FOX Sports : declared in UFC 208: Tim Boetsch and the 'Puncher's Chance'

His fight against Tim Boetsch at UFC 208 could be the one to guarantee him his shot at the UFC title. In what seems like a very odd matchup, can Tim Boetsch land a knockout blow at UFC 208 before succumbing to the ground game of Jacare Souza? That's how good Souza's grappling is. Boetsch has two distinct advantages: 1) Knockout Power 2) Certainty That Jacare Will Come Forward.Any takedown at all could spell the end of the night for Boetsch. If not, Tim will most likely be in for a very long night of grappling with the talented Jacare, or a very short one.

UFC 208: Ryan LaFlare ready to give hometown crowd a good show

For Lindenhurst's Ryan LaFlare, who will fight Roan Carneiro at UFC 208 in Brooklyn on Saturday, the real emotion comes after the fight. "They raise your hand, you look around, you see familiar faces, you feel like they won, too."LaFlare is one of three local fighters on the UFC 208 card at Barclays Center. Before that, there's something a little more pressing to deal with: the opponent locked inside of the cage with him. There's people cheering, you don't know if they're for you or against you," LaFlare said. advertisement | advertise on newsdayUFC 208 will be LaFlare's first fight at home in his professional career.



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