UFC 79: NEMESIS Predictions - Round by Round

[BUCSnotYUCKS]

Here are my predictions for anyone who cares to read, share, or post comments.

Matt Hughes vs George St. Pierre
*Matt Hughes via Split Decision

Wanderlei Silva vs Chuck Liddell
*Wanderlei Silva via KO/TKO-1st Round

Lyoto Machida vs Rameau Sokoudjou
*Rameau Sokoudjou via KO/TKO-1st Round

Melvin Guillard vs Rich Clementi
*Melvin Guillard via Split Decision

Soa Palelei vs Eddie Sanchez
*Eddie Sanchez via KO/TKO-1st Round

James Irvin vs Luiz Arthur Cane
*James Irvin via KO/TKO-1st Round

Manvel Gamburyan vs Nate Mohr
*Manvel Gamburyan via Unanamous/Majority Decision

Jordan Radev vs Dean Lister
*Dean Lister via Submission/Tapout-2nd Round

Tony DeSouza vs Roan Carneiro
*Tony DeSouza via Subission/Tapout-3rd Round

Mark Bocek vs Doug Evans
*Doug Evans via Split Decision

 

[BUCSnotYUCKS]

With only 2 more days to go, I'm getting so pumped for this.

Gonna go up to my brothers to catch this action.

Feeeeeeearrrrr Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaanderleiiiiiiiii

 

[gardenweasel]

bro..i gotta say i had some trepidations regarding your input on the forum when you first appeared on the scene...

i kinda thought you might just be a ball buster never posting opinions...just second guessing guys...

but,i`m happy to say i was way wrong...

posting,not only all those opinions,but being downright specific in your predictions.....

good stuff....welcome aboard...

i`m still looking...i`ll make a prediction or two,but,you`ve taken it to another level...

one question(because this is a gambling forum and the odds can dictate whether a guy throws his money down).... which ones,given the odds,would you actually consider wagering on...aside from soukoudjou(who you clearly like from your previous comments).....

thanks...and good job posting all the opinions....much respect whether they win or lose..takes some sack to go out on that limb...

g.l.

 

[BUCSnotYUCKS]

Bro, I gotta be flat out honest with you. This fight has ALOT of interesting matchups other than the top 3 fights.

I was gonna give you a run down on every other fight, but that's not needed. There are 2 fights that I'm sure of.

#1 James Irvin over Luiz Arthur Crane. I'm actually pretty confident in the result also. This fight can end only 1 other way IMO, and that's a decision...which I have no clue how 2 strikers can allow that to happen. Anyways, Irvin isn't an ELITE fighter, YET, however he's one of those guys who's gonna be around the ehhh top 10-15 range in his division. He'll beat the bottomfeeders, but lose to top tier fighters like Thiago Silva and Stephan Bonnar. He's still in his prime years, but we'll see how he progresses.

His opponent is a new comer who hasn't faced NEAR the level of competition that Irvin has and defeated. If James Irvin losses this fight, it's a HUGE setback in his career.

My #2 confident pick is the Boogeyman over Jordan Radev. IMO, their backgrounds and stylers are gonna be perfect for what Dean Lister is gonna want to do. This match could end up going to decision, which I could very well see. But Dean Lister I see finishing this fight via submission in one of the 3 rounds. Typically these wrestler/jujitsu type fighters take a round of feelers, and the 2round is where the action really takes place.

I apologize if I came off the wrong way. However, I hope I think I know what I'm taking about, but you never know haha.

GL with your picks.
This is 1PPV that I wouldn't parlay big on.