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Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 130. “Rampage vs. Hamill” will air Saturday night via Facebook, Spike TV (prelims) and Pay-Per-View, set to be headlined by two light heavyweights seeking title contention. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts …
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Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 124. “St-Pierre vs. Koscheck” will air Saturday night on pay-per-view. The fight card will be headlined by champ Georges St-Pierre rematching Josh Koscheck. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
As lead writer here, seems there’s a certain responsibility for making quality peeks into the future. That being said, …
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Main card:
Anderson Silva (184.5) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
Jon Fitch (170.5) vs. Thiago Alves (171.5)*
Clay Guida (156) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (156)
Matt Hughes (170.5) vs. Ricardo Almeida (170.5)
Junior dos Santos (240) vs. Roy Nelson (263)
Under card:
Dustin Hazelett (169.5) vs. Rick Story (169.5)
Phil Davis (205.5) vs. Rodney Wallace (206)
Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Todd Brown (206)
Charlie Brenneman (171) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)
Christian Morecraft (263) vs. Stefan Struve (247)
Ben Saunders (171) vs. Dennis Hallman (171)
*Alves failed to shed the extra half pound and has been fined 20% of his purse
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Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 117. “Silva vs. Sonnen” will air Saturday night via pay-per-view (10 pm) and Spike TV (9 pm). This card features a main event with trash-talking Sonnen looking to retire the champ Silva. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
As lead writer here, there’s a certain responsibility for making quality peeks into the future. That being said, anything …
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The UFC 111 main card has gone through serious shake-ups in the past few hours. It all began with welterweight contender Thiago Alves failing to be cleared by the New Jersey athletic commission due to a brain irregularity found during a CT scan.
Immediately scratched from his bout with Jon Fitch, questions quickly arose as to if Fitch would be offered another opponent and if so, who.
Eventually, the promotion announced Ben Saunders would enter the Octagon against Fitch. Saunders’ originally scheduled opponent Jake Ellenberger will be paid his show salary and …





