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Cyrille Diabaté vs. Jimi Manuwa set for London Fuel TV card ...

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yossgold

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12.07.2012 | 2:05 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 871st

http://www.mmamania.com/2012/12/7/2258339/cyrille-diabate-vs-jimi-manuwa-ufc-on-fuel-tv-7-feb-16-london-mma

Translation: Cyrille Diabaté is going to be pulverized to a pulp in London.

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Saturday 02.16.2013 at 03:00 PM ET
U.S. Broadcast: Fuel TV | Prelims: Facebook.com
Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
Venue: Wembley Arena
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Enclosure: Octagon
TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Kenny Florian
Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1.3M
Attendance: 10,349
TV Ratings: 195,000 average viewers
MMA Bouts: 12
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Bout		Info
Renan Barão defeats Michael McDonald via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke		3:57 Round 4 of 5, 18:57 Total Bout Page
Cub Swanson defeats Dustin Poirier via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jimi Manuwa defeats Cyrille Diabate via KO/TKO, Leg Injury		5:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Gunnar Nelson defeats Jorge Santiago via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
James Te Huna defeats Ryan Jimmo via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Che Mills vs. Matt Riddle Overturned to No Contest		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Renee Forte defeats Terry Etim via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Danny Castillo defeats Paul Sass via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Andy Ogle defeats Josh Grispi via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Tom Watson defeats Stanislav Nedkov via KO/TKO, Knees and Punches		4:42 Round 2 of 3, 9:42 Total Bout Page
Vaughan Lee defeats Motonobu Tezuka via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Phil Harris defeats Ulysses Gomez via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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curtwag84

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12.07.2012 | 2:11 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 175 Points | Tied for 1087th

These free cards are getting better and better . I like it

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Swickotine

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12.07.2012 | 2:13 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 450th

Wow...sick fight. Rooting for Cyrille but I think Manuwa is the real deal.

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Dela Riva

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12.07.2012 | 2:15 PM ET

Im sure one of these guys will get injured..

Live2wrestle

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12.07.2012 | 2:15 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 450th

If Cyrille uses his reach and weathers the early storm then I think he will win, no matter what I think this one will end in a finish

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yossgold

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12.07.2012 | 2:22 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 871st

Even if Manuwa's not the real deal (I'm guessing he sucks balls on his back on in any kind of ground situation), Cyrille's not the one to expose him.

Manuwa's speed and power will break right through Diabaté's reach.

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jaffacakehero

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12.07.2012 | 2:35 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 277th

God damn it this card is stacking up with some great fights!

I would have been attending if the tickets were on sale a week later instead of today. Unfortunate.

As for this fight, Manuwa hits hard enough to crack your skull. Diabate has been dropped before. This does not fare well for poor ol' Cyrille.

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minotauro11

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12.07.2012 | 2:56 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 277th

What a fight. Diabate probably has the technical edge, but physically Jimi will have a huge advantage. I'd love to see if Cyrille can land jabs and straights early and often, but more likely I think he gets drawn into a brawl and eventually goes out. Either way, the fight will be great, I can't wait.

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mmAPR0digy

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12.07.2012 | 3:03 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 200 Points | Tied for 1029th

NIce fight... I don't think Cyrille will be able to get him down like Kingsbury did, but if he does, he may be able to steal this one.... I'll go with Manuwa 1RND TKO

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WishIsHere

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12.07.2012 | 4:26 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 351st

I've never seen anyone outstrike Cyrille, let alone TKO him through stand up.

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sreimuth

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12.07.2012 | 4:34 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 64th

@wishishere-Gustafsson out struck Diabate in their fight.

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MikeLovesTacos XD

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12.08.2012 | 11:24 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 575 Points | Tied for 12th with 11 others

Manuwa is legit, I think he knocks out Diabate. R1 if he hits Diabate with the shots he hit Kingsbu with.

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sreimuth

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12.08.2012 | 11:28 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 64th

I think Maunwa will submit him. I think he might rock or Cyrille will have the better stand up early on and Manuwa gets it to the ground and then applies a choke.

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JM Barrie

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01.02.2013 | 1:08 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 871st

Diabate only been tko/ko once and that was via stomps by Mauricio Rua at Pride back in 2006. Diabate is a more accomplished stand up fighter and people are buying way to much into Manuwa.

* Edited at 01.02.2013, 1:09 AM ET *

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MMApicker42

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01.02.2013 | 4:17 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 200th

Manuwa is going to blast Diabate just watch

amp112

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01.02.2013 | 6:57 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 566th

Idk. Diabate has been looking good.. Manuwa looked good in his first fight too, but he seemed to be gassing when they stopped the fight.

* Edited at 01.02.2013, 6:57 PM ET *

MMApicker42

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01.03.2013 | 5:26 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 200th

@amp112 let me remind you of Diabate's wins in the UFC.... Griggs(0-2), DeBlass(0-2),Cantwell(lost 5 straight)and Cane(lost last 4 out of 5). Keep in mind the level of competition he's been fighting at. Not saying Manuwa has better competition, but it is a much much tougher opponent and He is a dangerous fighter that finishes majority of his fights.

amp112

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01.03.2013 | 6:28 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 566th

I agree Diabate's last couple wins haven't been top talent, but Jimi Manuwa lost a round to a guy he just beat the crap out of. If you look at Manuwa's record, you see that only a handful of his fights have made it outside of the second round, and he's never seen the 3rd.

If Manuwa doesn't work on his cardio, he'll have a tough time beating anyone he can't KO in the first.

eXtv

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01.03.2013 | 6:39 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 200th

Sick fight, Manua looked awesome against Kingsbu, and Diabate did great against Chad Griggs in his last fight aswell.

I'm anticipating a stand-up war.

MMApicker42

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01.03.2013 | 8:59 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 200th

Umm he beat the living crap out of Kingsbu and got a stoppage in the 2nd, plus Diabate isn't gonna try to take him down the whole match. Grappling is what drained his cardio not his striking. I dunno if Diabate would be able to take that many punches Kingsbu was a human punching bag, but one tough SOB. I think if he rocks him once, he will be able to finish it up

amp112

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01.04.2013 | 12:17 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 566th

Manuwa was visibly tired at the beginning of round 2. And Kingsbu, IMO, won round 2 (I had it 19-18 going into rd 3). Kingsbury could very have won their fight if he was allowed to continue depending on how the judges scored round 1.

It was an unfortunate stoppage to say the least since Manuwa was wilting and Kingbury was gaining momentum, but that eye was a mess.

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