UFC Fight Night 241: Barboza vs. Murphy Fight Predictions

 

Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy

Picking Barboza: All of us
Picking Murphy:

It's MMAzing 2024 Standings (as of 05/13/2024)
1. Lavender Gooms (c) - (34-17)
2. DJ Mark with a "K" (32-19)
2. Dr. Law - (32-19)
3. Chalk - (31-20)

UFC Fight Night 230: Barboza vs. Yusuff Fight Predictions

 

Edson Barboza v. Sodiq Yusuff (favorite)

Picking Barboza: Gooms, Dr. Law
Picking Yusuff: DJ Mark

It's MMAzing 2023 Standings (as of 10/09/2023)
1. Lavender Gooms- (56-34)
2. DJ Mark with a "K" (55-35)
2. Chalk (55-35)
3. Dr. Law (c) - (53-37)

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Fight Predictions

Colby Covington (Favorite) vs. Jorge Masvidal

Picking Covington: All of us
  

Edson Barboza vs. Bryce Mitchell (Favorite)

Picking Barboza: Dr. Law
Picking Mitchell: DJ Mark, Gooms

Kevin Holland (Favorite) vs. Alex Oliveira

Picking Holland: All of us

Sergey Spivak (Favorite) vs. Greg Hardy

Picking Spivak: All of us

It's MMAzing 2022 Standings (as of 2/28/22)
1. Doctor Law (c)- (7-4) 
1. Lavender Gooms - (7-4)
1. DJ Mark with a "K" - (7-4)
1. Chalk - (7-4)  

UFC on ESPN 20: Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze Fight Prediction

Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze

Picking Barboza: Dr. Law, Gooms, DJ Mark

Picking Chikadze: Kid P

Tyron Woodley vs. Jake Paul

Picking Woodley: Gooms 

Picking Paul: Dr. Law, DJ Mark, Kid P

It's MMAzing 2021 Standings as of 8/23/2021
1. Lavender Gooms - (50-26) 

2. Doctor Law - (47-29)
2. DJ Mark with a "K" - (47-29)

4. Kid Presentable - (43-33)

UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler Fight Predictions

Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler  

Picking Oliveira: Dr. Law, Gooms, Kid P

Picking Chandler: DJ Mark

Beniel Dariush vs. Tony Ferguson  

Picking Dariush: DJ Mark

Picking Ferguson: Gooms, Dr. Law, Kid P

Kaitlyn Chookagian vs. Viviane Araujo  

Picking Chookagian: All of us

Edson Barboza vs. Shane Burgos  

Picking Barboza: Dr. Law, DJ Mark, Gooms

Picking Burgos: Kid P

It's MMAzing 2021 Standings as of 5/10/2021

1. Lavender Gooms - (29-15)
2. Doctor Law - (28-16)
2. DJ Mark with a "K" - (26-18)
3. Kid Presentable - (22-22)

UFC on ESPN + 37: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Fight Predictions

Marlon Moraes vs. Cory Sandhagen

Picking Moraes:Kid P, DJ Mark
Picking Sandhagen: Gooms, Dr. Law

Edson Barboza vs. Makwan Amirkhani

Picking Barboza: All of us

Ben Rothwell vs. Marcin Tybura

Picking Rothwell: DJ Mark, Dr. Law
Picking Tybura:  Kid P, Gooms

It's MMAzing 2020 Standings (as of 10/05/2020)

1. DJ Mark with a "K" - (60-25)
2. Dr. Law- (51-34)
3. Lavender Gooms - (50-35)
4. Kid Presentable- (46-39)

UFC on ESPN+ 29 & UFC on ESPN 8 Fight Predictions

Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
Picking Smith: All of us

Ben Rothwell vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Picking Rothwell: DJ Mark, Dr. Law, Kid P
Picking OSP: Gooms

Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris
Picking The Reem; DJ Mark
Picking Harris: Kid P, Dr. Law, Gooms

Claudia Gadelha vs. Angela Hill
Picking Gadelha: All of us

Edson Barboza vs. Dan Ige
Picking Barboza: Dr. Law, DJ Mark
Picking Ige: Kid P, Gooms

It's MMAzing 2020 Standings (as of 05/11/2020)
1. DJ Mark with a "K" - (20-12)
2. Dr. Law- (19-13)
3. Lavender Gooms - (16-16)
4. Kid Presentable- (15-17)

UFC 242 Khabib vs. Poirier Fight Predictions

UFC Lightweight championship
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier
Picking Khabib: Gooms, Dr. Law, DJ Mark
Picking Poirier: Kid P

Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
Picking Barboza: Gooms, Dr. Law, DJ Mark
Picking Felder: Kid P

Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee
Picking Lee: All of us

Post-fight pick(because I forgot to post)
UFC Strawweight Championship
Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang
Picked Andrade: Gooms, DJ Mark, Dr. Law

