UFC Live 6 Preview: Card, Odds, & Predictions

Written by Jake Thompson
Friday, 30 September 2011 17:53

UFC Live 6 is coming up on Versus this Saturday, and our preview will include odds and predictions on the fights.

UFC Live 6 is a great card for a free event, and the night will be headlined by a main event pitting bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz against top challenger Demetrious Johnson.  The heavyweight showdown between Pat Barry and Stefan Struve is an intriguing clash of styles and size, while Anthony Johnson and Charlie Brenneman will battle it out to see who is higher on the welterweight totem pole.

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UFC Live 6 Odds & Fight Card:

Dominick Cruz -465

Demetrious Johnson +370

Pat Barry -190

Stefan Struve +165

Anthony Johnson -220

Charlie Brenneman +180

Matt Wiman -220

Mac Danzig +180

Yves Edwards -175

Rafaello Oliveira +145

Shane Roller -225

T.J. Grant +175

Michael Johnson -195

Paul Sass +160

Mike Easton -370

Byron Bloodworth +280

Josh Neer -260

Keith Wisniewski +200

Joseph Sandoval -115

Walel Watson -115

UFC Live 6 Predictions:

Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson

A part of me wants to believe that a wrestler with excellent boxing like Johnson (9-1) is the recipe to topple Cruz (18-1), but after the champion bested similar fighters in Scott Jorgenson and Urijah Faber recently, I just don’t see it happening for the challenger.  Cruz will use his reach and excellent takedown defense while keeping his distance.  Johnson is tough but Cruz has proven that his skills are perfectly suited for winning this type of fight.  The champion holds onto his belt with a 5-round unanimous decision.

Pat Barry vs. Stefan Struve

This is a big clash in size, with the 6’11” Struve (21-5) taking on the 5’11” Barry (6-3).  Barry has excellent power in his hands and massive leg kicks, but he seems to find ways to lose and hasn’t shown he has the ground game to last in the UFC.  Struve is also prone to big mistakes because he doesn’t use his reach properly and eats huge shots.  Although Barry could add another knockout loss to Struve’s record, I have to believe the lankier fighter wises up and drags this one to the ground where he can use his edge in Jiu Jitsu.  Struve by 1st round TKO, although a submission wouldn’t surprise me if Barry tries to roll out from the bottom.

Anthony Johnson vs. Charlie Brenneman

Brenneman (14-2) and Johnson (9-3) both have wrestling backgrounds, but their fighting styles are quite a bit different.  Johnson loves to land huge shots while using his wrestling to keep the fight standing, while Brenneman likes to take the fight to the ground and control his opponents.  Brenneman lost to Johny Hendricks by TKO just over a year ago, and the heavy-handed winner has many similarities to Johnson’s fight game.  Although Brenneman has the skills to grind out a decision, I’m calling for him to fall after eating some big shots.  Johnson wins this with a 2nd round TKO.