Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 104. “Machida vs. Shogun” will air Saturday night via Pay-per-view (in the US) beginning at 10 p.m. EST. This card features a main event showdown between undefeated light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and former PRIDE star “Shogun” Rua. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
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Are…you…ready, for UFC 104!? The fighters are set to take stage tonight from Los Angeles, California and into television sets around the country via Pay-per-view. We also welcome all of our visitors from Brazil, UK, Canada, France, Russia, China and beyond.
6th-Round.com will be providing live fight results beginning with the under card at approximately 7:30 p.m. EST and main card fights kicking off at 10 p.m. EST.
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Yesterday we broke down the UFC 104 under card matches but this Friday we’re now shifting our focus to the pay-per-view portion of the evening.
Champ Lyoto Machida meets former PRIDE star Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in tomorrow’s headlining fight and a Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell heavyweight tilt handles co-main event duties.
Here we go…
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Lyoto Machida (15-0) vs. Mauricio Rua (21-3): These two Brazilian light heavyweights face off this weekend with the champ’s belt on the line. Although Rua used to be a PRIDE star, he has had a lackluster move from …

Joe “Daddy” Stevenson returned to victorious form last night as he bested the always tough Nate Diaz at The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Finale in Vegas. Through three rounds of domination, Stevenson showed himself to clearly be the stronger fighter. While strategy was abound out of each corner, there are several reasons as to why the bout unfolded as it did.
Diaz to evolve
Nate kicked off his career in the UFC with five impressive, consecutive wins against Gamburyan (to win TUF 5), Assuncao, Robinson, Pellegrino and Neer. Four of those bouts …

Even though The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 just started matches have already been booked for the TUF finale on June 20th, 2009 from The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC has already scheduled 2 fights; Nate Diaz taking on Joe Stevenson, both coming off of loses against the fighters in the main event, Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida
Rumors around the MMA industry have Melvin Guillard agreeing to battle brazilian jiu jitsu expert Thiago Tavares in an exciting lightweight battle. These 6 fighters are all the face of …