Thread: UFC 130 predictions

Would have been a great card had the Edgar vs Maynard III fight happen but here ire my predictions:
Main card
Rampage vs Hamill - Rampage TKO 3
Mir vs Nelson - Nelson KO 2
Sturve vs Browne - Browne KO 2
Alves vs Story - Alves TKO 3
Stann vs Santiago - Stann UD

Prelims
Torres vs Johnson - Torres UD
Grove vs Boetsch - grove SD

Wont bother with Facebook fights i want be watching them. Who you guys picking? Potentially this could be a great night of fights. As long as Rampage comes to fight he can get the win. As to Mir I'm a fan of him but from the Mirko fight he looked past it and i don't think he chin is all that great lately so i think Nelson has the determination and power to finish him but if the Mir who fought Kongo comes i might be eating my words!

Gotta agree with most of your picks except I think Mir is still a cut above Big Country fatty.

He should submit the fatty or win a decision.

But, as you say he could get KO'd himself.

The Brian Stann fight could be the best fight of the night.

And Rampage is gonna smash Matt Hammill.

Originally Posted by Hulk

Gotta agree with most of your picks except I think Mir is still a cut above Big Country fatty.

He should submit the fatty or win a decision.

But, as you say he could get KO'd himself.

The Brian Stann fight could be the best fight of the night.

And Rampage is gonna smash Matt Hammill.

Basically spot on. Mir was too strong and had way better cardio than big fatty. Roy needs lose weight, its not even an option any more. If the man has the delusion that he could beat any of the top heavyweights right now in that kind of shape then he has already signed himself up for being a journeyman for the rest of his career. I know he was supposed to fight carwin before but it was cancelled coz Carwin was injured....sooooooo lucky for Nelson. Nelson would of been destroyed in seconds !!!! JDS, Carwin, Lesnar, Velazquez are all beasts and to contend with them you gotta at least be in shape. Brian Stann showed some impressive leg kicks and decent hands, got some serious power. If he can hit you, hes in the fight and I dont care if Leben was sick in that fight coz I dont think it changed the outcome. Hamill looked like shit. No plan B at all. Where were these 'heavy hands' we heard about? His outstanding wrestling ability? I have always thought he was limited and that the whole heavy hands thing was hyped to disguise him as multi dimensional fighter which really isnt true, if he cant get you to ground then hes in trouble. Dont get me wrong he can probably outstrike the mediocre light heavies but with guys like Jones, Machida, Jackson, Rua, Evans...you dont wanna strike with those and all of them have above average take down defence so I think Hamill needs to find a different weight division or more skill.

Originally Posted by Snakey

Originally Posted by Hulk

Gotta agree with most of your picks except I think Mir is still a cut above Big Country fatty.

He should submit the fatty or win a decision.

But, as you say he could get KO'd himself.

The Brian Stann fight could be the best fight of the night.

And Rampage is gonna smash Matt Hammill.

Basically spot on. Mir was too strong and had way better cardio than big fatty. Roy needs lose weight, its not even an option any more. If the man has the delusion that he could beat any of the top heavyweights right now in that kind of shape then he has already signed himself up for being a journeyman for the rest of his career. I know he was supposed to fight carwin before but it was cancelled coz Carwin was injured....sooooooo lucky for Nelson. Nelson would of been destroyed in seconds !!!! JDS, Carwin, Lesnar, Velazquez are all beasts and to contend with them you gotta at least be in shape. Brian Stann showed some impressive leg kicks and decent hands, got some serious power. If he can hit you, hes in the fight and I dont care if Leben was sick in that fight coz I dont think it changed the outcome. Hamill looked like shit. No plan B at all. Where were these 'heavy hands' we heard about? His outstanding wrestling ability? I have always thought he was limited and that the whole heavy hands thing was hyped to disguise him as multi dimensional fighter which really isnt true, if he cant get you to ground then hes in trouble. Dont get me wrong he can probably outstrike the mediocre light heavies but with guys like Jones, Machida, Jackson, Rua, Evans...you dont wanna strike with those and all of them have above average take down defence so I think Hamill needs to find a different weight division or more skill.

Thank you thank you I'll be here all week.

Common sense said that Mir vs. Nelson and Jackson vs. Hamill were basically a couple of tune up fights. Hamill is a nice guy, and boy does he play that being deaf card for all its worth, but he is a good wrestler in a sport filled with GREAT wrestlers. He beat a nearly shot Tito Ortiz and that is probably the biggest career win he will ever get. I didn't order the ppv, but I was surprised to read that Rampage didn't stop Hamill. Sounded like he dominated the fight though.

