Jake O’Brien vs. Christian Wellisch Expected For UFC 94
Jake O’Brien (10-2) will look to rebound from back-to-back losses against fellow-heavyweight Christian Wellisch (8-4) at UFC 94 on January 31st in Las Vegas.
According to MMAJunkie.com the matchup is close to being finalized.
O’Brien emerged as a heavyweight up-and-comer with three-straight victories to start his UFC career, including a victory over veteran Heath Herring, but next suffered back-to-back losses to Andrei Arlovski and Cain Velasquez, the first two defeats of his young career.
After suffering a first-round knockout to Cheick Kongo in his UFC debut Wellisch rebounded to score back-to-back UFC wins over Anthony Perosh and Scott Junk. However, he was stopped by surging heavyweight Shane Carwin in just 44-seconds at UFC 84 in May.
The UFC welterweight title will be on the line in the UFC 94 main event, as UFC 170-pound champion Georges St-Pierre rematches 155-pound title-holder BJ Penn.
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Not sure what to make of this. They both looked pretty below par in their last fights. Might be a ’slobber knocker’ but in/for all the wrong reasons.
“Slobber knocker” huh wow Mr. Ross how do u do haha in jest
What didnt you hear…? Goldberg is out, Ross is in.
OOpps, Joke btw!
It had been soooooo long since I’ve heard slobber knocker found it funny
stone cold stone cold stone cold, just thought ide throw my fav ross quote in there lol
imo heath herring is one of the best heavyweights around so im pritty shocked o’brien has a win over him, not to bothered about this fight