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  • UFC FIGHT NIGHT 81 PREDICTIONS

    UFC FIGHT NIGHT 81 PREDICTIONS

    *Records included ONLY COUNT UFC FIGHTS

    Fight Pass Prelims

    Light Heavyweight – Francimar Barroso (2-1) vs Elvis Mutapcic (0-0) The Pick: Mutapcic via Decision

    Bantamweight – Rob Font (1-0) vs Joey Gomez (0-0) The Pick: Font via KO

    Featherweight – Charles Rosa (1-2) vs Kyle Bochniak (0-0) The Pick: Rosa via Submission

    Light Heavyweight – Ilir Latifi (3-2) vs Sean O’Conner (2-2) The Pick: Latifi via KO

    Fox Sports 1 Prelims

    Featherweight – Maximo Blanco (4-3) vs Luke Sanders (0-0) The Pick: Blanco via Decision

    Lightweight – Chris Wade (3-0) vs Mehdi Baghdad (0-0) The Pick: Wade via Decision

    Light Heavyweight – Tim Boetsch (9-8) vs Ed Herman (9-7-1) The Pick: Boetsch via Decision

    Welterweight – Patrick Cote (10-9) vs Ben Saunders (7-3) The Pick: Saunders via Decision

    Main Card

    Lightweight – Ross Pearson (10-6-1) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (8-3)

    Ross Pearson was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK back in 2009, and this should be a sneaky good matchup as he takes on Francisco Trinaldo, who is on a four match winning streak. This fight will probably go three fun, exciting rounds but don’t be surprised if Trinaldo’s explosive striking gets him the KO, because of that striking I give him the advantage.

    The Pick: Trinaldo via Decision

     

    Heavyweight – #6 Travis Browne (8-3-1) vs. #14 Matt Mitrione (9-4)

    These two veteran heavyweights jockey for position in the rankings. Browne is a 6’7″ Hawaiian that you do not want to get into a slugfest with. Matt Mitrione is the type of guy that will use his cross to set up a devastating hook and Mitrione, a former NFL player is a pure striker at his core, which is why I have him knocking out the #6 Heavyweight in the world.

    The Pick: Mitrione via KO

     

    Lightweight – #1 Anthony Pettis (5-2) vs. #4 Eddie Alvarez (1-1)

    Former lightweight champion and current #1 Contender Anthony Pettis will take on former Bellator lightweight Eddie Alvarez, who is coming off of a decision victory over Gilbert Melendez, the winner of this fight could be the next contender to  Rafael dos Anjos’ Lightweight championship which makes this fight insanely important. They’re almost equal on their feet but Pettis has a big advantage on the ground.

    The Pick: Pettis via Submission

     

    Bantamweight Championship – (C) T.J. Dillashaw (8-2) vs. #1 Dominick Cruz (3-0)

    #1 Contender vs Champion, a perfect end to a already fantastic Fight Night. The former bantamweight champion, Cruz finally gets to fight for the championship that he never ever lost. On the other side Dillashaw has developed into one of the most dangerous men in the UFC. Cruz hasn’t gone five rounds since he was stripped of his title via injury, and that might be his fatal flaw.

    The Pick: Dillashaw via TKO

  • THE 2015 CRAZY SPORTS AWARDS – NOMINEES

    THE 2015 CRAZY SPORTS AWARDS – NOMINEES

    Team of the Year

    Nominees: Golden State Warriors, US Women’s Soccer Team, New England Patriots

    Male Athlete of the Year

    Nominees: Steph Curry, Mike Trout , Cam Newton

    Female Athlete of the Year

    Nominees: Serena Williams, Ronda Rousey, Alex Morgan

    Upset of the Year

    Nominees: Roberta Vinci over Serena Williams, Holly Holm over Ronda Rousey, Wisconsin over Kentucky

