Jeff Curran Vs. Mizugaki At WEC 42

Jeff “Big Frog” Curran is hands down a great WEC and MMA Fighter despite his last three fights being “L’s” on his record. Those last three fights have been against some top fighters though, as MMAJunkie states in their reports that Curran will likely face Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 42.

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“The Big Frog” has dropped three straight contests to Benavidez, as well as featherweight champion Mike Brown and No. 1 contender Urijah Faber. While a three-fight losing streak would generally spell a release for most fighters, the quality of opposition Curran has faced – coupled with his performances in the bouts – has earned him a reprieve.

Curran is no slouch when it comes to training or fighting, he’s just faced some rather tough prospects in the WEC. Mizugaki is no different as he went toe-to-toe with Miguel Torres last month for the WEC Bantamweight Championship for a full five rounds before losing by decision. Mizugaki is the first bantamweight that I have seen go five rounds with Torres, though we really didn;t get to see what his ground game looked like. We know Curran has a pretty good ground game from his record of 29-12, with 18 of those wins being by submission.