UFC 126--Saturday 2/5/11-Predictions

This is one of the deepest cards in UFC history in my opinion. The prelims could literally fill a UFC free TV card. Given the fact that two of the prelim fights are on Spike I've added them to the prediction contest. Not only that, but both fights feature WEC fighters against proven veterans.





Main card

• UFC Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Vitor Belfort
• Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
• Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
• Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
• Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly
• Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa
• Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Demetrious Johnson

 

Main card

• UFC Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Vitor Belfort - Belfort KO 1
• Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader - Jones UD
• Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin - Franklin UD
• Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha - Ellenberger SUB 2
• Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos - Torres UD

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly - Cerrone Sub 2
• Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa - Omigawa UD

 

Silva TKO 1

Jones TKO 2

Franklin TKO 2

Ellenburger UD

Torres Sub 2

Cerrone UD

Omigawa TKO 1

Mouse UD

 

Silva tko 1

Jones tko 2

griffin UD

Ellenburger ud

Torres sub 2

Cerrone sub 2

Mendez UD

Kid tko 1

 

Add Kid vs Mouse.

@danawhite How about trying to get Kid Yamamoto vs DJ on spike?

danawhite @abouthekid I have something special for that fight so hang tight

 

Done. Good call. Everyone please remember to go back and pick on this fight as well.

 

Solid card.

I expect Jon Jones to beat Bader convincingly via UD but for it to be a struggle early.
Griffin to punk Franklin
Silva wins and has his mojo back, though I hope he is KTFO.

 

silva TKO
griffin UD
bader TKO 3 (upset special)

 

Main card

• UFC Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Vitor Belfort - Silva TKO 1
• Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader - Badar SD
• Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin - Forrest KO2
• Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha - Ellenberger SUB 3
• Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos - Torres UD

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly - Cerrone KO 2
• Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa - Omigawa UD
• Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Demetrious Johnson - TKO 2

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Glad to see you back in the mix. Don't forget, I added another prelim fight.

 

i watched strike force last week and some how completely forgot.

 

Silva KO 2
Franklin KO 1
Ellenberger UD
Bader KO 2
Torres UD
Cerrone Sub 2
Mendes UD
Kid UD

 

Silva TKO 2
Bones Jones TKO 2
Franklin TKO 3
Ellenberger UD
Torres Sub 2
Cerrone UD
Omigawa UD
Yamamoto TKO 3




REED:dancingBaby:

 

Main card

• UFC Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva UD
• Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones KO 1
• Light Heavyweight bout: Rich Franklin KO3
• Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger UD
• Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres Sub 1
• Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone UD
• Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes UD
• Bantamweight bout: Demetrious Johnson TKO 1

I'm not a regular in this pick contest, but posting fights and then changing them later is counter productive to running a good contest. I like to pick and leave and then come back to see how I did. Unless you've got some cutoff date expressly in your rules, adding or changing fights after someone has already picked is bullshit if that person doesn't realize it.

 

This card will shake the rankings up. A lot of these fights are toss ups

 

I agree. And it typically won't happen, but adding the Kid Yamamoto fight was a good idea. And to that point only one person had posted their picks.

If Traz doesn't get back in and make the additional pick then we simply won't count that bout.

This contest is tight and will be run well to the end. Believe that.:warning:

 

Trplsec lays down the law.

 

Main card

• UFC Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Vitor Belfort - Silva KO 2
• Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader - Bader UD
• Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin - Griffin UD
• Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha - Ellenberger SUB 2
• Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos - Torres UD

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly - Cerrone Sub 2
• Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa - Omigawa UD
• Yamamoto UD

 

Silva TKO 2
Jones TKO 1
Franklin UD
Ellenberger TKO 2
Torres Sub 2
Cerrone Sub 1
Mendez UD
Kid TKO 2

 

I see Silva, Franklina and Jones winning easily.

 

You have much more faith in Franklin than I do.

 

Hes way better than Griffin.

 

Forrest is probably the worst fighter to ever win a modern day UFC title ever and probably will be for a long time.

And he shouldn't have even won that.

 

I agree 100%. Hes like a pussywet version of Mickey Ward.

 

Silva tko2
Forrest UD
Jones UD
Torres UD
Ellenberger TKO2

Cerrone Sub2
Mendes UD
Yamamoto KO1

 

Silva TKO 1
Jones TKO 2
Griffin UD
Ellenberger UD
Torres UD
Cerrone Sub 2
Mendez UD
Yamamoto KO 3

 

Great weigh-in. Silva was more aggressive than normal. He actually pressed his face against Belfort's and they had to be physically pulled apart. Good stuff.

A couple of things jumped out. First, Jon Jones is lanky as shit and it's hard for me to imagine Bader not being able to take him down and keep him there. Second, even though Franklin scaled out at 203, he didn't look significantly smaller than Griffin. TLC might be right. Franklin might be too much for Griffin.

 

Being lanky has nothing to do with wrestling ability or lack therof.

 

Seriously dude, do you have to contradict every single comment anyone makes on here?

I never said being lanky does or does not determine how good a wrestler someone is. All I'm saying is that, from my own personal experience being tall and lanky, it was difficult to wrestle guys that were shorter and stockier.

It doesn't mean it was an automatic disadvantage. I learned leverage and using the length of my legs to sprawl. It also made leg riding and craddling on the ground a bit easier. But having a higher center of gravity while standing was definitely something that wasn't in my favor.

Make no mistake about it, there is a reason the majority of great wrestlers are more on the short and stocky side rather than tall and lanky.

The great thing about Jones is that he's always been able to leverage good throws in the cage so hopefully that will help him against Bader.