#4 Fabricio Werdum (11-5) vs. #8 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (18-6) Pick: Fabricio Werdum – Nogueira is still a decent heavyweight, although he’s only fought once in the last year and a half against a below average fighter in Dave Herman. So I take it back. We don’t really know if Big Nog is still...
Fight Picks
UFC 160: VELASQUEZ VS. BIGFOOT 2 PREDICTIONS
#1 Cain Velasquez (9-1) vs. #5 Bigfoot Silva (9-3) – for heavyweight title Pick: Cain Velasquez – From a pure prognosticating stand point, how can you not pick Cain Velasquez? After Velasquez laid a beatdown of epic proportions on Bigfoot Silva last memorial day weekend, what argument could be made that Bigfoot has a chance? Well,...
UFC on FX 8: ROCKHOLD VS. BELFORT PREDICTIONS
#4 Luke Rockhold (9-0) vs. #5 Vitor Belfort (6-1) Pick: Vitor Belfort – Initially I thought this fight was a pick em. But after thinking about it, Belfort looked way better against Jon Jones than Chael Sonnen. And I viewed Chael Sonnen as the 2nd best middleweight in the UFC. Plus Rockhold will have...
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen Predictions
#1 Jon Jones (11-0) vs. #7 Chael Sonnen (0-0) – for light-heavyweight title Pick: Jon Jones – I don’t think there’s a single, serious MMA prognosticator that’s out there that’s picking Chael Sonnen to win. And how can you? Jones has been so dominant. But then I see some people say that this fight is...
UFC on FOX 7: HENDERSON VS. MELENDEZ ANALYSIS
-Those Strikeforce fighters sure did pretty good for themselves tonight. Just when I thought Gilbert Melendez would be the first guy for Benson Henderson to finish since becoming UFC lightweight champion, Melendez turned out to being one of his toughest fights. But I don’t think it was as close...
UFC TUF 17 Finale: Faber vs. Jorgensen ANALYSIS
-Urijah Faber proved he still the 2nd or 3rd best bantamweight in the world in his dominant win over Scott Jorgensen. Faber is always dangerous and probably will be getting his last title shot in 2014 after Dominick Cruz returns. -Scott Jorgensen has now hit his full potential, based...
UFC on Fuel TV 9: Mousasi vs. Latifi Predictions
#14 Gegard Mousasi (4-1) vs. Ilir Latifi (0-0, #31 LHW Prospect) Pick: Gegard Mousasi – I see this situation being very similar to when Nate Marquardt was pulled from a cable card and rising UFC prospect had to fight Charlie Brenneman instead. And Brenneman pulled the upset, largely because Story trained...
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz Predictions
#1 Georges St. Pierre (17-2) vs. #6 Nick Diaz (16-6) Pick: Georges St. Pierre – Full disclosure. I want Nick Diaz to win. While I don’t think Diaz is that great of a person or deserves to be champion, he sure is entertaining and brings a level of intrigue to fights that hasn’t been...
UFC on Fuel TV 8: Struve vs. Hunt Predictions
#8 Stefan Struve (9-3) vs. #9 Mark Hunt (3-1) Pick: Stefan Struve – Mark Hunt has been on a roll. He knocked off Cheick Kongo. It was impressive. But Mark Hunt is one dimensional. People forget that in Hunt’s first fight in the UFC, Sean McCorkle took Hunt down and submitted him pretty easy....
UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche Predictions
#1 Ronda Rousey (0-0) vs. #6 Liz Carmouche (0-0) Pick: Ronda Rousey – Seriously, anybody who is not picking Ronda Rousey to win this fight is hoping against hope that their +800 bet on Carmouche is going to make them a fortune. There’s no logical reason for Rousey to lose this fight. All of...