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    January 31, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada

    MAIN CARD
    Pay-Per-View, 10 p.m. ET
    Nick Diaz vs. Anderson Silva
    Kelvin Gastelum vs. Tyron Woodley
    Al Iaquinta vs. Joe Lauzon
    Tim Boetsch vs. Thales Leites
    Thiago Alves vs. Jordan Mein

    PRELIMINARY CARD
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    Sara McMann vs. Miesha Tate
    Derek Brunson vs. Ed Herman
    John Lineker vs. Ian McCall
    Rafael Natal vs. Tom Watson

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    UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET
    Diego Brandao vs. Jimy Hettes
    Ildemar Alcantara vs. Richardson Moreira
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Lots of good fights on this card so far.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Herman/Brunson added
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    I think we could see Nick Diaz legit KO'd for the first time in over a decade in this fight. Silva will be fighting with something to prove and I have a hunch Diaz doesn't give a shit anymore.
     
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    See, my gut feeling is different.

    I think we could see Diaz actually land something on Silva. Weidman broke that chin. Silva is older, slower, coming off an injury. His mental game has to be shaken. Diaz throws in bunches and pressures.

    The closer the fight gets, the more my doubt creeps in about Silva.
     
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    If Diaz presses he's going to be eating counter shots. Silva is a better boxer and I think has the speed advantage as well.
     
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    I think if Diaz survives the first two rounds hes got a good chance at winning. If I believed he could create and stick to a gameplan, I think he'd have a pretty good shot in general. But he willingly eats punches and that just won't work against Silva.
     
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    You are all probably right, but I just can't picture a 39 year old coming off of a major injury being a heavy favorite. Silva has rightfully deserved his reputation, but I think the Anderson Silva of being dominant is long gone. Even in the 2nd fight against Weidman, he was eating shots that had him rocked. Nick Diaz is going to land some punches on him. Nick throws in bunches, some 50%, others 80%, and some 100%. If those punches land, I want to know if Silva's chin can hold up.

    We have seen too many elite level athletes stay in the game way too long. I fear Silva is going the way of Chuck Liddell.
     
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    Nick missed his flight?

    DFW & the UFC are joking around a bit. Dunno why Nick would even fly from NorCal to Vegas.
     
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    I think Diaz rocks Silva with a left hook.
     
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    Diaz didn't fly to Vegas and didn't attend the open workouts.
     
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    This act is getting real tired.
     
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    Supposedly its all a prank by the UFC and Diaz has been in Vegas all week.
     
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    The more I sit and think the more I think Silva is gonna be tko'd, if Diaz wins you know he is gonna get a title shot at 170 within the year (after Rory).
     
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    Yah, I have the same gut feeling. Diaz throws in bunches. Anderson has slowed. Those punches will land.
     
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    Great fights are never easy to predict beforehand.


    Speaking of which I had high hopes for McCall/Lineker. Seeing it in the middle of the prelims makes me think the UFC has low expectations for it.
     
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