Titan FC 39 (Tonight, UFC FIGHT PASS)

**JIBBBY** · 06-10-16, 11:27 AM

Combat Press -

LW Championship: Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (19-8-1) vs. Pat Healy (30-21)
Healy is a 32-year-old lightweight training out of the Sports Lab in Oregon. He has made a career resurgence of sorts since his departure from the UFC following some ups and downs. Healy entered the win column just once in five UFC fights, but despite getting his hand raised in a wild “Fight of the Night” against Jim Miller, his post-fight positive test for marijuana took away much more than the lucrative bonus Healy received. Healy lost his next four fights against some of the best fighters in the world’s top promotion.

Healy struggled in his first bout outside of the UFC against Bellator veteran Ricardo Tirloni at Arena Tour 4. Healy took a brutal knee to the liver and survived some nerve-racking exchanges in the first frame. Tirloni tested Healy on the mat and the feet before the grizzled vet did what he does best inside of the cage by grinding out the win. Healy picked up the Titan FC lightweight title in his promotional debut against the previously unbeaten Kurt Kinser at Titan FC 33. He kept the belt with a win over former UFC fighter Marcus Edwards in his next bout. Healy tasted defeat after a close five-round contest with Bellator welterweight tournament winner Rick Hawn at Titan FC 35 before re-entering the win column with a dominant decision victory over Muhsin Corbbrey.

Cavalcante, 32, was once considered to be one of the world’s top lightweights. During a stretch from 2004 to 2007, he won 12 of his 13 bouts with his lone setback coming via a draw with longtime veteran Ryan Schultz. Cavalcante picked up wins over WEC vet Bart Palaszewski and former UFC fighter Michihiro Omigawa before making his return to Japan with the K-1 Hero’s promotion. K-1 was attempting to compete with Pride Fighting Championship’s 161-pound division by creating a 154-pound tournament featuring many of the world’s up-and-coming lightweight talents. Cavalcante tore through every fighter put in front of him. He won seven of his eight fights in the first round, skyrocketing his stock to the top of the heap following losses by some of the world’s top lightweights, including Takanori Gomi, Hayato Sakurai and Yves Edwards.

Injuries played a major role in Cavalcante’s career following his 13-fight unbeaten stretch. He entered the Dream lightweight grand prix with the hopes of continuing his success, but he was disqualified following three elbow strikes to the spine of his first opponent, Shinya Aoki. His misfortunes continued in the rematch when he had Aoki nearly unconscious in the early going with a relentless barrage of heavy punches and hammer fists. Aoki survived and came back to have his hand raised over the elite lightweight. Cavalcante’s career would have its ups and downs over the next six years. Cavalcante found the win column only four times over the next four years while fighting in Strikeforce and the World Series of Fighting.

Cavalcante went to war with current WSOF lightweight champion Justin Gaethje before he established his impressive unbeaten run inside of the promotion. Gaethje pushed Cavalcante to the brink of defeat with powerful strikes against the cage, but the tough Brazilian fought his way back in a wild first round. Gaethje landed one sharp elbow strike that opened up a massive cut on the forehead of JZ, forcing the doctor to call a stop to the action. Cavalcante picked up a quality win in his next bout when he stopped former UFC lightweight Tyson Griffin with ground-and-pound in the third round. His attempt at his first winning streak in over seven years was halted once again when he faced UFC veteran Melvin Guillard. Guillard landed effective strikes during the hotly contested exchanges before hurting Cavalcante with a series of strikes that led to a TKO stoppage. If the fight had higher stakes, maybe the referee would have given Cavalcante the opportunity to fight his way back into the contest.

Cavalcante split his time over the past year with the Blackzilians camp in Florida and Phuket Top Team in Thailand. He trained with high-level fighters in both camps, continuing his evolution as a fighter. He heads into his biggest opportunity in years with a chance to capture the Titan FC lightweight title and start his first winning streak in nearly nine years.

Cavalcante is a good striker who no longer employs the incredible athletic abilities he showcased in his early career. He has evolved to become a counter striker who likes to use his takedowns to grind out opponents with ground-and-pound while looking to lock up a submission or land a devastating fight-ending strike. Cavalcante showcased his grappling ability when he locked up a leg lock in a recent outing against T.J. O’Brien. Healy won’t offer Cavalcante much in terms of athleticism himself, but he isn’t lacking in the grit and toughness departments. Healy will survive whatever early onslaught his opponent offers him and fight back even stronger as the clock ticks down. Healy isn’t the fastest fighter, but he is still one of the biggest fighters in the division, and this difference very well could play a major factor in the wrestling and grappling exchanges. Both men have high-level grappling games that they like to use to get on top and punish their opponent.

