I best introduce myself. Im Dan currently 25 and im from the uk. I have been a massive fan of mma now for about 3 years. Im going to be writing a piece twice a week for mmabadass about the uk mma scene. I know it's not as strong as the scene over the pond but it's alot stronger than we get credit for!
We all know what happened in TUF9 :)
So todays post is about 2 fighters in that series because both fighters are fighting at this weeks ufc118
Nick Osipczak and Andre Winner are two of the hottest talents to come from the British Isles in the last few years and that is saying something when we have the likes of Dan Hardy, Michael Bisping, Andre Winner, John Hathaway and Paul Sass.
Nick starred on the The Ultimate Fighter reality show where he showcased his skills before losing in the semi-finals, in a close war, to Damarques Johnson. Dana White called the scrap one of the best TUF fights in the history of the show. Nick comes from London and lists his style as Shaolin Kung Fu, he is 6ft 2 inches and fights at Welterweight. He is currently 5-1 in his career but in my eyes(and quite a few others), Nick should have been 6-0 after he was robbed against Rick Story at UFC 112
Winner was born in St. George's, Grenada to a British father and Afro-Caribbean mother, and moved to Leicester, England at seven years old. He started in sports during his high school years, competing in football and other athletics. Winner never thought of being a mixed martial artist but loved sports. He went to self-defense classes at Leicester Shootfighters and met Dan Hardy and Paul Daley. Hardy inspired Winner to give the sport a real try.
Winner tried out for the eighth season of the Ultimate Fighter at lightweight. He did not make the cut but tried out for the ninth season and made the show in which he reached the final and lost to close friend and teammate Ross Pearson.
Nick is fighting Greg Soto and Andre is fighting Nick Lentz
In Nick's fight v greg soto i do believe that the loser will get cut from the ufc. I cant see this being nick as i see his skill set is just too strong for Soto. But as we know with mma anyone can win! I would hate for slick nick to get cut because his last fight against story was no way a loss for him! The cecil Peoples curse struck again that night!
So onto Andre's fight v Nick Lentz. This is a typical striker v grappler fight. I can see lentz gameplan is gonna be takedowns and more takedowns. I really hope that andre has done his homework and is prepared for some takedown defence or sprawl and brawl as i like to say.
So COME ON THE BRITS on saturday night :)#
Dan (my twitter is danyoung260785 so feel free to add me on there)
p.s. no doubt i will hear the boring usa chants again in this fight lol
Please see www.slicknickmma.com www.andrewinnermma.com and www.mmabadass.com
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