And Brian Stann is probably one of the most mentally tough guys in MMA with his military combat experience. He destroyed Leben and he just stopped Santiago so that puts him in the top 5 at MW. Stann vs. Marquardt would be a good fight.

Stann vs Marquardt would be great! Too bad Nate cut to WW, I think he should've stayed at MW.

Originally Posted by Captain America

Stann vs Marquardt would be great! Too bad Nate cut to WW, I think he should've stayed at MW.

Shit. I forgot about that. 170 is wayyy too small for a guy like Marquardt. Its like when James Irvin cut down to 170. He looked like a skeleton. Or was it 185 he cut down to ? Either way Irvin looked terrible.

Originally Posted by Hulk

Originally Posted by Captain America

Stann vs Marquardt would be great! Too bad Nate cut to WW, I think he should've stayed at MW.

Shit. I forgot about that. 170 is wayyy too small for a guy like Marquardt. Its like when James Irvin cut down to 170. He looked like a skeleton. Or was it 185 he cut down to ? Either way Irvin looked terrible.

Dont worry, i didnt realise marquardt is making his welterweight debut this month.

Originally Posted by Snakey

Originally Posted by Hulk

Originally Posted by Captain America

Stann vs Marquardt would be great! Too bad Nate cut to WW, I think he should've stayed at MW.

Shit. I forgot about that. 170 is wayyy too small for a guy like Marquardt. Its like when James Irvin cut down to 170. He looked like a skeleton. Or was it 185 he cut down to ? Either way Irvin looked terrible.

Dont worry, i didnt realise marquardt is making his welterweight debut this month.

I believe MMA may need more weight classes. 185-205 is a big jump. 185 down to 170 is also a big cut for a guy. When fighters drop that much muscle, they rarely keep their strength.

Originally Posted by Hulk

Originally Posted by Captain America

Stann vs Marquardt would be great! Too bad Nate cut to WW, I think he should've stayed at MW.

Shit. I forgot about that. 170 is wayyy too small for a guy like Marquardt. Its like when James Irvin cut down to 170. He looked like a skeleton. Or was it 185 he cut down to ? Either way Irvin looked terrible.

Not only is a going to kill himself making 170, he's fighting Anthony Johnson, a great wrestler whose bigger than most MWs! Not a bright career choice.

Originally Posted by Captain America

Originally Posted by Hulk

Originally Posted by Captain America

Stann vs Marquardt would be great! Too bad Nate cut to WW, I think he should've stayed at MW.

Shit. I forgot about that. 170 is wayyy too small for a guy like Marquardt. Its like when James Irvin cut down to 170. He looked like a skeleton. Or was it 185 he cut down to ? Either way Irvin looked terrible.

Not only is a going to kill himself making 170, he's fighting Anthony Johnson, a great wrestler whose bigger than most MWs! Not a bright career choice.

Damn.

I like Marquardt, but we all saw how he handled the wrestling of Chael Sonnen.

Johnson is a guy who has no business even fighting at 170, he's HUGE.

Goddamn was that a boring fight he had against Dan Hardy...

He'll probably be more willing to stand up with Marquardt though.

Originally Posted by Hulk

Originally Posted by Captain America

Originally Posted by Hulk

Originally Posted by Captain America

Stann vs Marquardt would be great! Too bad Nate cut to WW, I think he should've stayed at MW.

Shit. I forgot about that. 170 is wayyy too small for a guy like Marquardt. Its like when James Irvin cut down to 170. He looked like a skeleton. Or was it 185 he cut down to ? Either way Irvin looked terrible.

Not only is a going to kill himself making 170, he's fighting Anthony Johnson, a great wrestler whose bigger than most MWs! Not a bright career choice.

Damn.

I like Marquardt, but we all saw how he handled the wrestling of Chael Sonnen.

Johnson is a guy who has no business even fighting at 170, he's HUGE.

Goddamn was that a boring fight he had against Dan Hardy...

He'll probably be more willing to stand up with Marquardt though.

Marquardts stand up isnt bad though, so that would be in his favour if Johnson doesnt elect to wrestle. And gotta give credit to Sonnen (roided up or not), the cunt probably is one of the best wrestlers in MMA. I dont buy Anderson Silvas excuse of broken ribs and I dont really think roids had that much impact on that fight, Sonnen threw him around and made him his bitch for 4 3/4 rounds.