UFC 130: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Matt Hamill

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UFC 130 Previews: The Main Card

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Matt Hamill now include the main event at UFC 130 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and the defeat of Frankie Edgar-Gray Maynard 3 due to injuries hits fans tough.

Though this appears possible to affect the pay-per-view purchase rate, the risks stay the same for the card’s further included matches. Jackson and Hamill fight for a key spot in the light heavyweight competitor ranks, although Rick Story and Thiago Alves do the similar for a welterweight slot. A key match-up between Brian Stann and Jorge Santiago at 185 pounds and a heavyweight incline pairing Stefan Struve with Travis Browne round out the squad.

Here is the breakdown of the UFC 130 “Jackson vs. Hamill” main card.

Light Heavyweights

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Matt Hamill

The Match-up: A couple of tough light heavyweights collide in the main event, with recognized expert Jackson taking on Hamill, whose victory over Tito Ortiz at UFC 121 was possibly the largest of his career.

Jackson is particularly threatening against foes that do not depend on clever game plans to exploit his flaws. Like Rashad Evans at UFC 114, Hamill will have to pick high-percentage spots to shoot for take downs and boundary heavy exchanges on the feet. If there is any evident crack in Rampage’s armor, it is his propensity to want to cartridge when he could merely subdue enemies to the mat and control them there. Watch UFC 130 Live Stream now.

Meanwhile his days as a fright in Pride Fighting Championships, where he crashed enemies with terrifying ease, he has mostly been a stand-and-bang type of fighter -- approximately that cost him against cerebral-minded rivals like Evans, and his title loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86.

Hamill has his work cut out for him here, and Jackson should be superior standing. Rampage’s chin is top-notch, and he covers up and passions back extremely well from inside the pocket. Hamill’s struggling is solid, but his intense mostly helps as a means for that fighting to come into the equivalence. Jackson’s take down protection and experience should show enough to disprove Hamill’s take downs.

Though, in a three-round match, you only have to win two of them to take a decision -- approximately Evans did with a great game plan. Rampage offered more persistence in his split decision win over Lyoto Machida at UFC 123 and remains an undervalued technical striker; his personality and huge bombs overshadow the understated skills he has on the feet. If Rampage is to win, he cannot get drank into a headhunting match. In its place, he must be satisfied to pile up points and force Hamill’s hand.

The Pick: This is a modest match that could very well swipe on who gets a serious take down or telling knock-back at the end of a round. Jackson will get this by close decision.