Report: Kendall Grove vs. Ricardo Almeida At UFC 101
by Kelvin Hunt on Apr 8, 2009 2:22 PM EDT
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According to fighthype the fight has been verbally agreed upon to take place in Philadelphia at UFC 101. Grove is coming off a TKO win over Jason Day at UFC 96. Almeida is coming off a decision win over Matt Horwich at Ultimate Fight Night 18 last week. This will be an interesting fight in that Grove will enjoy a big reach advantage standing, but Almeida will have a significant edge on the ground. UFC 101 is shaping up nicely, even though the event hasn't been officially announced by the UFC. The rumored card thus far is below:
- BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian
- Forrest Griffin vs. Thiago Silva
- Brandon Vera vs. Matt Hamill
- Rousimar Palhares vs. Alessio Sakara
- Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks
- Kurt Pelligrino vs. Josh Neer
- Tamdan McCrory vs. John Howard
- Jesse Lennox vs. Daniel Villefort
- Matthew Riddle vs. Dan Cramer
- Thiago Tavares vs. Melvin Guillard
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can NOT wait! :)
I am not a huge Grove fan, but I think he may pull this one off… those arms are an effin’ nightmare!
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This is an awesome card btw. 99, 100 and 101 are going to be awesome. 102 doesn’t look too shabby so far either.
by cauliflower_ears on Apr 11, 2009 3:11 AM EDT reply actions
Almeida all the way
i think it goes to the ground in the first, probably immediately, then armbar possibly RNC with about 1:15 left.
good luck in life!
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