    Controversy of the Year

    Nominees: Deflategate, Fifa Scandal, Peyton Manning’s HGH

    Best Title Win

    Nominees: Golden State Warriors, American Pharoah, Kansas City Royals

    Did That Seriously Just Happen? Moment of the Year

    Nominees: Holm KO’s Rousey, Butler’s INT, Miami’s 8 lateral miracle vs Duke

    2015 Sports Story of the Year Award

    Nominees

    • Serena Williams’ near Grand Slam
    • Desaun Watson leads Clemson to 13-0 year
    • Brock Osweiler replaces Peyton Manning
    • Cam Newton and Panthers go 14-1
    • Iowa football going 12-1, falling inches short of the playoff
    • Jeff Gordon’s final year in Nascar
    • Todd Gurley’s rookie year
    • Michael Phelps comes back to swimming
    • Royals win World Series
    • Mets win NL
    • Leonard Fournette’s monster year
    • Ole Miss beats Alabama
    • Aaron Rodgers leads Packers to 10-5 year
    • Mariota debuts
    • Deflategate
    • USC wins Pac 12 South
    • Cubs make the playoffs
    • Cardinals overcome injuries
    • US wins Women’s World Cup
    • Jordan Spieth’s year in Golf
    • Warriors win NBA title
    • Blackhawks win Stanley Cup
    • Warriors vs Cavaliers
    • American Pharaoh wins triple crown
    • Ronda Rousey – from most dominant athlete, to KO’d
    • Jim Harbaugh at Michigan
    • Mayweather – Pacquiao
    • UConn wins Women’s NCAA Basketball title
    • Rex Ryan signs with Bills
    • Duke wins Men’s NCAA Basketball title
    • Kentucky goes 38-1
    • Gonzaga rises in NCAA Basketball
    • James Harden – From Sixth Man to MVP Candidate
    • Patriots win Super Bowl
    • Ohio State wins inaugural College Football Playoff
    • Seahawks beat Packers in wild NFC Title Game
    • The rise of Gronk

  • UFC 195 – LAWLER VS CONDIT PREDICTIONS

    UFC 195 – LAWLER VS CONDIT PREDICTIONS

    Below are my predictions for UFC 195, live on PPV. The records included are the fighters record IN UFC, not counting other professional fighting experience.

    PRELIMS

    Bantamweight – #8 Michael McDonald (5-2) vs Masanori Kanehara (1-1) The Pick: McDonald via KO

    Welterweight – Kyle Noke (6-3) vs Alex Morono (0-0) The Pick: Noke via TKO

    Women’s Strawweight – Justine Kish (0-0) vs Nina Ansaroff (0-1) The Pick: Kish via Submission

    Lightweight – Scott Holtzman (1-0) vs Drew Dober (1-3) The Pick: Holtzman via Submission

    Lightweight – #12 Dustin Poirier (10-3) vs Joesph Duffy (2-0) The Pick: Duffy via Submission

    Bantamweight – Joe Soto (0-2) vs  Michinori Tanaka (1-1) The Pick: Tanaka via Decision

    Welterweight – Sheldon Wescott (0-2) vs Edgar Garcia (0-1) The Pick: Garcia via TKO

    MAIN CARD

    Lightweight – Abel Trujillo (3-3) vs Tony Sims (1-1)

    This match was on the Prelims until an injury to Kelvin Gastelum forced his fight to be cancelled, therefore these two get a chance to shine on the main card. However, it’s matchups like this that aren’t given much respect that end up shining. This should be a good fight and Sims has never been knocked out or suffered a TKO, but the Trujillo’s dangerous knees in the clinch will be the deciding factor.

    The Pick: Trujillo via TKO

     

    Featherweight – Diego Brandao (6-3) vs Brian Ortega (1-0)

    Brandao plays dangerous. Diego Brandao is the type of fighter that comes out swinging, and is great at getting that early round KO, but if the fight goes too long he burns himself out. Ortega is a up and comer that is 9-0 professionally. Ortega will have the advantage on the ground as long as he can avoid Brandao’s lightning fast submissions. This should be a fantastic fight.

