbs)

#10 (10) Mike Van Rijn (14-8, W,W,W,L,L, 163lbs)

#11 (11) Dumba Diame Jr (8-5, W,L,W,L,W, 157lbs)

#12(12) Tzwrtzos Peidis (8-5, L,W,W,L,L, 165lbs)

#13 (13) Daniel Sainty (11-11, L,L,L,W,L, 150lbs)

#14 (14) Anton Touchard (8-3, L,L,W,W,W, 168lbs)

#15 (15) Randall Jackson (2-2-1, W,D,W,L, 157lbs)

Middleweight (155lbs to 205lbs)

#Champ (Ch) Ispa Murhaa (9-0, W,W,W,W,W, 194lbs)

#1 (1) Mew Choo (15-2, W,W,W,L,W, 191lbs)

#2 (2) Luther Jones (23-3, W,W,W,W,W, 197lbs)

#3 (3) Alexander Porto (14-8, W,W,W,W,W, 180lbs)

#4 (NR) Arany Dali (10-2, W,W,W,L,W, 221lbs)

#5 (4) Dennis Fisher (5-1, L,W,W,W,W, 207lbs)

#6 (5) Light Heavyweight (24-5, L,L,W,W,W, 220lbs)

#7 (7) Roman Divac (11-2, W,L,L,W,W, 198lbs)

#8(6) Brooklyn Brawler (13-6, L,W,L,W,L, 190lbs)

#9 (9) Terje Warholm (9-5-1, W,W,W,W,L, 220lbs)

#10 (8) Ribociclib Kisqali (10-4, L,L,W,W,L, 220lbs)

#11 (10) Chara Zaad (10-10, W,L,L,W,L, 210lbs)

#12 (11) Ed ONeill (6-4, L,W,W,L,W, 196lbs)

#13 (12) Duc Minh Pham (9-4, W,W,W,L,W, 175lbs)

#14 (13) Damien OQuinn (11-6, L,L,W,L,W, 216lbs)

#15 (15) Yen Askren (10-4-1, W,W,D,L,W, 185lbs)

Heavyweight (205lbs and over)

#Champ (Ch) Super Heavyweight (23-3, W,W,W,W,W, 280lbs)

#1 (1) Naiki Nekele (13-4, W,W,W,W,W, 268lbs)

#2 (2) Big Murha (9-2, W,W,L,L,W, 219lbs)

#3 (3) Iain Tower (11-1, W,L,W,W,W, 275lbs)

#4 (4) Grigori Rasputin (19-4, L,W,W,W,L, 241lbs)

#5 (5) Steve Butabi (10-4, W,L,L,W,L, 290lbs)

#6 (6) Vladimir Impaler (11-4, W,W,L,L,W, 270lbs)

#7 (7) Urban Go Bucks (6-2, W,W,L,W,W, 255lbs)

#8 (8) Japa Koniu (9-5, L,L,W,W,L, 235lbs)

#9 (9) Schmorgen Biscuit (11-7, L,L,W,W,L, 222lbs)

#10 (10) Fanta Coco (10-4, W,W,W,L,L, 230lbs)

#11 (11) Hercules Fortier (6-2, L,W,L,W,W, 265lbs)

#12 (12) Hamish McTavish (8-6, L,W,L,L,W, 292lbs)

#13 (13) Taz Bandichoo (9-9, W,L,W,W,L, 240lbs)

#14 (14) Albert Van Rooy (7-5, W,W,W,L,L, 256lbs)

#15 (15) Naoise Durnin (5-2, W,W,W,W,W, 205lbs)

**Rankings are determined by hype/pop, p4p rank, win/loss record and a few company internal criteria. Rankings will typically be updated at the end of each week**

[imcool]

Main Event - Middleweight Division

3-0 #4 IFC (5-0, 207 lbs) Dennis Fischer VS 0-0 IFC (9-2, 221 lbs) Arany “Nagy” Dali

Capping out our night the 4th ranked undefeated Fischer tries to solidify his spot in the top of the middleweight division by defeating the defending TBD champion Dali in his IFC debut. Fischer has quieted all voices as he has risen very quickly within the IFC rankings, even defeating former champion Roman Divac on his climb. However, his manager recently retired so there are many wondering what effect this will have on the undefeated 22 year old out of Germany. Facing off against him and trying to hand him his first loss is Dali the champion of the TBD heavyweight division until its closure recently. Now he wants to make a successful debut in the IFC and show that he should be in consideration for the IFC belt right off the bat.

This fight pits the 4th ranked manager against the 7th ranked manager and should be a very fun matchup to witness. Both fighters are similarly skilled with Dali holding an ever so slight advantage in jiu jitsu and boxing, but despite this it is hard to vote against the young Fischer. However, I gotta give my vote for Fischer to represent the IFC well and come away with the win.

 

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Welp, drink coke try again. RIP undefeated record for Fischer

[Alfred]

Was a big win and I must admit I thought that Fischer would take it too. Congrats

[imcool]

Was a big win and I must admit I thought that Fischer would take it too. Congrats

I think he would've beat Dali in a 5-round fight, but my sliders would've been different, so who knows.

[Hello301]

I would like to congratulate both Alfred Winterbottom and Pika Choo for being the first two managers inducted into the IFC hall of fame, both were integral to the organizations success, WInterbottom of course, because without him there would be no IFC, and Choo for having many of the top fighters filling many rankings and always being quick to accept fights. These are only the first two managers and there are a few other managers being considered, consistency in accepting or denying fights quickly as well as being competitive in the organization are probably the two biggest factors in being named and I feel that these two managers exemplify these traits.

[Cobra7]

Seventeen is back and ready to reclaim his spot

[Hello301]

IFC Champions

Openweight Division(closed)

Ricky Hughes def Pol Veri - 0 Defenses - 2017/07/08 - 2017/07/22 - Ret

Steven Kennedy def Ricky Hughes - 0 Defenses - 2017/07/22 - 2017/08/05 - Unranked

Mew Choo def Steven Kennedy - 6 Defenses - 2017/08/05 - Closing of Openweight - #1 MW

Lightweight Division:

Klaus Chugman def Tommy Walcott - 3 Defenses - 2018/02/10 - 2018/05/26 - #8 LW

Abdel Mumu def Klaus Chugman - 0 Defenses - 2018/05/26 - 2018/06/16 - #4 LW

Jax Thomas def Abdel Mumu - 0 Defenses - 2018/06/16 - Present - LW Champion

Middleweight Division:

Light Heavyweight def Mew Choo - 0 Defenses - 2018/01/31 - 2018/02/14 - #6 MW

Roman Divac def Light Heavyweight - 1 Defense - 2018/02/14 - 2018/04/14 - #7 MW

Ispa Murhaa def Roman Divac - 1 Defense - 2018/04/14 - Present - MW Champion

Heavyweight Division:

Iain Tower def Super Heavyweight - 2 Defenses - 2018/01/31 - 2018/05/12 - #3 HW

Super Heavyweight def Iain Tower - 1 Defense - 2018/05/12 - Present - HW Champion

With all the new fighters I figured I would post a recap of who all has held an IFC title belt from the time of its inauguration as an openweight organization until its present state as a semi-openweight three division class. I can't wait to see who else gets to hold these belts and see if anyone can ever challenge Mew Choo's record as the GOAT of the IFC organization to date. Good luck to all and I look forward to you all striving to get your name on the next iteration of this list.

[Hello301]

IFC 58 Heavyweight vs Nekele

(July 7th, 2018 - Venice Beach - Los Angeles)

Prelims

Fight 1 - Middleweight Division

3-6, IFC (3-6, 184 lbs) Hennig Muller VS 3-3, IFC (9-18, 210 lbs) Raheem “The Dream” Nazir

Starting off our evening Muller takes on Nazir in a middleweight bout at the bottom of the division. Muller hasn’t had the most successful career, but he has been steadily improving over time and now finds himself on a two fight win streak. Coming up against him is Nazir who defeated the same two fighters, but then lost to Patryk in a fight many had him the favorite of. Muller has the advantage coming in due to his better boxing and this should hold true in the results as his wrestling is better than Nazir’s as well.

Fight 2 - Middleweight Division

1-1, IFC (4-4, 220 lbs) General Snus VS 0-0, IFC (2-0, 182 lbs) “The Pilot” Temir Temirov

In the final fight of the prelims relative newcomer Snus takes on an actual newcomer as Temirov as he makes his IFC debut. The first thing you will notice if you look at Snus’ match history is the two letters KO. Every single fight he has been in has either resulted in his opponent unconscious on the ground or he himself unconscious on the ground. Temirov is brand new to the IFC and finds himself under a manager new to the mma business. This fight will be a good test for Temirov and his new manager as he should have the average in everything except striking from a distance, if he can close the distance this fight is his for the taking. Due to this fact he should be the favorite to come away with the win.

