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Call 'em Like I See 'em

Let me start off by saying I am GEEKED about this Saturday, and for good reason. GSP defends his title against Jon Fitch, Lesnar gets in the ring to lose it or prove it, and Huerta and Florian will undoubtedly be one of the best matches of 2008, all in one show.

I am a very, very happy girl. :)

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I'm gonna go on record and speculate as to who will walk away the victors of their bouts on Saturday:

Jason MacDonald Vs. Demian Maia
I don't know either guys fighting style well enough to make an educated call on this fight so I won't. I will comment on how MacDonald (21-9-0) has fought nearly 4x more than Maia (8-0-0) which tells me one of 2 things. MacDonald is going to be the proverbial sacrificial lamb for Maia, a possible rising star OR they gave MacDonald some noob to kick around in his UFC debut. Not sure if Maia is a noob or not (although if I weren't being such a lazy bum right now I could look it up) but either way I can't get too excited about a couple of guys that I don't know that well.

Manny Gamburyan Vs. Rob Emerson
Ok. I will try and keep this short. Manny Gamburyan should have won TUF 5. He was clearly winning the finale fight when his shoulder popped out of place when he went to shoot for Nate Diaz's legs. I want a freakin' rematch Dana White!

Anywho, Gamburyan is going to murder Rob Emerson, who I might add got his ass handed to him TWICE in the show and for some strange reason he still got a contract! Maybe Dana sees something I don't, but I am 100% positive he will be on the worse end of an ass whopping from Gamburyan.

I call this one for Gamuryan early on in the fight. Maybe White will ditch Emerson for a better fighter on the UFC roster.

Kenny Florian Vs. Roger Huerta
This one is going to be a bit harder to call. I am a HUGE Roger Huerta fan. His fight against Guida is one of my favorites, but Kenny Florian is not Clay Guida and he is a formidable opponent.

I am still going to call this one for Huerta, but I think its going to be a nail biter of an event, I tell you what. (That was my Hank Hill impression...)

Brock Lesnar Vs. Heath Herring
Ah, yes. The "fake" wrestler who just so happens to be a 2-time NJCAA All-American, 2-time NCAA All-American, 2-time Big Ten Champion, and the 2000 NCAA heavyweight champion. His record aftter 4 years? 106-5. Not quite so "fake", huh?

His MMA record is a different story. He is currently 1-1 with no victories in the octagon so far. He was clearly very strong, very fast and very agile in his first fight with Frank Mir. The ONLY reason he lost (in my humble opinion) is because he is still very, very green. He got caught in what I've been told was a pretty easy submission to protect against.

But how will this still green fighter fare against the "Texas Crazy Horse" who has 10 years worth of MMA experience? Lesnar is bigger, stronger, faster than Herring (again, my humble opinion), but we have yet to see what Lesnar's endurance is. His match with Mir didn't even go into a 2nd round. And anyone who has been paying attention to the UFC roster, White isn't keeping losers. Either Lesnar pulls this one out of his ass and becomes a contender in the UFC Heavyweight division or he eats canvas and goes to another league (for a lot less money, might I add).

I call this one for Herring because of his experience, but I am really hoping for an upset. I like Lesnar and what he stands for and I wish him the best of luck in whatever he pursues.

Georges St-Pierre Vs. Jon Fitch
The cherry on my sundae. The feather in my cap. The light at the -- you get the idea. Watching GSP fight is watching a master at his craft. Clearly one of the best pound for pound fighters in MMA, GSP will face a very tough opponent in Jon Fitch. This fight is going to be up, down, against the cage, from the clench, from the guard and if it were possible for them to spill into the audience I believe they would do just that. As good as a fighter I think Fitch is, I don't think there is anyway he can beat GSP. Simply put, as it has been said over and over in the last weeks up to this fight, GSP is never the same fighter twice. He is always (for the exception of the Serra fight to which he admits he was not mentally there) a BETTER fighter than in his last match up. I have no reason to believe that will not ring true on Saturday. GSP will come in and give a great show as the Welterweight Champion, and he will leave the same way. As the Welterweight Champion.

All in all, Saturday will be a fantastic PPV undoubtedly one of the best of the year. I think there is so much opportunity for this show to blow our socks off. UFC has an opportunity to really shine here. Let's hope they don't disappoint.

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I take it by “HUGE Roger Huerta fan” you mean “Huerta is my favorite fighter because he’s hot!”? Because my gf’s a HUGE fan too =)

Here’s her prediction for Kenny Florian Vs. Roger Huerta:

Huerta hands down ;) he will beat him with an arm bar??? =) lol

by Nick Thomas on Aug 7, 2008 1:19 PM EDT reply actions  

My wife's prediction...

“Roger because he is totally hot. He’s going to win by punching the shit out of Kenny.”

The ladies do love Huerta

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by Brent Brookhouse on Aug 7, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL! Well, he IS a rather good looking fellow. ;)

But I think he’s going to win because he always puts it all on the line for every fight and I think he will overwhelm KenFlo with punches and HOTNESS! :)

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by funnytiger on Aug 7, 2008 1:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Florian via RNC…you heard it here first.

http://tharealness.wordpress.com/

by Tha Realness on Aug 7, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions  

You are predicting RNC b/c Huerta tends to give up his back, right?

Even though he gives up his back at times, he does stay busy.

by lovingmma25 on Aug 7, 2008 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yep

http://tharealness.wordpress.com/

by Tha Realness on Aug 7, 2008 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's amazing just how good submission defense has gotten

in the UFC over the past three or four years. Even five years ago, to give up your back to a competent BJJ guy was a death sentence. Nowadays, you can tell that the guys who have trained heavily in defense for vulnerable positions like that are just ridiculously calm. If they don’t panic, it seems like they come out alright.

Giving up your back isn’t as big of a deal as it used to be, or so it seems to me.

by misterjonez on Aug 8, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

That’s a real possibility. Giving up his back to Florian as he is wont to do is dangerous.

by Richard Wade on Aug 7, 2008 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

funnytiger – What if you had to pick a winner for MacDonald Vs. Maia? =)

by Nick Thomas on Aug 7, 2008 1:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Hm… well after seeing more about them I may have to call Maia for this one. His Jujitsu seems better than MacDonald, but neither guy seems that exciting to me as a fighter. We’ll see…

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by funnytiger on Aug 7, 2008 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

You should watch that fight pretty closely. Maia can be very exciting on the ground. The triangle he used to choke out Ed Herman was absolutely crazy—crazy angle, just seemed to come out of nowhere, really. I’m sure somebody around here could post one of those cool animated .gif files of it if it’s out there somewhere …

by Kierkegaard on Aug 7, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

If only Tito had done that when he got Machida in the triangle.

by lovingmma25 on Aug 7, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

If only Tito were even half as talented on the ground as Maia, maybe he would have had a chance to do that.

by Richard Wade on Aug 7, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

It was just a thought to nibble on. I’m glad you nibbled.

by lovingmma25 on Aug 7, 2008 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Machida, in my opinion, is not human. He’s like the T5000 or something. The fight with Tito wasn’t exciting in the traditional sense, but I was amazed at how composed he was the entire fight and how well he was able to move around the octagon. Machida is starting to become a favorite of mine. ;)

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by funnytiger on Aug 7, 2008 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Was that the only Machida fight you’ve seen. I have seen almost all of his fights and he is always calm and moves about quite a bit. That is his fighting style.

by lovingmma25 on Aug 7, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, but it was his last fight so I used it as a point of reference. His demeanor in all of his fights makes him an amazing fighter BECAUSE he is so calm.

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by funnytiger on Aug 7, 2008 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

I stand corrected! I’ve seen this fight, but just didn’t connect the dots. If Maia can pull off something half this amazing, its going to be a decent fight!

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by funnytiger on Aug 7, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Awesome. Thanks Nick. That’s one of my favorite submissions EVAH. And I’m even kind of an Ed Herman fan (or at least I wouldn’t mind seeing him do well).

by Kierkegaard on Aug 7, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Here’s another female prediction from someone on the UG:

my friends gf – roger.
me – how?
my friends gf – how what?
me – how will roger win?
my friends gf – what? i dont know. he just will. everyone will be like YEAH HES HOT, HE WON.
me – so decision?
my friends gf – sure?
me – why do i even bother…
my friends gf – kenny looks like ben affleck!
me – affleck? dont you mean stiller?
my friends gf – whoever played zoolander.
me – stiller.
my friends gf – yeah, whatever. he looks like that guy!
me – yeah…
my friends gf – mhmm…
me – are you going anywhere with this? or just pointing that out.
my friends gf – oh idk. thatd be funny if roger won how hansel won in zoolander!
me – by taking his underwear off standing without tearing them?
my friends gf – no! the first time. when affleck…
me – stiller!
my friends gf – right, stiller, goes on stage thinking he wins when he didnt.
me – so you think kenny is gonna think he won, but roger gets the decision.
my friends gf – YEAH! laughs thatd be funny.
me – if you are somehow right, im going to shoot myself.
my friends gf – laughs why?!
my friend – will you two shut the fuck up? im trying to watch maury.
me – oh shit, whats goin on?
my friend – biggest fears. this bitch is scared of balloons!

by Nick Thomas on Aug 7, 2008 2:16 PM EDT reply actions  

i like what brock stands for...

Like hating gays? Like hating planes? What else does he stand for?

by rockied on Aug 8, 2008 4:19 PM EDT reply actions  

according to las vegas

a lesnar win wouldn’t be an upset.

by monkeyfightclub! on Aug 9, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply actions  

UFC Results

I’ll be making some sort of post that is a review of the fight… i just don’t want it to sound like the other 999 posts that reviewed the fight…

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by funnytiger on Aug 12, 2008 12:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Easy – just don’t talk about Brock Lesnar.

by Chris Nelson on Aug 12, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha! Deal!

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by funnytiger on Aug 12, 2008 2:38 PM EDT reply actions  

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