UFC Fight Night 45 (7/16): Cerrone vs. J. Miller (FS1)

[Cammo101]

I know I'm late to the party, but this was a great event. I was never super high on Cerrone, as I always thought he was a fun gatekeeper. But, he has changed my mind. He looked like the freaking Terminator out there.

Up next for all involved should be...

Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz 2 (now that Khabib is hurt)
Miller vs. Rustan Khabilov
Barboza vs. Tibau
Dunham vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Story vs. Gunnar Nelson
Mafra vs. Zak Cummings
Proctor vs. Mitch Clarke
Salas vs. Sanders
Lineker vs. Ian McCall
Ozkilic vs. Josh Sampo
Martins vs. James Krause
White vs. Naoyuki Kotani
Tibau vs. Barboza
L. Smith vs. Holly Holm
Duke vs. Alexis Dufresne
Sterling vs. Johnny Eduardo
Viana vs. Mike Easton
Cedeno vs. Yui Chul Nam
Sanders vs. Salas
Gadelha vs. winner of TUF 20 (for the Womens Flyweight title)
Ladhemaki vs. random loser from TUF 20

Cut List: Healy.

[Nemesis21]

I know I'm late to the party, but this was a great event. I was never super high on Cerrone, as I always thought he was a fun gatekeeper. But, he has changed my mind. He looked like the freaking Terminator out there.

Up next for all involved should be...

Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz 2 (now that Khabib is hurt)
Miller vs. Rustan Khabilov
Barboza vs. Tibau
Dunham vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Story vs. Gunnar Nelson
Mafra vs. Zak Cummings
Proctor vs. Mitch Clarke
Salas vs. Sanders
Lineker vs. Ian McCall
Ozkilic vs. Josh Sampo
Martins vs. James Krause
White vs. Naoyuki Kotani
Tibau vs. Barboza
L. Smith vs. Holly Holm
Duke vs. Alexis Dufresne
Sterling vs. Johnny Eduardo
Viana vs. Mike Easton
Cedeno vs. Yui Chul Nam
Sanders vs. Salas
Gadelha vs. winner of TUF 20 (for the Womens Flyweight title)
Ladhemaki vs. random loser from TUF 20

Cut List: Healy.

What happened to this guy? Was pretty good in StrikeForce, comes to the UFC and is 0-4-1.

[Cammo101]

He's just a plodder who is finding it much harder to hold people down and wall hump them in the UFC.

[CPT]

Healy vs. Dunham in a loser leaves town match would make some sense.

I wouldn't really have a problem with Healy getting cut outright though.

[Cammo101]

Healy vs. Dunham in a loser leaves town match would make some sense.

I wouldn't really have a problem with Healy getting cut outright though.

Dude is 0-4-1 in his last 5 including 4 straight loses. Considering he is overpaid on one of those Strikeforce deals and puts zero butts in the seats, I would be shocked if he wasn't cut.

I suspect they give Dunham an easy fight in an attempt to build him back up. He's a fun fighter to watch who had just had tough luck against elite guys.

[CPT]

Eh, Dunham hasn't fared much better recently against a similar level of competition. One win in his last 5, though his pattern is LWLLL.

Healy did beat Jim Miller, even though he did it on the pot.

Like I said though, I won't lose any sleep if they just cut Healy outright.

[Cammo101]

Eh, Dunham hasn't fared much better recently against a similar level of competition. One win in his last 5, though his pattern is LWLLL.

Healy did beat Jim Miller, even though he did it on the pot.

Like I said though, I won't lose any sleep if they just cut Healy outright.

I certainly think an argument can be made for cutting Dunham as well, but he's cheaper, more of a company guy, and a lot more exciting.

[Varejao17]

Who should Lucas Martins face next? Someone said Krause, but Krause is a LW and Martins is a FW.. BTW he looked way better and dominated White!

[Cammo101]

Who should Lucas Martins face next? Someone said Krause, but Krause is a LW and Martins is a FW.. BTW he looked way better and dominated White!

Crap, I fogor he made the drop. Niklas Backstrom makes a lot of sense for a next opponent IMO.

[Bernman]

Being in the UFC has little to do with Healy's struggles. Green and Masvidal were in SF, plus Healy beat Miller. When he was in UFC he's just faced opponents a lot higher in the division. Outside of Thomson, who he lost to, and Hirota who he should have IMO, he faced all prospects or suspects in SF. He's just not a very good fighter. He never has been. He's slow, predictable, and not powerful or technical. At the beginning of that Tibau fight I was stumped as to how he could possibly win bar tiring out Gleison along the fence. That's not good. There is a reason he's 29-20. Between his pedestrian resume, and his boring style, he should be cut, IMO.

[Varejao17]

I won't miss Healy boring style at all... Same goes for Tibau, as soon as he starts a losing streak.