UFC on Fox 12 - Staff Predictions

It's time, UFC on Fox 12 is tomorrow (July 26) and it's time for the MMAjr writers to lock in their predictions!  You can view our predictions for the event on FOX below.

Nick Baldwin, Owner & Lead Writer - @NickUFC
John King, Co-Owner & Lead Writer - @JohnKingMMA
 Dezmond Moore, Writer - @DezWeNeedMoore

Main Card

Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown

Nick's Prediction: Robbie Lawler via TKO; Round 3.
John's Prediction: Robbie Lawler via Unanimous Decision.

Anthony Johnson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Nick's Prediction: Anthony Johnson via TKO; Round 2.

John's Prediction: Anthony Johnson via TKO; Round 2.

Clay Guida vs. Dennis Bermudez

Nick's Prediction: Dennis Bermudez via Split Decision.

John's Prediction: Clay Guida via Unanimous Decision.

 

Josh Thomson vs. Bobby Green
 

Nick's Prediction: Josh Thomson via Unanimous Decision.
John's Prediction: Josh Thomson via Unanimous Decision.

Prelims

Daron Cruickshank vs. Jorge Masvidal
 

Nick's Prediction: Daron Cruickshank via TKO; Round 2.

John's Prediction: Jorge Masvidal via Unanimous Decision.

Kyle Kingsbury vs. Patrick Cummins

Nick's Prediction: Patrick Cummins via TKO; Round 1.
John's Prediction: Kyle Kingsbury via KO; Round 1.

Hernani Perpetuo vs. Tim Means

Nick's Prediction: Hernani Perpetuo via Unanimous Decision.
John's Prediction: Hernani Perpetuo via Unanimous Decision.

Mike De La Torre vs. Brian Ortega

Nick's Prediction: Mike De La Torre via TKO; Round 3.
John's Prediction: Mike De La Torre via Unanimous Decision.

Fight Pass Prelims:

Akbarh Arreola vs. Tiago Trator

Nick's Prediction: Akbarh Arreola via Unanimous Decision.
John's Prediction: Akbarh Arreola via Submission; Round 1.

Andreas Stahl vs. Gilbert Burns

Nick's Prediction: Gilbert Burns via TKO; Round 1.
John's Prediction: Gilbert Burns via KO; Round 2.

Juliana Lima vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Nick's Prediction: Juliana Lima via Unanimous Decision.
John's Prediction: Joanna Jedrzejczyk via Unanimous Decision.

Steven Siler vs. Noad Lahat

Nick's Prediction: Steven Siler via Unanimous Decision.
John's Prediction: Steven Siler via KO; Round 1.

That is all for our UFC on Fox 12 predictions.

UFC 178 set to take place at MGM Grand Garden Arena

UFC 178 is officially set to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

The event was originally set for Toronto, although the big PPV event got moved to Las Vegas and was just awaiting the officially announcement for the venue. 

UFC 178 is headlined by the highly anticipated rematch, Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson. 

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Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor set for UFC 178

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With a little bit of trash talking coming from both of them, Dustin Poirier is now set to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 178. 

McGregor is coming off of a first-round TKO win over Diego Brandao in his hometown of Dublin last weekend in the main event.  The win has placed him into the Top 10 of the featherweight division.  Poirier is currently at #6 in the division. 

Poirier is coming off of a second-round TKO win over Akira Corassani last April at TUF: Nations Finale. 

UFC 178 is taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 26th.  It is headlined by the highly anticipated rematch, Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson 2. 

Both fighters are moving towards the belt, currently held by Jose Aldo, and a win here would put them into title contention. 

Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez set for UFC 181 on December 6th

 

The highly-anticipated return of current lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has finally been made official. 

Pettis announced on 'The MMA Hour' earlier today that he will be defending his belt against #2 ranked Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181.  They are currently filming 'The Ultimate Fighter 20' as opposing coaches.  'TUF 20' will determine the first ever women's strawweight champion of the world. 

UFC 181 will be taking place on December 6th, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.  No other fights have been officially announced, although Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano is possibly in the works for the event. 

Pettis gained the title in September of 2013 when he defeated former champion Benson Henderson.  The fight with Melendez will be his first title defense.

Melendez as an opponent has been no secret for a while, although up until now an exact date and location have been. 

Pettis is coming off of a knee injury which sidelined him for almost a year, but now he is back to full health and is currently training for his title defense. 

This will most likely be officially announced by UFC officials in the coming days.

Roland Delorme to fight at UFC Fight Night 48 in Macau

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Roland Delorme's next fight is currently in the works and is being finalized.  Both him and his opponent have agreed to fight each other, but contracts have not been signed yet. 

