The 2007 EWB UFC Predicition League

[Enter Blue Guy]

Didn't only one person pick Terry Martin?

Anyways, Griffin/Edgar was the fight of the night. You don't see the kneebar that often, too bad he got it with like 25 seconds left. Besides that, Griffin just got outclassed.

[Thrilla]

Four people picked Martin for the win.

And I get to see this show in an hour or so

[Thrilla]

Thought I'd just drop some quick thoughts in here...

Griffin/Edgar was easily the fight of the night, that kneebar at the end was sick, how he never tapped out to that I'll never know. How he got up and walked away afterwards I don't want to know, seriously that guy has to be more out there than Sylvia when he had his arm broke.

Rampage/Eastman was an alright match, nothing spectacular until the end with Rampage's flurry. The build up to Rampage/Chuck begins after the match as well, I imagine Rampage will face a tomato can next, a named fighter that isn't Ortiz and then be ready for Chuck.

Cro Cop is phenomenal, particularly if you look back and see that he was doing that at way below 100 per cent. Him coming out to the PRIDE theme was badass as well. Gotta feel sorry for Sanchez though, he never really stood much of a chance.

Anderson Silva had Lutter's number from the get go it seemed. I can't imagine Lutter ever getting another chance in the UFC. Cote on the other was alright, I'm glad to see him get his first win there as I've always had a soft spot for him, although not attack and looking for the knock out when he had the chance :thumbsdown:

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In other random notes, I watched the end of TUF2 last night, the Heavyweight match up anyway. Great fight, both guys really gave it their all. Whatever happened to the big guy that lost though? I don't recall seeing him anywhere since this.

Edited February 9, 2007 by Nitro Girl Whisper

[ACCBiggz]

You will never see Rampage vs. Ortiz regardless. Those two used to be teammates and are still really good friends.

[Enter Blue Guy]

In other random notes, I watched the end of TUF2 last night, the Heavyweight match up anyway. Great fight, both guys really gave it their all. Whatever happened to the big guy that lost though? I don't recall seeing him anywhere since this.

Edited February 9, 2007 by Enter Blue Guy

[Thrilla]

You will never see Rampage vs. Ortiz regardless. Those two used to be teammates and are still really good friends.

Hence why I said a named fighter not called Ortiz

And yeah, Imes/Rashid was just a great slugfest. The second fight on that show was Nick Diaz against Nightmare, which was excellent from a technical standpoint. So that hour long show just had it all.

Speaking of random huge guys tht just disappeared from the UFC, whatever happened to Wes Sims? Man, that guy was mental.

[Enter Blue Guy]

He didn't really just disappear. His departure from the UFC was pretty justified. He went into the UFC, got DQ'd in one of the stupidest acts I've ever seen in MMA, then went on to get completely whooped twice. Then he got his ass handed to him again by Ricardeau Francois in APEX, ending in hilarious fashion as he almost got knocked out of the ring, then a few fights later he was disposed of with ease by Tim Sylvia in Hawaii. After that, he hasn't been that bad. Actually, After he loss to Tim, he amassed a 10-1 record, the biggest win against Kimo. Probably a sign that Kimo should find work doing something else. All his other wins were on small shows against less than notable competition.

To Sims credit, he did pass on a potential spot as Kimo's last minute replacement in the Bas Rutten fight last year. Instead, he went on with his prior commitment to headline a WEC promoted card in the honor of highly respected MMA journalist and former UFC (eventually IFL, WEC itself, to name a few) announcer Ryan Bennett, who had passed away recently. It was an unpaid exhibition bout, with all ticket sales and donations going to his widow and children.

But one thing Wes has always done better than any other fighter is get KO'd in spectacular fashion.

Edited February 9, 2007 by Enter Blue Guy

[Thrilla]

I remember vividly Sims getting knock out at like 4:59 of one round, it was just an incredibly dumb thing to let happen. The DQ was for the stomping on a downed opponent right?

[Thrilla]

UFC 68 Line-up

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner

Remember, pick the winner, the round and their way of victory. If you didn't predict in the last one, don't worry and predict in this one. Picks have to be in before the start of the show.

Good luck.