It's MMAzing 2019 Standings (as of 09/02/19)
1. Lavender Gooms - (45-31)
2. Dr. Law - (43-33)
2. Kid Presentable - (43-33)
3. DJ Mark -  (41-35)

UFC on ESPN 2: Barboza vs. Gaethje Fight Predictions

Edson Barboza vs. Justin Gaethje
Picking Barboza: Gooms, DJ Mark,
Picking Gaethje: Dr. Law, Kid P

David Branch vs. Jack Hermansson
Picking Branch: Dr. Law, Kid P, DJ Mark
Picking Hermansson: Gooms

Josh Emmett vs. Michael Johnson
Picking Emmett: DJ Mark
Picking Johnson: Gooms, Dr. Law, Kid P

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Michelle Waterson
Picking Kowalkiewicz: All of us

It's MMAzing 2019 Standings (as of 3/25/19)
1. Lavender Gooms - (19-9)
2. Dr. Law (16-12)
3. DJ Mark -  (15-13)
4. Kid Presentable - (14-14)

UFC on Fox 31: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 Fight Predictions

Kevin Lee vs. Al Iaquinta
Picking Lee: All of us

Edson Barboza vs. Dan Hooker
Picking Barboza: Kid P, Gooms, DJ Mark
Picking Hooker: Dr. Law

Rob Font vs. Sergio Pettis
Picking Font: Dr. Law, Gooms, Kid P
Picking Pettis: DJ Mark

Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
Picking Oliveira: All of us

It's MMAzing 2018 Standings (as of 12/10/18)
1. Kid Presentable - (71-49)
1. Lavender Gooms - (71-49)
1. Dr. Law (71-49)
2. DJ Mark -  (66-54)

UFC Fight Night: Barboza v. Lee Picks

Edson Barboza v. Kevin Lee

Picking Barboza: DJ Mark
Picking Lee: Kid P, Gooms, Dr. Law

Frankie Edgar v. Cub Swanson

Picking The Answer: All of us
Picking Killer Cub:

David Branch v. Thiago "Marreta" Santos

Picking Branch: DJ Mark
Picking Santos: Kid P, Gooms, Santos

Brett Johns v. Aljamain Sterling

Picking Johns: Gooms, DJ Mark
Picking Aljo: Kid P, Dr. Law

It's MMAzing Standings (as of 4/19/18)
1. DJ Mark (c) - (21-16)
1. Lavender Gooms - (21-16)
3. Kid Presentable - (20-17)
4. Dr. Law - (19-18)

UFC 219: Cyborg v. Holm Picks

UFC Women's Featherweight Championship
Cristine "Cyborg" Justino v. Holly Holm

Picking Cyborg: DJ Mark, Dr. Law
Picking Holm: Kid P, Gooms

Khabib Nurmagomedov v. Edson Barboza

Picking Khabib: All of us
Picking Barboza:

Cynthia Calvillo v. Carla Esparza

Picking Calvillo: All of us
Picking Esparza:

Carlos Condit v. Neil Magny

Picking Condit: All of us
Picking Magny:


It's MMAzing Standings (as of 12/28/2017)
1. DJ Mark with a "K" - (71-49-3) - .577
2. Doctor Law (c) - (67-53-3) - .545
3. Kid Presentable - (65-55-3) -  .528
4. Lavender Gooms - (62-58-3) - .504

UFC Fight Night: Belfort v. Gastelum Predictions

Vitor Belfort v. Kelvin Gastelum

Picking Vitor:
Picking Gastelum: All of us

Shogun Rua v. Gian Villante

Picking Shogun: All of us
Picking Villante:

Edson Barboza v. Beneil Dariush

Picking Barboza: All of us
Picking Dariush:

Ray Borg v. Jussier Formiga

Picking Borg:
Picking Formiga: All of us

Bethe Correia v. Marion Reneau

Picking Bethe: Dr. Law, Gooms
Picking Reneau: DJ Mark, Kid P

It's MMAzing 2017 Standings (As of 3/1/2017)
1. Doctor Law (c) - (14-12) - .538
1. DJ Mark with a "K" - (14-12) - .538
3. Kid Presentable - (13-13) - .500
4. Lavender Gooms - (11-15) - .423

UFC on FOX 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko Fight Predictions

The UFC invades The Second City this weekend with former women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm taking on striker Valentina Shevchenko.  I'm writing this as I watch the Republican National Convention.  Why is that relevant to these fight picks?  Let me explain.  On the first day of the convention UFC president yelled into a mic and shouted nonsense of Trump being a fighter and how he's his buddy (there's the MMA connection) and then that made me remember an article I read that Holm is supported Trump as well.  That makes me sad.  Here are some picks

