UFC 117 preview
Junior dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson
Kevin: dos Santos
Jason: dos Santos
Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Kevin: Hughes
Jason: Hughes
Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Kevin: Guida
Jason: Guida
Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
Kevin: Fitch by decision
Jason: Fitch by decision
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
Kevin: Silva
Jason: Sonnen
Jason moved this week so we weren’t able to do a show, but here are our picks:
Takanori Gomi vs. Tyson Griffin
Kevin: Griffin
Jason: Griffin
John Howard vs. Jake Ellenberger
Kevin: Howard
Jason: Ellenberger
Munoz vs. Okami
Kevin: Okami
Jason: Okami
Jones vs. Matyushenko
Kevin: Jones
Jason: Jones
Bonus Pick:
DaMarques Johnson vs. Matt Riddle
Kevin: Johnson
Riddle: Riddle
UFC 116 Preview
Picks:
George Sotiropoulos vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Kevin: Sotiropoulos
Jason: Sotiropoulos
Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
Kevin: Soszynski
Jason: Soszynski
Chris Lytle vs. Matt Brown
Kevin: Lytle
Jason: Brown
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Chris Leben
Kevin: Leben
Jason: Leben
UFC Heavyweight Championship
Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
Kevin: Lesnar
Jason: Carwin
Our picks
Pat Healy vs. Josh Thomson
Kevin: Thomson
Jason: Healy
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Jan Finney
Kevin: Cyborg
Jason: Looks: Finney Fight: Cyborg
Cung Le vs. Scott Smith
Kevin: Le
Jason: Le
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum
Kevin: Werdum
Jason: Fedor
WEC 49 is back to the same Bat Channel, same Bat Time this Sunday airing the Varner vs Shalorus card at 9pm ET on Versus. This event snuck up on Jason and I and we left it out of our last podcast, so here’s our picks for the Father’s Day event, courtesy of the UFC’s little brother:
Wineland vs Campuzano
Jason: Wineland
Kevin: Campuzano
Horodecki vs Downes
Jason: Horodecki
Kevin: Horodecki
Grispi vs. Davis
Jason: Davis
Kevin: Davis
Hominick vs Jabouin
Jason: Hominick
Kevin: Hominick
Varner vs Shalorus
Jason: Varner
Kevin: Shalorus
By the way, this is the WEC’s first event in America Jr. (aka Canada) and Fight Stripe has set the over/under at 3.5 for the number of times you will here the crowd chant “GSP! GSP!” during the broadcast.
UFC 115 wrapup and TUF 11 preview
Flying solo on this one, Jason and I will be back together next week to wrap-up UFC 115.
Jason and I aren’t going to be able to get a podcast recorded this week, but we still need to post our picks for bragging rights. And since I know that everyone has been waiting on the edge of their seats, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. Drum roll please…………….
Carlos Condit vs Rory MacDonald
Jason: Condit
Kevin: MacDonald
Although I’m tempted to go with Jason and pick Condit on this one, he just hasn’t been impressive in the UFC thus far. He’s definitely going to be MacDonald’s toughest test to date, but I think Rory takes this one.
Ben Rothwell vs Gilbert Yvel
Jason: Yvel
Kevin: Rothwell
Another split. I look for Rothwell to weather an early storm from Yvel and win via TKO shortly there after. Yvel does have KO power, so this is really anyone’s fight.
Paulo Thiago vs Marvin Kampmann
Jason: Thiago
Kevin: Thiago
Kampmann’s a tough guy, and it’s going to be competitive on the feet, but we think Thiago is the better fighter all around.
Patrick Barry vs. Mirko Cro-Cop
Jason: Barry
Kevin: Cro-Cop
I’m not ready to throw in the towel on Cro-Cop just yet. I’ve become a broken record with my thoughts on him competing in the Light Heavyweight Division, and that doesn’t seem like it’s going to happen anytime soon. I wouldn’t classify Barry as the “new breed” of Heavyweights Jason and I talk about, and I think this is a good match-up for my boy Mirko. I predict “left leg, cemetery”.
Rich Franklin vs. Chuck Liddell
Jason: Franklin
Kevin: Franklin
I pretty sure that everyone has seen the pictures or heard the rumors about how great of shape Chuck’s in, he’s got a six-pack, no more beer belly, etc. The problem is, Franklin’s ALWAYS in great shape. On top of that, Chuck’s biggest problem as of late has not been the beer belly, his problem is that everyone has figured out his style. I’d been very surprised if Chuck has switched up his game plan, and I look for Franklin to take this via decision.
Diego Sanchez vs John Hathaway
Kevin: Sanchez
Jason: Sanchez
Todd Duffee vs Mike Russow
Kevin: Duffee
Jason: Duffee
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Jason Brilz
Kevin: Little Nog
Jason: Little Nog
Michael Bisping vs. Dan Miller
Kevin: Bisping
Jason: Bisping
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs Rashad Evans
Kevin: Rampage
Jason: Rampage
Bonus Picks
Amir Sadollah vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Kevin:Sadollah
Jason: Sadollah
Efrain Escudero vs. Dan Lauzon
Kevin: Lauzon
Jason: Escudero
ANTWAIN BRITT VS RAFAEL CAVALCANTE
Kevin: Britt
Jason: Britt
ROGER GRACIE VS KEVIN RANDLEMAN
Kevin: Randleman
Jason: Randleman (Gracie should be in his physical prime and Randleman is in the twilight of his career, but this goes to Jason’s #1 rule: Never pick the guy with the long layoff).
“JACARE” SOUZA VS JOEY VILLASENOR
Kevin: Jacare
Jason: Jacare
ANDREI ARLOVSKI VS ANTONIO SILVA
Kevin: Arlovski
Jason: Silva
ALISTAIR OVEREEM VS BRETT ROGERS
Kevin: Overeem
Jason: Overeem – 1st round KO
