UFC Fight Night: Bisping v. Leites Predictions

The UFC makes their debut in Scotland this Saturday night (morning for us in the west coast). What does the UFC do when they have a debut card in a part of the United Kingdom? They call up Michael Bisping and ask him if he's willing to sh*t talk a large Brazilian and then have a nice scrap. We also have Ross Pearson and Evan Dunham going at it and Joanne Calderwood fighting in her home country. So wake up on Saturday, make a cup of coffee, cook an omelette and enjoy some violence.

UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee Predictions

Right in the middle of a barrage of UFC events we get a some-what unusual mid week card. These cards can vary in quality from fairly good to down right garbage but what we get this Wednesday is actually a fairly decent card. You'll see a little bit of everything on this one, some old veterans, younger prospects and even an interesting women's bantamweight scrap as well.

It's MMAzing Radio - Episode 140

The gang (well, half the gang) regales you all with tales from Las Vegas and UFC 189. Quite frankly, they're lucky to be alive. The Irish go HARD. They review the McGregor v. Mendes matchup and discuss how truly special Conor McGregor is. The gang also tries to properly describe the carnage that was Robbie Lawler v. Rory MacDonald. They also lament the possibility of a Lawler v. Hendricks III happening next. They discuss the remainder of the incredible UFC 189 card including Stephens costing Dr. Law a LOT of money. The gang also reviews the TUF 21 Finale and Thompson's fantastic finish of Ellenberger. They then preview both UFC Fight Night: Mir v. Duffee and UFC Fight Night: Bisping v. Leites. All that and another edition of "Stuff We Like."

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The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale: Ellenberger vs. Thompson

Between Invicta on Thursday, UFC 189 on Saturday and then the TUF finale on Sunday, there are alot of fights packed into a weekend.  Ladies and gentlemen we need to be serious for second.  By the time McGregor has dispatched of Mendes, Stef and Marc have downed about six yard drinks each, Phil has had his share of birthday celebrations, and Bobby tries to find another girl who looks like Bellatrix Lestrange, it's going to be the middle night on Sunday with but a few hours before the morning sun peaks over the horizon, signaling the end of a long weekend.  Well at least in a normal weekend because for some reason the UFC has booked another card IN THE SAME CITY less than 16 hours later.  What type of hungover, half empty arena are they expecting these guys to be fighting in front of?  It's as if six months ago due to a clerical error they double booked MGM grand for the 11th and 12th and couldn't get out of the rental and thought "fuck it, we'll just have two cards back to back." The main event should be entertaining and we will be seeing the UFC debut of the former Invicta atomweight champion Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson who already owns a victory over recent title contender Jessica Penne.  I'm making these picks quick and dirty. If you want to hear a break down of the main event, download and listen to our latest podcast.

Jake Ellenberger vs. Stephen Thompson - Ellenberger
Hayder Hassan vs. Kamaru Usman - Hassan
Michael Graves vs. Vicente Luque - Graves
Cezar Ferreira vs. Jorge Masvidal - Masvidal
Angela Magana vs. Michelle Waterson - Waterson
Maximo Blanco vs. Mike De La Torre - De La Torre

UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor Predictions

Life is full of disappointments.  The Knicks and Jets being absolutely horrid, the ending of The Sopranos, any of the Matrix sequels.  Last week we were able to add another disappointment when we learned that Aldo vs. McGregor, the dream fight we had all been waiting for, that 3/4 of crew (along with Phil) were making a trek Hangover-style to Vegas to watch had evaporated into the ether when the champ Aldo was forced to withdraw from his about with a broken rib.  But life is about how you deal with those disappointments.  While the guys won't get to watch Aldo fight the most electrifying and "Notorious" Irishman the world has ever seen, they still get to watch McGregor go against the second-best featherweight in Chad Mendes for a fake belt.

It's MMAzing Hall of Fame Class of 2015

For information on how exactly we came up with our Hall of Fame class, please listen to Episode 139 of It's MMAzing Radio. 

Categories
1) Modern Era: Fighters who debuted in the UFC or Pride FC on or after November 17, 2000
2) Pioneer Era: Fighters who debuted in the UFC or Pride FC before November 17, 2000
3) Fights of great historical significance (UFC & Pride only for now)
4) Outstanding contributions to MMA outside of active competition (ie non-participants)

It's MMAzing Hall of Fame Class of 2015

Modern Era
Rich Franklin
Fedor Emelianenko
Nick Diaz

Pioneers
Frank Shamrock
Kazushi Sakuraba

Fights
Dan Henderson v. Shogun UFC 139
Frank Mir v. Brock Lesnar II UFC 100
Ronda Rousey v. Liz Caramouche UFC 157

Contributors
Fertitta Brothers
Dana White
Ariel Helwani

It's MMAzing Radio - Episode 139

The gang talks about Chad Mendes replacing Jose Aldo at UFC 189 and talk about their collective disappointment. They then salute the UFC's Hall of Fame Class of 2014 (notably Mr. BJ Penn). They next preview UFC 189: McGregor v. Mendes in all of its glory. The gang next makes their picks for the TUF 21 Finale (with far less glory). All that and a very rushed edition of "Stuff We Like."

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