UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori and Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson Picks

 
Paulo Costa v. Marvin Vettori:

Picking Costa: Gooms
Picking Vettori: DJ Mark, Dr. Law

Fedor Emelianenko(in Russia) v. Tim Johnson

Picking Fedor: All of us 

It's MMAzing 2021 Standings as of 10/18/2021

1. Lavender Gooms - (55-35) 

1. DJ Mark with a "K" - (55-35)

2. Doctor Law - (54-36)

4. Kid Presentable - (45-34)

Bellator 267/ UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker Fight Predictions

Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page

Picking Lima" All of us

Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker

Picking Santos:Dr. Law, DJ Mark

Picking Walker: Gooms

It's MMAzing 2021 Standings as of 9/27/2021

1. Lavender Gooms - (54-30) 

2. Doctor Law - (52-32)
2. DJ Mark with a "K" - (52-32)

4. Kid Presentable - (45-34)

UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill & Bellator Machida v. Davis II Predictions

Michelle Waterson v. Angela Hill

Picking Waterson: DJ Mark
Picking Hill: Dr. Law, Kid P, Gooms

Phil Davis v. Lyoto Machida

Picking Davis: All of Us
Picking Machida:

It's MMAzing 2020 Standings (as of 09/09/2020)

1. DJ Mark with a "K" - (48-25)
2. Dr. Law- (44-29)
3. Lavender Gooms - (42-31)
4. Kid Presentable- (39-34)

Bellator 207 and 208 Fight Picks

Matt Mitrione vs. Ryan Bader
Picking Bader: All of us

Chael Sonnen vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Picking Sonnen: DJ Mark, Dr Law, Gooms
Picking Emelianenko: Kid P

Sergei Kharitoniv vs. Roy Nelson
Picking Kharitoniv: Kid P,
Picking Nelson: Gooms, DJ Mark, Dr. Law

Saad Awad vs. Benson Henderson
Picking Awad:
Picking Bendo: All of us

It's MMAzing 2018 Standings (as of 10/8/18)
1. Kid Presentable - (56-33)
2. Lavender Gooms - (54-35)
2. Dr. Law (54-35)
4. DJ Mark -  (51-38)

Bellator 206: Mousasi vs. MacDonald Predictions

Bellator Middleweight Championship
Gegard Mousasi vs. Rory MacDonald
Picking Mousasi: Dr. Law, DJ Mark, Kid P
Picking MacDonald: Gooms

AGE IN A CAGE
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva
Picking Jackson: Dr. Law, DJ Mark, Gooms
Picking Silva: Kid P

Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round Match
Andrey Koreshkov vs. Douglas Lima
Picking Koreshkov: Kid P, Dr. Law
Picking Lima: Gooms, DJ Mark

Leandro Higo vs. Aaron Pico
Picking Higo: DJ Mark
Picking Pico: Dr. Law, Gooms, Kid P

Keri Melendez vs. Dakota Zimmerman
Picking Melendez: All of us


It's MMAzing 2018 Standings (as of 9/28/18)
1. Kid Presentable - (49-29)
2. Lavender Gooms - (48-30)
3. Dr. Law (46-32)
4. DJ Mark -  (45-33)

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros Picks

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy v. Medeiros Picks
Donald Cerrone v. Yancy Medeiros

Picking Cowboy:
Picking Medeiros: All of us

Derrick Lewis v. Marcin Tybura

Picking The Black Beast: DJ Mark, Dr. Law, Gooms
Picking Tybura: Kid P

Francisco Trinaldo v. James Vick

Picking Trinaldo:
Picking Vick: All of us

Bonus Bellator 194 Pick
Matt Mitrione v. Roy Nelson (Bellator)

Picking Meathead: All of us
Picking Big Country:

It's MMAzing Standings (as of 2/14/18)
1. DJ Mark (c) - (10-7)
2. Kid Presentable - (9-8)
3. Lavender Gooms - (8-9)
4. Dr. Law - (6-11)

UFC 220: Miocic v. Ngannou and Bellator 192: Rampage v. Sonnen Picks

UFC Heavyweight Championship
Stipe Miocic (c) v. Francis Ngannou

Picking Miocic: Lavender Gooms
Picking Ngannou: Kid Presentable, Doctor Law, DJ Mark

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Daniel Cormier (c) v. Volkan Oezdemir

Picking Cormier: All of us
Picking Oezdemir:

Thomas Almeida v. Rob Font

Picking Almeida: Doctor Law, DJ Mark, Lavender Gooms
Picking Font: Kid Presentable

Bellator Welterweight Championship
Douglas Lima (c) v. Rory MacDonald

Picking Lima:
Picking Rory: All of us

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson v. Chael Sonnen

Picking Rampage: Doctor Law, Kid Presentable, Lavender Gooms
Picking Sonnen: DJ Mark,

It's MMAzing Standings (as of 1/18/2018)

1. DJ Mark (c) - (2-2)
1. Kid Presentable - (2-2)
1. Lavender Gooms - (2-2)
4. Doctor Law - (1-3)

UFC on FOX 21: Maia vs. Condit (Plus a little Bellator 160)

I don't know about you all, but I am still buzzing from last week's fights.  But time waits for no man.  UFC goes back to the great north, making some fight plans in Vancouver.  The top three fights are very intriguing.  The main event has potential #1 contender implications, the co-main event has the feather-weight debut of a former champion, and the third fight has the return of a mega-star fresh of her dazzling performance on "Dancing with the Stars".  Still bull@#$% she got robbed out of the crystal ball trophy.  Also, we preview the Bellator main event.

Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie 3 Predictions

This is what I get for opening my big mouth.  On the podcast I joked a bit too much that we should do predictions article not expecting it to be me.  The irony behind me writing the first(?) Bellator predictions article is I have made fun of Bellator the most from the four of us.  Not DJ Mark, who used to do the critically acclaimed "Bellator minute", but Lavender Gooms, who used to think that minute was 30 seconds too long.  But no longer! Bellator under the guidance of Larry Coker is on the rise as a organization.  They've done away with the season/tournament format, signed a top 5 lightweight in Benson Henderson, and their recent events have brought eyeballs(even if they do lean on the side of being freak-showish)

Bellator 147 Post-Fight Analysis

via bellator instagram

Last Friday Bellator held another event in San Jose. but this time it took place at San Jose State University instead of at the SAP Center. A fitting venue for a smaller Bellator card that, while not having a lot of the better known fighters on the roster, still delivered an exciting night of MMA action. We'll break down the main card and discuss where some of these fighters might be headed and who they may face next.

Bellator 147: Thomson v. Villaseca Predictions

Bellator returns to San Jose for another show and the It's MMAzing crew returns to Bellator to provide you with live event coverage. Josh "The Punk" Thomson take son Pablo Villaseca in front of Thomson's home crowd with Georgi Karkhanyan and Daniel Weichel doing battle in the co-main event with the winner likely getting the next crack at Daniel Strauss's featherweight title. All that an a "Professional Predator" sighting. Check out our predictions below

Josh Thomson v. Pablo Villaseca

Josh Thomson fights for the fourth time in 2015 as he takes on Pablo Villaseca, a relative unknown. "The Punk" is fighting again in his backyard of San Jose, California where he is quite the fan favorite. Thomson, one of the best lightweights in the world for a decade, is rightfully a massive betting favorite over Villaseca. We talked about how excited we were to see Josh Thomson possibly fight "Ill" Will Brooks, but it sounds like Thomson has his sights set on former lightweight champion Michael Chandler. Either way, I expect this victory to be a relatively (it's still cage fighting) easy night at the office for "The Punk." Thomson by one-sided decision.

Picking Thomson: All of us
Picking Villaseca:

About that Fight Life #1: Bellator 125

Hey Mama, we made it! Three years, 100 episodes of a podcast, articles on articles, and an unhealthy amount of hours upon hours of watching men and women test their limits through physical violence, the It's MMAzing gang took that giant leap forward and became credentialed media members. Come along and take a peak behind the scenes at this milestone moment for our little blog and podcast where we traveled to the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA to cover Bellator 125: Marshall vs Manhoef.

Special shout outs to Lauren McLaughlin, Bellator's Public Relations Manager, and Anthony Mazzuca, Director of Communications, for their hospitality and help in making the first event we've covered as a media outlet a great experience.

Bellator 125: Main Card Live Fight Blog

Doctor Law here bringing you live round by round summaries for Bellator 125 tonight live in Fresno, California. The main card kicks off tonight at 6 pm/pst. Just a note from the pre-lim, the young kid Julio Cesar Neves moves to 30-0 after taking apart Poppies Martinez with a vicious series of strikes including a body dropping, spinning back kick. At the tender age of 20 years old, Bellator has a nice young prospect to watch. 

Bellator 125: One for the Fans

image via www.bellator.com

On September 19 Bellator is treating the MMA community to one hell of a main event, when Doug ‘The Rhino’ Marshall takes on long time MMA and kickboxing vet Melvin Manhoef. For those that are unaware, both fighters have a fan friendly style of staying in the pocket and hurling vicious hooks, uppercuts and knees with the worst of intentions. While MMA can be a very random sport with surprising outcomes, it’s almost impossible to imagine a fight between these two that doesn’t result in fireworks.

Bellator adds Alvarez-Chandler II to pay-per-view-card. In related news, Bellator PPV now worth buying

Image via Eric Coleman, Bellator

Bellator's first pay-per-view card is being headlined by two legends of the sport.  The only problem with legends is that normally means their old and their best days are way past them.  As a result the common thought was that for Bellator's first pay-per-view event to be considered watchable (and buyable), it would need to add fights that people actually wanted to see.  Michael Chandler was a name being thrown around and after his showing last week it would have been stupid to not have him on the card.  Boy did Bellator deliver.  Not only have they turned a card I had no interest in watching into something I will drop some schillings for, they have booked one of the most anticipated rematches in the last few years.

Alvarez, who hasn't fought since October 2012 and signed a free agent deal with the UFC, has been involved in a bitter lawsuit with Bellator over their contract provision to match any offer from another promotion.  Considering that Bellator's owner Viacom primarily deals with basic cable, the thought was Bellator was producing a pay-per-view card solely to keep Alvarez from winning his court battle.  However, it seems time (and likely a boatload of PPV money) heals all wounds, when Alvarez told USA Today, "I couldn't be happier right now...We've been trying to settle since the very beginning of this.  We were able to compromise and put it behind us.  I'm happy to put my name on the dotted line and move forward with my career."

Ariel Helwani of mmafighting.com reported that sources said if Alvarez loses he is free to walk away but if he beats Chandler he'll be contractually obligated to do a trilogy.  So while it seems that Alvarez isn't long for the Bellator ring, the fighting audience will be left with one or potentially two more fights between these two top ten lightweights.