Cavalcante has struggled against heavy-hitting strikers, as evidenced by his setbacks in the WSOF and most recently against Gele Qing at a Ganryujima event in Japan, where JZ was knocked out with a vicious uppercut after a series of brutal knockdowns. Healy’s chin hasn’t fared much better, but his ability to recover and fight on has put him in the win column in his Titan FC career, a trend that may continue in this championship bout. Cavalcante’s work in the gym over the past two years will finally be on public display when he fights Healy on Friday evening. Cavalcante will be tested, and if he doesn’t show an ability to battle back, especially late in the fight, then he will lose. However, expect the Brazilian to enter his promotional debut and put on one of his best performances in recent years.

Fight Card Predictions

Fight	Prediction
FW Championship: Andre Harrison (12-0) vs. Deivison Ribeiro (26-9)	Harrison by decision
WW Championship: Dhiego Lima (11-4) vs. David Michaud (9-2)	Lima by knockout
Women’s FlyW: Carina Damm (22-12) vs. Sarah Alpar (6-3)	Alpar by decision
WW: Micah Miller (19-8) vs. Kenny Gaudreau (6-4)	Miller by submission
FlyW: Alexis Vila (14-6) vs. Abdiel Velazquez (5-2)	Vila by decision
LW: Kurt Holobaugh (14-4) vs. Luciano dos Santos (10-7)	Holobaugh by decision
WW: Sabah Homasi (9-5) vs. Vitor Eustaquio (8-5)	Eustaquio by submission
BW: Lazar Stojadinovic (10-5) vs. Chino Duran (8-8)	Stojadinovic by decision
WW: Preston Parsons (3-1) s. Ignacio Bahamondes (3-0)	Bahamondes by knockout
FW: Raush Manfio (6-1) vs. Luis Zequeira (3-2)	Manfio by knockout

**JIBBBY** · 06-10-16, 11:30 AM

**JIBBBY** · 06-10-16, 11:36 AM

Could be some live dogs in this event...

Fading Pat Healy in the main for starters... Good value right now and I expect this line to draw closer to even come fight time.. I think Pat Bam Bam gets dropped.. Could grind out a decision but I'm betting against that at these +170 odds..

**PaperTrail07** · 06-10-16, 11:41 AM

BAM BAM is tough but not very skilled---tough call

**JIBBBY** · 06-10-16, 11:49 AM

^ Agreed Paper, Bam Bam is the definition of a pure grinder.. He's facing a solid vet in Cav that is far more athletic and drops bombs with his striking.. If Bam Bam grinds and sticks like glue he could absolutely win this fight.. I just think he gets caught.. Bam Bam is slow and has 0 head movement..

Lima as the slight dog is worth a grab. The under 2.5 at +155 as well..

Alpar and Vila as the slight dogs are worth trying as well IMO..

Parlay up all the other heavy favorites and get back even money return is the final call..

**PaperTrail07** · 06-10-16, 11:56 AM

For sure---Worth a watch and a few Dogs

**valueguyman** · 06-10-16, 12:54 PM

for some there isn't a lot of tape out there so my bet sizes are small and I don't like to put a lot on lesser experienced fighters anyway. Heres who I'm playing

Velazquez vs Vila. Going with the young blood Velazquez. He is a 22 year old southpaw striker and Vila is a 45 year old part time mma fighter with strong wrestling background. Velazquez has an improving ground game and Vila uses his wrestling to decisions.. Nothing special about Vila's striking imo but hes got power however I like Velazquez as a southpaw going against my view as a slower older man. Velazquez just fought 2 rounds last month, so for him to take this on short notice could mean hes confident he can beat this guy

Damm vs Alpar.. Alpar is another southpaw striker and Damm is a jiu jitsu bb grappler with sub-par striking and has been popped for steroids 1-2x in her career and lost her last fight from an arm-bar and I don't even think her opponent was a purple belt. Infact Damm has gotten submitted quite a bit for someone with a BB, so her grappling might not even be good. She is the older (37 yo vs 25 yo) with more experience but I don't think she will be the better fighter so I go Alpar but really I'm fading Damm.

Lima vs Michaud.. Lima doesn't have a good chin and I don't think theres much you can do to fix that. I'm going Michaud but I'm not sure how he wins it. Jibby's article has Lima by KO but Michaud hasn't been KOd yet. On paper this is a Lima win (better striker, significant reach and height advantage) but if I'm right and Michaud is hard to KO, Lima has a glass chin and Michaud is the better wrestler, then odds are W for Michaud. This should be a good fight as both guys have to make statements to get back into the UFC.

