Top 10 2008 Best Predictions from the BE Staff
by fedor291 on Dec 23, 2008 2:23 PM EST
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10. Kendall Grove vs Jorge Rivera- UFC 80
Nick Thomas: Rivera by KO - Upset of the night
9. Wanderlei Silva vs Keith Jardine- UFC 84
Brent Brookhouse: I like Silva here. Jardine looks good against guys who rely on counter-punching, but he seems thrown off when someone is putting a lot of pressure in his face. He was able to pick apart Liddell with leg kicks because Chuck waits back for an opening rather than getting in your face and forcing one. Silva is coming straight ahead though and I don't think Jardine has a ton of explosive power in his strikes to where he'll be able to make Wanderlei hesitate. It'll be a small setback for Keith, and possibly Wanderlei's last marquee win. Silva by TKO.
8. Georges St. Pierre vs Matt Serra 2- UFC 83
Brent Brookhouse: I like Serra, so I hate to sound like I'm giving him no chance to win the fight. But I'm giving him next to no chance to win the rematch. Georges is going to bust Serra up on the feet this time around and if it goes to the ground it'll be Serra on bottom where I don't think he will be successful working submissions. I'm going to go ahead and take GSP by TKO in the second round.
7. Rich Franklin vs Travis Lutter- UFC 83
Luke Thomas: Early on I give the edge to Lutter. As the fight wears on, I give the edge to Franklin. Franklin's very competent on the ground, but he's not Lutter. The difference in my mind will be cardio. As Franklin works hard to prevent the fight from hitting the floor and damages Lutter on the feet, he'll eventually wear him down. Assuming Franklin can avoid the submission - no small feat - he'll be in a great position to takeover come round 3. At that point Franklin scores the TKO against the fence from a Lutter unable to defend himself. Franklin, TKO, round 3.
6. Rich Clementi vs Gray Maynard- UFC 90
Michael Rome: Clementi is on a bit of a resurgence, but I think Maynard's wrestling will be too much. Maynard via decision.
5. Fabricio Werdum vs Brandon Vera- UFC 85
Nick Thomas: My pick for Fight of the Night. I'm still trying to process Werdum TKO'ing Gabriel Gonzaga. I didn't see that one coming. Because of that, I see the bigger Werdum handling Vera like Sylvia did. Upset # 3: Werdum by TKO.
4. Tim Sylvia vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira- UFC 81
Michael Rome: I don't see Sylvia stopping Nogueira, so this is basically a game of seeing if Nogueira can submit him over the course of 5 rounds. My guess is he can, and I think this will be the first major Pride win since the acquisition. I see Sylvia winning the first few rounds on points until Nogueira is able to get him down and submit him. Nogueira by armbar, fourth round.
3. Tim Boetsch vs David Heath- UFC 81
Kid Nate: I'm flying blind here since I haven't seen Boetsch fight enough to make an accurate judgement. But based on his surviving three rounds against Vladimir Matyushenko. I'm picking Boetsch to end Heath's UFC career.
2. Mike Swick vs Jonathen Goulet- Fight For the Troops
Luke Thomas: Goulet has the worst chin in all of professional MMA and Mike Swick throws quick, explosive combinations. Gee, I wonder how this ends? Oh yeah, Swick by TKO, round 1
.1. Fabricio Werdum vs Junior Dos Santos- UFC 90
Chris Nelson: I've been questioning the UFC's decision to ink "Cigano" since the day this was announced. His fights in Brazil never impressed me much, but the recent glimpses of his training certainly have. (He's in noticably better shape, and has been working with Amaury Bitetti on his BJJ.) Werdum has some of the worst luck in MMA, and now that he's been all but promised a title shot if he gets past the virtually unknown Dos Santos, I'm fully expecting Junior to pull out the upset. Dos Santos via TKO, Round 1.
Chris Nelson calls the Dos Santos upset!
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Really, Maynard over Clementi is one of the best picks of the year?
