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UFC 94 Results – GSP Dominates Bj Penn

Georges St. Pierre dominates Bj Penn for four full rounds before the Dr.'s Stoppage.  GSP dominated Bj on the ground and standing, wrestling and takedowns.   An awesome performance by Georges St. Pierre at UFC 94.

Lyoto Machida knocks out Thiago Silva after dominating the standup in the first round.  Lyoto earned a takedown, then came down with a punch on top of Thiago for the knockout just as the round ended.

Here are all the results for UFC 94: St. Pierre Vs. Penn II

Georges St. Pierre def. B.J. Penn via TKO

Lyoto Machida def. Thiago Silva via knockout

Jon Jones def. Stephan Bonnar via unanimous

Karo Parisyan def. Dong Hyun Kim via split decision

Clay Guida def. Nate Diaz via split decision

Jon Fitch def. Akihiro Gono via unanimous decision

Thiago Tavares def. Manny Gamburyan via unanimous decision

John Howard def. Chris Wilson via split decision

Jake O'Brien def. Christian Wellisch via split decision

Dan Cramer def. Matt Arroyo via split decision

Predictions for UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn II

BJ Penn

BJ Penn

Here I will post my predictions for the Main Card of UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn II.

Georges St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn

It seems like every time there is a UFC PPV, someone has to say "This is the biggest fight in UFC history."  I don't know that the fight between Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn can be called that, but it is certainly up there.  This will be the second time the two face off against each other in the UFC with the first fight being earned by St. Pierre via split decision.  A very controversial split decision.  Penn seemed to have control in the first round with the second and third both seemingly in the air.

It is generally agreed that both fighters are much better than the first time they fought.  St. Pierre is arguably the best wrestler in MMA and Penn has piled up three impressive wins in a row against top fighters.  Penn also seems to have fixed his little conditioning problem.  Penn is a better striker than St. Pierre but St. Pierre is much faster.  Look for Penn to be patient standing and find holes in GSP's busrts.  Penn has an amazing chin and has never been KO'd.  St. Pierre knows this coming in and will probably put BJ's conditioning to the test and try to drag this out to a five round contest.

I expect BJ Penn to finish Georges St. Pierre in the third round via stoppage.  That is my prediction for the GSP vs. BJ Penn fight.

Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva

Thiago Silva is coming off an injury that forced him out of his intitial matchup with Lyoto Machida that was scheduled for last October.  Lyoto is coming off a decision victory over Tito Ortiz.

I expect Thiagos conditioning and Lyotos elusiveness to be that major factor here.  While I would love to see Thiago do his patented neckslice to the camera after a knockout, I think he will gas against Lyoto.

I predict Lyoto Machida to defeat Thiago Silva via unanimous decision.

Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones

The fight between Stephan Bonnar and Jon Jones is tough to call with Bonnars recent time off from the UFC but I will go ahead and pick Bonnar to win either way.  Bonnar is very hungry to make his return to the UFC.

Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim

Karo Parisyan has been very dissapointing as of late and is far from the contender status he enjoyed a few years ago.  I think he should have taken that fight with Fitch when he had the chance.

I predict Dong Hyun Kim defeats Karo Parisyan via stoppage in the second round.

Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida

The always entertaining Clay Guida fights Nate Diaz in the first televised fight of the night at UFC 94.  Guida is always a hungry fighter but I think Nate Diaz will do everything he can to get this fight to the ground and submit Guida.

I predict Nate Diaz submits Clay Guida in the second round after Guida beats up on him for awhile.

Urijah Faber defeats Jens Pulver with a choke hold in the first round at WEC 38.  Urijah hurt Pulver in the first round with a body shot that had Jens backing up.  Urijah pounced and locked in a choke hold that had Pulver tapping very quickly.

We are still watching the other bouts at WEC 38.

Fedor Vs. Arlovski

Fedor Vs. Arlovski

Fedor Emelianenko defeated Andrei "The Pit Bull" Arlovski last night at Affliction: Day Of Reckoning.  Fedor stunned the crowd with a quick right hand that nobody, especially not Arlovski, saw coming.  Arlovski appeared to be dominating the standup and frustrating Emelianko early in the first round.  When it seem Andrei was ready to move in for the kill, Fedor simply threw a right hand that was on target and undefended.  Arlovski crumpled to the mat.

Fedor tells reporters after the fight that he was never in any real danger, despite Arlovski having him against the ropes.  "I didn't really think that I was really in any danger in the fight," Emelinaneno said through an interpreter. "I like to feel that I felt -- not only usually, but particularly in this fight -- felt comfortable and OK with where I was during the fight. I just didn't feel that I was in any danger."

Fedor looked like he was staggering in the corner when Andrei came in with a flying knee.  Fedor cemented his legend one punch later and Arlovski laying face down in the mat.

