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“The UFC Heads To Charlotte! Please Read? A little?” UFC on Fox: Jacare vs Brunson 2 Preview

Joey

Jan 23rd, 2018

The UFC returns to Fox with.....

I mean.....

Okay so this card isn't all that great. The UFC went all out to end the year and made November and December some big months. This Fox card is sort of a victim of that as well as the usual fact that Jan tends to be a thin month PLUS fighters tend to get hurt when it's cold and they tend to not wanna do a training camp around the holidays and etc etc etc. This show is a rather thin show but hey! I'll convince ya to care it because there are some fights worth keeping an eye on. Y'all ready?

Fights: 11

Debuts: 2 (Cory Sandhagen and Austin Arnett)

Fight Changes/Injury Cancellations: 1 ( Ilir Latifi vs OSP Cancelled)

Headliners (fighters who have either main evented or co-main evented shows in the UFC): 4 (Ronaldo Souza, Derek Brunson, Dennis Bermudez, Randa Markos)

Fighters On Losing Streaks in the UFC: 2 (Bobby Green*, Dennis Bermudez)

Fighters On Winning Streaks in the UFC: 4 (Gregor Gillespie, Derek Brunson, Joaquim Silva, Vinc Pichel)

Main Card Record Since Jan 1st 2016 (in the UFC): 18-10 Jacare Souza- 2-1 Derek Brunson- 4-2 Dennis Bermudez- 2-2 Andre Fili- 2-2 Gregor Gillespie- 3-0 Jordan Rinaldi- 1-1 Drew Dober- 3-1 Frank Camacho- 1-1

Too High Up- Drew Dober vs Frank Camacho

Okay so I feel bad about this because Dober/Camacho might be a fantastic fight. At 170 lbs, Camacho/Dober is one of those needed "THROW HANDS AND DO COOL SHIT!" type fights that you put on a card to guarantee an exciting fight where one dude is down to get finished. The problem is that both guys are sort of just there to be action fighters. Nothing is going to change for the winner or the loser, they'll always exist as mauler brawler types who have fun fights. This is a pretty good fight for action purposes but I just don't see main card on Fox. Sorry fellas.

Too Low- Kaitlyn Chookagian vs Mara Romero Borella

This to me would be a fine main card opener. No, it's not going to be a super action fight but Kaitlyn Chookagian vs Mara Romero Borella would be a solid fight with some divisional relevance. Give me this fight over two dudes swangin' on a main card filled already with dudes swangin'

Stat Monitor for 2018:

Debuting Fighters (Current number: 0-3): Austin Arnett, Cory Sandhagen

Short Notice Fighters (Current number: 1-1): 0

Second Fight (Current number: 1-3): Mara Romero Borella, Yi Jeon Kim

Cage Corrosion (2-4): George Sullivan

Twelve Precarious Ponderings

1- 185 lbs is sort of undergoing a bit of an under the radar renaissance of sorts. Robert Whittaker's emergence as a serious dude to know coincides with a heap of new talents being brought in at the weight class, namely guys like Eryk Anders, Oskar Piechota, Karl Roberson, Julian Marquez as well as the emergence of good fighters hitting their stride like Kelvin Gastelum, Anthony Smith, Gerald Meerschaert, Thiago Santos, Antonio Carlos Junior and Paulo Costa. Even with all of that being said, this is still a division that relies on about 6-10 guys to be headliners. Brunson and Jacare are two of those guys who will always be put into positions like this almost entirely due to what they bring to the table. They're known and in the UFC 185 lb class, they're almost always contenders to some various degree. The point I'm going for is that this could be the last chance for both of these guys because there's a heap of fighters under 30 who seem to be knocking on the door to the top of the division.

2- This is a weird sort of event where one of the guys is the hometown guy but you get the feeling that the other guy is the one they really want to build up. The UFC and Jacare reached an agreement on a new contract the day BEFORE he fought Robert Whittaker and so Jacare probably is earning more money now than he ever has before. He's a popular guy who has headlined in Brazil and could in theory be a continuous headliner in Brazil. He's reputable, fans like him and he's the sort of fighter who always seems to be one fight away from the title picture. It's easy to point out that he's lost to the guys in the interim title fight and got smoked by Whittaker but I wonder how much that matters at this point. It's in Brunson's backyard but I wonder if this is all about getting Jacare back into the title picture.