Undercard

Fight 3 - Lightweight Division

0-1, IFC (9-5, 147 lbs) Jan “Champion” Jedrzejczyk VS 7-6, IFC (7-6, 152 lbs) Sirimongkol Niyotrong

In the opening fight of the undercard Jedrzejczyk hopes to reverse the negative impression he created in his first IFC fight as he takes on long time IFC fighter niyotrong. Jedrzejczyk came into the IFC full of hope with impressive all around technique, but fell short of beating his opponent Van Rijn in a decision where he lost every round. If he wants to make a name for himself in a new organization losing to the 10th ranked fighter is not a good start, but also not a cause for concern. Coming up against him is Niyotrong who has continued to win 1 then lose 1 for quite some time now. He is coming off of a loss so even a victory here would only serve to continue his trajectory of maintaining rank.

This fight is about as even as it comes in terms of pure technique as each fighter is almost literally equally skilled in every facet of their game. In this fight I give the edge to Niyotrong who despite having difficulty finishing his opponents has also been able to avoid being finished himself and Jan has had trouble in fights that go the distance so far in his career.

Fight 4 - Middleweight Division

0-0, IFC (4-1, 220 lbs) Gannicus The Gladiator VS 8-10, IFC (8-10, 210 lbs) Chong “The Star Fish” Tay

Next for this evening we have Gannicus the Gladiator taking on Chong Tay in a no holds barred fight for relevancy. Both of these fighters have the skills to challenge those in the rankings and will want to prove so by beating their opposition in this fight. The Gladiator has an impressive 4-1 record from his previous organization with one of those wins even coming against Seventeen a fighter who previously challenged for the heavyweight IFC title. He comes to the IFC as the defending KFC champion and wants to prove that his belt in the previous organization was not lack of competition. Tay stands opposed to this man with a rather dismal run as of late losing to many people he should have defeated. He has had many scratching their heads in wonder as such a talented fighter has only an 8-10 record.

Tay’s biggest problem has been his lack of a ground game, but in this fight that won’t be a problem as his opponent shares the same weakness. With both fighters want to duke it out standing this fight will ultimately come down to Gladiator’s Elite boxing and Tay’s sensational muay thai. If this fight goes to the clinch Tay has a very large advantage while in a straight up striking match Gladiator should hold the advantage. Tay should be able to walk away with the victory as Gladiator has had trouble against clinch fighters in the past and Tay is one of the best the IFC has to offer.

Fight 5 - Lightweight Division

1-0, IFC (6-1, 147 lbs) Takumi Sagaki VS 2-2, IFC (10-5, 130 lbs) Gunter “Meat Hooks” Schultz

For our halfway point of the evening Takumi Sagaki and Gunter Schultz go head to head in the lightweight division in a fight between a pure grappler and a well rounded mma fighter. Sagaki has little in the way of striking, but if Chugman has proven anything, its the fact that a pure grappler can be dangerous if pulled off properly. Sagaki comes in with exceptional wrestling and a black belt to go with his impressive 6-1 record and hopes to improve his IFC record to 2-0. Trying to prevent that from happening is Schultz who started off in the IFC with an impressive 2-0 record, but then dropped two straight fights. Many thought he was a future ranker as he defeated Andy Bogard, but now he finds himself nowhere near the top 15 with much to prove.

Sagaki’s gameplan is obvious and this fact could prove to be his undoing if Schultz can manage to exploit his lack of striking. This fight will completely revolve around whether or not Schultz can keep his feet and if taken down survive long enough to get back to his feet. However, given the knowledge I have at this point in time I have to give the advantage to Sagaki, because his wrestling has been very impressive and while Schultz’ losses came against strikers it will be difficult for him to prevent all the takedowns from Sagaki.

Fight 6 - Heavyweight Division

3-0, #15 IFC (5-2, 270 lbs) Naoise “Beginner to Winner” Durnin VS 1-2, #11 IFC(6-3, 265 lbs) “Heart of Darkness” Hercules Fortier

In the last fight of the undercard we have our two first ranking fighters going head to head. The 15th ranked Durnin has gone undefeated since joining the IFC yet finds himself ranked below the 1-2 Fortier. This fact is something that many wonder about and he is out to prove that Fortier has not earned his rank. The only thing that can be said in Fortier’s defense is that he has come up against some actual rankers whereas Durnin has yet to face one and this will be his first attempt against one of those names at the top of the heavyweight division.

When these two fighters butt heads you know your going to get two very elite fighters going at eachother with everything they have. Durnin has the clear advantage standing with sensational boxing and exceptional muay thai, but going into an elite wrestler with a brown belt in jiu jitsu, Fortier definitely has the ability to neutralize Durnin’s striking advantage with his ground game. Durnin has good wrestling, but will it be up to the task of stuffing Fortier? I would have to guess no and give Fortier the advantage going in, but Durnin isn’t 3-0 for no reason and underestimating him is not a good idea for any fighter.

