Shelby said in a statement that he recognized the need forGates to have a confirmed arms chief to move the tankercompetition forward, but would keep a close eye on the processto see that Gates carried out his assurances. Stocks  |  Global Markets If Shelby’s fellow senator from Alabama, Jeff Sessions,follows suit, the Senate could act quickly to confirm AshtonCarter, a Harvard professor and former Pentagon official, asundersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics. Senator RichardShelby on Thursday said he was dropping his hold on thenomination of a new Pentagon chief arms buyer after DefenseSecretary Robert Gates assured him at a meeting that he wascommitted to a fair and transparent aerial tanker competition. WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – U.S. Both fighters will stand and the fight will end by TKO or KO and I think Marcus Davis will taste defeat for the first time in a long time.Main Event: Matt Hughes vs.

This is a tough fight to call because everybody knows that neither men will take the fight to the ground, it will be a slug fest and the man lucky enough to connect will win.Prediction: If you tell me this fight will go to the ground, I will laugh in your face. He has won his six of his last fights, and four of them ended in the first round.Mike Swick is also no stranger to an impressive roll, winning five of his last six fights with four of them ending in round one as a middleweight.Since dropping weight and moving to the welterweight division, Swick won his first fight against Josh Burkman.  It would be an understatement to say that Marcus Davis is on one hell of a roll in the UFC. Marcus Davis and Mike Swick are two of these men.At UFC 85 Bedlam, these fighters will fight to find out who the better man is. Mike SwickThe Ultimate Fighter has welcomed some of the best fighters who have become some of the best and most popular in the UFC.

I think Nathan Marquardt is the better fighter and he would like a rematch against Anderson Silva, so a victory would be a good way to get up there.Prediction: Nathan Marquardt will win the fight by TKO late in the fight.Marcus Davis vs. Leites (3-1) and Marquardt (5-1) are looking to continue their winning ways.Again like the fight before, it will be a striker (Marquardt) against a submission fighter (Leites) but in this fight. Here are two great middleweight fighters who have suffered only one loss in the UFC. The way I see it, Brandon Vera will probably out-strike Werdum, so it’s in Fabricio’s best interest to fight on the ground.Prediction: My gut feeling tells me that Fabricio Werdum will win the fight, I think he will be able to take Vera to the ground and dominate, finishing the fight with a submission. Thales Leites vs Nathan Marquardt. In his last fight, he shocked everybody, beating top heavyweight fighter Gabriel Gonzaga.On the other hand, Brandon Vera won his first four fights in the UFC before losing his last fight to Tim Sylvia.This is a fight where the winner will move up the ladder and get closer to a title shot. Brandon “The Truth” Vera.Both heavyweight fighters have had a very good UFC showing since they first arrived in the company.Werdum, even though he lost by unanimous decision, had a pretty impressive fight against former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. I’ll break down the main fights presented that night and give my predictions. Fabricio Werdum vs.