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Anderson Silva , UFC middleweight champion, has spoiled his last three title defenses by dancing, prancing and making a fool of himself in the Octagon. A little bit of antics isn't bad, and sometimes is quite entertaining. Round after boring round of such silliness gets very old very quickly. Some say that Anderson Silva is simply bored. I agree. If he's had enough spare time inside of fights to tire himself out with antics (and that's what happened at UFC 112 ), then he's certainly bored. He... Read Full Story

I wasn't planning on posting an entry, since I've essentially abandoned this blog for real life. However, I left comments on another MMA blog site, realizing my old MMACrossfire blog URL was in the URL field of the comments. Oops! Wasn't intentional, as I'd intended for this blog to fade into oblivion. I simply don't have time to maintain it. My daughter is with me full-time now, and my life is rather full. I don't have time to write predictions, and even less time to regurgitate news you can... Read Full Story

I have been VERY lax in keeping up with this blog. That's because I have been VERY busy. Hopefully I will get back to making predictions for upcoming events. A Long, Long Time Ago... Once upon a time, Randy Couture was the crafty veteran who would outsmart the new bully in town, Brock Lesnar. And... we all know how it turned out. 2nd round TKO victory for Lesnar, and the end of Couture's reign as UFC Heavyweight Champion. Randy Couture is still a top-10 heavyweight. Nobody disputes this, at... Read Full Story

Predictions for Saturday's EliteXC/CBS event. [As usual, I'll come back and mark my good guesses in blue , and my bad guesses in red .] Post-event Update Predictions were based on the lineup published on EliteXC's official site.  Unfortunately, most of the fights were not paired accordingly.  However, the night's big upset occurred during the main event when Seth Petruzelli stepped in as an alternate to Ken Shamrock and dismantled Kimbo Slice in under 15 seconds.  (Petruzelli's original... Read Full Story

Wow. Who saw that one coming? Tonight, in the main event of UFC 88, "Sugar" Rashad Evan became the first man to put Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell to sleep. Just shy of two minutes into the second round, Rashad Evans landed a perfect overhand right, placing it squarely and powerfully on the chin of Chuck Liddell. Chuck's head jerked violently to his right, which caused him to go limp and collapse to the canvas. Out cold. Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan were discussing the uppercut that Chuck almost... Read Full Story

Here are my predictions. Last time, I got eight right out of 10. I don't expect to do as well this time, since I'm making some out-of-the-box predictions, especially for fights scheduled for the untelevised portion of the undercard. [As always, I will come back after the event and mark my good guesses with blue and my bad guesses with red .] Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans - Liddell by stoppage, R3 Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill - Franklin by decision Karo Parisyan vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida... Read Full Story

That's right. Randy Couture recently stated that he is willing to face Fedor Emelianenko under the UFC banner . He wouldn't be simply willing: "I'd love for the UFC to step up and make the fight happen. It has the potential to be the biggest mixed martial arts fight to date..."  This tidbit came by way of MMAMania.com by way of The Adam Carolla Show . As significant as his comment seems to be, Couture's little wish has gotten buried under the weight of his other comment (that he and Fedor... Read Full Story

Yes, I'm making my predictions very late. But better late than never. I am a software engineer by day -- and lately by night too. I have had very little time to devote to MMA, other than watching events, and commenting on MMAJunkie.com and MMAMania.com . My last event prediction was a stinker. But not my worst! (I'm shooting for 0% as a badge of honor.) Seriously, it doesn't matter. I have spent very many hours researching fighters' records for an event only to achieve very low accuracy for... Read Full Story

Did you know that it is possible for a round to be judged 10-10? This was an interesting point of debate brought up in thread on MMAMania.com . 10-10 rounds are very rare, and few fans can point to an example. But they are possible. There is a section in the Unified Rules that deals specifically with 10-10 rounds. Here is the verbiage from the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board - MMA Unified Rules : 13:46-24A.13 Judging (a) All bouts will be evaluated and scored by three judges. (b) The... Read Full Story

First, congrats to Forrest Griffin for a very hard-fought battle, showing superior strategy and drive! In a close bout, Forrest Griffin out-pointed Rampage Jackson to win the UFC light-heavyweight title at UFC 86. By my scoring, the first round went to Rampage, while the second round clearly went to Forrest as he delivered vicious kicks to Rampage's leading left leg. The third round saw Rampage pick up the pace again, probably winning the round. Rampage did a decent job of attempting to end... Read Full Story