Main Card

Fight 7 - Heavyweight Division

6-3, IFC (6-3, 270 lbs) Patrick Thompson VS 0-0, IFC (7-3, 255 lbs) Maikel Fortuyn

Opening up our main card we have two of the best unranked heavyweight fighters as Thompson attempts to continue his climb through the rankings against Fortuyn who will be making his IFC debut after coming over from the TBD. Thompson is 1 victory outside of the power rankings in the heavyweight division, but ultimately his loss to Bell ended with him on the outside looking in. However, he has still won 5 of his last 6 fights and is always in the conversation as someone who could find his name on that list at any time. Coming up against him is newcomer Fortuyn who had an impressive track record in the TBD and has defeated the 10th ranked IFC fighter Coco in the past. He has high expectations coming in, but having not fought this will ultimately be our first look at him to see if this expectations are misplaced or not.

The big reason why Thompson falls short of the rankings time and time again is, because of his very poor wrestling and jiu jitsu. If he ever manages to get these better his placement on the power rankings is almost assured. However, Fortuyn doesn’t care about going to the ground and as such this weakness will not be pronounced in this fight. These fighters will be going at it standing both from a range and in the clinch and the better fighter will end with his hand raised and most likely the opponent on the ground not moving. I expect the one with his hand raised to be Fortuyn as he should have the advantage in the clinch by a decent margin.

Fight 8 - Middleweight Division

0-0, IFC (12-2, 224 lbs) Mike “Major Mayhem” Megaton VS 1-0, #15 IFC(10-4-1, 185 lbs) Yen “Funky” Askren

In our final fight before we get to the main events, yet another fighter makes his debut as Mike Megaton takes on the 15th ranked newcomer Yen Askren. Megaton was the defending champion of the 205 pound weight class in the TBD before its closure so he has very high expectations placed on him partly, because he has defeated Dali who jumped to #3 in the IFC after defeating Fischer. If Megaton can continue to perform as he did in the TBD he won’t just be top 15 he will almost assuredly be in the top 5 and possibly challenger for the belt. Going up against him is Askren who was also an impressive force in the TBD, however unfortunately for him he had the misfortune of being in the same weight class as the buzzsaw Carter and although challenged for the belt lost both times. Now we get to see a fight between these two men due to the weight class structure of the IFC and find out if he had been in a different weight class Askren had the potential to be a champion.

This fight will largely depend on each fighter’s striking as Askren has the better boxing coming in while Megaton is the better muay thai fighter. With both fighters coming in with similar gameplans and technique we are going to be treated to a showdown between two former champions of the TBD under their new banner of the IFC. Coming into the fight I believe Askren has the slight advantage, but with how close these two fighters are it will be a close fight that should put people on the edge’s of their seats.

Co-Main Event - Lightweight Division

9-9, #6 IFC (12-9, 152 lbs) Evgeni Lomachenko VS 4-2, #3 IFC (13-7, 145 lbs) Mister Island

Now to our Co-Main Event of the evening! The rematch between Lomachenko and Island will be an exciting fight as each fighter has moved up in the world since their previous fight. In their first bout they went to the ground for pretty much the entire duration of the fight and early in the second round Island managed to lock in a guillotine and come out on top with the submission victory. If Lomachenko wants to get the win this time around he will have to either try and abuse his better boxing or out work his opponent on the ground in order to find himself on the winning end of a submission or some ground and pound.

As previously stated, both of these fighters love to go to the ground and utilize impressive wrestling and jiu jitsu to get their wins so this fight will most likely go to the ground. However, Lomachenko found out in their last fight that he may not be superior on the ground and Island is one of the few fighters he has better striking then so he could look to change it up this time around. However, Lomachenko still has to be considered the underdog as Island won their last meeting and still holds the advantage in jiu jitsu.

Main Event - IFC Heavyweight Championship Title Fight

7-1, IFC Champion (23-3, 280 lbs) Super “Dominator” Heavyweight VS 12-3, #1 IFC(13-4, 270 lbs) Naiki “Angel of Vodka” Nekele

Finally we get to our Main Event of the evening where Heavyweight attempts to make his second title defense since taking the belt from Tower. I’m sure Heavyweight needs no introduction as he is only the second man in the IFC to hold the heavyweight title belt after having previously lost the original title fight to Tower. You can’t say enough about this man’s determination to get back in the ring with someone who defeated him and to manage to come away the victor the second time around. He has already defended the belt once against Rasputin and now will try and reach the same amount of defenses as Tower with a second defense. Nekele wants to make sure this doesn’t happen as he has won 6 straight fights to get to this point and is only one more victory away from not only a seven fight winning streak, but the IFC heavyweight belt as well. He has done an amazing job of finishing opponents with only one decision victory during his rise in the rankings, effectively putting people out better than even Vodka itself. (Who am I kidding Vodka is much more powerful than Nekele, sorry man)

