3. KJ Noons vs. Daron Cruickshank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwDFOGmBzik Weight Class: Lightweight It's hard to remember sometimes that KJ Noons (13-7) was once an EliteXC champ who fought for the Strikeforce welterweight title. After losing that bout to Nick Diaz, Noons had two lightweight title eliminators in Strikeforce, and lost both. Things were not looking up, but after losing his initial UFC fight after the Strikeforce merger to Cowboy Cerrone, Noons has bounced back, taking out George Sotiropoulos and Sam Stout. Then there's Daron Cruickshank (165), who first appeared in the UFC on TUF: Live, and has been up and down since then. He enters the fight coming off a win over Anthony Njokuani, but with Noons having faced tougher competition throughout his career, we're giving him the edge. Noons by decision.
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