UFC 112: Kendall Grove vs Mark Munoz booked for April 10

Middleweights Kendall Grove (11-6) and Mark Munoz (7-1) are set to do battle at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on April 10, 2010.

“Da Spyder” today announced the 185-pound showdown via Twitter.com, wishing the former NCAA national wrestling champion from Oklahoma State University a safe training camp and encouraging him to put on a good show.

And that should not be much of a concern for these two talented fighters.

Grove has won three of his last four fights, losing only to Brazilian jiu-jitsu wizard Ricardo Almeida via unanimous decision at UFC 101: “Declaration” in August 2009 during that span. The 6′6″ Hawaiian most recently strangled another decorated wrestler, Jake Rosholt, via triangle choke at UFC 106: “Griffin vs. Ortiz” two months ago.

He likely won’t have such an easy time against “The Philippino Wrecking Machine.”

Munoz has been perfect (2-0) since his 185-pound debut against Nick Catone at UFC 102: “Couture vs. Nogueira” in August 2009. It wasn’t a convincing win, however, earning a split decision nod from two of the three judges sitting ringside.

He didn’t make the same mistake his next time out, smashing Ryan Jensen via verbal submission (punches) at UFC 108: “Evans vs. Silva” earlier this year. Now Munoz will look to make it two straight against the dangerous and experienced The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 3 winner.

UFC 112 is expected to feature two world title fights, including middleweight champion Anderson Silva taking on Vitor Belfort and lightweight kingpin BJ Penn putting his belt on the line against Frank Edgar.

Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more information on this still-developing fight card.

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