Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC: “Rio”. Silva vs. Okami will air Saturday via Facebook, Spike, and Pay-Per-View. Headlining this fight card will be middleweight champ Anderson Silva attempting to defend his belt against Yushin Okami. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? …

Yushin Okami defeats Nate Marquardt via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Dennis Siver defeats Andre Winner via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1 @ 3:37
Amir Sadollah defeats Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Krzysztof Soszynski defeats Goran Reljic by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Duane Ludwig vs. Nick Osipczak via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
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Vladimir Matyushenko defeats Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira via TKO (strikes) - Round 1 @ 2:20
Pascal Krauss defeats Mark Scanlon via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Kyle Noke defeats Rob Kimmons via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2 @ 1:33
Karlos …

With Vitor Belfort being injured again and now out of UFC 122, Yushin Okami’s new opponent is Nate Marquardt. “The Great” was recently seen pummeling Rousimar Palhares en route to a first-round TKO victory at UFC Fight Night 22. After the win, Marquardt expressed his desire to get another fight before too long and now that wish will be fulfilled.
Belfort, who has yet to actually compete in the UFC’s middleweight division (during this current stint with the promotion), is seemingly a magnet for bad luck. He had to withdraw from …

Main Event: UFC Middleweight TITLE ELIMINATOR VITOR BELFORT v YUSHIN OKAMI
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London, England - The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organisation returns to Germany on November 13 when UFC 122 emanates from König-Pilsener-Arena in Oberhausen.
In the high-stakes main event, mixed martial arts legend Vitor ‘the Phenom’ Belfort will face Japanese powerhouse Yushin ‘Thunder’ Okami in a three-round contest to determine who will  challenge for the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2011.
UFC 122 is the first UFC event to take place in Germany …

The UFC held their second event via the Versus network last night and one can call it a resounding success. The action, judging and overall product was an improvement on the already solid debut of UFC on Versus events back in March of this year. Light heavyweight phenom Jon Jones has made the most of headlining both times the promotion has hit the VS broadcast audience. If fans were hoping for another dominant first-round stoppage to follow up his blasting of Brandon Vera, they are surely content this morning with …