UFN 6 Final Card

[LWPD]

Ultimate Fight Night 6

Thursday, August 17th 8 PM EST

Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan

Chris Leben vs. Jorge Santiago

Dean Lister vs. Yuki Sasaki

Josh Koscheck vs. Jonathan Goulet

Christophe Midoux vs. Jake O'Brien

Pat Healy vs. Anthony Torres

Kalib Starnes vs. Crafton Wallace

Joe Riggs vs. Jason Von Flue

Sam Morgan vs. Forrest Petz

LWPD (this card is stacked...the Diego/Karo Main Event should be a classic...with the undefeated young Nightmare against the Judo specialist....this show is then followed by the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 4...a great night for MMA fans)

[Darth Turkish]

Karo by decision

[habbalah]

Heh, based on Karo's skill or the fact you hate Deigo? I wonder if Von flu can humble Riggs, that upset would be huge.

[Darth Turkish]

Based on both. I do hate Diego but I have always tried to give him a fair shake when it comes to picking him to win or lose. I never said he does not have talent.

I think Karo is a tough dude. He did survuive three rounds with GSP banging away (Karo lost be dec). I do not think Karo with will slap Diego, it will be competative. I just think Karo will be dominant enough to secured the V.

[LWPD]

I think we'll see a real war. Diego is all heart...and very strong on the ground. Can he take Karo down and control him? That's the real question. DS is the best fighter who's ever emerged from The Ultimate Fighter and he has earned my respect...a win here and he crosses the threshold to the upper echelon....but it will definitely not come easy.

LWPD (standing Karo has the advantage...his back is to the wall and this is a 'must win' situation for him....I'm shocked this one is on free TV...a real treat for the fans)

[Darth Turkish]

Yeah, I truly would not be surprised to see Diego win.

Angry and displeased, but not totally surprised.

[Knapik]

Looks like a great card... there's no way Karo/Diego won't be a war. I'll actually pick Diego via ground and pound, but there's no way it comes easily.

[habbalah]

I'm picking Karo, I just have a feeling.

[Darth Turkish]

Karo has to win decisively.

[habbalah]

You make it sound like the judges will give it to Deigo if it's close. As if ultimate fighters have some kind of advantage. If that were the case Forrest would beat tito.

[Darth Turkish]

UFC judging sucks. Sometimes I think they are watching Bloodsport instead of what is in front of them.

They usually side with the more marketable fighter, if it is close. Tito is more marketable than Forrest only because he has been champ before and is a known commodity. He can hang with the big boys. UFC plays two fronts: putting up tough fighter (Franklin, Liddell Hughes, etc), and pushing poster boys from TUF (I do not hate any of the TUF fighters for being on there). They market and give them sometimes easier fights to build credibility, which is no problem. But sometimes they are given fights they just did not earn, simply because they can be marketed to the masses (Bonnar/ Jardine).

This will be a close fight, and really too even to call. This will be TUF posterboy against a largely unkown, but tough, fighter. But I really feel that in order to win by judges decision Karo has to dominate.

If it is close, too close, and goes to Diego (like the Diaz/ Sanchez fight), that is one thing.

I will be honest in calling it.

[LWPD]

Courtesy of Pinnacle Sports

Ultimate Fight Night 6 Wager Line

Jake O'Brien -300
Kristof Midoux +270

Chris Leben -350
Jorge Santiago +320

Dean Lister -700
Yuki Sasaki +630

Joe Riggs -430
Jason von Flue +390

Martin Kampmann -206
Crafton Wallace +186

Karo Parisyan -135
Diego Sanchez +125

Josh Koscheck -351
Jonathan Goulet +321

Forrest Petz -177
Sam Morgan +167

Pat Healy -156
Anthony Torres +146

LWPD (at those odds...Santiago and Goulet both look like very attractive underdogs)

[LWPD]

Courtesy of BettorMMA.com

The Fight Professor Stephen Quadros weighs in on Karo Parisyan versus Diego Sanchez and gives his picks for the rest of the card.

Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan

Stepehen Quadros: I think Diego Sanchez will have an edge confidence wise going in, but this match with Karo Parisyan is going to be tight. There is no "bad blood" between the two like there was when Sanchez fought Nick Diaz. And speaking of that fight, I am of the opinion that it was one of the best grappling-oriented MMA matches that the UFC has ever seen. But Sanchez/Parisyan has the potential to go even further than Sanchez/Diaz. They are both that good. And neither of these young bucks are ready for pasture just yet. Long story short, I believe Sanchez has the heavier hands, especially on the mat, therefore will win by decision.

Dean Lister vs. Yusi Sasaki

SQ: Dean Lister is one of the slickest grapplers EVER in MMA. But Yuki Sasaki is very experienced. But Lister will take the decision.

Chris Leben vs. Jorge Santiago

SQ: Leben

Josh Koscheck vs. Jonathan Goulet

SQ: Koscheck

Joe Riggs vs. Jason Von Flue

SQ: Riggs

LWPD (SQ goes with all the favorites....with the exception of picking Diego)

"I wanted to fight Karo Parisyan. I've always known my wrestling was better than his, and he ain't gonna take me down with that judo crap, and I can outstrike him. I've been waiting a long time to get a knockout on my record, but I've been playing it smart. I'm not just gonna go in and stand in there with someone if I'm better than them on the ground..."

-Diego Sanchez in his UFC.com pre-fight interview

[Darth Turkish]

I would LOVE nothing more than to see a swift seo nage or harai gosh by Karo.

Even better would be the modified tomoe nage/ hammer lock Karo used to be someone (Chris Lyttle?) a few UFC's ago.

[Knapik]

See, now I want him on the ground because of some 'judo crap' and tapped out thanks to some more. Karo is really marvelous on the ground. Really smooth. I hope this is just talk from Diego, but it doesn't sound like it

[LWPD]

UFC Fight Night Weigh-In

Karo Parisyan Pre-Fight Interview

Diego Sanchez Pre-Fight Interview

LWPD (UFN 6 is tonight at 8 PM EST on Spike TV)

[Darth Turkish]

That shot Karo took in round one really took him out of the fight.

Diego's conditioning is impressive, and he did win that fight (although I think Karo did enough to come back and win round one)

I still hate Diego Sanchez

[habbalah]

Your going to be really un happy if he ever gets his hands on the belt aren't you? (knock on wood).

[Darth Turkish]

Diego fought hard enough to win last night, I have no doubt.
It was pretty even until the third when Karo gassed.
He beat a legit contender last night.

I still hate him.

[LWPD]

Very good card from top to bottom. Koscheck 2.0 has really stepped up his all around game. Lister is an incredible submission fighter but desperately needs to improve his stand up. Leben seems back on track. Diego Sanchez erased any and all doubts that he is a top tier fighter with smart stand up...totally relentless body shots from the guard...and as always...a highly adept and aggressive ground game. He's for real.

Courtesy of OnlyUFC.com

Preliminary Fights:
Anthony Torres b. Pat Healy
- Torres won at 2:37 in round one with a rear naked choke.

Forrest Petz b. Sammy Morgan
- Petz won via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-23, 30-27).

Jake O’Brien b. Christophe Midoux
- O’Brien won at :52 in round two via TKO.

Joe Riggs b. Jason Von Flue
- Riggs won at 2:01 in round one via triangle choke.

Martin Kampmann b. Crafton Wallace
- Kampmann won at 2:59 in round one via rear naked choke.

Main Card Fights:
Josh Koscheck b. Jonathan Goulet
- Koscheck won at 4:10 in round one via TKO.

Dean Lister b. Yuki Sasaki
- Lister won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Chris Leben b. Jorge Santiago
- Leben won at :35 in round two via knockout.

Diego Sanchez b. Karo Parisyan
- Sanchez won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-26

LWPD (critics can say whatever they want about Diego's quirky personality...but that kid always gives 110%....and always fights to finish...and always puts on an exciting fight)