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Jordan is tied up in a chokehold so #TeamJC is tapping out this week. #TeamLynch is riding solo on the keyboard for this UFC 160 edition of the Takedown. Many questions linger ahead of Saturday nights anticipated event. Will favorites such as Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos come through? Can T.J Grant pull off the upset against Gray Maynard? Will K.J. Noons make a successful UFC debut? Lets break this down. Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva (Heavyweight title bout) James Lynch, TSN.ca (@LynchOnSports): In a rematch of their UFC 146 bout nearly a year ago, the 6-foot-4 Brazilian eyes revenge against the current UFC heavyweight champion. Prior to UFC 156, it was almost certain former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem would be facing Velasquez this Saturday night. Instead the Dutchman suffered a third round knockout loss to the ATT product, in what was a considerable upset. The 33-year old hopes back-to-back knockout wins over Travis Browne and the "Reem" will give him the confidence to dethrone the San Jose native. Meanwhile Velasquez makes his first title defence since claiming the title in a dominating victory over Junior Dos Santos at UFC 155. Aside from the one blemish on his record against Dos Santos at UFC on FOX 1, the 30-year old Velasquez has looked unstoppable at heavyweight. With a win already over Silva just a year ago and the fact his teammate Daniel Cormier has also knocked out Bigfoot, Velasquez has a considerable advantage heading into this fight. With that said, the former NCAA Division I wrestler should use his superior conditioning and exceptional standup skills to knockout the Brazilian sometime in the second round. Velasquez via second round TKO Junior Dos Santos vs. Mark HuntThe New Zealand native has the opportunity of a lifetime as he looks to upset the former UFC heavyweight champion this Saturday night. Playing the role of a modern day Rocky Balboa, Hunt has surprised many pundits amassing a five-fight win streak after losing six straight prior to joining the UFC. His "Average Joe" physique and most recent knockout victories over Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve have made him a fan favorite. His opponent, the 29-year old Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt looks to get back on the winning track after losing his belt back at UFC 155. While 39-year old Hunt does have a punchers chance in this fight, he wont have the cardio or the exceptional ground game of the Team Nogueira product. This fight should play out similar to Dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson at UFC 117, where the Brazilian used his height and reach advantage over three rounds to batter his opponent. Because of Hunts cardio issues its likely Dos Santos will finish Hunt sometime in the third round.Dos Santos via third round TKO James Te Huna vs. Glover Teixeira In a matchup that could easily produce "Fight of the Night" honors (with 22 knockout victories between the two of them) the Brazilian Teixeira clashes with the New Zelander Te Huna. The “Pit” fighter Teixeira has some of the best boxing in the division, which he displayed in his last fight outpointing former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson over three rounds. The 33-year old is currently riding a 17-fight win streak which dates back to a May 2005 loss to Ed Herman. His opponent, the 31-year old Athletics All-stars pupil is currently 5-1 inside the octagon, with wins over former MFC light heavyweight champion Ryan Jimmo and Igor Pokrajac. The question is, will the Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt Teixeira keep this fight standing and test the chin of his opponent? Or will he capitalize on Te Hunas weakness and fish for a submission? (Four of Te Hunas five losses have come by way of submission). Either way, Teixeira should have a slight edge in the standup and a considerable advantage on the ground which doesnt bode well for Te Huna. Teixeira via unanimous decision T.J Grant vs. Gray Maynard The Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia native Grant aims to become the first Canadian in UFC history to earn a lightweight title shot if he can upset the TUF 5 contestant. Since his drop to lightweight, the Canadian has quietly gone on a four-fight win streak with impressive victories over Shane Roller, Evan Dunham and most recently Matt Wiman at UFC on FOX 6. Maynard meanwhile is coming off a very lackluster win (not on his own accord) over Clay Guida, in which his opponent literally ran away from every exchange. The former NCAA Division I wrestlers nickname is the “Bully” but in this fight it will be the other way around as Grant has both the height and reach advantage. Both fighters are extremely versatile with the AKA member having the wrestling advantage and Grant having the edge on the ground. One factor worth nothing is the 34-year old Maynard has only fought four times in the last three years due to injuries, while Grant has been very active. Canadian bias aside, the 29-year old has a huge opportunity Saturday night and its very possible he can pull through with the win. Grant via unanimous decision Donald Cerrone vs. K.J. Noons Looking to bounce back from his devastating loss to Anthony Pettis, the former WEC title challenger Cerrone looks to make a statement by taking out the Strikeforce import Noons. While this should be an entertaining fight, “Cowboy” has the edge in all facets of the fight both in the standup and on the mat. 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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA coach Jim Mora has a rule that the team moves on from its last game after 24 hours, win or lose.Mora said the Bruins last-minute loss to No. 7 Stanford was harder to move past, and it could have significant fallout regarding who plays on offense moving forward.Mora said Monday that UCLA (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) will pare down its rotation at running back and wide receiver, starting with Saturdays home game against Arizona (2-2, 0-1).UCLA is averaging 117.8 yards rushing per game, which ranks 114th out of 128 teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Running backs Soso Jamabo, Nate Starks and Bolu Olorunfunmi combined for just 92 yards rushing on 28 carries against the Cardinal.Youll still see all three, but you will see less of two and more of one, Mora said.Mora lamented the yards those running backs failed to gain because they misread what was blocked by the offensive line.The game plan was as sound as it could be, Mora said. We left hundreds of yards out there in the run game, and there were some enormous holes that were not hit. I exaggerate when I say hundreds, but probably a hundred in the run game specifically. It was really hard to see it until you looked at the film, and then it was very, very obvious.Offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu said after the 22-13 loss that his new duties overseeing the entire offense were limiting how much time he could spend with the running backs during the game. Mora said adjustments have been made, and Kennedy is going to be as involved wwith the running backs as he has ever been going forward.ddddddddddddThe most pressing question for Polamalu will be settling on one feature back. Jamabo started the first two games against Texas A&M and UNLV, while Starks did not play for undisclosed reasons. Jamabo missed the win at BYU while Starks returned, but the team only averaged 1.5 yards per carry. Olorunfunmi has displayed explosiveness as a change-of-pace option, but UCLA has scored one rushing touchdown against the Aggies, Cougars and Stanford.Mora wouldnt assign blame to anyone for those struggles.I dont want to put it on those guys, Mora said. Its everybody. Its always a team proposition. No one player wins or loses a game, or screws up or excels on a play.Add in continued issues with dropped passes in a game where one more touchdown would have been enough to put away Stanford and break an eight-game losing streak in the series, it was hard to put the 24-hour rule into effect.They were as down as I have ever seen this group Saturday after the game. I felt them slowly come back yesterday, Mora said. Well move on with lessons learned.We went out there and competed the best we ever competed against them, center Scott Quessenberry said. It was close. We took it into the fourth quarter. Right down to the last second we had the game won and obviously it was a heartbreaking loss but were not dwelling on it. ' ' '