Ben Saunders vs. #1 Japanese WW at UFC Ft. Laud.

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UGer Ben "Killa B" Saunders takes on UFC newcomer Takashi Sato on April 27 at UFC on ESPN3 in Ft. Lauderdale.

Tapology rates Sato the #1 of 161 Japanese Welterweights. He's 14-2 with 11 finishes, including 9 (T)KOs. Overall, including his 2 losses, 88% of his fights end early.

Ben is 1-4 over his last 5 and is on a 2-fight skid. All 5 of the fights ended in finishes. He's 5-5 during his current UFC run.

Ben gets paid shit by UFC. In 2018 he was paid 23K to show. He did win two post-fight bonuses last year, though. And because he has more than 15 UFC fights overall, he gets $15K Reebok money. Pathetic when your Reebok money is almost the same as your fight pay.

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I’m always rooting for Ben. He’s got a good chance to stop the brakes on the Japanese hype train 

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War Killa B!

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Sato is no joke. Will be an interesting test for both.

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  • Ben is currently a +180 underdog. (He was +160 against Ellenberger. Jus' sayin'....)
  • Sato is at -220.
  • "Fight doesn't go to decision" is favored at -290. (Both guys' last 5 fights have ended in finishes.)

War Killa B!

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Bump for Killa B!

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Love to see Killa B back in the UFC imo.

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I will never not root for Killa B. I'm a little concerned about the amount of damage he's taken recently, but I watched some interviews of him and he seems as sharp as ever. He definitely has the skills to beat this guy. Ben is super dangerous everywhere.

Agree 100% with OP. Saunders is criminally underpaid.

Wat Ben! 

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Killa B is the man. A respectful martial artist.