On the upcoming UFC 129 card this weekend, we will see two bouts with fighters extremely close in the rankings facing each other. The first fight is:
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#29] Vladimir Matyushenko (25 – 5 – 0) vs. [#33] Jason Brilz (18 – 3 – 1)
But even more interesting is this prelim bout:
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#78] Yves Jabouin (15 – 6 – 0) vs. [#79] Pablo Garza (9 – 1 – 0)
With these two fighters ranked literally one spot away from each other, it looks like UFC matchmaker Joe Silva (or Sean Shelby) may have been perusing the FightMatrix rankings upon deciding on this bout! Hey, dream big or don’t dream at all.