Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 141. “Lesnar vs. Overeem” will air via Facebook+Spike (prelims) and pay-per-view this Friday night. The evening’s action will be headlined by massive heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? …

Jon Jones defeats Quinton “Rampage” Jackson by submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 4 @ 1:14 (defends light-heavyweight title)
Josh Koscheck defeats Matt Hughes by KO (punches) - Round 1 @ 4:59
Mark Hunt defeats Ben Rothwell via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
Travis Browne defeats Rob Broughton via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Nate Diaz defeats Takanori Gomi by submission (armbar) - Round 1 @ 4:27
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Aaron Riley by TKO (doctor’s stoppage) - Round 1 @ 5:00
Tim Boetsch defeats Nick Ring via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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Junior Assuncao defeats Eddie Yagin via unanimous decision (30-26, …

Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 125. “Resolution” will air Saturday night on Ion TV and pay-per-view. The fight card will be headlined by lightweight champ Frankie Edgar taking on Gray Maynard. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
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A new year, same great fights. The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be celebrating the start of 2011 by bringing 11 outstanding matchups to the MGM Grand Garden Arena for UFC 125: RESOLUTION, presented by Tequila Cazadores on Saturday, January 1, 2011. Frankie “The Answer” Edgar, coming off back-to-back wins over UFC great BJ Penn, defends his title in a rematch against undefeated No. 1 contender Gray “The Bully” Maynard in the main event. Plus, the UFC is proud to confirm the remaining bouts …

Nate Diaz vs. Gray Maynard
While both fighters possess crisp boxing, Maynard has the wrestling edge while Diaz has dangerous Gracie Jiu Jitsu. I expect this to be a back and forth battle going all over the Octagon and being decided by who can outmatch who on the ground. We all saw Joe Stevenson put a clinic on Diaz with his superior wrestling so it’s up to Diaz to bait for submission attempts.
Edge: Maynard
Evan Dunham vs. Efrain Escudero
Dunham is widely considered the underdog going into this fight but is unbeaten in …