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| Darren Elkins | Charles Oliveira |
Two up and comers will be front and center in the second fight of the evening. Both have something to prove, that being they belong in the octagon with the rest of the lightweight division. Both fighters will be taking part in their thirteenth career professional fight. Elkins is coming off a technical win, after Duane Ludwig suffered one of the most gruesome injuries the UFC has ever seen. He holds one blemish on his record, coming last year to Ted Worthington, where he was stopped just thirteen seconds into the fight. Oliveira meanwhile is making his UFC debut, and is undefeated prior. He's only gone to decision one time, with six wins coming by tko and five by submission.
All indications point to this fight also going to the ground at one point or another. Oliveira, whose jiu-jitsu pedigree seems very good, will look to catch Elkins in a submission, or even use some strikes on the ground. Elkins will need to fend off the submission attempts and try to keep this fight standing. He seems to have a better chance on the feet, but Oliveira could pose some problems for him there as well.
Oliveira is coming in as one of Sherdog's third best Brazilian to watch in 2010. He's a highly touted prospect, and will look to impress the UFC brass in his attempts to dispatch Elkins, while Darren will try to prove to people his win against Duane Ludwig wasn't just because of the ankle injury. This is going to be another fast paced fight, and will get the crowd ready for what the event has in store.
Prediction - Charles Oliveira by 1st round submission
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