UFC Fight Night 22 Preview & Predictions

The fabled UFC travels to Texas tonight for Fight Night 22, which should prove to be an exciting (and free), set of fights.A big middleweight clash headlines this might of match ups, lets dive into the four main card fights for some predictions:

UFC Fight Night 22

September 15, 2010

Frank Erwin Center,
Austin, Texas, United States

Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
Efrain Escudero vs. Charles Oliveira
Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau
Cole Miller vs. Ross Pearson
Yves Edwards vs. John Gunderson
Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Rich Attonito vs. Rafael Natal
David Mitchell vs. Anthony Waldburger
Brian Foster vs. Forrest Petz
Tomasz Drwal vs. Dave Branch
(main card denoted by bold) 

Ross "The Real Deal" Pearson

Record: 11  -  3  -  0

Details: Ross Pearson is on a 4 fight win steak, with his last victory over Dennis Siver at the last fight night (fight night 21). Most of his wins (5) have come via submission. Pearson also utilizes good boxing as well as ground and pound in his fights.

VS

Cole "Magrinho" Miller

Record: 16  -  4  -  0

Details: Cole Miller is coming off a one fight win streak over Dan Lauzon.Miller has great BJJ skills and has won 11 of his fights via submission. Miller trains with American Top Team.

 Prediction: Ross "The Real Deal" Pearson

Jim Miller

  Record:  17  -  2  -  0

Details: Jim Miller is coming off a 4 fight win streak, and only has one loss in his last 13 fights and twice in his 19 fight career. His only losses come from lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and number one contender Gray Maynard. He has won ten of his fights via some form of submission.

VS

Gleison Tibau

Record: 21 - 6 - 0 

Details: Tibau is on a two fight win streak, defeating Caol Uno in his last fight at UFC Fight Night 21. He has good BJJ, winning 9 fights via submission, and he has impressive athleticism and specifically top control.

Prediction: Jim Miller 

Efrain Escudero

Record: 13  -  1  -  0

Details:  Escudero is riding a one fight win streak over Dan Lauzon into his match up tonight. He utilizes great grappling and BJJ skill sets with ever improving quick and powerful stand up. His e only has one loss in his career, coming to undefeated fighter Evan Dunham.

VS

Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira

Record: 13  -  0  -  0

Details: Oliveira is undefeated in his career, and implements superb grappling and submission offense in his game plan. His previous fight has been his only in the UFC and he finished his opponent in 41 seconds with a armbar.

Prediction: Efrain Escudero

Nate "The Great" Marquardt

Record: 29  -  9  -  2

Details:  Marquardt is coming off a loss to middleweight number one contender Chael Sonnen ( who is busy getting a rematch with title holder Anderson Silva). He is the type of fighter that can fight smart and utilize a strategy, implementing solid accurate stand up and good cardio.

VS

Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares 

 

Record: 11 - 2 - 0

Details:  Palhares is on a three fight win streak since his loss to Dan Henderson in 2008. He has a incredibly impressive ground game and favors a particularly destructive heel hook early in the fight. He is a very athletic fighter, but questionable cardio in the later rounds has hampered him before.

Prediction: Nate "The Great" Marquardt

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