3- Brunson on paper is a pretty intriguing stylistic matchup for Jacare. It's grappler vs wrestler but Brunson hits hard enough to give Jacare reason to pause and avoid getting reckless. If it stays on the feet, I feel like Jacare is the guy with the more versatile offense compared to Brunson but the power is on Brunson's side. Jacare has been dropped and stunned in fights that extend beyond the first round recently and while he's still pretty quick for 185 lbs, I wonder if he's beginning to morph into one of those "Tough Dads" that makes middleweight such a wacky division.

4- Once upon a time not too long ago, Mirsad Bektic was expected to be in that mix at 145 lbs as a serious title contender. He had earned high praise as a prospect and did little in the UFC to disappoint from that regard even if you had concerns about how little he seemed to strike comfortably on the feet. Bektic's journey to the top was halted by Darren Elkins and if you're a prospect who loses at 135 to 155 lbs, you might as well fall off the face of the Earth. Since the loss to Elkins, Bektic has disappeared and might as well be redebuting at this point. There's so much to like about Mirsad Bektic that you're left to hope that he can recover from that loss even better. He got caught wrestling too much vs Elkins, gassed and then got finished when his wrestling abandoned him so it's not like it's a talent related issue I don't believe. Godofredo Pepey is the opponent and he's the right guy to test Bektic; active off of his back, more flash than substance on the feet, holes in the game that can be exploited and a real lack of wrestling savvy to not get taken down.

5- Speaking of "Once upon a time not too long ago", Dennis Bermudez once racked up a winning streak that featured Clay Guida, Max Holloway and Steven Siler. Since then? Well it hasn't quite been as pretty. Bermudez has always been hittable but he's always recovered well and been able to keep himself in the fight. Ricardo Lamas took advantage of Bermudez's slow starts and hittable nature, hurting him early and subbing him with a guillotine. Bermudez and Jeremy Stephens had a fucking amazing fight that ended with Bermudez being on the wrong end of the last knockdown, getting dropped and stopped by a Stephens flying knee on a sloppy takedown. Since then Bermudez has been more and more skittish as a fighter. He's still aggressive when he needs to be but he wrestles more, strikes less and seems almost cautious to the point of self conservation. He had the Zombie hurt and never stepped back on the gas en route to a stoppage loss and he never seemed to get out of the starting blocks vs Darren Elkins. Dennis Bermudez and Andre Fili are similar like minded talents who have struggled finding any sort of footing in the UFC.

6- Some might call Andre Fili inconsistent but let's be real; Fili has gone W-L-W-L-W-L-W-L-W in the UFC. Seems consistent to me, am I right?

7- Juliana Lima is not a fun fighter to watch compete by any stretch of the imagination BUT her vs Randa Markos is a really intriguing fight. This is a battle of two fighters who could exist on the back end of the 115 lb division and both have lost to the elite of the elites (Tecia Torres, Alexa Grasso, Carla Esparza and Joanna Champion to name a few).

8- Gregor Gillespie is a really intriguing 155 lber who is a bit too old to be a prospect (31) but not proven against top competition to feel like we know what he is in total. Unfortunately he's really not getting a fair step up with Jordan Rinaldi who is kind of a bottom layer of the division. Showcase fight for a big market.

9- Vinc Pichel vs Joaquim Silva is a REALLY good fight that is way too buried on this card. It's opening up the FS1 prelims but it's easily better than a collection of fights swimming around on the card above it. Pichel came back from a lengthy absence to flatten Damien Brown and his hands and wrestling skills make him a pretty intriguing 155er. Joaquim SIlva is a little basic for my tastes but he may be one of the best Brazilian "prospects" around. He's another guy we've seen tested before and he's passed those tests.

10- Bobby Green vs Erik Koch is such a battle between two guys who lose in spite of themselves consistently. I am ALL about this fight.

11- The featherweight division has won FOTN the past two shows to kick off 2018 so let's see if they can keep this going on with three straight shows. Bermudez vs Fili has an awesome shot to do it.

12- Any idea why fans have completely hopped off the Niko Price train? Seems totally weird given how good he was prior to his loss.

