Cerrone vs. Martins

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This seems like a giant step down for Cerrone.

Lolwut.....Whatever, must be a showcase fight for Cerrone to get back on track. Probably gonna open up the main card with this to get an exciting start to it.

Not even a 'step' down. They just threw Cerrone down a flight of stairs.

Might not be as easy of a match up as you think. When was the last time Cerrone fought a big, physically strong fighter with a great top game trying to take him out of his element?

Cerrone looked great in his last fight, he should dominate here.

Is Martins actually 3 inches shorter than Cerrone? I thought Martins was a giant.

Cerrone is closer to 5'11 than 6'1, the UFC seriously cannot measure their fighters worth a ****.

rashad evans used to be 5ft 10 no ufc says 6ft

What? You never heard of a mid 30s growth spurt?

i cant say that i have but i hope when im mid 30s i get one aswell lol

@MikeLovesTacos XD "You never heard of a mid 30s growth spurt?"


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Jesus can do anything.

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@Card Hey man, why do you picking  martins?

Martins is a very.smart dog.pick, love this fight.

Yeah, Im tempted to go with Martins but you never know with Cerrone

Yeah to fight like he fought vs Dos Anjos then wreck Dunham,.makes no sense. Cerrone is the safe.pick but if you need to.plag catchup, Martins is the right.pick. my opinion.

Ill wait for the weigh ins on this one..theres actually a few Im gonna wait for. I usually dont do that.

Cerrone chops his legs down, while evading the takedown, and rides out a UD

Just rewatched Martins/Elkins on FightPass. 

Several things have me worried being a Cerrone fan:

1) Martins is a southpaw & we all remember what Pettis did & while Rogan was sucking on his own nutsack by saying "it's exactly as I said, the switch to southpaw opened up the ..." he was basically right although I don't think Martins is anywhere near Pettis as a striker.

2) My 1st thought was that as a BJJ black belt Martins would be looking for the td but he never went for a td vs. Elkins unless you count dumping him after he caught a kick. He knocked Cruickshank down and then jumped on top and had a very controlled, measured top game. Cowboy's good on the ground but I don't think he wants the fight to go there, he likes to kick & isn't known as the most strategic fighter, and if he does forgo kicks I don't think his boxing is good enough to keep Martins at bay and he's been fighting a long time so his chin could be catching up to him.

3) Consistency or the lack thereof has been the one consistent thing about Cowboy over the last year or so. Seemed to mentally check out of the Diaz fight even though he kicked Nate's legs out from under him. And the difference between the RDA & Dunham performances was Shogun or Rampage level inconsistent.

Don't know if I'm the only one who's superstitious about picking the fighters I'm a fan of but I'll be picking Martins in the hope that by sacrificing my correct pick the guy I want to win will. :)

Just made this decision and won't change the pick until after the weigh-ins so I know it doesn't match the post.