Who is headlining this event anyways? With the main card being a title fight it weird that most of the posters I see have Mir and Lesnar on them.
Tim Sylvia Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
(Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Wins by Submission (Choke) at 1:28 in the 3rd round by guillotine choke.)
The Nogger and the Maine-iac lock horns for the interim belt. Both of these guys had some pretty boring fights in their last octagon appearances. The Nog is safe and good at handling big guys on the ground and Tim is wonderful at clinching guys against a cage. After this fight fans will probably be talking about the penalties that Pride used to do. Anytime a fighter was not pressing the action and being safe the ref would pull out a yellow card and dock 10% of the fighters pay. I hope either of these guys explode their A-game and finish the fight early because since this is a championship fight in could go five rounds. I really hope one of them comes in really wanting it. I know Tim wants it bad, but will he play it safe just to get the belt? Tim was able to stay out of anything Randy and Vera threw at him, but those guys weren’t as good as Nog on the ground. This fight will be a good litmus test for Tim if he ever ends up fighting Mir again. If he can stay out of danger from submission I think he can win a decision on points. I don’t want it to go five rounds so I am hoping for a good ole Sylvia beat down, but given Nogs history of never getting TKO’ed I would have to say Sylvia wins via decision.
Frank Mir Vs. Brock Lesnar
(Frank Mir Wins by Submission (Leg Lock) at 1:30 in the 1st round by ankle lock)
I think this should be the main event. Did UFC get the fights mixed up or something? OK maybe it is right since the main card is a title fight, but this match up to me is more exciting. I am putting up the pic of Mir Vs. Lesnar in protest. Mir is one of my old time favorites. I think he is finally back in his old form. It is also always fun to see an icon from another sport try his hand in MMA or some type of fighting. I don’t believe that the UFC is making a mockery of MMA by letting Lesnar in the Octagon at all. Lesner is a true threat in MMA with his wrestling background and he has also been training hard for the last two year. A lot of MMA guys have been successful in MMA after only training for a short while, but these guys have been without talent. Lesnar obviously has talent in some athletic fashion, but I just don’t think it will be enough to beat Mir. Frank Mir is a student of the sport with a calculating mind for in the ring decisions while being hit. Lesnar hasn’t really been tested in a fight yet. I think Mir will prove to be a temporary gate keeper and knock Lesnar back down the stairs to his training gym. I think Lesnar will prove to be a threat in MMA if he sticks with it, but as of now I will have to say Mir wins via a sneaky submission round one.
Jeremy Horn Vs. Nate Marquardt
(Nate Marquardt Wins by Submission (Choke) at 1:37 in the 2nd round by guillotine choke)
Wow, horn returns into the Octagon against a hard hitter. I think both of these guys will hang with each other for the three rounds for sure. Expect a fun technical fight with some heart. Nate wins via decision.
Rob Yundt Vs. Ricardo Almeida
(Ricardo Almeida Wins by Submission (Choke) at 1:08 in the 1st round by guillotine choke)
Yundt you say? I heard this guy trains with Doug Evans. He has a good MMA record, but no real competition yet as they say. What else do they say? Alemeida is back with the UFC signing a six fight contract. I hope he does well because we will probably be seeing a lot of him. I have no idea what Yundt has or if Almeida still has it. Almeida has beat some good guys and lost against some good guys. Almeida has more to lose in this fight so I think he will fell the wall touching his back and pull out a win. Not sure how, but maybe a decision win for Almeida.
Gleison Tibau Vs. Tyson Griffin
(Tyson Griffin Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round )
Why is this a under-card fight? They could switch this fight with the Yundt fight and I think everybody would be ok with it. Maybe if somebody knocks out someone else on the main card we will get to see it. Griffin is so fun to watch. Lets just forget about this fight and talk about a possible Huerta and Griffin match up? Right wouldn’t this be a fight of all fights? I think if these two locked up Penn would have his hands full with either one. I mean Griffin has beat Guida and so has Huerta. I know there are alot of other guys, but these guys are exciting contenders. To watch them fight would be like watching a championship. Ok back to the real world, Griffin wins via TKO in second.
