Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 106. “Ortiz vs. Griffin 2″ will air Saturday night via Pay-per-view (in the US) beginning at 10:00 p.m. EST (under card on Spike at 9). This card features a main event rematch between former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
As a lead writer here, there’s a certain “responsibility” for making quality peeks into the future. That being said, anything can …

ST. LOUIS (June 3, 2009) - Undefeated heavyweight monster Brett “The Grim” Rogers (9-0) and welterweight (170 pound) powerhouse Joe “Diesel” Riggs (29-10) joined local stars Jesse Finney (3-0) and Pat Benson (2-5-2) for an open workout at Finney’s MMA/St. Louis Workout where they entertained a host of local media and fans on Wednesday, June 3, three days before their respective bouts on the star-studded Strikeforce: “Lawler vs. Shields” mixed martial arts (MMA) mega-card at Scottrade Center.
Four-time world champion and MMA legend Frank Shamrock was also on hand to field …

This weekend is full of MMA action with Strikeforce airing Saturday night via Showtime and WEC pumping into tv sets over the Versus network on Sunday.
The Lawler vs. Shields main card includes some fights which can serve as springboards or burials for several careers. Indeed, every bout in a fighter’s career is important, but I’ll take a look here at why Saturday’s featured matches have increased significance.
Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields: This fight will occur at a catchweight, as Shields has made his career at welterweight and Lawler at middleweight. …