    The Pick: Ortega via TKO

     

    Welterweight – Lorenz Larkin (3-4) vs Albert Tumenov (4-1)

    Larkin comes into this fight on the heels of back to back TKO wins over Santiago Ponzinibbio and John Howard. Tumenov is also riding a winning streak of 4 fights after he lost his debut fight in UFC. This will be a slugfest and should be far from boring, however I have the Russian pulling out #5 in a row and continuing to climb the ranks of the welterweight division

    The Pick: Tumenov via KO

     

    Heavyweight – #3 Stipe Miocic (7-2) vs #2 Andrei Arlovski (14-4)

    At UFC 196 Heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum faces off against #1 contender Cain Velasquez for a 2nd time, to find the next challenger to the belt #2 will face #3 here at 195. Arlovski is 4-0 since returning to the UFC after 6 years, 3 months, and 13 days gone. However this is where the comeback story ends, Miocic defeated Mark Hunt, a previously unstoppable force, I don’t see Arlovski stopping that.

    The Pick: Miocic via TKO

     

    UFC Welterweight Championship – (C) Robbie Lawler (11-4) vs #4 Carlos Condit (7-4)

    The Main Event, for the UFC Welterweight Title. This is going to be a brutal fight, and very well an instant classic as both men are highly skilled strikers. At UFC 189 Rory MacDonald looked to have Lawler beat, obviously that didn’t end up happening but Lawler is a vulnerable champion, I just don’t think Carlos Condit is the man to do it.

    The Pick: Lawler via Decision

  • UFC 175 RECAP

    UFC 175 RECAP

    UFC 175 Main Card
    Chris Weidman def. Lyoto Machida, unanimous decision (49-45, 48-47, 49-46)

    It wasn’t easy for the American, but he went 5 rounds with Lyoto Machida

    Ronda Rousey def. Alexis Davis, knockout (Round 1, 0:16)

    That was like the quickest fight ever. Rousey hit Davis with a right-hander, then a knee, threw Davis onto the mat and started wildly throwing punches until Davis blacked out. After the match a reporter asked Rousey if she would fight at UFC 176. Dana White looked furious.

    Stefan Struve vs. Matt Mitrione—CANCELLED 

    The fight was called off after Struve blacked out in the locker room.

    Uriah Hall def. Thiago Santos, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

    Hall came back from a tough first round, worked his jab and got the unanimous decision. On a more…grotesque note Hall’s bone came out of his toe and for a picture go to: twitter.com/ZProphet_MMA/status/485622414382866433/photo/1

    Russell Doane def. Marcus Brimage, split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

    It was a close fight, no question about it but I think Brimage was the clear winner, the fact that one of the judges scored all 3 rounds for Doane makes me scratch my head.
    Fox Sports 1 Prelims
    Urijah Faber def. Alex Caceres, submission (Round 3, 1:09)

    Both fighters needed this fight. Faber dominated most of the match and when he locked in the choke it was all over.

    Kenny Robertson def. Ildemar Alcantara, unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

    This was the 5th upset in a row and was a one-sided affair, Robertson dominated with his wrestling game, takedowns,and ground and pound style.

    Bruno Santos def. Chris Camozzi, split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

    This was the closest match of the night, Santos came back from a tough 1st round to win after a bunch of takedowns gave him the advantage.

    Rob Font def. George Roop, TKO (Round 1, 2:19)

    Rob Font’s UFC debut couldn’t have gone better. The big right hand that ended the match was flat-out nasty.

    UFC Fight Pass Prelims
    Luke Zachrich def. Guilherme Vasconcelos, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

    Zachrich, a TUF alum dominated Vasconcelos in the Brazilian’s debut with a series of jabs and bodyshots,

    Kevin Casey def. Bubba Bush, TKO (Round 1, 1:01)

    Bubba Bush’s UFC debut didn’t go how he would’ve liked, Casey dominated with a series of repeated elbows. Great performance by Kevin Casey.