Must Wins

1- Derek Brunson

It's in his hometown against the highest ranked opponent he's ever faced. For MOST MMA fans, Brunson will always be the guy who loses to the best guys he faces. Machida could've been a guy you could rely on to turn that reputation around but alas alack. Brunson has improved a bunch since their first fight but has he improved enough to leapfrog Jacare?

2- Dennis Bermudez

Two fight skid, co-main event on Fox, opponent who stylistically matches up well with him. Bermudez needs this one.

3- Niko Price

Price finished Alan Jouban, Brandon Thatch and Alex Morono* to the point where it looked like the ATT product would crack the top 10 or so. Price took a step back vs Vicente Luque on short notice and then EVERYBODY forgot who he is. He's under 30 at 170 lbs with fight finishing instincts, length and pacing. The loss to Vicente Luque feels more like a roadblock and not an indictment of what he is.

Five Can't Miss Fights

1- Dennis Bermudez vs Andre Fili

2- Derek Brunson vs Jacare Souza

3- Gregor Gillespie vs Jordan Rinaldi

4- Bobby Green vs Erik Koch

5- Mirsad Bektic vs Godofredo Pepey

#MMA #UFC #Brunson #Jacare #Gregor #Rinaldi #Koch #Bermudez

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upforreelection-blog · 7 years ago

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Georgia, Illinois, Oregon -- LAST DAY to register to vote! (2.20.18)

Georgia

Various counties will be having special elections on March 20th. If you are in one of these counties, today is your last day to register to vote in this election.

Counties: Carroll, Dekalb, Walton, Clayton, Henry, Dawson, Chatham, Cherokee

Oregon

Various counties will be having special elections on March 13th. If you are in one of these counties, today is your last day to register to vote in this election

Counties: Multnomah, Washington, Benton, Clackamas, Yamhill, Pinellas

**Illinois is under the cut because they have a lot going on this election**

Illinois

On March 20h, Illinois will be having their primary elections. If you intend to vote in this primary, today is your last day left to register.

Offices Up for Election

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Republican

Bruce Rauner

Jeanne Ives

Democrats

Daniel Biss & Litesa Wallace

Bob Daiber & Jonathan Todd

Tio Hardiman & Patricia Avery

Chris Kennedy & Ra Joy

Robert Marshall & Dennis Cole

JB Pritzker & Juliana Stratton

Attorney General

Republican

Gary Grasso

Erika Harold

Democrats

Scott Drury

Sharon Fairley

Aaron Goldstein

Renato Mariotti

Kwame Raoul

Nancy Rotering

Jesse Ruiz

Pat Quinn

Secretary of State

Republican: Jason Helland Democrat: Jesse White

US House of Representatives

District 1

Republican: Jimmy Lee Tillman, II

Democrats

Bobby Rush

Howard Brookins, Jr.

District 2

Republicans

Patrick Harmon

David Merkle

John Morrow

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Marcus Lewis

Robin Kelly

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Democrats

Marie Newman

Daniel Lipinski

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Republicans

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Ann Melicher

Jay Reyes

Ruben Sanchez, Jr.

