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UFC 100 Matchup Analysis: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher

31 March 2009 Comments

UFC 100 is fast approaching and so is the debut of Yoshihiro Akiyama in the UFC Octagon. Oddly enough the debut fight is against the very famous spoiler Alan “The Talent” Belcher. Belcher is notorious for spoiling debut’s just like he did Dennis Kang’s back in January.

Here is what we know: Akiyama is a finisher; of his 13 professional fights none have gone the distance and he has the ability to finish with submissions or strikes…see his Spinning Back Kick from Hero’s 5. I’m always worried about debut’s from overseas strictly on the fact they drug test here in the United States. I think we can all agree that Shogun, Cro-Cop and Kang have not looked the same since coming over to the United States.
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I think Alan Belcher in this fight is heavily over matched. Though Alan has showed he can dig deep for a victory…see his fight against Dennis Kang, he seems to have flaws that Jason Day exploited. I think one of the reasons Belcher was able to eventually catch Kang was his gas tank and the fact Kang wasn’t throwing a lot of strikes. Hopefully we can get some headcuts going back when Belcher exposed half of Kalib Starne’s skull to the crowd.Kalib Starnes Cut

Fun Facts:
-Akiyama has 12 wins and 1 loss. Every fight has ended by submission or Knockout.
-I personally have lost $800 betting against Belcher. I lost $500 when he fought Sean Salmon and another $300 when he beat Starnes
-Belcher stand six feet two inches towering over Akiyama’s 5 foot 10 inch frame
-Belcher has a huge tattoo of Johnny Cash on his right arm. Do we honestly think coming out to Ring of Fire will save him from Akiyama?
-Akiyama has a smoking hot wife

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