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Here are my final predictions!
Christian Wellisch Vs. Shane Carwin
Jason Tan Vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Jon Koppenhaver Vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida; With a name like War Machine, how can you not like this kid. Yoshida may be tough but War is going to be a stud.
Rich Clementi Vs. Terry Etim Sorry Clementi, I think your burning yourself out. Etim takes it for me.
Rameau Sokoudjou Vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura- Sokoudjou is just too big, strong and talented. IF theres anything such as a Top Prospect in MMA it's Sokoudjou
Ivan Salaverry Vs. Rousimar Palhares
Thiago Silva Vs. Antonio Mendes- I'm a huge Silva fan, he's another young stud. I can't wait til he fights some top guys.
Wilson Gouveia Vs. Goran Reljic
And here we go!
Wanderlei Silva Vs. Keith Jardine- I would love to see Jardine win, but stylistically Wanderlei Silva is a bad match-up for him. I don't like the match-up at all. If he throws kicks like he did Chuck, I see Wandy exploding and knocking him out. If he tries to exchange with Wandy, he's not going to get the best of it. If I'm Jardine, I'm saying Greg JAckson, GSP, Rashad Evans teach me to wrestle and a high level PLEASE!! That's the only way I can see Jardine winning in all honestly.
As for Wanderlei, the pressure is on. Although he loves putting on a good show, his losing streak is eating at him. If your that dominate in something, and begin to lose you're thinking about it constantly. Right now Wandy has something to prove. He's lost to 3 of the best in the world, if he losses to JArdine it could be 4 of the best. Wanderlei needs to come at and strike JArdine to the death, which I think he will.
Tito Ortiz vs Lyoto Machida- This is my fight of the night. Tito is my favorite fighter, and he needs a win badly.
Lyoto Machida is undefeated. He has beaten Stephan Bonnar,Sokokodju, Rich Franklin and BJ Penn ( very contreversial, and BJ was fighting 2 weight classes up). He has a unique style with his karate. HE has excellent BJJ and is a very smart fighter. If he is going to beat Tito; he's going to need to have the same stratagy he had vs Sokokajudu.
Lyoto Machida has never fought a fighter as big and strong as Tito though. Tito is going to out muscle MAchida and take him down and make him eat elbows. I think Tito will eventually get the referee stoppage in the 2nd or 3rd round. Tito has something to prove. And he is healthy. A motivated and healthy Tito is very very dangerous.
BJ Penn vs Sean Sherk- Like Ortiz; if BJ is healthy and motivated; he's very very dangerous. And believe me BJ is motivated for this. He is looking to hurt Sean Sherk. BJ is better than Sherk in everything but Cardio imo. And I don't think BJ's " lack of cardio" is going to be his downfall.
If Sherk is going to win he better take BJ down and control him for the full round. Any mishap could cost Sherk his arm or neck. Sherk better be stronger than ever as well to control BJ.
Sorry Sherk but BJ is going to stomp you. Penn is going to beat the hell out of him. BJ just has to worry about his cardio. If it goes to the 5th round it's Sherk's fight, but I doubt it's going there.
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