Nekele will be hard pressed to get this fight into the clinch having worse boxing than his opponent, but once he gets into the clinch its hard to say if he would have the advantage even their due to Heavyweight’s exceptional wrestling. If he could defeat a man like Tower in the clinch then Nekele has a lot to worry about even if he can get this fight to the clinch. Heavyweight should have the advantage, but Nekele has a decent chance of coming away with a victory as well, all things considered we get to look forward to a great fight and its almost guaranteed that someone is getting knocked out in this one.

[Hello301]

Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (30th June 2018)

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Lightweight (155lbs and under)

#Champ (Ch) Jax Thomas (9-3, W,W,W,W,W, 169lbs)

#1 (1) Uri Gellar (23-6, W,W,W,L,L, 158lbs)

#2 (2) Soul Shadow (9-4, W,W,L,W,W, 162lbs)

#3 (4) Abdel Mumu (9-2, L,W,W,W,W, 155lbs)

#4 (5) Gosha Lopez (8-3, W,L,W,W,W, 135lbs)

#5 (6) Evgeni Lomachenko (13-9, W,W,W,L,W, 152lbs)

#6 (7) Harry Entei (11-5-2, W,W,W,L,W, 155lbs)

#7 (8) Klaus Chugman (15-4, L,L,W,W,W,W, 130lbs

#8 (9) Feihck Tiote (8-4, L,W,W,L,W, 164lbs)

#9 (3) Mister Island (13-8, L,W,L,L,W, 145lbs)

#10 (10) Mike Van Rijn (14-8, W,W,W,L,L, 163lbs)

#11 (11) Dumba Diame Jr (8-5, W,L,W,L,W, 157lbs)

#12(12) Tzwrtzos Peidis (8-5, L,W,W,L,L, 165lbs)

#13 (13) Daniel Sainty (11-11, L,L,L,W,L, 150lbs)

#14 (14) Anton Touchard (8-3, L,L,W,W,W, 168lbs)

#15 (15) Randall Jackson (2-2-1, W,D,W,L, 157lbs)

Middleweight (155lbs to 205lbs)

#Champ (Ch) Ispa Murhaa (9-0, W,W,W,W,W, 194lbs)

#1 (1) Mew Choo (15-2, W,W,W,L,W, 191lbs)

#2 (2) Luther Jones (23-3, W,W,W,W,W, 197lbs)

#3 (3) Alexander Porto (14-8, W,W,W,W,W, 180lbs)

#4 (4) Arany Dali (10-2, W,W,W,L,W, 221lbs)

#5 (5) Dennis Fisher (5-1, L,W,W,W,W, 207lbs)

#6 (6) Light Heavyweight (24-5, L,L,W,W,W, 220lbs)

#7 (7) Roman Divac (11-2, W,L,L,W,W, 198lbs)

#8(8) Brooklyn Brawler (13-6, L,W,L,W,L, 190lbs)

#9 (9) Terje Warholm (9-5-1, W,W,W,W,L, 220lbs)

#10 (10) Ribociclib Kisqali (10-4, L,L,W,W,L, 220lbs)

#11 (11) Chara Zaad (10-10, W,L,L,W,L, 210lbs)

#12 (12) Ed ONeill (6-4, L,W,W,L,W, 196lbs)

#13 (13) Duc Minh Pham (9-4, W,W,W,L,W, 175lbs)

#14 (14) Damien OQuinn (11-6, L,L,W,L,W, 216lbs)

#15 (NR) Mike Megaton (13-3, W,W,W,W,L, 224lbs)

Heavyweight (205lbs and over)

#Champ (1) Naiki Nekele (14-4, W,W,W,W,W, 268lbs)

#1 (2) Big Murha (9-2, W,W,L,L,W, 219lbs)

#2 (Ch) Super Heavyweight (23-4, L,W,W,W,W, 280lbs)

#3 (3) Iain Tower (11-1, W,L,W,W,W, 275lbs)

#4 (4) Grigori Rasputin (19-4, L,W,W,W,L, 241lbs)

#5 (5) Steve Butabi (10-4, W,L,L,W,L, 290lbs)

#6 (6) Vladimir Impaler (11-4, W,W,L,L,W, 270lbs)

#7 (7) Urban Go Bucks (6-2, W,W,L,W,W, 255lbs)

#8 (8) Japa Koniu (9-5, L,L,W,W,L, 235lbs)

