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UFC Fight Night 142: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
UFC Fight Night 142 takes place Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Australia. Former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos (19-5, 13 KOs, 1 SUB) meets undefeated prospect Tai Tuivasa (8-0, 7 KOs) in the main event. The main card airs live on FS1.
Event Details
Event: UFC Fight Night 142: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Date: Saturday, December 1, 2018
Venue: Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Location: Australia
TV: FS1
It’s time to find out whether Tai Tuivasa is a legitimate contender. After beating Andrei Arlovski this past June, the 25-year old will meet former champion Junior Dos Santos in his native Australia. It’s a huge step up for “Bam Bam”, whose crazy knockout power is making waves across a heavyweight division filling up with new contenders.
The 34-year old Dos Santos has alternated wins and losses in his past eight fights, and most recently cruised to a decision win over Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Fight Night 133 in July. It should be noted that JDS’ only losses came against Cain Velasquez (twice), Alistair Overeem and Stipe Miocic. Since making his debut, the Brazilian has only lost to elite fighters.
Dana White must love Australia, because the rest of the card is loaded for a Fight Night offering. Once again, New Zealander Mark Hunt is being tabbed to fire up the local crowd, and the former K-1 champion meets Justin Willis in a battle of big bellies. Hunt has had a rough go of it lately, going 1-3 in his past four - but like Dos Santos, all of those losses came against top-ranked big men.
The legendary Shogun Rua is back in a contest against Aussie prospect Tyson Pedro. Both men are looking to rebound off quick first-round losses - Rua was knocked out by Anthony Smith and Pedro was submitted by Ovince St. Preux. There’s not many fights left in Shogun, so make sure to catch a glimpse of the living legend while you still can. It’d be huge for Pedro to possess the scalp of such a respected figure.
UFC Fight Night 142 Lineup (Subject to Change)
Main Card (FS1)
Main Event, Heavyweight - Junior dos Santos -154 vs. Tai Tuivasa
Preview: Former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos (19-5, 13 KOs, 1 SUB) will meet undefeated prospect Tai Tuivasa (8-0, 7 KOs) at UFC Fight Night 142 on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia. The card airs live on FS1. Tai Tuivasa is hoping to make the leap in his home country. The undefeated Australian heavyweight will defend his unblemished record in Adelaide, but he’s making a huge leap up in competition. Hoping to spoil the party is Junior dos Santos, the former UFC champion whose only lost to elite competition inside the octagon. More
Heavyweight - Mark Hunt -115 vs. Justin Willis
Preview: Heavyweight knockout artist Mark Hunt (13-13, 10 KOs) meets burly big man Justin Willis (7-1, 4 KOs) at UFC Fight Night 142 on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia. The card airs live on FS1. Another Australia card, another Mark Hunt appearance. The native of nearby New Zealand has been a staple on any card down under for years now, and he has reliable delivered exciting fights for his large fanbase there. His co-main this Saturday is a particularly fun - if not very significant in the context of the divisional picture. More
Light heavyweight - Tyson Pedro -450 vs. Mauricio Rua
Welterweight - Jake Matthews -130 vs. Tony Martin
Light Heavyweight - Jim Crute -262 vs. Paul Craig
Preview: Jim Crute is a solid favorite against Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night 142 at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, Australia on Saturday night. This event is one of six fights on the main on FS1. Craig is 10-2 in his career, while Crute is 8-0 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on FS1, with the headliner a bout between Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1 and two on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Craig and Crute and UFC predictions. More
Featherweight - Sodiq Yusuff -668 vs. Suman Mokhtarian
Preliminary Card (FS1)
Welterweight - Alexey Kunchenko -330 vs. Yushin Okami
Flyweight - Ben Nguyen -150 vs. Wilson Reis
Preview: Ben Nguyen is favored against Wilson Reis at UFC Fight Night 142 at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, Australia on Saturday night. This event is one of four fights on the FS1 portion of the preliminary card. Reis is 22-9 in his career, while Nguyen is 18-7 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on FS1, with the headliner a bout between Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card with four on FS1 and two on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Reis and Nguyen and UFC picks. More
Welterweight - Keita Nakamura-190 vs. Salim Touahri
Flyweight - Kai Kara-France -394 vs. Elias Garcia
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight - Christos Giagos -350 vs. Mizuto Hirota
Lightweight - Damir Ismagulov -504 vs. Alex Gorgees
UFC Fight Night 142 Betting Lines, Predictions and Picks
Tai Tuivasa struggled a bit more against a fading Arlovski than many expected, but chalk that up to growing pains for the young bruiser. He’ll have no room for error against Dos Santos though, as the Brazilian has long been one of the best boxers in the division for years. Tuivasa will have to navigate a dangerous game against a taller, longer striker. JDS is probably slightly past his prime, and has never quite been the same after Cain battered him senseless twice, but he has yet to lose to a fighter outside the top 5.
Willis-Hunt should be a crowd-pleaser, as both men are rotund punishers with one-punch knockout power. Hunt’s probably extremely happy to not have to face an awesome wrestler for a change, but his chin will be put to the test by Willis. From what we’ve seen, Willis seems a decent wrestler, and if he can take Hunt down the complexion of this fight changes greatly.
Tyson Pedro looked well on his way to becoming a top-10 fighter, but two losses in his past three have set the Australian back. Shogun would be the biggest win of his career, but Pedro is dealing with a guy with literally four times as many fights. There’s been flashed of the old Shogun in recent tilts, but they seem to come less and less these days. This version of Shogun fights far older than his age, but the 36-year old remains dangerous with his fists.
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