Fisher/Edgar – I agree, that this will be fight of the night. John, you got me writing more than I was planning on for each fight, so for this one, I am simply going to pick Spencer Fisher by decision. He has far more experience than Edgar, even though Edgar holds a win over Griffin.[/quote]

Have to disagree with this pick for a number of reasons.
1. Frankie will take spencer down at will
2. If Frankie chooses to stand and trade he is in a lot better shape than people think. His hands are very underrated (but not as good as fishers) and i think he can even finish Fisher on the feet.
3. The fight is in Jersey where frankie lives. Remember the last time a fight went to decision where an undefeated fighter fought in his backyard?[/quote]

Spencer is larger than Edgar so he won’t take him down at will, although he will take him down. Once there though, Spencer can work his submissions. Edgar is still very new to the game and doesn’t train full time. Advantage: The King.

To address your 3rd point, just forget about Bisping already…

Fisher/Edgar – I agree, that this will be fight of the night. John, you got me writing more than I was planning on for each fight, so for this one, I am simply going to pick Spencer Fisher by decision. He has far more experience than Edgar, even though Edgar holds a win over Griffin.[/quote]

Have to disagree with this pick for a number of reasons.
1. Frankie will take spencer down at will
2. If Frankie chooses to stand and trade he is in a lot better shape than people think. His hands are very underrated (but not as good as fishers) and i think he can even finish Fisher on the feet.
3. The fight is in Jersey where frankie lives. Remember the last time a fight went to decision where an undefeated fighter fought in his backyard?

Wanderlei training with couture = trouble for the Iceman!

Also, dont be surprised if Karo looses to Ryo Chonan. Although very exciting, Karo doesn’t finish many fights and some say he lacks KO power. On the other hand Chonan is a freaking warrior, who unbelievably outstruck Anderson Silva for over 18 minutes. Silva blasted him with clean shots that no 1 in the UFC has been able to take. Those shots didnt even faze Ryo. Ryo has nasty kicks, ok strikes, very good submissions, and a pretty solid chin. For those who are about to jump on my last statement and tell me that Hendo Ko’ed Ryo…….yeah yeah I kno, but if Hendo connects with one of those wild haymakers, it will Ko anyone so theres no shame in that. The only way I see Karo winning is by decision, he will not submit or be able to ko or tko chonan, with that said, I see chonan finishing this fight before the 15 minute mark….

Tiago Silva is an extremely dangerous Kat and matches up great with Houston, the only thing is that Houston has that grown man strength (like Don Frye and old heads like that). I like tiago a lot but I see Houston by KO once again.

Rashad will win his fight if his head is in the right place. He cant come out gun shy like he did the 1st 2 rounds against Tito. If Suga shad (lol) comes out attacking and keeping pressure on the count, he will wear Bisping down to a victory via unanimus decision.

Ed herman will loose to Doerkson

and the fight of the night will be Spencer vs. Edgar. It will be a very close war, neither will finish the other..so I will give this fight to spencer by split decision. Edgar is extremely tough and talented, but Spencer is sooo well rounded and experienced that my money will be on Spencer!

Remember you all herd it here 1st. Chonan upsets Karo[/quote]

Looks pretty good John. Here are my picks, as you had asked. I’m not going to go too overboard here, because I sure can, I’ll save that post for the day they post Jesse and a Top Maniac’s picks.

Karo/Chonan – This is going to be a wild crazy fight. Limbs and bodies flying everywhere. I expect it to get messy. For Therefore, I am going with Chonan winning by doctor stoppage due to cuts.

Houston Alexander/Thiago Silva – Houston Alexander by KO. I need to say no more. However, I would like to say something about Thiago. He too, is a monster. But is he as big of a monster as Houston, I don’t know.

Rashad/Bisping – I will be rooting for Rashad to win, but I will be more so rooting for one of them to get beaten down badly. As everyone knows, they both kind of deserve it. I want to see a convincing victory. I unfortunately see this fight going the distance, and after the Hamil fight, I don’t think Bisping is capable of pulling off a convicing victory. Rashad by decision.

Herman/Doerkson – Doerkson is a second rate fighter at best, more liek third rate. Whenever he takes a step up in competition, he loses. That’s why he is no longer in the UFC. His last fight was in the WEC and he lost to Paulo Filho, no shame in that, but he got KTFO by Paulo! It was only Paulo’s second win ever due to strikes! Most people are picking against Herman in this one, but not me, I’m picking Ed Herman to win by GnP.

Fisher/Edgar – I agree, that this will be fight of the night. John, you got me writing more than I was planning on for each fight, so for this one, I am simply going to pick Spencer Fisher by decision. He has far more experience than Edgar, even though Edgar holds a win over Griffin.

WOW!!! this is an excellent undercard! lytle vs. Alves will be awesome.

If the main event was better… It could have been one of the better pay per view cards in a while![/quote]

agreed. Also, it’s not that the Bisping vs Evans fight is a bad fight, just not a headliner. AS far as fight cards go, this card is completely awesome. one of the best ever actually. One of the rrare occasions where I seriously have interest in every single match.

thats the fight that makes the most sense

Hendo is also rumored on the card, but also reports are saying he is fighting at 185..

Maybe they are wrong?

Who knows.

This is a great pick up by the UFC.[/quote]

Hendo and Soku would never fight.[/quote]

Thats right.. Team Quest mates..

durg.

All this event is really lacking is a big name. I can’t recall a single PPV that didn’t have at least one BIG name on the card. Seriously, Rashad Evans is the biggest name on this card. Sure, Houston is the hottest fighter, but he is NOT a marquee fighter that sells tickets as a main event status fighter. It really upsets me too, becuase the UFC probably won’t be around here for another 2 freaking years.[/quote]

Imagine this card with the main event being Randy vs. Noguerra….it would have been amazing card, I would have definetly been there. Hopefully the UFC will start getting around here at least once a year, and if dana hurries up and wins the New York comission over….mma at Madison Square Garden! Does it get any better than that! I would make the trip to NY for sure!

Also when was the last time the UFC was in Atlantic City? A nice weekend trip to A.C featuring a saturday night UFC event would be great, especially since AC is like a 45 minute drive from me. UFC better start showing the TRI-state area some love. Its frustrating! I need to move!