#9 (9) Schmorgen Biscuit (11-7, L,L,W,W,L, 222lbs)

#10 (10) Fanta Coco (10-4, W,W,W,L,L, 230lbs)

#11 (15) Naoise Durnin (6-2, W,W,W,W,W, 205lbs)

#12 (12) Hamish McTavish (8-6, L,W,L,L,W, 292lbs)

#13 (13) Taz Bandichoo (9-9, W,L,W,W,L, 240lbs)

#14 (14) Albert Van Rooy (7-5, W,W,W,L,L, 256lbs)

#15 (NR) Patrick Thompson (7-3, W,W,L,W,W, 270lbs)

**Rankings are determined by hype/pop, p4p rank, win/loss record and a few company internal criteria. Rankings will typically be updated at the end of each week**

[NorthernNinjas]

Is everyone afraid to fight my boy Tower or what? Never gets love in the rankings and hasnt had a fight offer in quite some time.

 

You have 4 days

[Cobra7]

Is everyone afraid to fight my boy Tower or what? Never gets love in the rankings and hasnt had a fight offer in quite some time.

 

You have 4 days

What division?

[Alfred]

Is everyone afraid to fight my boy Tower or what? Never gets love in the rankings and hasnt had a fight offer in quite some time.

 

You have 4 days

 

I brought someone over just for your boy. Doug Bell has been busy kicking ass over in a 310k org but he fancied a change of pace and thought he'd become champ over here.

 

Consider this an official call out. Doug Bell wants Iain Tower in the cage

[NorthernNinjas]

 

I brought someone over just for your boy. Doug Bell has been busy kicking ass over in a 310k org but he fancied a change of pace and thought he'd become champ over here.

 

Consider this an official call out. Doug Bell wants Iain Tower in the cage

 

http://www.mmatycoon.com/gallery/0/14913945358474.jpg

Iain "The CN" Tower (11-1, 10-1 IFC)

":Let's do it."

[Hello301]

IFC 59 Murhaa vs Choo

(July 14th , 2018 - King Theatre - Los Angeles)

Prelims

Fight 1 - Lightweight Division

0-4 IFC (5-15, 145 lbs) Jason Poller VS 1-3 IFC (6-6, 139 lbs) Bright “Quest” Heather

As usual we start off our fight night with two fighters at the bottom of their respective division. Poller joined the IFC hoping to turn around a slipping career, but found that he just couldn’t compete against most professional fighters. His opponent entered the IFC riding high with a solid 5-3 record. However, Since joining the IFC he has found that the competition is stiffer than what he was used to and has only managed 1 victory since joining. Neither one of these fighters has any skill outside of jiu jitsu so this fight should almost certainly take place on the ground where Poller has the superior belt, but I still give the edge to Heather due to his significantly higher morale.

Fight 2 - Lightweight Division

5-7 IFC (10-10, 153 lbs) Crack Head “Roks” VS 1-3 IFC (4-3, 156 lbs) “Tiny” Tim Greene

We end our prelims with two fighters struggling to keep their record with more wins than losses. Head has been losing more and more of late after starting off decently during the early parts of his career. Greene on the other hand fought mostly in KT before moving to the IFC and has less octagon experience despite being 4 years older than his opponent. Head should come away with the win in the end due to his advantage in both wrestling and jiu jitsu, but Greene’s Muay Thai could manage to overturn the disadvantage.

Undercard

Fight 3 - Middleweight Division

3-1 IFC (3-1, 190 lbs) Hallis “The Captain” Mollen VS 2-1 IFC (3-1, 190 lbs) Crusadius “Akhillius” Infidellus

With the beginning of the undercard we get to a fight between two fighters who have been relatively successful thus far in their careers. Mollen has spent his entire career in the IFC, beating 3 solid fighters to earn his 3-1 record. He has had trouble finishing fights, but despite this has managed to win all but his fight against Nessy. Infidellus entered the IFC after winning his debut and has since beaten two middle of the pack fighters and lost to the one above average fighter he faced. He has much to prove in this fight as he has only shown himself to be a middle of the pack fighter at ebst to date.

On paper Mollen looks like the advantaged fighter, but his troubles with finishing opponents makes this a much less black and white fight. Infidellus’ win over Da Silva showed that he has what it takes to fight in the clinch and due to this I expect the upset win by Infidellus.

