The X-Factor: This looks like a wrestling match on paper, but evenly matched wrestlers often rely on their secondary skills when they cannot top control their way to a victory. If this fight turns that way, Sonnen seems woefully underequipped, as his whole game revolves around ground-and-pound. Meanwhile, Okami has proven himself a sound striker and has shown flashes of submission skills.
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The Bottom Line: Think of Okami as the UFC’s answer to the Ultimate Nullifier. Galactus may not lives in fear of him, but most of the middleweight division does -- and with good reason. Sonnen will learn why, as he struggles to figure out Okami’s timing on the feet and ends up spending more time in the clinch than on the mat. Consider it a recipe for disaster for anyone not named Anderson Silva. Expect another decision win for Okami and the usual post-fight hysteria about why he was not on the main card.