UFC 115: Tyson Griffin vs Evan Dunham on tap for June 12
by Jesse Holland on Feb 3, 2010 10:19 AM EST
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Surging lightweight contender Tyson Griffin (14-2) is in talks to take on undefeated prospect Evan Dunham (10-0) at the upcoming UFC 115 event scheduled for the General Motors Place in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, on June 12, according to MMAWeekly.
The embattled Griffin finally notched himself a finish inside the Octagon after knocking off Hermes Franca at UFC 103 on Sept. 19 in Dallas. The talented Xtreme Couture product is the winner of a staggering five "Fight of the Night" bonuses but had gone to a decision in seven straight bouts dating back to 2006 and taking heat from fans and media alike in his inability to seal the deal -- despite going 6-2 during that span.
The veteran lightweight seemed to be keeping himself out of serious title consideration with his inability to finish, something likely to be forgotten -- and quickly -- if he can make it two stoppages in a row with a premature ending against the crafty grappler.
Dunham has looked invincible since demolishing Per Ecklund in his Octagon debut at UFC 95: "Sanchez vs. Stevenson" in early 2009. He followed that up with a split decision victory over the dangerous Marcus Aurelio at UFC 102: "Couture vs. Nogueira" last August.
The submissions specialist cemented his place among the top lightweight prospects with a bona fide ass kicking of Efrain Escudero at last month's UFC Fight Night 20 event in Fairfax. He made a statement against "Hencho en Mexico" with a grisly armbar that has now gotten him a major step up in competition.
Will he be ready?
UFC 115 is expected to feature the third (and hopefully final) dance between TUF 11 Coaches and former light heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, as well as a 170-pound scrap between Carlos Condit and Rory MacDonald.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for future updates on this still-developing fight card.
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YOUVE GOT TO BE KIDDING
Are they EVER gonna give Tyson some real competition?? This is ridiculous. Tyson will dominate this kid,
dos anjos and Hermes are pretty good comp actually as is Dunham
Fedor once bet NASA he could survive re-entry without a spacesuit.
On July 19th, 1999, a naked Fedor re-entered the earth's atmosphere, streaking over 14 states and reaching a temperature of 3000 degrees. An embarrassed NASA publically claimed it was a meteor, and still owes him a beer.
When Tyson starts finishing fights against lower competition, then he can step up.
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But at least give him another style opponent
almost everyone he has fought has been a BJJ guy. Tavares, Franca, Dos Anjos, Aurelio, Tibau and now Dunham. Wrestlers have been the problem for Tyson. He lost to Sherk and Edgar and IMO lost to Guida as well. I’d like to see him fight Kurt Pelligrino.
"I like being punched... I like... punchin'" ~Gray Maynard
Would rather see
Tyson/Maynard
Fedor once bet NASA he could survive re-entry without a spacesuit.
On July 19th, 1999, a naked Fedor re-entered the earth's atmosphere, streaking over 14 states and reaching a temperature of 3000 degrees. An embarrassed NASA publically claimed it was a meteor, and still owes him a beer.
This would be a very bad matchup.
Two wrestlers that think they are strikers, this would be a three round circle fest. I like them both but both are very predictable. You know exactly what would happen in this one.
I'd hardly call that an ass kicking of Efrain
I always thought Dunham was more of a striker than grappler at heart. This fight will come down to Dunham’s takedown defense. If Tyson can land his combo’s and leg kicks and follow them up with some good takedowns them he should be able to win this fight. I don’t see him finishing but should be able to get A very entertaining decision win for Tyson.
"You can deal with UFC, I know that they have flexible contract system. All these talks about "strict" contract terms with signing with UFC, come ONLY from Vadim Finkelstein, who wants to push his owns business projects through Fedor's fights" -- Aleksander Emelianenko
by Synyster_08 on Feb 3, 2010 10:31 AM EST via mobile reply actions
agreed...Efrain was winning that fight easily imo
Fedor once bet NASA he could survive re-entry without a spacesuit.
On July 19th, 1999, a naked Fedor re-entered the earth's atmosphere, streaking over 14 states and reaching a temperature of 3000 degrees. An embarrassed NASA publically claimed it was a meteor, and still owes him a beer.
I wouldn't say that either Mac
Efrain won the first, and Evan was slowly pulling away in he 2nd
"You can deal with UFC, I know that they have flexible contract system. All these talks about "strict" contract terms with signing with UFC, come ONLY from Vadim Finkelstein, who wants to push his owns business projects through Fedor's fights" -- Aleksander Emelianenko
by Synyster_08 on Feb 3, 2010 11:27 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Agree with Synyster
This fight has Tyson Grifin by DECISION written all over it.
He is much stronger than Dunham and possesses better wrestling so putting Evan on his back shouldn’t be too difficult. Dunham is very durable and Tyson hardly ever finishes. Also, I don’t think Tyson knows how to tap to submissions and those monster T rex arms will be able to pull out of most of lankly Dunhams subs off his back.
I AM SOMETIMES BIASED - Get over it!!!!!!!
2nd
Syn and VM express my thoughts
Congrats to everyone who picked Robbie over MM. He took an a$$ whoopin but played a "risky" game plan like a fiddle. H O L Y S H 1 T that was an insane finish - Melvin was completly waxed. 2/3 on the night. Crap.
stupid fight but its good to see training partners step up and fight for a change!
Tyson should be fighting Florian
Dunham should be fighting Gomi!
I give you a hard time sometimes John but you are actually pretty good at match-making
Fedor once bet NASA he could survive re-entry without a spacesuit.
On July 19th, 1999, a naked Fedor re-entered the earth's atmosphere, streaking over 14 states and reaching a temperature of 3000 degrees. An embarrassed NASA publically claimed it was a meteor, and still owes him a beer.
I don’t get why folks don’t understand this fight…Dunham is 3-0 in the UFC and needs to be tested against better competition. Escudero was a dude with an excellent wrestling pedigree and an undefeated record. Griffin should be a heavy favorite here, but this isn’t a ridiculous match-up.
Furthermore, there isn’t much they can do with Griffin. Florian is matched up with Gomi, Edgar is set to fight Penn. Who is left for Griffin? Maynard maybe (but they’re on record as saying only if it’s a title fight). He’s already fought Sherk and Guida. Joe Stevenson? Outside of those four guys, there isn’t anyone available who is clearly ahead of Dunham.
griffin has to stop this kid...to get a shot at kenflo
joe stevenson is fighting george sotiropoulos at 110
Agreed, Griffin vs KenFlo is up next
I think they both win their upcoming fights, which would probably set up a #1 contender fight. If Griffin wants BJ, then he should have to go through Kenny first. Likewise, if Kenny go 3-0 against Guida/Gomi/Griffin, then he would deserve another crack at BJ.
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