Democrats

Sol Flores

Jesus Garcia

Richard Gonzalez

Raymon Lopez

Joe Moreno

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Mike Quigley

Sameena Mustafa

Steve Schwartzberg

Benjamin Thomas Wolf

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Republican: Peter Roskam

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Becky Anderson

Sean Casten

Carole Cheney

Amanda Howland

Ryan Huffman

Kelly Mazeski

Jennifer Zordani

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Republicans

Craig Cameron

Jeffrey Leef

Democrats

Danny K. Davis

Ahmed Salim

Anthony Clark

District 8

Republicans

Jitendra Diganvker

Vandada Jhingan

Democrat: Raja Krishnamoorhi

District 9

Republicans

John Elleson

Max Rice

Sargis Sangari

D. Vincent Thomas Jr.

Democrat: Janice Schakowsky

District 10

Republicans

Doug Bennett

Sapan Shah

Jeremy Wynes

Democrat: Brad Schneider

District 11

Republicans

Nick Stella

Connor Vlakancic

Democrat: Bill Foster

District 12

Republicans

Mike Bost

Preston Nelson

Democrats

David Bequette

Charles Koen

Brendan Kelly

District 13

Republican: Rodney Davis

Democrats

Johnathan Ebel

David Gill

Erik Jones

Betsy Londrigan

Angel Sides

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Democrats

Matt Brolley

John Hosta

Daniel Roldan-Johnson

Victor Swanson

Lauren Underwood

Jim Walz

George Weber

District 15

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Democrats

Kevin Gaither

Carl Spoerer

District 16

Republicans

Adam Kinzinger

Jaye Circus Time

Jim Marter

Democrats

Amy Murri Briel

Sara Dady

Neill Mohammad

Beth Vercolio-Osmund

District 17

Republican: Bill Fawell Democrat: Cheri Bustos

District 18

Republicans

Darin LaHood

Fuck Boy Rients

Democrats

Brian Deters

Junius Rodriguez

Darrel Miller

**Updated 1/20/2018

#georgia #illinois #oregon #house of representatives

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wkirtley · 7 years ago

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International Arbitration & International Arbitration Attorney Network

New Post has been published on https://www.international-arbitration-attorney.com/?p=127282

The Guide to Construction Arbitration – Global Arbitration Review

The Guide to Construction Arbitration is a GAR book edited by Professor Stavros Brekoulakis and David Brynmor Thomas, published in September 2017. According to the editors, The Guide to Construction Arbitration aims to offer practical information to (i) practitioners who are inexperienced in international construction contracts and dispute resolution (e.g. in-house lawyers and construction professionals), (ii) lawyers in private practice who are familiar with arbitration, but lack experience in dispute resolution proceedings in construction arbitration will also benefit and (iii) students who study construction arbitration.

The main focus of The Guide to Construction Arbitration is the resolution, by arbitration, of disputes arising out of construction projects. It also addresses substantive aspects of international construction contracts. The Guide explains how disputes arise out of a typical construction contract in the first place, and what are the substantive rights, obligations and remedies of the parties to a construction contract. The structure of the book is broadly based on the LLM course on International Construction Contracts and Arbitration that the editors teach at Queen Mary University of London.

Part I examines a wide range of substantive issues in construction contracts, such as The Contract: the Foundation of Construction Projects (Aisha Nader), Parties to a Construction Contract (Scott Stiegler), Bonds and Guarantees (Christopher Harris and Jane Davies Evans), Introduction to the FIDIC Suite of Contracts (Ellis Baker and Anthony Lavers), Allocation of Risk in Construction Contracts (Ellis Baker, Luke Robottom and Anthony Lavers), Contractors’ Claims, Remedies and Reliefs (James Bremen and Leith Ben Ammar) and Employers’ Claims and Remedies (James Bremen and Mark Grasso).

Part II treats the dispute resolution processes in construction disputes. The aim of this Part is to look into special features of construction arbitration, and the following chapters are included: Suitability of Arbitration Rules for Construction Disputes (David Kiefer and Adrian Cole), Subcontracts and Multiparty Arbitration in Construction Disputes (Stavros Brekoulakis and Ahmed El Far), Interim Relief, including Emergency Arbitration, in Construction Arbitration (Peter Hirst and David Brown), Organisation of the Proceedings in Construction Arbitrations: General Considerations and Special Issues (Tim Chelmick and George Spalton), Documents in Construction Disputes (Bartosz Kruz˙ewski and Robert Moj) and Awards (Roger ter Haar QC, Crispin Winser and Maurice Holmes).

Part III examines a number of topics in international construction arbitration like Construction Disputes in Investment Treaty Arbitration (Erin Miller Rankin, Sami Tannous and Matei Purice), Construction Arbitrations in the Nuclear Sector (Jane Davies Evans), Construction Disputes in the Energy Sector (Mark Beeley), Construction Arbitration and Concession Contracts (Philip Dunham and José Manuel García Represa) and Construction Arbitration and Turnkey Projects (James Doe, David Nitek and Michael Mendelblat).

Part IV of The Guide to Construction Arbitration focuses on jurisdictions with particular interest and a very active construction industry: Construction Arbitration in Australia (Andrew Stephenson and Lindsay Hogan), Turkey (Serdar Paksoy and Simel Sarıalioglu) and The Nuts and Bolts of Construction Arbitration in the MENA: Principles and Practice (Mohamed S Abdel Wahab).

The Guide to Construction Arbitration can be downloaded on the Global Arbitration Review’s website.

