UFC Fight Night: Chiesa v. Lee & Bellator NYC Predictions

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa v Lee:

Michael Chiesa v Kevin Lee

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

Tim Boetsch v Johny Hendricks

Picking Boetsch: Kid P
Picking Hendricks: Dr. Law, Gooms, DJ Mark

Alex Garcia v Tim Means

Picking Garcia: Dr. Law, Gooms, Kid P
Picking Means: DJ Mark

BJ Penn v Dennis Siver

Picking Penn: Dr. Law, Gooms
Picking Siver: DJ Mark, Kid P

Bellator NYC:

Phil Davis v Ryan Bader

Picking Davis: Gooms
Picking Bader: Kid P, Dr. Law, DJ Mark

Michael Chandler v Brent Primus

Picking Chandler: All of us
Picking Primus:

Lorenz Larkin v. Douglas Lima

Picking Larkin: All of us
Picking Lima:

Matt Mitrione v. Fedor Emelianenko

Picking Mitrione: Dr. Law, Kid P, DJ Mark
Picking Fedor: Gooms

Chael Sonnen v. Wanderlei Silva

Picking Sonnen: Dr. Law, Gooms, DJ Mark
Picking Silva: Kid P,

It's MMAzing Standings (as of 6/22/17)
1. DJ Mark with a "K" - (42-23-1)
1. Doctor Law (c) - (42-23-1)
3. Kid Presentable - (38-27-1)
4. Lavender Gooms - (35-30-1)

UFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie Predictions

UFC Women's Featherweight Championship

Holly Holm v. Germaine de Randamie

Picking The Preacher's Daughter: Dr. Law, Kid P, Gooms

Picking The Iron Lady: DJ Mark, Jackie

Derek Brunson v. Anderson Silva

Picking Brunson: Kid P

Picking the middleweight GOAT: Dr. Law, DJ Mark, Gooms, Jackie

Jacare Souza v. Tim Boetsch

Picking The Alligator: All of us
Picking The Barbarian:

Glover Teixeira v. Jared Cannonier

Picking Teixeira: All of us

Picking Cannonier:  

Jim Miller v. Dustin Poirier

Picking Miller: 

Picking Poirier: All of us

It's MMAzing 2017 Standings (As of 2/9/2017)

1. Kid Presentable - (10-3) - .769

2. Doctor Law (c) - (8-5) - .615

3. DJ Mark with a "K" - (7-6) - .538

4. Lavender Gooms - (5-8) - .385

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs Lineker Picks and Predictions

With barely a moment to catch your breath after the whirlwind that was UFC 200/TUF 23 Finale/Fight Night Dos Anjos vs Alvarez we're greeted with a card that, while lacking in name value, is strong with action fighters and promising up and comers. UFC stops off in South Dakota for the first time to host a very close and exciting match between former title contender Michael McDonald and heavy hitter John Lineker. Originally Tony Ferguson was schedule  to headline with Michael Chiesa, but now Chiesa is out and Landon Vannata is in. Other notable fighters you'll see are Tim Boetsch, Josh Samman, Kyle Noke, Louis Smolka and Ben Nguyen.

A postmortem on my UFC Fight Night 68: Henderson vs. Boetsch picks

I am a dumbass

For those of you who are thinking about writing blogs I have a very important lesson for you.  It's pretty important to remember to actually hit the "publish" button after you finish writing the blog.  Because I forgot that key step the fight predictions for this past weekends card was never posted.  I've had better moments.  However, this is a special opportunity.  After writing a predictions post I pretty much never look at it again and never look back to see what I specifically wrote about a particular fight.  With this card, I was particularly ballsy with my predictions and that blew up in my face to a tune ZERO fight picks going my way.  Ouch.  As a result this "prediction" article that I wrote last week for the card that aired this past Saturday has morphed into a postmortem on how horrible my fight picks were.

UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz Picks

One of the key match-ups for the UFC's 'The Time is Now' promotion has been the highly anticipated Super Fight between former UFC champion Anderson Silva and fan favorite Nick Diaz. The wait is just about over, but before we witness one of the most intriguing match ups in UFC history, let's break down this, and the other pay per view fights taking place at UFC 183.

Anderson Silva vs Nick Diaz

This is a dream match up, and one that previously just seemed like a pipe dream. However, after a serious leg breaking injury for Silva, and a couple inactive years for Diaz, this match just kinda makes sense right now for the fighters and the fans. On paper this should be a great action fight as both guys like to push the pace, especially Diaz. Personally, unless Silva is just no longer the fighter he once was, I think Anderson should match up well against Diaz. I believe that Silva has the advantages in power, movement and the ability to finish the fight. That being said, some fighters just can't deal with Diaz's volume of strikes when he's at his best. If Silva is  hesitant throwing kicks because of his last injury it's not crazy to think he might just be over whelmed by Diaz's aggression. The x-­factors going into the fight are the big questions in this one. How has the injury effected Silva's offense? Will Diaz have ring rust? Either way I suspect an entertaining fight out of these two. Silva by TKO 2nd round.

Anderson Silva: Dr. Law, Kid P, Lavender Gooms, DJ Mark
Nick Diaz: we're all just a bunch of haters

State of the Middleweight Landscape

Image via terezowens.com

Hey there folks. It has been a while since I've had a chance to comment on all things mma as Comic Con took my attention away for a spell. In my catching up on the mma world it seems like the middleweight picture has become quite a mess and I have decided to take up the duty to try and sort out the picture for all you wonderful readers. (One side Comic Con note: apparently Josh Barnett was there and somehow we did NOT meet him. Lame.) So up next we'll take a look at the top names in the game, where they stand, and where do they go from here.

Anderson Silva: Fresh off the biggest win of his career, it seems most likely that Anderson will take some time off to enjoy his new A-list celebrity status in his home country, and have some fun with those fresh millions in his bank account. It does not seem likely he will fight again any sooner than the Spring or Summer of next year. I don't think he is retiring quite yet, but he might be moving toward the Undertaker annual super fight circuit mode sooner than later.

Chael Sonnen: Poor Chael. Your tremendous wrestling ability and gift of gab got you right near the top, but a "what were you thinking?" spinning back elbow probably cost you all of it. With a second loss, this time in devastating fashion, Chael will not likely get a third crack at Silva. He goes into Jon Fitch mode now with the option of being a gate keeper to the division unless Silva should fall or decide to retire. Next up he likely gets to settle his feud with Wanderlei Silva, or possibly retirement, though I would hope not.

Mark Munoz: Munoz was supposed to be up next, but he was quite simply tooled in his last fight. He's the decorated wrestler whose take downs aren't quite good in an mma setting, whose standup is only ok, and whose chin is questionable. Munoz probably falls out of the title picture and will need to put together 3-4 wins again before he's in it once more.

Chris Weidman: Just like Batman on Thursday, Weidman rises. For Munoz being up next, Weidman made that fight look like some routine can crushing. He probably has more momentum than any other fighter in the division going right now, but due to no one watching Fuel, likely needs another high profile fight as a co-main event to help sell his probably shot against Silva after.