Fight 4 - Middleweight Division

10-10 #11 IFC (10-10, 210 lbs) Chara Zaad VS 0-0 IFC (9-4-1, 224 lbs) Fernando “The Snake Charmer” Eduardo

In our fourth fight of the evening we already have our first ranker to fight for the night. Although only ranked 11th Zaad is still one of the better middleweight division fighters and has improved much through his career. His 3 last losses all came against extremely talented fighters who went their separate ways with the IFC, and when you combine that fact with his victory over Koniezko, its obvious why Zaad is the eleventh ranked fighter. However, he definitely has a lot to prove with this ranking as his only impressive victory is over Koniezko. Eduardo will be that proving ground for Zaad. Eduardo comes to the IFC for his debut with the organization after leaving the TGC organization. He has an impressive 9-4-1 record, but he did not do especially well in his previous organization only managing a 3-3-1 record, and will want to turn it around now that he is in the IFC.

Zaad comes in to prove he deserves his ranking while Eduardo is coming in wants to stop spinning his tires and get back to his winning ways of the past. Both fighters are extremely potent boxers with good wrestling as well. This fight will most likely occur standing and the winner will have much to be proud of as these fighters are very close in skill. However, only one man can win and I expect that man to be Zaad by a very narrow margin.

Fight 5 - Lightweight Division

0-1 IFC (6-5, 162 lbs) Vape Diaz VS 2-3 IFC (12-14, 162 lbs) Joao Vitor Xavier

Vape Diaz versus Joao Vitor Xavier pits two fighters with the exact same levels of technique in every regard apart from jiu jitsu. Diaz is the man with the brown belt and the advantage, but is coming off of a tough loss in his IFC debut against Entei. It will be interesting to see whether he tries to get this fight to the ground and put his TWGC semi-finalist skills into play or tries to win standing against a similarly skilled fighter. Xavier accepted this fight knowing that his opponent was very similar to himself, but had a large advantage in jiu jitsu. However, you can not underestimate both his 11 fight longer career and his 7 years of age over his opponent as experience can be a big factor in fights.

Despite the experience of Xavier I still believe that Diaz has the advantage coming in, but if he can’t get this fight to the ground that advantage goes by the wayside and its anyone’s fight.

Fight 6 - Heavyweight Division

1-0 #10 IFC (10-4, 230 lbs) Fanta Coco VS 6-2 #7 IFC (6-2, 255 lbs) Urban “Brutus” Go Bucks

Our last fight of the undercard is also our first fight that pits two ranking fighters against each other. Coco won his IFC debut against Lang with an impressive first round TKO, earning himself the 10th ranking within the heavyweight division. There were many outcries of protest when he was listed as the 10th ranked fighter, because the man he beat was also making his IFC debut, but a win in this one would silence those people instantly. Bucks has been in the IFC for his entire career and has beaten three of the best the heavyweight division has to offer, his most recent win coming via head kick against Tuong.

A win would mean a lot for Coco’s IFC future as he would prove that he belongs within the top 10 of the heavyweight division and would also put him in position to challenge for a spot in the top 5 even. Bucks on the other hand has been in the IFC and proven himself against multiple people, but has yet to manage a position in the top 5, so a win here would also put him in the position to challenge those above him and possibly have him fighting for the challenger position. However, both of these fighters have their work cut out for them as each is impressive on his feet. However, I think Coco’s boxing will be a bit too strong for Bucks and I expect him to get the win despite “Brutus” being the better Muay thai combatant.

Main Card

Fight 7 - Heavyweight Division

9-3 #6 IFC (11-4, 275 lbs) Vladimir “The Horizontal” Impaler VS 9-9 #13 IFC (9-9, 240 lbs) Taz “Crash” Bandichoo

Our first fight of the main card should be a doozy as Impaler who has reclaimed his previous heights takes on Bandichoo who is in danger of falling out of the rankings for the first time in a while. Impaler had his sights set on the belt, but his loss to Rasputin sent him tumbling down, until finally he has recently regained his equilibrium and is back in a position knocking on the top 5 just needing a win here to prove he deserves to challenge for one of the top spots. Bandichoo has yet to beat one of the ranking fighters, but has lost to most of the fighters at the top. This fact has led him to his spot with a 9-9 record as he beats just about any non ranked fighter, but loses to those in within the rankings. It could take just one win to unleash him, but he can’t quite seem to find that win.

Despite the difference in records if one looks only at technical skill Bandichoo looks like the clear favorite and as such he should have the edge coming in despite his troubles against top fighters. However, Impaler is in his current position, because he wins against people in the top 15 and against Bandichoo who has yet to do so you can’t count Impaler out no matter the difference in their striking.