Well, I disagree.
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What the Hell???
Did none of you pick Shamrock to bust his head open warming up, then be replaced by a pink haired TUF vet who would go on to ko Kimbo with an off balance tap to the face, lol??
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
I will point out...
that the second the replacement was announced I said “I’m taking Petruzelli here” on the liveblog that I was running.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 23, 2008 6:08 PM EST up reply actions
You and everyone else with a brainstem.
by Derek Suboticki on Dec 23, 2008 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
Not to sound rude or anything but didnt Nogueria submit Sylvia with a guillotine choke at the end of round 3 not a arm bar in round 4? Correct me if im wrong.
by bigislandboi808 on Dec 23, 2008 4:28 PM EST reply actions
Oh i see i just wanted to clarify. Thats all.
by bigislandboi808 on Dec 23, 2008 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
Nobody picked Cung Le to TKO Frank Shamrock?
Or Mir to kneebar Brock after catching a beating?
Nobody picked Forrest to win a BS decision?
Brock to KO Randy?
Hansen to somehow win the LWGP?
Randy/Brock was almost a pick 'em on the Vegas lines at fight time
And there’s no way to give Rampage that fight. Forrest won three rounds. Period.
by Derek Suboticki on Dec 23, 2008 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
I scored it for Forrest....
so I don’t think there is any way for anyone to be so violently upset over the decision. It was hardly a blowout either way. But then again asking for rational thinking from the majority of MMA fans is becoming more and more of a waste of time.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 24, 2008 10:47 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed, it was obviously very close.
I gave 1,3, and 4 to Quinton with 2 and 5 to Forrest. I didn’t score anything 10-8, so I gave it to Quinton, but 3 is debatable.
by Michael Rome on Dec 24, 2008 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
That was my thing
I in no way saw that as a 10-8. Because i’ve seen many rounds worse than that scored 10-9
Make sure...
to not think in terms of what you’ve seen…and rely on what you think.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 26, 2008 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Not the worst robbery i've ever seen
The only thing that irks me is how people score round 2 as a 10-8 other than for people just accepting it as 10-8 because Rogan and Goldberg said it was. How many rounds have you seen that were utter massacres that were scored 10-9?
Luke picked Mir over Brock which was a way gutsier pick then Maynard over Clementi. IMO.
I’m ready. It doesn’t matter with who or where. On foot or on horseback. With maces or poleaxes. To fight. To first blood or to death. It doesn’t matter, I’m ready to fight.
I went hunting. For bears. With a knife.
Thank you...
thank you…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 24, 2008 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
It's not just making the right call
I think the OP also took into account the accuracy of the descriptions.
- huh? why’s that on the list
- was an easy call. did someone NOT predict a sub vistory for Nog?
- was very impressive
can we please please please get a worst predictions of ’08 list
The Preview button is your friend when dealing with lists.
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by Richard Wade on Dec 24, 2008 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
He did it already, look in the previous fan posts from a few days ago. Funny stuff!
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
Uh…
“Mike Fagan: As others have said, for as good as Fitch truly is, St. Pierre is just that much better. Fitch will have to take this in the same vein as Matt Serra. Catch GSP with a shot on the feet and try to overwhelm him from there. Otherwise, I see this match going the way of GSP/Koscheck. Georges’ wrestling combined with his strength and athleticism is just out of this world right now. In somewhat of an "upset”, though, I think Fitch survives all five rounds. Georges St. Pierre by decision."
After reading that, I feel like I just watched the fight again, lol.
Nice job!
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
Whoa! Wait a sec...
You gave Luke #2 for picking Swick over Goulet by TKO, Round 1? Who didn’t pick that?
I commend Luke for his Nostradamus abilities, but Goulet is the “Glass Joe” of MMA.
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Heres a prediction for you
After pissing off Dana White, the #2 WW in the world will have his next match against a quality Japanese fighter and it will be put on the non-televised undercard out of spite.
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