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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- P.K. Subban already has belted out Folsom Prison Blues at Tootsies, a famous honky tonk. He visited the local childrens hospital before training camp opened. Then he scored a goal in each of his first two preseason games with his new team.In Nashville, thats called knowing how to make an entrance.Subbans passion may not have gone over well with coaches and management with the Montreal Canadiens. His new teammates with the Nashville Predators see the defenseman as a perfect fit in Music City -- a town built on entertainment and filled with fans who want a great show from a franchise now expected to go further than ever before in chasing the Stanley Cup.Fans are going to love him, theres no question, Predators captain Mike Fisher said. And our fans are very passionate. Theyre loyal. Theyre forgiving, too, even through the ups and downs. ... Its not going to be long before hes a lot of peoples favorite player.Montreal and Nashville stunned the NHL on June 29 when the teams swapped star defensemen straight up, sending Predators captain Shea Weber north for the 2013 Norris Trophy winner. Talk surfaced of personality conflicts with the organization and inside the Canadiens locker room, and Subban tried to make it clear he loved Montreal, both the atmosphere and media in a town that loves its storied hockey team.At the end of the day, theres a lot of people who have microphones and pens and paper and I cant challenge every person that has made an opinion of me based on `facts, Subban said. So for me, Id rather just let my play do the talking, and I look forward to being a big part of this team moving forward. ... Ive always been one to let my actions do my talking for me.Subban is busy making friends in his new locker room and learning his way around Nashville, a switch for a guy used to being the one who welcomes new players.Its an exciting time for me at 27 years old with no family or any children or anything like that, Subban said. Its like you get a bunch of new brothers right? So its fun.The Predators prefer to make their own minds up about Subban rather than listen to rumors. Fisher said its easy to hear a lot of things about players, and he believes Subban will fit in nicely.Everyone knows hes an outgoing guy that brings passion to the game and sometimes the game of hockey thats a little bit laid back its something new, but I think its a good thing, Fisher said.Forward James Neal has had dinner with Subban and sees someone both passionate about hockey and his fans. Subbans comfort handling both the media and social media has been quickly noticed.Hes going to be good for our team, Neal said.Goaltender Pekka Rinne was shocked by the trade sending his close friend Weber to Montreal.But all of a sudden you realize youre going to get P.K., all the potential and all the talent he brings, Rinne said. Hes going to bring a lot of different elements to our team and also the attention on him. Hes very electric and a very exciting player to watch on the ice and off the ice. Hes going to bring a different element to our team. Its good for the city of Nashville, the organization.Nashville fans got a great look at Subban during the NHL All-Star weekend in January. Subban slipped on a wig to imitate Jaromir Jagr for lots of laughs during the breakaway challenge and ended up winning the event decided by Twitter .This franchise went seven games in back-to-back series last spring in the postseason, and general manager David Poile saw Subban as the perfect combination of skating and speed for coach Peter Laviolettes attacking offense. The trade was criticized in Montreal with the Predators getting the younger player. Poile thinks that speaks more to just how popular Subban was throughout Quebec.Weve seen in the short time P.K.s been here ... he makes a lot of touches and he gets a lot of publicity, Poile said. People gravitate to him because hes a hockey player, yes, but he has more going on his life and he has some really good purposes in his life.The Predators sold out a franchise-record 35 games last season, though the need to sell tickets never fades. Subban is more than happy to help sell the sport of hockey in his new winter home.At the end of the day, its sports entertainment, and we have to perform to keep fans in the seats and what they pay helps put food on our tables, Subban said. The more people we can engage and bring into the game, the better our game is going to be.A perfect fit indeed.---AP Sports Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this report.---Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker Yeezy Boost 350 V3 Replica For Sale .ca NHL Power Rankings for the second straight week, ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche. Yeezy 350 v2 Black Cheap . From filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes), The Price of Gold revisits the saga that rocked the figure skating world ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games: the assault on Nancy Kerrigan, and the plot that led its way back to her rival Tonya Harding. http://www.yeezys350cheap.com/fake-yeezy-350-2019-wholesale.html . 