MMA Update: UFC Fight Night 121 predictions: 'Werdum vs Tybura' FOX Sports 1 'Prelims' undercard preview
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing a bevy of "Prelims" fights to UFC Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 this weekend (Sat., Nov. 18, 2017) when UFC Fight Night 121: "Werdum vs. Tybura" storms Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. MMAmania.com's Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC Fight Night 121 "Prelims" party with the second (and final) installment of a two-part undercard preview series below.
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum steps up on short notice this Saturday (Nov. 18, 2017) to take on Polish standout Marcin Tybura in Sydney, Australia, headlining UFC Fight Night 121, which is chock full of Australian and Kiwi talent.
The Flyweight co-feature pits Bec Rawlings against the debuting Jessy Rose-Clark, while Tim Means steps in to fight Belal Muhammad and local boy Jake Matthews returns to Welterweight to fight Bojan Velickovic.
125 lbs.: Ryan Benoit vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian
Ryan Benoit (9-5) earned "Fight of the Night" in his Octagon debut, an entertaining submission loss to Josh Sampo, and promptly topped that be defying massive odds to knockout Sergio Pettis at UFC 185. He is just 1-2 since, losses to prospects Ben Nguyen and Brandon Moreno sandwiching a decision over Fredy Serrano.
155 lbs.: Will Brooks vs. Nik Lentz
Once the undisputed king of Bellator's Lightweight division thanks to two wins over Michael Chandler, Will Brooks (18-3) edged Ross Pearson in his UFC debut before things went off the rails. An injured rib cost him dearly against an overweight Alex Oliveira in Oct. 2016 and Charles Oliveira's grappling proved more than he could handle six months later.
155 lbs.: Damien Brown vs. Frank Camacho
Damien Brown (17-10) rebounded from a rough debut against Alan Patrick to annihilate Cesar Arzamendia and out-duel Jon Tuck, beating the latter in his native Australia. "Beatdown" hopped over to New Zealand for his next appearance, which saw him walk headlong into a knockout blow from the returning Vinc Pichel.