Wednesday, January 28, 2009

UFC 94



By: Guido

Is it a bad thing that the UFC markets every other PPV as "the biggest fight in MMA history"? Well, probably not for them because they are making shit tons of cash. And as long as they are correct in saying that, then I won't care and I'll buy the PPV. I', still going to be looking forward to Lesnar vs Mir this spring but Pierre/Penn II should hold me over. The show has shaped up to possibly be a badd ass show from start to finish.

Main Card
Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre vs. BJ Penn
Guido says: I cannot pick a winner of this fight. I find myself cheering for Penn because everyone I've talked to is supporting GSP. If the real BJ Penn shows up, consider this fight over. Both fighters sometimes forget to bring their "A game" and if that occurs on Saturday night, then GSP should be able to outlast Penn. Its a coin flip.
Light Heavyweight bout: Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva
Guido says:Both fighters are 13-0. The quality of Machida's victories (Rich Franklin, Tito Ortiz, BJ Penn, Sokoudjuo, Stephan Bonner) are a who's who in MMA as where Silva's wins (Houston Alexander, James Irvin) kinda makes you say "eh". I expect Machida to continue his methodical fighting technique to keep Silva at bay and look for submission opportunities. Machida by decision.
Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones
Guido says:Jones doesnt have but 6 fights under his belt but I expect him to take it Bonnar and probably knock him out. Bonnar is a good fighter but not a great fighter. Jones by KO.
Welterweight bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Guido says: I hate Karo and I hope he loses. That's all the time I have for Karo. Kim by submission.
Lightweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida
Guido says: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME ACTION?!?! Next to the main event, this should be the best fight of the night. Guida pushes the pace and is very relentless. Diaz is a gangsta wanna-be and has a black belt in BJJ under Cesar Gracie. My distaste for Diaz runs deep but he is one hell of mixed martial artist. This is a huge fight for both men, a win would propel either one to the upper deck of the lightweight rankings-at least, it should. Guida has a reputation for giving the crowd what they came to see. Diaz likes to stir shit up. Guida by decision.

Preliminary Card
Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono
Guido picks: Fitch by KO
Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Manvel Gamburyan
Guido picks: Thiago Tavares by decision
Welterweight bout: John Howard vs. Chris Wilson
Guido picks: Wilson by KO
Heavyweight bout: Jake O'Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
Guido picks: O'Brien by KO
Welterweight bout: Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer
Guido picks: Cramer by decision

Feb 7 - UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens
Feb 21 - UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
Mar 7 - UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine

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