Fight 8 - Lightweight Division

2-1 #3 IFC (9-2, 169 lbs) Abdel “Fur Coat” Mumu VS 3-2 #8 IFC (8-4, 164 lbs) “The Late Great” Feihck Tiote

Our last fight before the main events pits former champion of the IFC and WCI Mumu against Tiote a former champion in the PFF organization. Mumu is an extremely confident fighter who was riding high after beating Chugman the long time champion of the lightweight division, but his success was short lived as immediately after he was knocked out by Thomas. Now he looks to recover his mojo in the first fight since he lost his title belt. Butting heads with him is Tiote a fighter who has been considered for the top 15 since joining and is now ranked 8th. He is also coming off of a loss against the 2nd ranked fighter Shadow in a tough decision.

Tiote will have to get this fight to the ground to have any shot at winning, but considering the fact that Mumu beat Chugman who is arguably a better wrestler and jiu jitsu artist than Tiote, this may be tough for him. I give Mumu the advantage for this reason as well as the fact that one of his two wins in the IFC came against Shadow whom just defeated Tiote.

Co-Main Event - Middleweight Division

6-2 #3 IFC (14-8, 180 lbs) Alexander Porto VS 11-5 #8 IFC (13-6, 190 lbs) Brooklyn Brawler

Now for our co-main event of the evening. Alexander Porto has made a good showing of himself since joining the IFC only losing two fights, one of which came against the current champion Murhaa. This is the first time he has managed to climb into the top 5 and a win here could have him slated to be the next challenger depending on how things play out in the near future. Trying to stop him is a fighter in the opposite situation, having fallen lower in the rankings than he had in a long time. Brawler has been on a win one lose one trend as of late and this has resulted in the normally top 3 ranked fighter dropping to the point where he is in danger of falling out of the top 10.

As Brawler gets older a drop too far in the rankings could spell him never making it back to the top as such this is a very important match for him. Coming in I believe Brawler has the advantage as his boxing is very portent and Porto will struggle to get close enough to draw him into the clinch.

Main Event - IFC Middleweight Championship Title Fight

8-0 IFC MW Champion (9-0, 204 lbs) Ispa Murhaa VS 15-2 #1 IFC (15-2, 191 lbs) Mew Choo

Murhaa is the only current IFC champion who has a successful defense as this has been one of the most exciting eras in the IFC’s history. However, Murhaa finds himself facing the man who has held a belt longer than any other person in the IFC who is trying to get his hands on another belt. Murhaa has won his way here by beating a very strong champion in Divac and then defending the belt against Light Heavyweight. Choo has been at the top of the rankings pretty much since the beginning of the IFC and to this day maintains his position at the top. His only defeats came at Light Heavyweight’s hands and Jaxson Wilder’s. Will Murhaa be the next man to defeat Choo?

Looking at the technical prowess of each of these fighters it looks overwhelmingly advantaged towards the current champion. However, Choo has been at the top for so long by defeating fighters as skilled as Murhaa so you can’t completely count him out, especially considering he earned his brown belt recently. Even so I have to predict Murhaa to keep his belt, because the gap between these two fighter’s skills seems just too large even for a veteran like Choo.

[Hello301]

Is everyone afraid to fight my boy Tower or what? Never gets love in the rankings and hasnt had a fight offer in quite some time.

 

You have 4 days

Listen here you arrogant sack of shit. Nobody is scared of your fighter after he lost to Heavyweight. You were going to get the winner between Rasputin and Murha which happens on Wednesday, but I guess Bell will get to tear your impatient ass apart and steal your position as the person entering the challenger fight.

[Alfred]

Listen here you arrogant sack of shit. Nobody is scared of your fighter after he lost to Heavyweight. You were going to get the winner between Rasputin and Murha which happens on Wednesday, but I guess Bell will get to tear your impatient ass apart and steal your position as the person entering the challenger fight.

 

Lmao! Eric Leonard is beginning to turn into Dana White

[imcool]

Listen here you arrogant sack of shit. Nobody is scared of your fighter after he lost to Heavyweight. You were going to get the winner between Rasputin and Murha which happens on Wednesday, but I guess Bell will get to tear your impatient ass apart and steal your position as the person entering the challenger fight.

Damn, the beast has awoken!

[ClubberWinger]

Eric " Dana white bold" Leonard.

[NorthernNinjas]

Listen here you arrogant sack of shit. Nobody is scared of your fighter after he lost to Heavyweight. You were going to get the winner between Rasputin and Murha which happens on Wednesday, but I guess Bell will get to tear your impatient ass apart and steal your position as the person entering the challenger fight.

 

lol wtf? r u 4 real?

[Hello301]

 

lol wtf? r u 4 real?

No part of what I said was even remotely confusing.

[NorthernNinjas]

No part of what I said was even remotely confusing.

 

k, well I'm not going to work with someone who calls me a piece of shit

 

Release my fighter and I'll go elsewhere