Hello all! I hope you’re all getting excited for tomorrow’s FREE UFC event, but then again, how could you not be? We get 3 high profile fights, including 2 title eliminator fights, and all the fights from the previews to the main card (obviously) are going to be on your talking, color picture box. A [...]
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UFC on FOX 2: Picks and Predictions
Posted: January 27, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, Picks and Predictions, UFC EventsTags: Fresh, S-Cla$$
UFC 142: Picks and Predictions
Posted: January 13, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, Picks and Predictions, UFC EventsTags: Fresh
Let’s first discuss the giant elephant in the room. I know our Picks and Predictions mean as much to you as a mint condition Ryan Leaf rookie card after the disaster that was UFC 141, but hear me out. An intelligent person learns from their mistakes and S-Cla$$ and I are no different. I’m confident [...]
UFC 141: Picks and Predictions
Posted: December 29, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, Picks and Predictions, UFC EventsTags: Fresh
It’s. About. To. Go. Down! Yep, the big boys are about to lock horns, go toe-to-toe, trade blows, etc. tomorrow night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. And holy sh*t, you couldn’t ask for a bigger main event to end the year than Lesnar vs. Overeem. Should be a great, albeit quick [...]
The 2012 UFC Heavyweight Champion will be…
Posted: December 27, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Picks and PredictionsFriday’s big heavyweight tilt has everyone buzzing. In fact, I have convinced myself that there’s more anticipation with this fight than the Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos fight. And that fight had two very big things going for it…the UFC title and being live on Fox. It just goes to show how passionate fans [...]
UFC 140: Picks and Predictions
Posted: December 8, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Picks and Predictions, UFC EventsTags: Fresh
Honestly, I thought of renaming this piece: “Hey everyone, don’t forget about this Saturday’s PPV! I know it’s not on FOX and all, but UFC 140 has a lot of intriguing match-ups: A title fight featuring today’s “It Fighter” against the 2009 “It Fighter,” both Nogueira bros. fighting former champs in Mir and Ortiz, a [...]
Picks and Predictions for UFC 139: Shogun vs. Hendo (I think we nailed this one)
Posted: November 16, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Picks and PredictionsUFC 139 has some really sweet matchups featuring some fighters with pretty sizable trophy cases. Each competitor in the main 3 fights–Shogun, Henderson, Wanderlei, Cung, Faber, Bowles–all have worn championship gold in the past. Likewise, I will be wearing championship gold to the sports bar Saturday. Yes, my UFC replica belt just showed up in [...]
Cain vs. Junior/Henderson vs. Guida: See who the experts picked.
Posted: November 10, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Picks and Predictions, UFC EventsTags: Fresh
As we all know, this Saturday night will be a ground breaking event for the UFC and MMA in general. Now free and on a national broadcasting station, the UFC has a platform to show the world how great MMA is. And what a better way to introduce the sport of MMA to the world [...]
“Ask the Experts” — Big Country, Big Daddy, Joe Daddy, ‘TWAS’ and Others Weigh in on Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
Posted: November 9, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Picks and Predictions, UFC EventsTags: S-Cla$$
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos is one of the most hotly contested title fights in years, as well as one of the toughest to predict a winner. With that said, we decided to turn to the guys who do this for a living. We asked several current and former pro fighters their opinion on [...]
UFC 137: Picks and Predictions
Posted: October 27, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Picks and Predictions, UFC EventsTags: Fresh
UFC 137 is going to be a great card. Lots of top fighters and interesting match-ups. That said, I’d be lying to you (and myself to some degree) if I told you I wasn’t slightly disappointed that we aren’t on the eve of the epic throw-down that would have been GSP vs. Diaz. Alas, as [...]
UFC 143: Picks and Predictions
Posted: February 3, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Picks and Predictions, UFC EventsTags: Fresh, S-Cla$$
Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit Fresh: Typically speaking, injuries ruin main events. And in 2011, that seemed as apparent as ever. So maybe that’s why the gods are smiling down on us now. Instead of getting a lackluster affair, injuries have brought together two of the most dangerous fighters in the UFC. And not only [...]