GDT: UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett

[Avs_19]

Date: September 3, 2016
Venue: Barclaycard Arena
City: Hamburg, Germany
Time: 3pm ET/12pm PT
Viewing: UFC Fight Pass

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass)

Heavyweight bout: Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett
Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jan Błachowicz
Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader vs. Ilir Latifi
Lightweight bout: Nick Hein vs. Tae Hyun Bang

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass)

Welterweight bout: Jessin Ayari vs. Jim Wallhead
Welterweight bout: Peter Sobotta vs. Nicolas Dalby
Women's Bantamweight bout: Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Veronica Macedo
Bantamweight bout: Taylor Lapilus vs. Leandro Issa
Heavyweight bout: Jarjis Danho vs. Christian Colombo
Middleweight bout: Scott Askham vs. Jack Hermansson
Lightweight bout: Rustam Khabilov vs. Leandro Silva
Featherweight bout: Martin Buschkamp vs. Alex Enlund

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[jw2]

I know 8 of these people.

Don't care about any of them.

 

[MD thaivuN]

Ryan Bader is lucky to get a shot at the true LHW Champion, Ilir Latifi.

 

[I am the Liquor]

3 fights worth watching. I've seen worse cards.

 

[Dominator13]

Gustafsson in the co main-event of a fight pass card? What the heck is this?

 

[jw2]

Gustafsson in the co main-event of a fight pass card? What the heck is this?

Not much of a needle mover? He's been on fox cards a lot in the past, must be with poor results. Plus, he's not winning fights. 1 win in 4 years.

 

[Avs_19]

It's not terrible for a fight pass card. The top three fights are worth watching.

Gustafsson has lost two in a row and hasn't fought in a year so his placement on the card isn't too surprising. That division is just awful though. Nothing too exciting at the top, no depth, and no really exciting prospects (maybe Krylov?). Used to be the best division in the UFC and now it might be the worst.

 

[IamJust0ne]

Had no idea Gustaffson was on this card until now. Really hope he gets a few wins, feel bad for the guy he's mostly known only for his losses

 

[tmurfin]

Had no idea Gustaffson was on this card until now. Really hope he gets a few wins, feel bad for the guy he's mostly known only for his losses

If there's anyone in desperate need of confidence, it's him. They need to Frankie Edgar/Uriah Faber him, let him fight some fringe top 10ers before throwing him in with the top 3 again.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Gustafsson in the co main-event of a fight pass card? What the heck is this?

Still living off that competitive fight vs Jones.

 

[Wood Stick]

Had no idea Gustaffson was on this card until now. Really hope he gets a few wins, feel bad for the guy he's mostly known only for his losses

Pretty much. He's my favourite LHW but man if you look at it.. his biggest win was a late 2012 win over Shogun.

 

[Avs_19]

Bader with a walk-off KO with the knee. That was nice.

Latifi looked good in the 1st round too.

 

[Jasper]

Wow! nice walk-off knee for Bader

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

No! poor Latifi lol

 

[Avs_19]

Looking forward to Gustafsson's return. Would love to see him pick up a win here.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Boring fight!

 

[Avs_19]

Gustafsson gets the job done with his wrestling. He has been out for a while so maybe the timing was off but he didn't look too good on his feet.

 

[Avs_19]

Solid HW scrap between those two.

 

[m9]

Great win for Bader. Gus and Barnett did what they had to as well.

 

[tmurfin]

Gustafsson gets the job done with his wrestling. He has been out for a while so maybe the timing was off but he didn't look too good on his feet.

Very little movement on the feet, seemed focused on the takedown, and Jan did good keeping him in his guard. Meh, happy Gus got the win. Please don't throw him in with a top 3 killer yet.

 

[m9]

Very little movement on the feet, seemed focused on the takedown, and Jan did good keeping him in his guard. Meh, happy Gus got the win. Please don't throw him in with a top 3 killer yet.

I think you just have him fight Bader next.

 

[Avs_19]

I agree with you guys. Bader could be a good opponent for him next. Ariel keeps pushing the Jones rematch and I think that would be a very bad move for Gus right now.

 

[Wood Stick]

I agree with you guys. Bader could be a good opponent for him next. Ariel keeps pushing the Jones rematch and I think that would be a very bad move for Gus right now.

Let's say Jon Jones can return though, what do you do? Gus hasn't been on a win streak in several years with his lone wins being Jan and Manuwa. He needs to be built up. Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson 2 should happen.

Light Heavyweight is so ****ing bad. I'd do

Daniel Cormier (c) vs Rumble Johnson II
Jon Jones vs Ryan Bader II
Alexander Gustafsson vs Little Nog
Shogun Rua vs Nikita Krylov

Glover needs time off after that IMO. Maybe Anderson on return.