Delorme told MMAjr on Wednesday, July 16th that he will be fighting on the Macau card.  His opponent has yet to be announced. 

UFC Fight Night 48 is taking place on August 23rd, 2014 at the Cotai Arena in Macau, China.  It is part of the third ever UFC double-header, the other card that day happening in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

The card is headlined by a middleweight fight as #8 ranked Michael Bisping takes on Cung Le. 

Delorme is coming off a decision loss to Michinori Tanaka at UFC 174 in June and will be looking to break his two-fight losing streak in Macau. 

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller Live Coverage and Results.

The UFC heads to Atlantic City today as #6 ranked lightweight Donald Cerrone faces #7 ranked lightweight Jim Miller; There is also another important lightweight bout on this card, as #13 ranked Edson Barboza takes on un-ranked Evan Dunham.

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Fight Pass Prelims

Claudia Gadelha vs. Tina Lahdemaki 
Official Decision: Claudia Gadelha via Unanimous Decision (30/27x2, 30/26)

Televised Prelims

Yosdenis Cedeno vs. Jerrod Sanders
Round 1: Yosdenis Cedeno 10/9.

MMAjr Official Decision: Yosdenis Cedeno via TKO (Knee injury) at 5:00 of Round 1.
Official Decision: Yosdenis Cedeno via TKO (Knee injury) at 5:00 of Round 1. 

Hugo Viana vs. Aljamain Sterling
Round 1: Aljamain Sterling 10/9. 
Round 2: Aljamain Sterling 10/9. 

MMAjr Official Decision: Aljamain Sterling via TKO at 3:50 of Round 3. 
Official Decision: Aljamain Sterling via TKO at 3:50 of Round 3. 

Jessamyn Duke vs. Leslie Smith

MMAjr Official Decision: Leslie Smith via TKO (punches) at 2:24 of Round 1. 
Official Decision: Leslie Smith via TKO (punches) at 2:24 of Round 1. 

Gleison Tibau vs. Pat Healy
Round 1: Gleison Tibau 10/9. 
Round 2: Gleison Tibau 10/9. 
Round 3: Pat Healy 10/9. 

MMAjr Official Decision: Gleison Tibau via Unanimous Decision (29/28)
Official Decision: Gleison Tibau via Unanimous Decision (29/28x2, 30/27) 

Main Card

Lucas Martins vs. Alex White
Round 1: We are underway! Nice straight right stuns Martins. Martins lands a nice shot and White is hurt. Martins landing solid shots and Alex White is in big trouble. White goes to the body. White seems to be recovered, targeting the body more. Vicious elbow by Martins. White coming in with him chin straight up and he is getting caught every time. Hard body kick lands for Martins. White comes in again and once again gets smashed by punches. Vicious body shot and a straight right, Martins is landing here. Round 1: Lucas Martins 10/9. 

Round 2: White is cut above his eye, he looks like the fresher fighter in between rounds. Nice left lands by White, he does a good job of avoiding the right hand of Lucas Martins. White throws a spinning back fist, no success with it though. Nice combination by White but once again he gets caught. Nice straight left from White, he's landed a couple of them in this round. Martins looks tired, he got cracked with an overhand right. Spinning back fist and a solid right hand! Martins dropped but he is right back up; still doesn't seem to be recovered. Vicious combo by White at the end of the round stuns Martins! Round 2: Alex White 10/9. 

Round 3: They swing early but nothing significant lands. Martins lands two solid hooks, White is okay. White throws a flying knee and lands on his back, it was a slip. Martins landing more in this round. IT IS ALL OVER! LUCAS MARTINS CRACKS ALEX WHITE WITH A RIGHT HAND, WHITE WOBBLED AND WENT DOWN AND THE REFEREE CALLS IT OFF.

MMAjr Official Decision: Lucas Martins via Knockout at 2:08 of Round 3. 
Official Decision: Lucas Martins via Knockout at 2:08 of Round 3.

John Lineker vs. Alptekin Ozkilic
Round 1: Nice take down by Ozkilic, Lineker is up. Lineker looks for a take down attempt now. Hard leg kick by Ozkilic, Lineker responds with two solid uppercuts. Take-down for Lineker. Round 1: Alptekin Ozkilic 10/9. 

