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UFC Fight Night 40:
Saturday, May 10, 2014


Tonight is UFC Fight Night 40, live from Cincinnati, Ohio. The Main Event is a Welterweight bout between Erick Silva and Matt Brown. The Co-Main Event is a Middleweight bout between, Lorenz Larkin and Costas Philippou.


Big E's Predictions:
(Wins-Losses-Ties) [NC=No Contest]

Preliminary Card, UFC Fight Pass:

Welterweight Bout: Anthony Lapsley, (25-8) [2 NC] vs Albert Tumenov, (12-2). Winner: Albert Tumenov via Split Decision.

Lightweight Bout: Ben Wall, (7-1) [1 NC] vs Justin Salas, (11-8). Winner: Ben Wall via Unanimous Decision.

Featherweight Bout: Nik Lentz, (24-6-2) [1 NC] vs Manny Gamburyan, (13-7) [1 NC]. Winner: Nik Lentz via Unanimous Decision.

Preliminary Card, Fox Sports 2:

Bantamweight Bout: Eddie Wineland, (21-9-1) vs Johnny Eduardo, (26-9). Winner: Eddie Wineland via Unanimous Decision.

Welterweight Bout: Zak Cummings, (16-3) vs Yan Cabral, (11-0). Winner: Yan Cabral via Submission (2nd Round).

Flyweight Bout: Kyoji Horiguch, (12-1) vs Darrell Montague, (13-3). Winner: Kyoji Horiguch via Unanimous Decision.

Middleweight Bout: Ed Herman, (21-10) [1 NC] vs Rafael Natal, (17-5-1). Winner: Rafael Natal via TKO (1st Round).

Main Card, Fox Sports 1:

Flyweight Bout: Chris Cariaso, (16-5) vs Louis Smolka, (7-0). Winner: Chris Cariaso via Unanimous Decision.

Heavyweight Bout: Soa Palelel, (20-3) vs Ruan Potts, (8-1). Winner: Soa Palelel via TKO (2nd Round).

Welterweight Bout: Neil Magny, (9-3) vs Tim Means, (20-5-1). Winner: Tim Means via KO (2nd Round).

Lightweight Bout: Erick Koch, (14-3) vs Daron Cruickshank, (14-4). Winner: Erick Koch via TKO (1st Round).

Co-Main-Event, Middleweight Bout: Lorenz Larkin, (14-2) [1 NC] vs Costas Philippou, (12-4) [1 NC]. Winner: Costas Philippou via TKO (1st Round).

Main Event, Welterweight Bout Matt Brown, (18-11) vs Erick Silva, (16-4) [1 NC]. Winner: Erick Silva via Unanimous Decision.

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