Every UFC PPV Sherdog runs Pros Pick, an article in which pro fighters are polled for their opinion on the outcome of the upcoming PPV's main event. Jason Dent is a frequent contributor to these polls.
From Sherdog.com:
Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown are the last men standing in the “Bigg Rigg” sweepstakes.
American Top Team’s Lawler will meet the surging Brown in the UFC on Fox 12 main event on Saturday at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., with the winner all but assured a shot at reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder Johny Hendricks.
Lawler has posted a 4-1 record since returning to 170 pounds, a contentious unanimous decision defeat to Hendricks the lone blemish. Long established as one of MMA’s premier power punchers, the 32-year-old last fought at UFC 173 in May, when he scored a third-round technical knockout on Jake Ellenberger at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Brown has rattled off seven consecutive victories in emerging as the unlikeliest of title contenders. The onetime journeyman last competed at a UFC Fight Night event in May, when he took down the talented but enigmatic Erick Silva with third-round punches at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. Brown has not tasted defeat since November 2011.
Sherdog.com touched base with a number of professional fighters and trainers to gauge their opinions on the UFC on Fox 12 headliner:
Jason Dent: I love to watch both these fighters perform, that’s for sure, but I’m going with “Ruthless” in this one. Brown won’t be able to take him down, and Robbie loves a guy who will stand and bang with him. I believe Matt’s style just is not a good matchup for Lawler. Robbie wins either by TKO, KO or referee stoppage. Both these guys are mean and like to finish fights, so I personally don’t see this going the distance.
The rest of the article is
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Adapted by: Bob Donaghy
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