Ribeiro vs Harrison.. Harrison is a good undefeated decision wrestler but this could be a bad match up for him. Harrison has struggled against the JJ of some opponents and Ribeiro is a jj bb with ko/decision wins and some submission. However, Ribeiro has fought way more (35 vs 12) and is in the prime of his career (27 yo). This is being billed as a wrestler (Harrison) vs a striker but Ribeiro can get the submission or KO so at these odds (+425) I'm going with him.

B.O.L. to anyone else going on this card

**blumpkin** · 06-10-16, 06:49 PM

Michaud looked very soft at the weigh ins compared to what he looked in the ufc. Lima looked so much bigger if that's worth anything.

**JIBBBY** · 06-10-16, 07:29 PM

Originally posted by blumpkin

Michaud looked very soft at the weigh ins compared to what he looked in the ufc. Lima looked so much bigger if that's worth anything.

Yep.. Tying Lima myself.. Just hope he doesn't get caught at some point on the chin..

**JIBBBY** · 06-10-16, 07:42 PM

Props are out... Couple props look nice..

Gesias Cavalcante vs Pat Healy - Lightweight 5 rounds - Titan FC 39


Fri 6/10	3003 Cavalcante / Healy goes 5 round distance	-155
11:59PM	3004 Fight won’t go 5 round distance	+115
Fri 6/10	3005 Cavalcante wins inside distance	+370
11:59PM	3006 Not Cavalcante inside distance	-560
Fri 6/10	3007 Cavalcante wins by 5 round decision	+345
11:59PM	3008 Not Cavalcante by 5 round decision	-515
Fri 6/10	3009 Healy wins inside distance	+245
11:59PM	3010 Not Healy inside distance	-335
Fri 6/10	3011 Healy wins by 5 round decision	+141
11:59PM	3012 Not Healy by 5 round decision	-181
Fri 6/10	3013 Cavalcante / Healy draw	+16000
11:59PM	3014 Fight not a draw	-48000
Deivison Ribeiro vs Andre Harrison - Featherweight 5 rounds - Titan FC 39
Fri 6/10	3103 Ribeiro / Harrison goes 5 round distance	-165
11:30PM	3104 Fight won’t go 5 round distance	+125
Fri 6/10	3105 Ribeiro wins inside distance	+556
11:30PM	3106 Not Ribeiro inside distance	-1067
Fri 6/10	3107 Ribeiro wins by 5 round decision	+845
11:30PM	3108 Not Ribeiro by 5 round decision	-1745
Fri 6/10	3109 Harrison wins inside distance	+195
11:30PM	3110 Not Harrison inside distance	-275
Fri 6/10	3111 Harrison wins by 5 round decision	-122
11:30PM	3112 Not Harrison by 5 round decision	-118
Fri 6/10	3113 Ribeiro / Harrison draw	+17000
11:30PM	3114 Fight not a draw	-51000
David Michaud vs Dhiego Lima - Welterweight 5 rounds - Titan FC 39
Fri 6/10	3203 Michaud / Lima goes 5 round distance	+110
11:00PM	3204 Fight won’t go 5 round distance	-150
Fri 6/10	3205 Michaud wins inside distance	+165
11:00PM	3206 Not Michaud inside distance	-215
Fri 6/10	3207 Michaud wins by 5 round decision	+314
11:00PM	3208 Not Michaud by 5 round decision	-440
Fri 6/10	3209 Lima wins inside distance	+294
11:00PM	3210 Not Lima inside distance	-414
Fri 6/10	3211 Lima wins by 5 round decision	+289
11:00PM	3212 Not Lima by 5 round decision	-409
Fri 6/10	3213 Michaud / Lima draw	+16000
11:00PM	3214 Fight not a draw	-48000
Sarah Alpar vs Carina Damm - Flyweight 3 rounds - Titan FC 39
Fri 6/10	3303 Alpar / Damm goes 3 round distance	-175
10:30PM	3304 Fight won’t go 3 round distance	+135
Fri 6/10	3305 Alpar wins inside distance	+400
10:30PM	3306 Not Alpar inside distance	-600
Fri 6/10	3307 Alpar wins by 3 round decision	+210
10:30PM	3308 Not Alpar by 3 round decision	-290
Fri 6/10	3309 Damm wins inside distance	+255
10:30PM	3310 Not Damm inside distance	-365
Fri 6/10	3311 Damm wins by 3 round decision	+177
10:30PM	3312 Not Damm by 3 round decision	-250
Fri 6/10	3313 Alpar / Damm draw	+15000
10:30PM	3314 Fight not a draw	-45000
Kenny Gaudreau vs Micah Miller - Welterweight 3 rounds - Titan FC 39
Fri 6/10	3403 Gaudreau / Miller goes 3 round distance	+180
10:00PM	3404 Fight won’t go 3 round distance	-260
Fri 6/10	3405 Gaudreau wins inside distance	+582
10:00PM	3406 Not Gaudreau inside distance	-1145
Fri 6/10	3407 Gaudreau wins by 3 round decision	+675
10:00PM	3408 Not Gaudreau by 3 round decision	-1425
Fri 6/10	3409 Miller wins inside distance	-160
10:00PM	3410 Not Miller inside distance	+120
Fri 6/10	3411 Miller wins by 3 round decision	+280
10:00PM	3412 Not Miller by 3 round decision	-400
Fri 6/10	3413 Gaudreau / Miller draw	+20000
10:00PM	3414 Fight not a draw	-60000
Alexis Vila vs Abdiel Velazquez - Flyweight 3 rounds - Titan FC 39
Fri 6/10	3503 Vila / Velazquez goes 3 round distance	-150
9:30PM	3504 Fight won’t go 3 round distance	+110
Fri 6/10	3505 Vila wins inside distance	+418
9:30PM	3506 Not Vila inside distance	-642
Fri 6/10	3507 Vila wins by 3 round decision	+200
9:30PM	3508 Not Vila by 3 round decision	-280
Fri 6/10	3509 Velazquez wins inside distance	+210
9:30PM	3510 Not Velazquez inside distance	-290
Fri 6/10	3511 Velazquez wins by 3 round decision	+233
9:30PM	3512 Not Velazquez by 3 round decision	-313
Fri 6/10	3513 Vila / Velazquez draw	+15000
9:30PM	3514 Fight not a draw

