{"id":19358,"date":"2012-04-13T09:41:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T16:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=19358"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:34:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:34:38","slug":"dennis-siver-looking-for-opportunity-as-a-featherweight-tomorrow-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dennis-siver-looking-for-opportunity-as-a-featherweight-tomorrow-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial Spotlight &#124; Dennis Siver Looking For Opportunity As A Featherweight Tomorrow Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/siver.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"siver\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19483\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>By: Evan Stoumbelis<\/strong><br \/>\nUFC Lightweight Dennis &#8220;The Meanace&#8221; Siver (19-8) is moving down to the 145 featherweight division and is set to face Diego &#8220;The Gun&#8221; Nunes (17-2) at the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 2 event tomorrow night.  Siver was set to have a rematch with Ultimate Fighter winner Ross Pearson at the same event, but with the recent change in weight classes, will be facing Diego Nunes instead.<\/p>\n<p>Diego Nunes doesn&#8217;t plan on <em>&#8220;Giving an inch&#8221; in the division<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Siver, a 2 time knockout of the night winner, is a black belt in Taekwondo, and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.<\/p>\n<p>The recent change in weight classes comes after a loss to Donald Cerrone at UFC 137, which ended Siver&#8217;s 4 fight win streak and left the 33 year old to decide whether or not to attempt another run at the lightweight belt.<\/p>\n<p>In his fight against Diego Nunes, we are left to wonder how much of an impact the weight cut will have on the burly Siver.<\/p>\n<p>As of April 7th Diego Nunes was ranked as the #9 Featherweight in the division after beating Manny Gamburyan via unanimous decision at UFC 141.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Siver may have trouble with a quicker opponent, which is where the recent weight-cut could be a factor, but Diego Nunes, despite his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt, likes to brawl.  With a barrage of strikes Siver is by all means an experienced striker, with 4 of his wins coming by way of strikes, and 2 of those by spinning back kicks.  Will the weight cut impact Siver&#8217;s stand up game? Will he be successful in his run for the featherweight belt? only time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Evan Stoumbelis UFC Lightweight Dennis &#8220;The Meanace&#8221; Siver (19-8) is moving down to the 145 featherweight division and is set to face Diego &#8220;The Gun&#8221; Nunes (17-2) at the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 2 event tomorrow night. 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