5 Main Card Predictions For UFC 182

4. Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Louis Gaudinot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9aImdTiw8 Weight Class: Flyweight Louis Gaudinot (6-3, 1NC) would probably like to be known as something other than "the guy with the green hair from one of those iffy seasons of The Ultimate Fighter" - and do so so, he's going to need to pick up a win against eleventh ranked flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi (14-1). Gaudinot is coming off a drug test failure which saw his submission victory over Phil Harris overturned, and hasn't fought since March as a result. Horiguchi, meanwhile, is on a three-fight win streak in the UFC. He's a former Shooto bantamweight champion, and hasn't lost a fight since 2012. He knocked out unheralded Jon Delos Reyes at Japan's UFC Fight Night event in September, headlined by Hunt vs. Nelson. Look for Horiguchi to pick up a decision win here. He has been more active, and prior to the no contest, Gaudinot dropped a decision to Tim Elliot. Elliot's actually ranked a spot above Horiguchi in the UFC official rankings.
 
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.