I highlighted 2 plays in this last above fight as a hegde play win both ways..

**JIBBBY** · 06-10-16, 09:51 PM

Lima got a gift there. That small dog barked..

**valueguyman** · 06-10-16, 10:21 PM

dam lots of bad luck, 1 pick gets robbed the decision and the other is doing pretty well until he breaks his shin

. oh well thats mma

**JIBBBY** · 06-10-16, 10:42 PM

Anderson Silva leg break. Ouch...Harrison was struggling to in that fight.. Gift again..

Cav by ITD works as that main event dog did bark.. Saved me.. Bam Bam got dropped..

Win

6/10/16 11:59pm MMA Props Fighting 3005 Cavalcante wins inside distance +370* vs Not Cavalcante inside distance

**PaperTrail07** · 06-16-16, 03:16 PM

Lima was a total gift....Caval was $ too $$

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Anderson Silva leg break. Ouch...Harrison was struggling to in that fight.. Gift again..

Cav by ITD works as that main event dog did bark.. Saved me.. Bam Bam got dropped..

Win

6/10/16 11:59pm MMA Props Fighting 3005 Cavalcante wins inside distance +370* vs Not Cavalcante inside distance

**PaperTrail07** · 06-17-16, 01:27 PM

These fights look like a good time in Russia-

**PaperTrail07** · 06-17-16, 01:44 PM

Light shows, dancing , t shirt guns, models on models...opera..this is badASS IMO lol....


Fri 6/10	3001 Gesias Cavalcante	+170	o3½ -185
11:59PM	3002 Pat Healy	-200	u3½ +160
Titan FC 39 - Featherweight 5 rounds - BankUnited Center - Coral Gables, Florida - UFC Fight Pass
Fri 6/10	3101 Deivison Ribeiro	+400	o3½ -200
11:30PM	3102 Andre Harrison	-500	u3½ +170
Titan FC 39 - Welterweight 5 rounds - BankUnited Center - Coral Gables, Florida - UFC Fight Pass
Fri 6/10	3201 David Michaud	-140	o2½ -175
11:00PM	3202 Dhiego Lima	+120	u2½ +155
Titan FC 39 - Flyweight 3 rounds - BankUnited Center - Coral Gables, Florida - UFC Fight Pass
Fri 6/10	3301 Sarah Alpar	+115	o2½ -200
10:30PM	3302 Carina Damm	-135	u2½ +170
Titan FC 39 - Welterweight 3 rounds - BankUnited Center - Coral Gables, Florida - UFC Fight Pass
Fri 6/10	3401 Kenny Gaudreau	+365	o1½ -130
10:00PM	3402 Micah Miller	-460	u1½ +110
Titan FC 39 - Flyweight 3 rounds - BankUnited Center - Coral Gables, Florida - UFC Fight Pass
Fri 6/10	3501 Alexis Vila	+110	o2½ -165
9:30PM	3502 Abdiel Velazquez	-130	u2½ +145
Titan FC 39 - Lightweight 3 rounds - BankUnited Center - Coral Gables, Florida - UFC Fight Pass
Fri 6/10	3601 Luciano dos Santos	+425	o2½ -185
9:00PM	3602 Kurt Holobaugh	-550	u2½ +160