Alvin Robinson vs Mark Bocek UFC 91 fight confirmed

by MMAmania.com on Sep 25, 2008 9:30 AM EDT Comment 14 comments

The rumored lightweight match up between Alvin Robinson (9–3) and Mark Bocek Record (5-2) has been confirmed for UFC 91: "Couture vs. Lesnar" at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 15.

It’s a 155-pound bout between two talented fighters who have struggled ever since making their respective Octagon debuts.

Robinson -- the Ring of Fire lightweight champion -- lost his debut to Kenny Florian in the first round of their UFC 73: "Stacked" bout via submission (strikes) back in 2007. He rebounded to beat Jorge Gurgel to a bloody pulp at UFC 77: "Hostile Territory" en route to a unanimous decision win several months later.

However, the winning feeling was short-lived when Nate Diaz submitted him with a triangle choke at UFC - Fight Night 12 at the start of the 2008 fight campaign. Robinson apparently took some time off this year to address some injuries that plagued him up until that point and now he’s ready to rock once again.

Bocek is among the most accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialists from Canada to transition to mixed martial arts. The former ADCC competitor, however, could not defend a submission attempt from Mac Danzig in his last appearance, losing via third round rear naked choke at UFC 83: "Serra vs. St. Pierre" back in April.

He has one win (unanimous decision) over Doug Evans at UFC 79: "Nemesis" and one loss (technical knockout) to Frank Edgar at UFC 73.

UFC 91 will feature the first round of the "heavyweight tournament" to declare an undisputed champion -- division kingpin Randy Couture will return to action and put his belt on the line against Brock Lesnar in the main event. Kenny Florian and Joe Stevenson will also hook ‘em up in a lightweight contest in what appears at this time to be the co featured bout of the evening.

To check out the latest UFC 91 fight card and rumors click here.

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Alvin Robinson? He’s the lightweight Drew McFedries. Yawn.

by the_mexicutioner on Sep 25, 2008 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ha. Never cmopare Alvin Robinson to Drew McFedries. Drew has a lot of power in his hands and will completely knock your head off your shoulders. Alvin Robinson is a wrestler that grinds his way to victory. Drew = Exciting, Alvin = Boring.

Bocek by Submission.

by "Mr. NC-17" on Sep 25, 2008 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They are both average at best IMO.

by the_mexicutioner on Sep 25, 2008 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes true, but how could you campare those to. Robinson is a wrestler with submissions. And McFedries is a heavy handed fighter that is one domentional.

by belfort_fan on Sep 25, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Drew had a pretty exciting first round submission loss.

by DirtyML on Sep 25, 2008 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

UFC 91 is officially a freakshow. They remove what was still a pointless bout between wand-rampage to replace with this.

by NameNotRequired on Sep 25, 2008 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another lame fight for the undercard…

by BNF on Sep 25, 2008 10:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Truth.

by OJR on Sep 25, 2008 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow you guys are cold. I trained no gi BJJ with Bocek and he is a good guy. I look for him to win by submission.

by theCloser on Sep 25, 2008 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We are just bitter because they took away Rampage/Wandi and we are looking for a similar type of fight as a co-main event. This doesn’t cut!

by BNF on Sep 25, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

fight for survival..

bocek should take this..

by shamo84 on Sep 25, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bocek is one of my BJJ instructors in Toronto. He’s excellent on the ground, and his wrestling is almost as good. However, the transition into mma seems to be tough for him. His striking and athleticism seem to be his downfall. He is currently improving on those aspects. I have seen him sparring recently and he has improved a lot since his first outing in the UFC. He is a HUGE lightweight (walks around just above 180) and he has enormous reach. He left on tuesday to train with American Top Team, so we’ll see what can happen in seven weeks. He has a ton of potential.

by Rob on Sep 25, 2008 12:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This fight may not sound that great but its got great possibilities to be very entertaining. I for one cant wait to see how Bocek has improved. He was giving Danzig a good fight before he starting eating knees.

by NorthStar on Sep 25, 2008 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, it should be an entertaining bout, don’t count them out. I think I’m more interested in seeing this than wand-page 3 actually. Bocek’s a really nice guy, ton of potential, and he deserves a solid win. Putting wand-page 3 off for a few more months though kinda sucks.

by Rob on Sep 26, 2008 8:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs