UFC 134: Bloody Elbow Celebrity Picks - Cove Reber vs. Natasha Wicks
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 27, 2011 9:01 AM EDT
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PrintYou've probably heard hundreds of opinions from analysts and bloggers who have wrote about the upcoming UFC card. So to keep it fresh and interesting, here's a different and unique take on things from two famous personalities making their guest picks for Bloody Elbow.
On the first edition of 'Bloody Elbow Celebrity Picks', it's going to be Musician vs. Model as Cove Reber goes head to head with Natasha Wicks as these two guest personalities, who are also huge MMA fans, give out their UFC 134 predictions.
Reber is best known for being the former front man of the band Saosin from 2004-2010, where he toured the world and released 2 EP's and 2 hit studio albums with the group. He's currently working on a new project called 'Patriot'. Wicks, on the other hand, was an accomplished athlete and cross-country runner before becoming a model. She is more recognized with MMA fans for being a former UFC Octagon Girl.
They are popular from two completely different backgrounds, and aside from both having crazy hair, their interest in MMA is probably one of the few things they have in common. See how they stack up against each other, as they go head-to-head with their UFC 134 Main Card Picks:
| Cove "The Rasta Warrior" Reber | Natasha "The Booty" Wicks |
|---|---|
| Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami | |
| Anderson Silva should win this fight easily, though I don’t expect to see a highlight reel finish. Anderson is looking to make an impression in front of his home country and because of that, Okami is screwed. Anderson Silva will stop this fight when he wants by whatever he wants. | I am alllll about rooting for the underdog, but I have to say that I think Anderson Silva will win this one. He could be called the best UFC fighter based off of wins, but I would love to see Okami come out victorious. Anderson Silva by KO, second round. |
| Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio Rua | |
| This is the fight I'm most looking forward to on the card. Shogun is going to want to make a statement after losing his belt to Jones. I'll never count Griffin out, but I have to choose Shogun because he's fighting at home and his striking is superior. Shogun via TKO Round 3. | Forrest Griffin FTW!! I have been a fan of Forrest since the beginning. He has the heart and the talent to be the greatest, but this will indeed be a great fight. 'Shogun' is a phenomenal fighter and Forrest will need to be 100% in this fight. Forrest Griffin by Submission. |
| Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub | |
| Old Timer vs. Young Hungry Up And Comer. Mir stole Nogueira's heart, Velasquez stole his soul. I think Nogueira is done after this one. Or he needs to be if he ends up on the losing side... I don't want to see him end up like CroCop. This is definitely a huge test for Schaub, but I believe it's one he can handle. Schaub trains with the best LHW on the planet and arguably several of the best HW's. Schaub wins this one by... Let's go with TKO. | Nogueira wins this one. Although he is considered a veteran in UFC, I think experience wins over youth in this battle. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by either Split Decision or TKO. |
| Edson Barboza vs. Ross Pearson | |
| Barboza is a monster with his hands and feet. His Muay Thai is sick! I think Barboza KO's Pearson and stays undefeated purely by being the superior striker. Edson Barboza by KO. | Barboza wins this one. I think him being on his home turf will be a defining factor in the winner of this bout. Both are great, so I will just pick him based off of that haha. Edson Barboza by TKO. |
| Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov | |
| Cane will be the bigger and stronger fighter in this one. I think he hands Nedkov his first loss in front of the home crowd. Luiz Cane. |
I have Nedkov winning this one. He is undefeated and Cane will be a great opponent, but I think Nedkovs taking this one to the bank. Stanislav Nedkov by Submission. |
Both of these personalities have been talking a lot of smack on twitter and it even continued on to their predictions. Check them out after the jump.
Natasha Wicks: Reber should stick to what he knows best, making pretty music... I used to hold a round card sign so OBVIOUSLY I know what I am talking about. -- OBVIOUSLY being sarcastic for people who don't know what joking around is -- haha. If cove were a fighter his name would be Cove "the screamer" Reber. And his shorts would be made of grass... no animal products used.
Cove Reber: "Natasha "Bed Head" Wicks maybe a cutie, but so is Gina Carano, and she got her ass kicked by a girl who looks like a dude. Since I'm a dude who kinda looks like a girl, I think I have a chance at woopin' your ass. I can't wait to see your video!"
Cove, of course, was referring to a bet they made, where the loser has to post an embarrassing video talking about how awesome their opponent is. Here are a few final words from both competitors:
Cove Reber: I would like to thank BloodyElbow for the opportunity and Natasha Wicks for being super chill. Its been really fun, let's do this again. Anton, thank you for your patience. Hope to see you soon bud. I miss the Philippines. BloodyElbow has and will continue to be my favorite MMA website. Its an honor to have been given this opportunity. Thank you.
Natasha Wicks: First of all thank YOU Anton for your interest in having my opinion and your ongoing support! I always appreciate it. Thank you to all the fans, I am truly so grateful for the MMA community's support and fascination with my silly life. Thank you to UFC for ever having hired me in the first place. BSN for appreciating my hard work in the physical department and wanting to show off my bod.. ;)
And thank you Cove Reber for making music and being the rad dude he is. I would hate this world with out the sound of music... I appreciate his passion. muah! xoxo
Who do you think made the better picks? Who will lose the bet? Let them know in the comments, or follow them on twitter: @whoiscove and @natashawicks.
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I dig it Anton, this is awesome.
"You are a miserable human being." - Mike Fagan
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Thanks!
Now I need a credible challenger to take on the winner. haha :)
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 27, 2011 4:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Cool feature
as for credible challenges, I’m not sure how many of these people know mma well or how easy they would be to get a hold of but her it goes.
David Spade
Jim Ross
Michael Clarke Duncan
The Rock
Anthony Kiedis
Mike Tyson
Snoop Dogg
Kevin James
Shaq
Eminem and Keeley Hazell
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by Scabby Knuckle on Aug 27, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
If you have him,
you have to have the girl who sings that “Friday” song to balance it out.
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by Scabby Knuckle on Aug 27, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
dont know why but after reading Natasha prediction i feel anger towards her. Some one needs to send a gif to her of Forrest running out of the cage after getting destroyed by Silva.
Anderson would KO Fedor That is all.
someone needs to send you a gif of forrest subbing shogun
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by exsanguinator on Aug 27, 2011 5:22 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
exsanguinator asks, and he receives.
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by pud333 on Aug 27, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That is an absolutely amazing picture of Natasha, by the way.
"You are a miserable human being." - Mike Fagan
My twitter: @TB_Money
She takes bad ones? By far the most attractive ring girl they’ve had imo.
by Empty Thoughts on Aug 27, 2011 5:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Logan laughs are your ridiculous comment.
The only substitute for victory is overkill.
by Underhand Left on Aug 27, 2011 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions
*at
The only substitute for victory is overkill.
by Underhand Left on Aug 27, 2011 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions
she laughs.....
So she doesn’t cry, because the truth hurts :-(
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
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by the-gentle-way on Aug 27, 2011 8:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I didn't know that those
two friends were competing against each other. haha
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 27, 2011 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t either. Like I said, just my opinion there. :)
by Empty Thoughts on Aug 27, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
What's a Cover Reber?
Food goes in here.
by Pandanus on Aug 27, 2011 5:43 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
There's a band called Saosin
When Anthony Green left in 2004, he became the new front man.
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by Matthew Roth on Aug 27, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I had to Wiki it too!
Nice answer straight Wiki….I was like how the hell is this guy and thats what I got, who Saosin is or what their music sounds like is still unanswered……but apparently he was asked to leave the band….must not be much of a celebrity
I’m liking this new feature, the choice of guest ‘experts’ and Natashas new nickname. The Booty indeed.
They visit BE a lot, so I'm thinking,
people should start twitter bombing @whoiscove and @natashawicks to get a BE account and to start commenting from time to time. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 27, 2011 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Natasha Wicks is a fine piece of real estate
by Our Bovine Public on Aug 27, 2011 6:13 AM EDT reply actions
which one is Natasha Wicks?
Perhaps you can share more photographs so we can all be sure and end this confusion!
by The Hamburger Pimp on Aug 27, 2011 6:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
perhaps all future posts on this side should have the booty-picture of natasha from Anton’s last twitter roundup embedded. just so we don’t forget.
by the guy with the big nose on Aug 27, 2011 7:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d vote for animated gifs that involve jumping repeatedly on a mini-trampoline. Still photos are tough to judge by.
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by Scabby Knuckle on Aug 27, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I would like to see Natasha with totally different hair. She could cut it short, straighten it, and/or dye it. I think she would be prettier as a brunette with a normal hairstyle.
I think Logan is prettiest overall, but Wicks has the better body. Her ass is amazing but it’s still no Miesha Tate ass.
"He's like Elvis in Korea! They love him there." - Mike Goldberg on Denis Kang
Barf
Keep your boring women. I like the bedhead better.
http://www.cagepotato.com/what-have-they-done-you-new-ufc-ring-girl/
This is pretty awesome
Cove is great (although he’s no Anthony green… ) and Natasha. Just Mmmmmmmmmm. Cove is correct on all the predictions I do believe!
by MJB! on Aug 27, 2011 8:26 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I got the same picks as him, except for Shogun..
Sorry guys, unless he catches him with a bomb early, I think he will wilt under Forrest’s pressure.
Cove gets compared to Green all the time, and that’s understandable… but that’s also the reason I kinda feel sorry for the new guy who (in some fans’ eyes) will have to fill both shoes. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 27, 2011 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, this is the truth.
Don’t get me wrong though, cove is real good. Plus, if Anthony hadn’t left to create circa survive I reckon I’d still be searching around for a band to call ‘my favourite’. Lol
by MJB! on Aug 27, 2011 9:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
omg Natasha is now the sexiest famous chick on the planet.
If I find out she trains …… I am gonna have to propose.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Aug 27, 2011 8:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Even worse: If I find out she’s an artist I’m going to have a stroke, die, and dare the funeral home guy to find a way to get the smile off my face.
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by Scabby Knuckle on Aug 27, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Finally!
I was wondering when we’ll get the “opinions by people who don’t really know much about MMA” section and now it’s finally here.
Don’t stop here, hells no!
For the next event try to get Bob Reilly vs. Loretta Hunt predictions.
haha
excellent.
الذين اذا اصابتهم مصيبة قالوا انا لله وانا اليه راجعون
by Robert Cowan on Aug 27, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I think this is one of my favorite posts here ever.
by Empty Thoughts on Aug 27, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I`ll second that. It just put a silly-happy smile all over my face. I printed it and put it on the wall of my office. Excellent.
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by BlueberryMuffin on Aug 29, 2011 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
C’mon now, Weo’s bringing some fun. Don’t be a negatron.
@caseymanrique
by casey manrique on Aug 27, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh dear God, I've...
…unleashed an angry mob of internet white knights.
I don't think two is a mob
Remember all those folks that said WEC lightweights simply wouldn't be able to hang in the UFC? Yeah.......
by Charles Awad on Aug 27, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
You're not that important.
Learn JiuJitsu.
Always looking for that new danger.
by RolloTomasi on Aug 27, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Awesome job Anton
I almost forget all about saosin, saw them in one of my first ever concerts.
الذين اذا اصابتهم مصيبة قالوا انا لله وانا اليه راجعون
Awesome article, definitely look forward to more of these.
-AboveThisFire
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by Patrick Tenney on Aug 27, 2011 11:57 AM EDT reply actions
at first I was a little off put than I realized what it was and I LIKE IT
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Who is Cove?
Never heard of him.
Learn JiuJitsu.
Always looking for that new danger.
by RolloTomasi on Aug 27, 2011 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He’s a singer from a band called Saosin, replaced Anthony Green. They both have pretty distinctive voices.
-AboveThisFire
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
If I live in a castle and you want to kill me, storming the gates is probably not the best idea. You'd do a lot better hitting me in the head with a brick when I come out for the mail. -Ryan Hall
by Patrick Tenney on Aug 27, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually I surprisingly know that from the fact that I really like Anthony Green’s solo project.
Also, anyone who doesn’t like this post hates fun.
-AboveThisFire
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
If I live in a castle and you want to kill me, storming the gates is probably not the best idea. You'd do a lot better hitting me in the head with a brick when I come out for the mail. -Ryan Hall
by Patrick Tenney on Aug 27, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha
Thanks.Glad you enjoyed it. It was pretty funny seeing Natasha and Cove being very competitive on twitter when they found out they were going head to head.
On Anthony and Cove – did you know there was one day that those two guys were bored and started writing a song on twitter? If they ever do record a song together, and from twitter lyrics, that would be pretty cool. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 27, 2011 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha that would be entertaining. I was never a huge Saosin fan, I like some of Circa Suvive though. Green’s solo project is where it’s at though as far as that little trio of musical groups.
I definitely enjoyed the article, some people in this thread take things too seriously sometimes though it looks like.
Definitely going to need more of these… if you get Anthony Kiedis from RHCP (he’s always at UFC events) to do one that would be epic.
-AboveThisFire
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
If I live in a castle and you want to kill me, storming the gates is probably not the best idea. You'd do a lot better hitting me in the head with a brick when I come out for the mail. -Ryan Hall
by Patrick Tenney on Aug 27, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed on all points.
It wouldn’t be the internet without a few kids getting all pissy and serious. haha :)
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 27, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember, the internet is serious business and all that.
by Empty Thoughts on Aug 27, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought I was the only one
had no idea who the dude is. And I’m not even sure who Natasha Wicks is except that she is vaguely associated with MMA and we get a shit ton of her twit pics.
Cove 3-2 ... Natasha 4-1
Looks like we’ll be seeing a video from Cove soon. haha.
What’s more embarrasing is that while my prelim picks did well, my main card picks were shit… I went 2-3, so both of them beat me. haha.
I didn’t make any official predictions, but if I had I would have been 2-3 on the main myself. Nog, Shogun, and Barboza bite me. Though at least with the Barboza fight the argument could easily be made that Pearson did in fact win. Still a good win for him though.
Here’s hoping to see you get some more ‘celebs’ involved with this.
by Empty Thoughts on Aug 28, 2011 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
My picks of Cain and Schaub
looked like they were right during the first few minutes… Until both guys got sloppy and paid the price.
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 28, 2011 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Nog by TKO?
I actually think that was the most pre-cogish pick of them all. I wonder how many worldwide that had Nog by TKO?
If Evil has a name, I`m certain it`s "Ellsworth Monkton Toohey"
by BlueberryMuffin on Aug 29, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
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