  • SERGIO MARTINEZ LOSES WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE TO MIGUEL COTTO

    SERGIO MARTINEZ LOSES WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE TO MIGUEL COTTO

    A scheduled 12 round bout for the WBC Middleweight title between Sergio Martinez (C) and Miguel Cotto only went to 10 rounds after Cotto made history, winning in 10 rounds by TKO when Martinez started bleeding from his eye.

    Cotto made history by becoming the first Puerto Rican to win titles in 4 different weight classes. “Happiest day of my life,” Cotto said. “This is the biggest achievement of my professional career.” Before the match was called off all 3 judges had scored the match 90-77 in favor of Cotto. “I’m proud of Miguel. He worked so hard,” said Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach “He deserved this historic victory.”

    The fight was over nearly before it started with Cotto knocking down Martinez 3 times in the first round with a left hook, a right hander and a body shot.”I got hit with the punch and I was cold and I never recovered after that,” said Martinez, . “I tried to do my best and I want to apologize to the Argentine fans and and I want to thank all of the Puerto Rican fans for coming out. You’ve got to know when to win and you’ve got to know when to lose, and I give all congratulations to Miguel Cotto.”

    Speaking of Cotto the Puerto Rican later said: “My maturity as a professional fighter showed in the ring tonight I told myself not to go wild. [Martinez] keeps his right hand down, which makes it easy to land a left hook. My left hook was the punch that beat him tonight.  I was boxing on angles, controlling him with my jab while backing him up. This is everything we did at Wild Card.”

     

    Cotto-Martinez punch stats

    Cotto Martinez
    Landed 212 100
    Thrown 395 322
    Pct 54% 31%

     

  • TALK OF THE TOWN 12/29-THE END OF A LEGEND? SILVA SHATTERS LEG IN FIGHT

    Anderson Silva VS Chris Weidman 2

    Silva vs Weidman 2, this is for the Middleweight title! 1st round and Weidman tackles Silva, but Silva gets right back up, Then Weidman gets Silva on theground again and starts throwing punches! 2nd round and the 2 kicking at each other and then on one of silva’s kicks his own shin bends in the wrong deriction, a very graphic injury. When I saw it the first thing I thought was: That’s worse then RG3’s. Silva shattered his leg. A very sad way for this living legend to go. He may never fight again. With the win at UFC 168 Weidman improves to 11-0 in his young Mixed Martial Arts career (7-0 in UFC) Silva drops to 33-6 in MMA and 16-2 in UFC (Both losses to Weidman) The win is classified as a TKO.

  • TALK OF THE TOWN 9/22: JON BONES JONES VS Alexander Gustafsson

    We start 1st round and Gustafsson tackles Jones and it looks like the defending champ could have some trouble! But then Jones gets Gustafsson gets him in a headlock, Jones kneeing him in the stomach and it looks like Jones has the upperhand in this fight. They would go back and forth and eventually Jones wins by unanimous decision.

     

  • TALK OF THE TOWN 9/15: MAYWEATHER BEATS ALVAREZ

    Floyd Mayweather Jr.  vs Canelo Alvarez (12 Rounds)

    Mayweather 44-0 and Canelo 42-0-1 coming into this match, one of the two will suffer their first loss. Let’s start, 4th round and this was back-and-forth with not many highlights, Mayweather lands a few punches on Canelo but Canelo lands one back on Mayweather, Mayweather landed 137 punches on Canelo left side of his face! In round 7 Mayweather had control, then in round 8 Canelo had control. Then in the 10th it was back in Mayweather’s favor the fight would go to a decision 116-112, 117-111, 114-114 in favor of Floyd Mayweather Jr! He retains his belt at MGM Grand and improves to 22-0 in title fights, as Canelo suffers his first loss ever.