Breakdown UFC 196 Early Prelims

Breakdown UFC 196 Early Prelims

 

            Way before the Pay Per View begins UFC Fight Pass airs early prelims at 6:30 PM ET, and a pair of The UFC’s most veteran Lightweights, Diego Sanchez and Jim Miller, match up in the internet’s broadcast Main Event. Diego Sanchez has been in the UFC a long time. He is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 as a Middleweight. He has also competed at Welterweight and Featherweight, in his last fight a Unanimous Decision loss to Ricardo Lamas. Sanchez last nine fights have gone to decision and he’s gone 4-5. It’s been sometime since the 25-8 BJJ Black Belt has collected one, of his fifteen finishes (6 KO, 9 Sub). The Thirty-four year old has gone to the judges seventeen times in his career (10-7).

Jim Miller is also coming off a loss, a second round submission to Michael Chiesa 12/10/15. That was Miller’s Twenty-first appearance in the Octagon (15-6). The Thirty-two year old has finished seventeen (3KO 14 Sub) of his Twenty-five wins and a seven time post fight bonus winner.

Two More LWs

            Justin Salas is fighting in his seventh UFC fight (3-3) and his first since 2014. He lost by TKO to Joe Proctor 7/16/14 and hasn’t competed since. In “J-Bomb’s” 12-6 career he is 5-0 in fights that go the distance. He has four wins by KO/TKO and three losses by the fate. He faces Jason Saggo, who also hasn’t competed since a 2014 loss. His a Split Decision to Paul Felder 10/4. Saggo has five first round finishes in his career. The Thirty year old Ontario native has finished each of his ten wins (2KO, 8Sub). Saggo is also a Black Belt under Royler Gracie.

Featherweights Kick it Off

          Six straight wins in the UFC’s Featherweight Division will draw the attention to Julian “Juicy J” Erosa. Erosa has finished four of his past five wins (2Sub, 2KO/TKO). The Twenty-six year old is 15-2 including a 2-2 record in fights that go to the judges. The TUF 22 Cast member has eight wins by submission. He faces Japan’s Teruto “Yashabo” Ishihara. The 7-2 Ishihara has finished six of his wins by first round KO/TKO. He holds blazing quick finishes in: 0:16, 0:19 and 1:03. “Yashabo” fought to a draw in his promotional debut vs Mizuto Hirota at UFC FN 75 in Japan.

 

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