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Countdown to Destiny 30

Event Preview: Destiny 30: Pae vs. Vari II
Destiny FC
2014-01-04, Tokyo, Hayashi's Lounge - Tokyo
Author:Wessel Error

 Middleweight Championship











(Champ) Joe Pae vs. (2.) Nari Vari











Undefeated DFC MW Champion Joe Pae is going to defend his belt for the 5th time and that is currently the record for most consecutive tittle defences. He is also only guy that has ever touched DFC MW belt. "Kick Ass" is also 6 time of the night award winner in his 7 DFC bouts. Impressive.











Pae will face Vari for the 2nd time in his career. Their first battle was in Destiny 18 and it was 5 round war even tho Pae won all the 5 rounds. It also only time Pae's match has gone to judges scorecards. Pae has probably stronger Muay Thai and Wrestling, but probably doesnt wanna get in boxing match with Vari.











Nari Vari got 2 first round finishes after their last bout and has once again earned his tittle shot. Vari is underdog in this match but his 5-1 record in DFC say all. "Hell Hound" is lil bit bigger middleweight but they are both 185cm tall. Whole Vanuatu is supporting their hero as Vari tries to become the new and 2nd Middleweight champion in DFC history.

















Lightweight Championship











(Champ) Afa Sila vs. (6.) Zhang Zong











The Arm Collector will defend his LW belt for the 3rd time when he faces 22-year old japanese Zhang Zong. This match got a lot of heat when it was announced. Many people thought this will be the biggest mismatch in DFC history and just a walk in the park for Sila.











Afa "The Arm Collector" Sila has been devestating with his arm bars. 6 of 8 of his wins has come via arm bar. Some fans and journalist has called him one trick pony, but Sila is is actually very complete MMA fighter with wonderful boxing skills and respecful muay thai. In saturday we'll see if Sila takes another hand to his arm collection.











Zong is the biggest underdog in this card and its hard to see where Zong is going to beat Sila. Zong's strongest weapons are his boxing and BJJ. Zong is riding in 3 match winning streak so its hard to argue against his tittle shot, after all its gonna be 2 fighters inside a cage and anything can happen in there.

















Heavyweight











(2,) Daiki Hitoshi vs. (6.) Kelly Olynyk











Former DFC Heavyweight champion Hitoshi is trying to get back on the win column after his 2nd lost to current champ Sprinkles. The Japanese Killer has never lost in non-tittle match in DFC and never gone to judges in DFC. Many people believed that Hitoshi would be the king of Heavyweight for the long time, but Coconut Sprinkles has been tough match-up for him, but with win in saturday he will be once step closer to 3rd shot.











Kelly Olynyk is fresh face in DFC, but has already got 2 quick first round finishes and if he wins Hitoshi he'll definately be next in line for the tittle shot. This muay thai specialist will probably try to knock Hitoshi out even tho he has 1 sub win under his belt, I dont think he wants to test his ground game against Hitoshi. Olynyk is 220cm tall and Hitoshi just 187cm, will that be a factor in this bout?

















Light Heavyweight



(6.) Max Pacioretty vs. (7.) Jimbo Jenkins











DFC 30 will also bring us very interesting LHW bout between Pacioretty and former DFC LHW champion Jimbo Jenkins. Pacioretty is coming of a loss against champion ex-champion Moses Sithole and he is now facing another ex-champ. This will be 2nd bout between these 2 warriors, they faced eachother for the first time in Destiny 20, Pacioretty won via TKO (Strikes) in 1st round. 











Former champ Jimbo Jenkins having touch times in DFC cage lately. After his tittle run he got himself in 3 fight losing streak and for a while it seem like he was done, but in his last match vs. Manny Fernando he finally got the W, when he knocked out Manny Fernando in 28 seconds. Can he get back to tittle hunt or have we already seen the best of him?



 



Prelims:











Lightweight: (7.) Tonnie Mazloum vs. (3.) Jim Jabber





Welterweight: (7.) Josh Lebow vs. (8.) Dav Rolling





Heavyweight: (9.) Nebojsa Lopez vs. (10.) Vincent Mars





Middleweight: (9.) Don Don vs. (8.) Ray Danielson





Bantamweight: (8.) Erik Erikkson vs. (11.) Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym





Middleweight: (10.) JunJun Jones vs. (12.) Yoshida Tanaka

 

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