Andrian Beregoi, Aceris Law

#Construction Arbitration #FIDIC Arbitration

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upforreelection-blog · 7 years ago

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Georgia, Illinois, Oregon -- One week left to register to vote! (2.13.18)

Georgia

Various counties will be having special elections on March 20th. If you are in one of these counties, you have one week left to register to vote in this election.

Counties: Carroll, Dekalb, Walton, Clayton, Henry, Dawson, Chatham, Cherokee

Oregon

Various counties will be having special elections on March 13th. If you are in one of these counties, you have one week left to register to vote in this election

Counties: Multnomah, Washington, Benton, Clackamas, Yamhill, Pinellas

**Illinois is under the cut because they have a lot going on this election**

Illinois

On March 20h, Illinois will be having their primary elections. If you intend to vote in this primary, you have one week left to register.

Offices Up for Election

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Republican

Bruce Rauner

Jeanne Ives

Democrats

Daniel Biss & Litesa Wallace

Bob Daiber & Jonathan Todd

Tio Hardiman & Patricia Avery

Chris Kennedy & Ra Joy

Robert Marshall & Dennis Cole

JB Pritzker & Juliana Stratton

Attorney General

Republican

Gary Grasso

Erika Harold

Democrats

Scott Drury

Sharon Fairley

Aaron Goldstein

Renato Mariotti

Kwame Raoul

Nancy Rotering

Jesse Ruiz

Pat Quinn

Secretary of State

Republican: Jason Helland Democrat: Jesse White

US House of Representatives

District 1

Republican: Jimmy Lee Tillman, II

Democrats

Bobby Rush

Howard Brookins, Jr.

District 2

Republicans

Patrick Harmon

David Merkle

John Morrow

Democrats

Marcus Lewis

Robin Kelly

District 3

Republican: Arthur Jones (LITERALLY A NAZI)

Democrats

Marie Newman

Daniel Lipinski

District 4

Republicans

Mark Wayne Lorch

Ann Melicher

Jay Reyes

Ruben Sanchez, Jr.

Democrats

Sol Flores

Jesus Garcia

Richard Gonzalez

Raymon Lopez

Joe Moreno

District 5

Republican: Tom Hanson

Democrats

Mike Quigley

Sameena Mustafa

Steve Schwartzberg

Benjamin Thomas Wolf

District 6

Republican: Peter Roskam

Democrats

Becky Anderson

Sean Casten

Carole Cheney

Amanda Howland

Ryan Huffman

Kelly Mazeski

Jennifer Zordani

District 7

Republicans

Craig Cameron

Jeffrey Leef

Democrats

Danny K. Davis

Ahmed Salim

Anthony Clark

District 8

Republicans

Jitendra Diganvker

Vandada Jhingan

Democrat: Raja Krishnamoorhi

District 9

Republicans

John Elleson

Max Rice

Sargis Sangari

D. Vincent Thomas Jr.

Democrat: Janice Schakowsky

District 10

Republicans

Doug Bennett

Sapan Shah

Jeremy Wynes

Democrat: Brad Schneider

District 11

Republicans

Nick Stella

Connor Vlakancic

Democrat: Bill Foster

District 12

Republicans

Mike Bost

Preston Nelson

Democrats

David Bequette

Charles Koen

Brendan Kelly

District 13

Republican: Rodney Davis

Democrats

Johnathan Ebel

David Gill

Erik Jones

Betsy Londrigan

Angel Sides

District 14

Republican: Randy Hultgren

Democrats

Matt Brolley

John Hosta

Daniel Roldan-Johnson

Victor Swanson

Lauren Underwood

Jim Walz

George Weber

District 15

Republican: John Shimkus

Democrats

Kevin Gaither

Carl Spoerer

District 16

Republicans

Adam Kinzinger

Jaye Circus Time

Jim Marter

Democrats

Amy Murri Briel

Sara Dady

Neill Mohammad

Beth Vercolio-Osmund

District 17

Republican: Bill Fawell Democrat: Cheri Bustos

District 18

Republicans

Darin LaHood

Fuck Boy Rients

Democrats

Brian Deters

Junius Rodriguez

Darrel Miller

**Updated 1/20/2018

#georgia #illinois #oregon #house of representatives

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