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UFC 118 Preview: Edger Vs Penn
2021-08-23

After the shocking outcome of the last UFC 112 championship UFC betting world is in lurch and amazed whether to place their bet on Penn, eight time UFC world champion or on Edgar, who defeated Penn in last UFC 112 event in April. The line at www.here has Penn as the current favorite at -300.

Penn started his Brazilain Jiu Jitsu training under Ralph Garcie at the age of 17. Soon after entering into the World Jiu Jitsu championship he won black belt from Andrea Pederneiras and then bagged the gold medal from the World Jiu Jitsu championships in Rio de Janeiro with such an unbelievable speed that the Jiu Jitsu was given the nickname, The Prodigy. 

Penn is a trained MMA fighter. His strength and striking skills are enough for giving tough time to his opponents. He is blessed with unbelievable submission skills and legendary flexibility that gives him the intensity to translate his defeat into win in a flash of seconds. 

Penn possesses solid wrestling skills, takedown defense and excellent overall boxing qualities. His hands are electric fast and hits very hard.  

On the otherhand, Penn’s UFC 118 opponent, Frankie Edgar, cannot be considered less than Penn in any comparison. Frankie Edgar had proved that he is a tough competition for Penn by defeating Penn in UFC 112 championship in April 2010. 

Frankie Edgar is the reigning UFC lightweight champion and purple belt holder in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He had a record of eight undefeated streak of fights at a stretch. 

Edgar too possesses excellent takedown defense and ground control skills. He is technically a very sound boxer with high speed and toughness. 

The UFC 118 world championship will only decide whether winning of Edgar was fluke or he is the UFC’s new champion or the Prodigy would save his title and continue to rule the world of UFC.  

Let’s proceed towards the second set of players Randy Couture Vs. James Toney who will participate in the main card UFC 118 round. Both these players are in their forties and are from different types of games i.e. Randy Couture is the boxing champion and James Toney is an MMA champion.  

Though a UFC bout between two forty-year’s olds seems to be very uninteresting and very sluggish but these are not any ordinary forty-year’s old players these are the big names of their respective fields. 

The opening match will be played between Marcus Davis and Nate Diaz.  

Marcus Davis is known as the ‘Irish Hand Grenade’ who had exploded against Jonathan Goulet at UFC 113 on May8. Davis scored a technical knockout finish and snapped a rare two-fight losing skid.  

On the other hand, Davis’s opponent Diaz played impressively in his 117lb debut against Rory Markham and would try to establish himself in this category by defeating Davis.  

The largest and most popular brand in mixed martial arts contest organizers is UFC. The organization has devoted much time and monetary assets to promote the fighters and their talent. According to their popularity, the fighters are ranked on top ten charts.

Wanderlei Silva, popularly known as ‘The Axe Murderer’ comes at position ten. He has played in Japan, Brazil, and United States.

Then comes the ‘Ultimate Fighter’ or Forrest Griffin who is former light heavy weight champion. His magnetism and techniques have won crowds. He is identified as charmer after winning the title of ‘Ultimate Fighter’ among his admirers.

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson comes at eighth position. Being the former UFC light heavyweight champion, he is adored for his remarkable fighting spirit. You could see his acting talent in movies he is currently doing. His personality and physique is famous worldwide and earned applauds both on big screen as well as in UFC.

Frank Mir is at position seven and is the former UFC heavy weight champion. He is scheduled to compete against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who also is a former UFC heavyweight champion, in the upcoming UFC 119 fight.

B.J. Penn comes in at rank six and is the former UFC welterweight and light weight champion. He is famous for maintaining a winning attitude in the previous fights and also for building up excitement in his fights. A big propaganda was created he accused St. Pierre of using vaseline in the UFC 94 event. His next fight the UFC 118 is against Frankie Edgar on August 27 in United States.

Much to everyone’s surprise, Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida holds position five in the popularity charts. He is the former UFC light heavyweight champion and showed his fighting skills in the match where he defeated the existing light heavyweight champion Mauricio ‘Shogun‘ Rua.

Gaining position four on the popularity charts in the mixed martial art fighting events is the indispensable Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell. He is the most sought after light heavyweight champion in the fighting world. Be it on the internet or live shows, he has gained the same token of popularity among fans. He is already aged to retire from the sport but his enthusiasm is not hampered at all. He is all the more charismatic on the fighting front as was always.

On the third position comes the present UFC middleweight champion Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva. Though he is the leading star in the world of UFC, he was blamed with anti-sportsmen behavior in Abu Dhabi event opposite Demian Maia. Silva is a long time favorite of UFC betting fans.

On position second is the proud UFC Welterweight champion, Georges "Rush" St. Pierre. He is the prevailing foremost champion in UFC fights and the key player in welterweight category. Though St. Pierre is very famous and adored by fans, the accusation of using Vaseline, to win the title of UFC 94, has stained his profile. He will be fighting with Josh Koscheck in UFC 124 during December this year.

Topping the charts is UFC heavy weight champion Brock Lesnar. He has made his mark in a very short span in MMA fighting world. He was a former WWE champion before entering UFC fights. He showed his remarkable willpower and drive for the sport when he played against Shane Carwin even on being seriously ailing due to diverticulitis, sever medical condition.

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The second matchup of UFC 116 on July 3, 2010 will be an enticing battle between 33-year-old wunderkind Wanderlei Silva and 34-year-old Japanese middleweight and judo-master Yoshihiro Akiyama. UFC betting is keeping a close on these two older fighters.

Both fighters are aging, but each of them is more than capable of providing exciting action in the ring. Silva will turn 34 on the day of the fight, but here’s what else to look for in the battle between Silva and Akiyama.

Five years ago, Silva was at the top of his game, manhandling every fighter in PrideFC. But when he switched to UFC a while back, the transition didn’t go so well. Silva has now won only two of his last seven battles in the Octagon and only one of his six before he beat Michael Bisping at UFC 110.

The one win came by virtue of a first-round knockout of Keith Jardine in May 2008, but Silva lost battles to fighters including Chuck Liddell, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, and Rich Franklin. Silva’s record is a solid 32-10-1.

As for Akiyama, he hasn’t lost in five years. His last loss came in 2005 to Jerome LeBanner, and his current record is a sparkling 13-1.

UFC president Dana White only announced this fight after Silva beat Bisping, but he will be glad he did. Silva and Akiyama will give the fans something to be excited about before Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin later that night.

In February, White said that the battle would not just be looked forward to by fans but also by the actual fighters.

“Akiyama wants to fight Wanderlei very bad,” White said.

But instead of this battle being held in Japan — as was speculated to be a possibility by some media members and fans because of Akiyama’s roots and his known wishes to hold a fight there at some point — it will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas as a precursor to the Lesnar v. Carwin matchup.

Who can you expect to win?

That depends on what kind of style you expect to prevail. Will it be Silva’s frantic style, adjusting to a new weight class at 185 pounds? Or will it be Akiyama’s calm and calculated judo-style that prevails?

Keep in mind that Silva will be more powerful than Akiyama. Silva typically weighs more than 200 for UFC fights while Akiyama has made his living at 185.  That may mean that Silva won’t be as powerful as usual, but it will also likely mean that his stamina will be longer than usual — and that is a very good thing for Silva.

If the fight ends in a knockout, look for Silva to be the winner. If it goes the distance, look for Akiyama to win, as it’s unlikely that Silva’s questionable ability to defend himself from kicks will last him throughout the fight.

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