Aug 30 2010

UFC Expo

Category: MMA,UFC — Rob @ 9:49 PM

This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the UFC Expo in Boston as well as UFC 118 and let me tell you it was a great time. I headed up a day early to Boston to do a little sight seeing in this city with such rich American history. Boston is where the American Revolution started, which could be one of the biggest upsets in the history of fighting. So Thursday we checked out all the cool historical sites.
Friday morning I woke up like a kid on Christmas morning and the UFC did not disappoint. Going into this weekend I had one mission and that was to get my picture taken with Wanderlei Silva. Right off the bat I jumped in his line and accomplished my mission anything else the rest of the weekend was icing on the cake and boy was that icing delicious.

The UFC did a great job keeping their fans happy all weekend. There were great autograph sessions, with some of the top fighters in the UFC. From Renzo Gracie, Bas Rutten, And Vitor Belfort to Uriah Faber, Thiago Alves and Anderson Silva, all greats were out in full force for the fans. They also put on some training and development seminars hosted by some of the top fighters and trainers to help improve your game.

All the top sponsors and vendors were there, promoting their products, we had access to all of this great stuff with some great deals. We also had an opportunity to step into the Octagon and take a few photos. One of the highlights did not even happen at the Expo, it happened as I walking back to my hotel and I ran into Shaq. Now I am not a basketball fan but meeting Shaq was pretty cool.

A great fight card then topped off the Expo for UFC 118. Randy Couture showed the world why mixed martial arts is superior to boxing by defeating James Toney. Frankie Edgar proved the first fight was not a fluke as he defeated BJ Penn to retain the lightweight championship of the world. Fight of the night honors however went to Nate Diaz and Marcus Davis. Diaz put on a striking clinic and finished Davis off by choking him out. The whole weekend was a blast from top to bottom. Hopefully once MMA is legalized in New York there will be and Expo held at Madison Square Garden for all to enjoy.

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Aug 07 2010

UFC 117 Predictions

Category: Agility,Jiu-Jitsu,MMA,muay Thai,UFC Predictions,Uncategorized,Wrestling — Rob @ 11:38 AM

One of the most anticipated UFC events is upon us. In just a few hours we are going to see if Chael Sonnan can back up all of his talking and win the world championship. The hype around that fight is crazy, and after Anderson Silva’s last performance many want to see him go down.

The best thing about UFC 117 is that the main event is just the icing on the cake. The rest of the card is stacked with great fights in all the different weight classes. This card on paper is the best card of the summer.
So here are my predictions for this card. Now if you know me I m never really good at this so if you are a gambling man or woman then bet against me and I could make you rich.

The first match-up I want to discuss is in the heavy weight division. Junior Dos Santos takes on Roy Nelson. This could turn out to be a slugfest. Both have heavy handsand someone is going to be getting knocked out in this one. Many always go against Roy Nelson because of the way he presents himself. He does not look like a fighter but we all know he can throw down. Damn this one is hard to call. I am taking Roy Nelson in a 2nd round TKO.

Next up is a match up I want to see, as former welterweight champ and UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes takes on Ricardo Almeida. Once again Hughes will be taking on a Gracie fighter. First it was Royce, then Matt Serra, Renzo Gracie and now Almeida. Can Hughes become the new “Gracie Hunter”? I think this is where Hughes hunting dayscome to an end. Big Dog will come out on top via unanimous decison. It will be a tough fight but Almeida will pull it out in the end.

Clay Guida and Rafael Dos Anjos is going to be a barn burner and the next match-up on the card. The pace of this fight will be incredible. Who doesn’t like a nice lightweight fight. Guida is a fireball and the fans are in love with him. He looks to win his second fight in a row coming off a submission victory in March. Dos Anjos looks to keep his three fight win streak in tact, with a victory over Guida it will bring him to a new level in the lightweight division. In this fight I have Guida taking it in a split decsion. The judges will have a hard time with this one. So boys don’t leave it to the judges.

Next up we have Jon Fitch taking on Thiago Alves. This is a match-up of ATT goig up against AKA. Fitch won their first meeting but Alves is a different fighter this time around. If Alves can stop the takedown then Alves will take this one but I believe that Fitch will be able to get this fight to the ground and pull out the victory via unanimous decsion.

Finally the main event the one everyone has been talking about, the super hyped match-up with Chael Sonnen going up against the pound for pound best fighter in the world Anderson Silva.  I see Silva knocking Sonnen out in the second round.  The first round Silva will feel Sonnen out.  Sonnen will get a takedown and Silva will survive the round.  In the second the feeling out process will be over and Silva is going to just take control of the fight and finish Sonnen off.  Then everyone will be in love with Silva again and we will all be one happy UFC family.  So enjoy the fights and in the famous words of the Beastie Boys, “If your driving, don’t drink, and if you drink, don’t drive”!

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