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In a year that already has proved to be massive for the UFC, with one major card after another, UFC 205 on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York looks to be the biggest and most important of them all. In honor of such a marquee event, ESPN.com is providing dedicated previews to all 13 bouts on the card, breaking down whats at stake and projecting who will win, along with quotes and statistics for each fighter.Lightweights: Khabib Nurmagomedov (23-0) versus Michael Johnson (17-10)Odds as of Nov. 3: Nurmagnmedov -280; Johnson +240Dana Whites thoughtsKhabib felt used that he didnt get the lightweight title fight? I cant make people fight other people, you know what I mean? I can try my hardest, and we tried to make the fight with [lightweight champion] Eddie Alvarez, but at the end of the day, Conor McGregor is the 145-pound champion, Alvarez is the 155-pound champion -- this is a big fight.This is a kid who is tough, has done good things, is undefeated, but has pulled out of a lot of fights. That all factors into this. You cant have the things that have gone on with him, only fight once in two years, and then be like, Thats it, I want my title shot right now. Things dont really work that way. Sometimes they do, they work out and you get there, but most of the time, you see it when a guy loses a title -- its a hard road back. Its a hard road to get to a title shot.Whats at stake?Nurmagomedov: A pawn, despite a kings recordShould Nurmagomedov defeat Johnson at UFC 205, he will have won eight consecutive fights inside the Octagon. He has already vowed No. 9 will be for nothing less than a lightweight title.Nurmagomedov says the UFC sent him two bout agreements for a title fight against Eddie Alvarez, only to turn around and book Alvarez to a title defense against Conor McGregor. To Nurmagomedov, it appeared he had been used as means for the UFC to negotiate that fight. His coach, Javier Mendez, echoed that sentiment.In an interview with Sirius XM, Nurmagomedov suggested he would never fight in the UFC again if it were to deny him a title shot after this fight. For the time being, however, he is focused on the task at hand.Im not worrying about all of these chickens, Conor and Eddie, Nurmagomedov said. I have one guy to worry about, Michael Johnson.McGregor has a chicken heart and if he wins, and when I win, he would likely drop to 135 pounds or retire before he [would] face a real man like me. Im more than ready. Now is the wrong time to face me. To be honest, I wouldnt want to face me.Johnson: Show me the money fightsIt took some time, but Johnson has emerged from one of the most frustrating stretchees of his career -- and has landed a big opportunity to close out 2016.ddddddddddddThe 30-year-old suffered a controversial decision loss to Beneil Dariush in August 2015. That was followed by another close decision loss to Nate Diaz, who went on to secure multimillion-dollar paydays in back-to-back fights against McGregor.A shoulder injury placed Johnson on the sidelines during the first half of this year, but successful surgery and a jaw-dropping first-round knockout over Dustin Poirier in September has things turned around.Show me the money fights, Johnson said. Ask you and shall receive. I asked for this fight against Khabib and now its time to take advantage. I think Im right there for the money fights. If I have a dominant performance, you cant deny me a title eliminator. Im putting myself in a position where Im worth more than I was when I fought Nate Diaz.While Nurmagomedov has accused plenty of UFC lightweights of running from him, Johnson publicly asked for this fight. And if Nurmagomedov is serious about not fighting again if hes denied a title shot, Johnson says everyone better enjoy his last fight.Everybody is afraid of what they dont understand, and people cant seem to figure this guy out, Johnson said. Hes just another fighter to me. He has strengths, which is wrestling, and he implements it well.But Ive been wanting to fight Khabib for a long time, and I think hes making a mistake overlooking me. I do find it a little disrespectful hes saying those things, assuming hes going to come in here and have a cakewalk to victory. If he loses, is he leaving the UFC? Because hes definitely not getting a title shot coming off his first loss.Key statsNurmagomedov: 23-0 (7-0 UFC); scored a takedown in 5 of 7 UFC fights, including UFC-record 21 against Abel Trujillo.Nurmagomedov: +146 significant strike advantage in UFC fights (270-124).Johnson: 17-10 (9-6 UFC); 9 knockdowns landed is most in UFC lightweight history.Johnson: 6 of 10 career losses by submission.BreakdownIf anyone needed a reminder of the southpaw Johnsons knockout power, he provided it in his last fight. Johnsons hand speed rivals that of any opponent, and an 81 percent takedown defense in his UFC career jumps off the page, especially in this matchup.Once Nurmagomedov sinks his hooks in, though, opponents are going nowhere fast. Johnson is pretty mobile and doesnt usually fight off the fence, but Nurmagomedov has a way of putting guys there.Prediction: Nurmagomedov submission, third round.You make the call: ' ' '