| Matt Hamill | vs. | Mark Munoz |
| The Hammer | Nickname | The Philippine Wrecking Machine |
| 5-2 | Record | 5-0 |
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No. 17 light heavyweight |
Rank |
No. 92 light heavyweight |
| 4-1 | (T)KO Record | 3-0 |
| 0-0 | Sub. Record | 0-0 |
| 1-1 | Dec. Record | 1-0 |
| W-1 | Streak | W-5 |
| 205 | Weight | 205 |
| 6-2 | Height | 6-0 |
| 32 | Age | 31 |
| wrestling | Background | wrestling |
Matt Hamill will fight Mark Munoz on Saturday night at UFC 96. The full preview is below.
Hamill says about Munoz: "It's going to be a war. ... I have fought wrestlers before but Mark has more technique in wrestling that will give me a challenge."
Munoz says about Hamill: "He's made a great name for himself in the UFC. I feel honored to fight Matt for my debut. But I've been training extremely hard for this fight, and I will come prepared for anyone who steps foot in the cage with me."
Why Hamill is favored: He's more experienced, better known and has faced much more difficult opposition over the course of his career.
Why Munoz could pull the upset: We don't know how good Munoz is because he hasn't fought anyone good enough to test him. He's probably a better pure wrestler than Hamill, and that makes him a different kind of opponent than Hamill is accustomed to fighting.
Hamill Links:
Official site | UFC profile | Sherdog record | Wikipedia entry
Munoz Links:
UC Davis wrestling | UFC profile | Sherdog record | Wikipedia entry
Prediction: Hamill is bigger, stronger and has better stand-up and should earn a TKO win.
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