UFC 197: Jones v. Saint Preux Picks and Predictions

Let April 23rd be known as the return. Jon Jones, the last vestige of pure greatness in the MMA landscape, returns from his indefinite suspension due to his well documented legal and criminal battles. Think about it. In the time Jones was away, the sport saw Conor choked out by Nate, Aldo flatlined by Conor, Ronda head-kicked into oblivion by Holms, who herself would go out to Miesha's choke. Anderson's tumble would continue against Bisping, and even the spider killer himself, Chris Weidman would drop his belt to Luke Rockhold. With the exception of the other champion in the co-main event slot, Mighty Mouse, our picture of the invincibles in the UFC have dropped like flies.  With all due respect to one Mr. OSP, the world awaits what Jon Jones brings to the table in his return.

The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale: Edgar v. Mendes Predictions

Day 2 of UFC-palooza in Vegas continues with The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale. Good lord...there has been 22 seasons of TUF? FS1 is clearly starved for programming. On a related note, none of us watched this season of TUF so we didn't waste your time (you didn't watch either, be honest) picking those fights. Don't worry, this card is really about determining the next challenger at 145 pounds as Frankie "The Answer Edgar" takes on Chad "Money" Mendes.

Frankie Edgar v. Chad Mendes

Would it be weird if they renamed this event "TUF 22 Finale: Insurance Policy"? It's clear that the UFC had the possibility of either a Aldo or McGregor injury (let's be honest: Aldo injury) when they booked this fight. Edgar and Mendes are the top two contenders in the featherweight division outside of the gentleman in Saturday's main event. Beyond being a plan B, this fight will establish a clear contender to fight for the featherweight title. At this point, there are very few secrets with either of these men. Frankie Edgar's use of movement to set up his strikes has made him a champion before. Mendes will clearly be looking to land one of his big power shots. Both of these men are very capable of winning this fight, but I'm going to go with Edgar. When Mendes throws, Edgar wont be there. Edgar by decision.

Picking Edgar: All of us
Picking Mendes: (well that's surprising)

UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 Picks and Predictions

Live from Chicago, IL comes the long-awaited (for someone out there anyways) rematch between Renan Barao and TJ "My heart is torn between Bang and Team Alpha Male" Dillashaw. You would think that a fight between a man who had one of the most impressive win streaks in the history of the sport, and a man on winning side of one of the most surprising upsets in the history of the sport would carry a bit more heat, but unfortunately we are not really seeing that. The lower weight divisions have failed to captivate the imaginations of the public, with the featherweight division only very recently finding some traction. It's a shame though, because even though I am not entirely chomping at the bits for this rematch, it should definitely still be a good one. Meanwhile, in the co-main event slot we get to see whether Miesha "Takedown - stop trying to make Cupcakes happen" Tate inches one step closer for the right to lose to Ronda a third time, or if we potentially have some new blood in the contender mix.

TJ Dillashaw (c) vs Renan Barao 

via 411mania.com

Enter the rematch. If you look at our picks for the first fight, I am pretty sure it was a unanimous route for Barao, and I don't think most of us thought it would be all that close. Enter one of the greatest upsets in modern MMA. TJ's dismantling of Barao was so thorough that now we stand on the opposite side of the fence going the other direction. It will be impossible to ever really know if maybe Barao came in over confident, or if he had possibly overlooked TJ in their first go, but it should be said with certainty that he will be more focused in the rematch. I expect Renan to come hard and fast at TJ, but until he shows me that he knows how to deal with TJ's movement and footwork, my eyes will carry my opinion here and what they know is that TJ looks like the evolution of the sport. TJ by TKO third round.

Dillashaw: unanimous
Barao:

UFC Fight Night 61: Mir vs. Silva Picks

Boy oh boy has there every been a Fight Night card so over-shadowed by the week's events?  If you've been under a rock the last couple days you missed the UFC holding a press conference doing a 180 on drug testing (which was a 180 from their stance to allow the commissions to do all the drug testing.  WADA level testing all year round AND a four year ban for first offenses=the UFC is not fucking around.  It's only fitting that the week the UFC shows how big their Johnson is, the main event involves two guys who used to do TRT.

Frank Mir vs Antonio Silva

Perhaps because Mir has been in the UFC since I was a junior in high school and Silva is working on his third year with the company, it definitely feels like Mir is so much older than the Brazilian but they're only seperated by a few months.  While age may be nothing but a number, fight tape doesn't lie.  Frank Mir has not looked good in a fight since the time he broke poor Big Nog's arm back in 2011.  He simply isn't a high-level fighter anymore but because he's still a draw he's still getting contender-level opponents.  Silva will blitz Mir from the beginning of the fight and make quick work of the former champ.  Silva by TKO in first round.

Mir:
Silva: All of us