Hughes vs St.Pierre

By Scott Burgess
Fight Night: Sat, Dec 29, 2007 10:PM ET
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Fresh off the press, Matt Hughes will fight Georges St.Peirre in UFC 79 Nemisis, at Mandalay Bay.

The fight was originally supposed to be Matt Serra vs Matt Hughes but Serra suffered a herniated disc in his back and he’s unable to fight. When St.Pierre heard about what happened he personally called UFC President Dana White and said “Let’s get it on.”

George St.Pierre is pound for pound one of the most well conditioned, well rounded, strongest and most feared fighter in the UFC. He’s walked on guys like Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Sean Sherk, Karo Parisyan and Josh Koscheck. He either wins by TKO or submission. St.Pierre beat Hughes in UFC 65 by TKO. Hughes was dominated by St.Pierre the whole time. He was taking kicks, punches, jumping punches and Hughes couldn’t do anything about it. Every time Hughes tried to take down St’Pierre, he wouldn’t let him.

Matt Hughes is also a very tough fighter with many quality fights under his belt. He’s beaten St.Pierre, B.J. Penn, Royce Gracie, Sean Sherk and most recently, in UFC 68, Chris Lytle. Hughes domination of Lytle wasn’t unexpected but he showed something extra special. It looked like his training with Jeremy Horn paid off. Hughes beat St.Pierre in UFC 50 by submission, back in 2004.

Bottom Line: It’s going to be a serious battle in the Octagon with many hard punches and submission attempts. Both are great on the ground, but St.Pierre is better at not being taken down. Whether not having enough time to train is an issue for St.Pierre or not he is the favorite. To bet the MMA go to BodogLife now.

Silva vs Alexander

By Scott Burgess
Fight Night: Sat, Nov 17, 2007 10:00 PM ET
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UFC 78 Validation gets under way this weekend with Thiago Silva (+130) taking on Houston Alexander (-160), at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.

This fight is going to leave someone knocked out and gasping for air. Thiago Silva comes from the famed Chute Boxing camp which trained Anderson Silva. Silva’s a fast and furious fighter with a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu who can KO an opponent in seconds. The one place you don’t want to be when fighting Silva is on the ground, where is excels at submissions. Houston Alexander is a show no mercy fighter that has KO’d his opponents before the end of the 1^st round, or sometimes before the first minute. You can say that he’s a knockout artist. He’s beaten Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara both by KO in the first. If this fight goes past the first round, or takes place on the ground, Alexander may be in trouble. Although both fighters are capable of the KO, you never know who’s got the weaker chin. I like Thiago Silva to defeat Alexander!

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UFC 77 – Sylvia vs Vera

By Scott Burgess
Fight Night: PPV Sat, Oct 20, 2007 10:00 PM ET
UFC 77 Hostile Territory gets under way this weekend from US Bank Arena in Ohio.

Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia (+140) takes on Brandon “The Truth” Vera (-170) in a battle of the Heavyweights. Sylvia is a tubby standup fighter with a good takedown defense. He recently lost his Heavyweight title to Randy Couture in UFC 68. In this fight Sylvia showed nothing special besides standing and punching, but acted more like a punching bag more than anything.
His opponent is Brandon Vera who’s got superb kicks, elbows, knees and he’s got good grappling skills. His MMA record is 8-0 and his last fight was in UFC 65 in which he defeated Frank Mir.

Sylvia’s a big, slow and tubby fighter that may be on the decline in the UFC. Fighters in the UFC need more than a punching style of fighting, they need MMA skills. Vera definitely has those skills and is thereby the favorite in my eyes. Bet on Vera to win! To bet the UFC go to BodogLife now.

UFC 77 – Silva vs Franklin

By Scott Burgess
Fight Night: PPV Sat, Oct 20, 2007 10:00 PM ET
UFC 77 Hostile Territory gets under way this weekend from US Bank Arena in Ohio.

Rich “Ace” Franklin (+155) takes on Anderson “The Spider” Silva (-190) in a much anticipated rematch. Silva destroyed Franklin in UFC 64 by landing knee after knee to Franklin’s face. By the time the fight was over Franklin’s nose had moved to the side of his face. Franklin’s a fighter with good striking skills and great conditioning. His last two fights, after Silva, have been weak. They were nowhere close to Silva’s talents.

Silva’s a fighter with that’s very well rounded and is a superb striker with knock out capabilities. He’s also experienced in Muay-Thai, Boxing, Jiu-Jitsu and wrestling.

Silva’s got too much talent for Franklin to handle. Although Franklin has the heart to go all rounds, this match will be over quickly. Silva’s best feature is his knes which is where his Muay-Thai comes in handy. Silva will take this match! To bet the UFC go to BodogLife now.

Jon Fitch vs Diego Sanchez

Jon Finch will face his toughest opponent yet, Diego Sanchez. This fight is scheduled for September 22, 2007 at the Honda Center.

Jon Finch is a little known fighter who’s been under the radar in the UFC. He’s more of a wresting style fighter than anything with a perfect 6-0 record in the UFC. He does very well on the ground and has submitted three fighters into submission. This will be his toughest test yet.

Diego Sanchez is grappling style fighter, fighting out of New Mexico. His last fight in UFC 69 in which he fought Josh Koscheck was a bit of a snoozer. The two of them stood there taking minor chances at each other all three rounds. The fans were booing as each fighter stocked each other. After it was all said and done it was deemed that Koscheck was the winner by unanimous decision. All previous fights before this one were all Sanchez. He’s very strong and explosive on the ground and has the power to knock you down then pound you out.

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Mauricio Rua vs Forrest Griffin

Word has it that Forrest Griffin specifically requested this fight against Mauricio Rua thats taking place on September 22, 2007.

Griffin wants to fight Rua because he knows Rua’s the best. Rua will be making his UFC debut this Saturday after making the transfer from Pride. Rua is an extremely aggressive fighter with an excellent background in Muay Thai and Jui-Jitsu. He’s beaten some of Prides finest like Quinton Jackson, Richardo Arona and Rogerio Minotoro Nogueira.

Griffin’s a fighter that’s well rounded with good grappling skills. His two biggest losses to date have been against guys that are tough and aggresive, guys like Tito Ortiz and Keith Jardine. His best fight that went the distance was against Stephan Bonner, in which both fighters went toe to toe the whole fight making for one of the best fights to date. He’s got the strength and conditioning to go the distance, but Rua brings to much to the table. Rua has knocked out some massive guys in Pride that don’t even come close to Griffin. Maricio Rua will walk away from this fight victorious.

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By Scott Burgess