Round 2: Nice head movement from Lineker early. Nice left hook stuns Ozkilic, he lands an uppercut as well. Ozkilic may still be hurt. Lineker pushing forward but he gets cracked. Ozkilic stumbles into the fence, it was a slip. Both men are trading and both are eating hard shots. Excellent take-down defence by Akptekin Ozkilic. Nice uppercut and left hook combo, Ozkilic still doesn't seem fazed. Hard right over the top lands on Ozkilic, he's fine. Round 2: Alptekin Ozkilic 10/9. 

Round 3: THEY ARE TRADING! Lineker calling Ozkilic on. Ozkilic may he hurt! Huge right hand by Ozkilic, he shoots for a take down but Lineker stuffs it well. Hard combo lands for Lineker, Ozkilic responds with a left to the body. They trade again! There is a cut under the left eye of Alptekin Ozkilic. Vicious right to the body and Ozkilic may be hurt again. Brilliant head movement by Ozkilic. He got caught though! Bug right snaps John Lineker's head back. Huge right hand by Ozkilic! And again! Now Lineker hurts him. THEY ARE TRADING! Ozkilic's body is hurt, he is covering up every time Lineker comes forward. IT IS ALL OVER! JOHN LINEKER STOPS ALPTEKIN OZKILIC WITH JUST SECONDS TO GO! WHAT A COMEBACK!

MMAjr Official Decision: John Lineker via TKO (punches) at 4:51 of Round 3. 
Official Decision: John Lineker via TKO (punches) at 4:51 of Round 3. 

Justin Salas vs. Joe Proctor
Official Decision: Joe Proctor via TKO (strikes) at 3:27 of Round 2. 

Rick Story vs. Leonardo Mafra
Official Decision: Rick Story via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) at 2:12 of Round 2. 

Co-Main Event

Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Round 1: We are underway for the co-main event of the evening, the fighters touch gloves! They trade early. Nice left by Dunham clips Barboza. Hard leg kick by Barboza, Dunham eats it. Nice straight left by Evan Dunham. Barboza goes high with a kick but misses. Dunham looking for a take-down, good sprawl by Barboza. Nice shot by Dunham seemed to stun Barboza for a second. Dunham pushing forward more now. Huge body kick and IT IS ALL OVER! EDSON BARBOZA CRACKS EVAN DUNHAM WITH A BODY KICK AND THE REFEREE STOPS THE FIGHT!

MMAjr Official Decision: Edson Barboza via TKO (strikes) at 3:06 of Round 1. 
Official Decision: Edson Barboza via TKO (strikes) at 3:06 of Round 1. 

Main Event

Donald Cerrone vs. Jim Miller
Round 1: We are underway! They touch gloves. Knee to the body by Cerrone. Nice left by Miller and a nice left to the body. Miller lands a leg kick and a combo. Vicious knee to the body by Cerrone and Miler clinches. They break and Cerrone takes the center. Take-down for Jim Miller after catching the kick but Cerrone is straight back up. Stiff straight right by Cerrone. They both land right hands. Big knee by Cerrone and Miller may be hurt. Head kick thrown by Cerrone is blocked well. Cerrone with a left hook and a sprawl. Miller looking for the take down again from the clinch, he gets it but Cerrone pops back up. Miller has a small cut under his right eye. Miller lands a solid counter right, doesn't faze Cerrone. Cerrone now clinches and is looking for the take-down, Miller breaks though. Round 1: Donald Cerrone 10/9.

Round 2: We start round two and both fighters look relatively fresh. Outside leg kick followed up by a straight left, Cerrone putting the strikes together now. Cerrone drops Miller with a body kick but Dan Miragliotta says it was a groin shot. Hard body kick again by Cerrone and Millers body is badly hurt. Vicious body kick again and Miller is hurt again. Head kick lands now! Cerrone attacking with hard body kicks now. Head kick slaps JIm Miller. Miller is cautious of the kicks now. IT IS ALL OVER!!!!!!!!!!! VICIOUS HEAD KICK BY DONALD CERRONE, MILLER WOBBLED AND DROPPED! WHAT A STOPPAGE.

MMAjr Official Decision: Donald Cerrone via Knockout (Head kick and punches) at 3:31 of Round 1.
Official Decision: Donald Cerrone via Knockout (Head kick and punches) at 3:31 of Round 1.

*As you probably understand, there is always the possibility of grammar mistakes whilst typing live coverage of any event, so we at MMAjr apologize in advance for any mistakes made.

Interview with UFC Bantamweight Fighter Roland Delorme

 Today MMAjr had the opportunity to talk to UFC bantamweight fighter Roland Delorme.  We asked him some questions regarding his last fight, his upcoming fight, past time, inspirations, and more.  Listen to the interview below. 

Thanks Roland for the great interview!