On Saturday, September 1, 2012, UFC 151 will hit the air live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the headlining bout, Light Heavyweight Champion and unstoppable phenom Jon “Bones” Jones will look to defend his title against the only top 205 pounder he hasn’t already defeated, former two-division PRIDE Champion Dan “Hollywood” Henderson. So far, Jones has proven that he is on a completely different level than the rest of the division, but stylistically Henderson is probably the toughest matchup for him. Henderson is a world-class wrestler with one-punch knockout power, so he can threaten Jones in two ways, if anyone can threaten Jones at all. It sounds weird to say about a 40 year old former Olympian and two-division champion, but Henderson is probably going to need the best performance of his career if he wants to pull off the upset here.
Main Card:
Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Jones (-700)
- Henderson (+450)
Betonline.com Odds
- Jones (-600)
- Henderson (+465)
TopBet.com Odds
- Jones
- Henderson
Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Ellenberger
- Hieron
Betonline.com Odds
- Ellenberger
- Hieron
Dennis Siver vs. Eddie Yagin
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- Siver
- Yagin
Betonline.com Odds
- Siver
- Yagin
Dennis Hallman vs. Thiago Tavares
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Hallman
- Tavares
John Lineker vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Lineker
- Urushitani
Preliminary card:
Michael Johnson vs. Danny Castillo
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Johnson
- Castillo
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Jeff Houghland
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- Mizugaki
- Houghland
Daron Cruickshank vs. Henry Martinez
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- Cruickshank
- Martinez
Jacob Volkmann vs. Shane Roller
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- Volkmann
- Roller
Kyle Noke vs. Charlie Brenneman
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- Noke
- Brenneman
In the semi-main event, IFL and Bellator veteran Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron will make his first UFC appearance since 2005 as he faces dangerous wrestler Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger. Hieron is a very well-rounded fighter and was one of the better Welterweights outside of the UFC, but he is facing a tough challenge in his first fight, as Ellenberger has stifling wrestling and huge amounts of punching power. Rounding out the rest of the card is a Featherweight showdown pitting Dennis Siver against Eddie Yagin, a Lightweight bout between Dennis Hallman and Thiago Tavares, and a flyweight matchup where John Lineker will face Yasuhiro Urushitani.
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