UFC 101

B.J. Penn OVER Kenny Florian -230
Since his last loss Kenny has 4 submissions and one TKO. The TKO was against lauson who is a natural 145 pounder. he isnt going to submit BJ and eventhough his best chance would be using his reach in the stand up - BJ is too good in the stand up and even better on the ground. Penns last 4 losses have been to much bigger men - florian isnt a much bigger person and bj is virtually unstoppable at 155. I want florian to win but im putting my lunch money on penn.

Anderson Silva OVER Forrest Griffin -350
Silva is too good. Griffin is much better than he was when he got here but nowhere near good enough to win this fight. Anderson is the most disciplined fighter in the UFC- sticks to his gameplan without worrying how boring the fans think it is. Forrest likes to put on a good show and come in striking. The early part of the first half there will be a feeling out process so this might go to the second, but when forrest thinks he feels comfortable he will attack. and regret it.

Amir Sadollah OVER Johny Hendricks -125
Most even matchup on the card. Hendricks comes in as one of the best wrestlers in the division. His striking isnt as good as Sadollah. He likes to throw the fake jabs and go in for the takedown. Sadollah trains out of team quest which is the number 1 wrestling camp in MMA. so he should be prepared to stuff takedowns and use his striking. Sadollah faces the ring rust issue because he has not been in the ring in over a year. leg infection and broken clavicle kept him out of his last 2 fights- hendricks comes in from the WEC after they cancelled their welterweight division. Sadollah has shown a very active guard which will help him if he does get taken down.

Kendall Grove OVER Ricardo Almeida +135
Kendall has only lost in the UFC by knockout. Almeida has 10 wins and none by knockout. Grove has gone back to train at home with BJ Penn since his last loss and it seems to be working. Almeida has not had a good win since 2004. Kendall Grove is one of the few tall people who know how to use his reach for a serious advantage. If almeida tried to play the ground game its going to be tough against a really long 6'6" grove whose got a decent ehough BJJ game.


Josh Neer OVER Kurt Pellegrino -220
This fight has no chance of going to the ground unless someone gets really tired and tries a lame attempt at pulling guard. In the standup Neer has the size and skill advantage. He has shown a great ability to take a hit with a strong chin. thats it. neer wins.

Shane Nelson OVER Aaron Riley
Shane Nelson is coming on the plane with BJ penn and kendall grove who train together in hawaii. Riley trains out of the world famous Jeff Gordon MMA gym in virginia. Who trains there you ask? Aaron Riley. end of list. Gordon has trainers in the facility that are 7 degree black belts in judo and BJJ. The only problem is that they dont have MMA people. Shane Nelson is less experienced but with 15 fights it wont be too great of a disadvantage. Nelson has a more comfortable stand up game and has the cardio to take it the distance like he seems to always want to do. I pick shane nelson in the most unnecessary rematch in UFC history.

TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!!!!

Tamdan McCrory OVER John Howard
Thales Leites OVER Alessio Sakara -350 (UFC brings back sakara. why?)
Matt Riddle OVER Dan Cramer
George Sotiropoulos OVER George Roop
Danillo Villefort OVER Jesse Lennox

UFC 101

rip affliction....

explanations coming soon

B.J. Penn OVER Kenny Florian -230
Anderson Silva OVER Forrest Griffin -350
Amir Sadollah OVER Johny Hendricks -125
Kendall Grove OVER Ricardo Almeida +135
Josh Neer OVER Kurt Pellegrino -220
Shane Nelson OVER Aaron Riley
Tamdan McCrory OVER John Howard
Thales Leites OVER Alessio Sakara -350
Matt Riddle OVER Dan Cramer
George Sotiropoulos OVER Robert Emerson
Jesse Lennox OVER Danillo Villefort

warning

UFC 102

demian maia is an underdog against nate marquardt.

UFC 100 results

I went 7 - 4.
ok so fitch was a dumb bet but he did get caught in a quick submission like i expected.
stephan bonnar losing doesnt surprise me at all im glad coleman won but that fight didnt need to happen.

RIP Arturo Gatti

im glad that bisping should now have no reason to ever fight for the belt.

UFC 100

Frank Mir OVER Brock Lesnar (i will be receiving a text from chris about this one)


Georges St. Pierre OVER Thiago Alves

Dan Henderson OVER Michael Bisping (please. im tired of Bisping)
Paulo Thiago OVER Jon Fitch (fight of the night. Thiagos chin will impress. I want Fitch to win and he should. but wont.)
Alan Belcher OVER Yoshihiro Akiyama (akiyama = another overrated asian fighter with a fluffed up record. not ready for this fight. Watch here for alans leg kicks to expose akiyamas terrible open stance
Stephan Bonnar OVER Mark Coleman (unfortunately televised-this is going to be a good time to go the bathroom or pick up some pizza.)
Jim Miller OVER Mac Danzig (slow fight until mount and submission early in the 3rd)
Dong Hyun Kim vs. T.J. Grant (the borefest of the night award thank god its undercard)
Jon Jones OVER Jake O’Brien (Jake would have a chance if he could wrestle him and stay on top but hes having to cut so much weight and will gas out)
Tom Lawlor OVER CB Dollaway ( top 5 nickname wins this one.)
Shannon Gugerty OVER Matt Grice ( Grice say hello to the start up fight leagues after this loss)

PICKS as of 11pm July 9-

Frank Mir +190
St. Pierre -300
Dan Henderson -220
Paulo Thiago +350
Alan Belcher +220
Stephen Bonnar -350
Jim Miller -200
Jon Jones -450