[Enter Blue Guy]

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture - KO, 1st round

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes - TKO, 2nd round

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann - TKO, 3rd round

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald - KO, 1st round

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral - Submission, 2nd round

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill - Decision

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti - Decision

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent - Decision

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner - Submission, 3rd round

I hope Fitch vs. Luigi makes it to air because that should be fight of the night.

[Toe]

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture - Round 4 KO

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes - Round 2 TKO

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann - Round 3 TKO

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald - Round 1 Submission

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral - Round 1 Submission

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill - Decision

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti - Round 3 KO

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent - Decision

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner - Decision

I am going againt EBG with Couture, just because after seeing Sylvia's last fight, I don't know if he has the heart to finish this fight against a dangerous opponent.

[crazedfan]

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture - KO, Round 3

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes - TKO, Round 1

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann - Decision

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald - TKO, Round 2

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral - Submission, Round 1

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill - Decision

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti - Decision

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent - Submission, Round 2

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner - TKO, Round 2

Edited March 2, 2007 by crazedfan

[KCC]

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture- KO, Round 2

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes- TKO, Round 2

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann- Submission, Round 2

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald- Submission, Round 3: Fellow Nova Scotians UNITE!!

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral- Submission, Round 2

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill- Decision

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti- Decision

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent- Submission, Round 3

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner- Sumbission, Round 2

I really hope Randy can prove me wrong, but I seriously doubt it. Here's to what looks like a decent card.

[Thrilla]

I'm surprised to see three people picking Sylvia KOing Couture, a TKO is more than likely his way of victory and the way Couture has generally lost to bigger opponents before. That said, Captain America is taking the title in my mind, so you've all picked the wrong guy anyway

[Enter Blue Guy]

The difference is that his heavyweight division losses where at the hands of two guys who wanted to put Randy on his back and finish him from there. Tim's strategy is standing up and utilizing his long reach to look for the KO, which I don't expect to be any different for Randy. I'm not saying it couldn't end TKO, but Tim always goes for the big KO. It's whether or not Randy can appear able to defend himself if he gets knocked down. With the weight behind Tim's punches, I don't like Couture's chances of taking a heavy shot square on the jaw and not going lights out. Randy getting knocked down and out on his back while Tim lands one or two more shots before the ref gets there to stop it, not a TKO. That's what I see happening.

But honestly, this is one prediction I wouldn't mind being severely wrong about.

Edited February 28, 2007 by Enter Blue Guy

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture - TKO Round 3

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes - TKO Round 2

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann - Decision

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald - Submission Round 1

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral - KO Round 3

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill - Decision

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti - Decision

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent - TKO Round 3

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner - TKO Round 2

[The LBTN Express]

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture - Submission, 2nd Round

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes - TKO, 1st Round

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann - TKO, 2nd Round

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald - Submission, 2nd Round

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral - Decision

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill - Decision

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti - TKO, 1st Round

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent - Submission, 2nd Round

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner - TKO, Round 1

The Sylvia/Couture fight is hard to predict. I really want to see Couture walk away with the title (then again, I don't want to see him to get killed by Cro Cop in his first defence) but if Sylvia brings his 'A' game and brings the sort of defence that saw him stop Monsoon taking him down then he's got this. Although Couture should be able to do better and I was impressed with his match against Ronaldo Souza when he took him to a draw. I see Couture taking Sylvia down in the 2nd and getting the submission with a choke.

[Blehschmidt]

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture - Decision

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes - Submission - Round 2

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann - TKO - Round 1

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald - Submission - Round 2

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral - Decision

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill - Decision

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti - TKO - Round 3

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent -Decision

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner - TKO - Round 2

[Numbahs]

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture - Unanimous Decision

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes - 2nd Round TKO

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann - Split Decision

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald - 1st Round Submission

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral - 2nd Round Submission

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill - 2nd Round TKO

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti - Unanimous Decision

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent - 1st Round Submission

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner - 1st Round TKO

[Cole]

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture - KO, Round 2

Chris Lytle vs. Matt Hughes - TKO, Round 1

Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann - TKO, Round 3

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald - TKO, Round 1

Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral - Submission, Round 1

Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill - Decision

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti - Decision

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent - Submission, Round 2

Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner - TKO, Round 2