Guillotine or Triangle: Who Will be Victorious in UFC 104?
The Ultimate Fighting Championship hosts its 104th event October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The main event fight card shows match ups between welterweights Anthony Johnson and Yoshiyuki Yoshida, heavyweights Cain Velasquez and Ben Rothwell, lightweights Gleison Tibau and Josh Neer, Joe “Daddy” Stevenson and Spencer “The King” Fisher, and light heavyweight championship bout between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio Rua. Set to air on Pay-Per-View, and just about every solid sports bar in town, UFC 104 will be a match-up worth watching.
Stevenson boasts a 30-10 record and two killer chokes; the Guillotine and Rear Naked Chokes. He entered the TV reality show The Ultimate Fighter 2 as one of the more experienced welterweight fighters. Prior to the show, Stevenson held the 155 lb (70 kg). championship at King of the Cage and the 170 lb (77 kg). at Gladiator Challenge. He won The Ultimate Fighter 2 Welterweight Tournament and went on to drop weight and begin his career as a lightweight fighter.
He defeated his last opponent, former Ultimate Fighter winner Nate Diaz, by unanimous decision at the Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale. Stevenson was the superior wrestler and established control for the majority of the fight. This fight earned Fight of the Night honors. Check out the fight below.
Next, Stevenson is set to match up against Fisher, an older but less experienced fighter.
Fisher (23-4) entered the UFC world in Ultimate Fight Night 2 where he won by submission over Thiago Alves in the second round. He defeated his last opponent, MMA veteran fighter Caol Uno, by unanimous decision in UFC 99: The Comeback. Fisher boasts an effective triangle choke as well as 11 wins by TKO.
This match-up between two experienced fighters is sounding like a must-see. While Stevenson has a few good chokes he can throw, he’s also been caught in them before. Both fighters won their last match by decision. Both have only been knocked out once in their career. In this case, Fisher has a stronger recent past, winning his last 3 matches, while Stevenson shows two losses before his last victory. It may be a grappling match to the end, resulting in a decision dependent upon who gets lucky enough to make their choke first. Occasionally, there’s a clear winner. This time, it could be any man in the Octagon.
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