Affliction “Day Of Reckoning” Results

Brett Cooper Defeats Patrick Speight via TKO (punches) -- Round 1, 4:10
Albert Rios Defeats Antonio Duarte via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
L.C. Davis Defeats Bao Quach via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Defeats Vladimir Matyushenko via TKO (strikes) -- Round 2, 4:26
Dan Lauzon Defeats Josh Green via submission -- Round 1, 4:55
Paul Buentello Defeats Kiril Sidelnikov via TKO (doctor's stoppage due to cuts) -- Round 3, 4:18
Renato "Babalu" Sobral Defeats Rameau Thierry Sookoudjou via submission (D'arce choke) -- Round 2, 2:36
Josh Barnett Defeats Gilbert Yvel via submission (strikes) -- Round 3, 3:05
Fedor Emelianenko Defeats Andrei Arlovski via KO (punch) -- Round 1, 3:34

Affliction “Day of Reckoning” Coming Up

In case anyone missed this fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia, here it is again.  The video is about five minutes long but the fight is only 36 seconds long as that is how long it takes for Fedor to completely dismantle former UFC champion Tim Sylvia.

This Saturday we have the sophomore presentation for Affliction.  Affliction's second show may have a few problems selling pay-per-views as it is sandwiched right between two UFC Events.

Here is the full card for Affliction "Day Of Reckoning":

Main Card

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski
Josh Barnett vs. Gilbert Yvel
Vitor Belfort vs. Matt Lindland
Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Jay Hieron vs. Jason High
Paul Buentello vs. Kiril Sidelnikov

Preliminary Card

Vladamir Matyushenko vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
L.C. Davis vs. Bao Quach
Antonio Duarte vs. Albert Rios
Patrick Speight vs. Brett Cooper
Dan Lauzon vs. TBA

Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio Rua For UFC 97

Chuck Liddell

Chuck Liddell

Chuck Liddell will fight Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 97 in the main event in April.  Chuck Liddell recently was TKO'd in September by Rashad Evans.  Shogun just beat Mark Coleman last night at UFC 93.

Both of these fighters were considered the best of strikers in the Light Heavyweight division as recently as two years ago.  Losses and injuries to both fighters have many questioning whether they are the elite fighters they once were.

Liddell was set to fight Rua last summer but a knee injury suffered by Shogun forced him out of the event.  Liddell quickly followed suit after a severe hamstring injury.

UFC 97 is scheduled to take place in April in Montreal.  It will be the UFC's second event in Canada.  We can expect to see the card full of hometown fighters.

UFC Event Tickets may be found at our store.

Rampage Jackson

Rampage Jackson

"The Dean of Mean" Keith Jardine will be up against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in the main event of UFC 96 in Columbus Ohio.  This is a great matchup for both fighters as a win by other win would probably result in a title shot.  Jackson recently defeated Wanderlei Silva with a brutal knockout.  Jardine hasn't fought since his decision win over Brandon Vera.

UFC 96 will be the UFC's third straight year putting on an event at the same time as the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus.  You may still find UFC 96 Event Tickets still for sale.

We will update with a full fight card for UFC 96 as it's announced.

UFC 93 Results – Henderson Defeats Franklin

Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson edged out Rich Franklin to earn the decision yesterday and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua stopped Mark Coleman in the third round after a less than stellar performance.

Henderson defeated Franklin with a split decision even though it was believed by many that a decision would go to Franklin.  Dan did well in the first two rounds catching Franklin with a few big overhand rights.  Franklin came on strong in the third round but could not finish.

Shogun earned a stoppage in his grudge match with Mark Coleman.  Coleman lasted until the third round against Rua despite looking very tired.  Both fighters looked tired at times in a bout in which Rua was expected to easily stop Coleman.  Shogun has not looked like the same dominant fighter that tore through Pride.  His last two fights have been in the UFC and he has gassed pretty heavily in both matches.

Full Fight Card Results for UFC 93

  • Dan Henderson defeats Rich Franklin via split decision
  • Mauricio "Shogun" Rua defeats Mark Coleman via TKO
  • Rousimar Palhares defeats Jeremy Horn via unanimous decision
  • Alan Belcher defeats Denis Kang via submission (guillotine choke)
  • Marcus Davis defeats Chris Lytle via split decision
  • John Hathway defeats Tom Egan via TKO (strikes)
  • Martin Kampmann defeats Alexandre Barros via TKO (strikes)
  • Eric Schafer defeats Antonio Mendes via TKO (punches)
  • Thomasz Drwal defeats Ivan Serati via TKO (punches)
  • Dennis Siver defeats Nate Mohr via TKO (strikes)

Predictions For UFC 93

UFC 93 will take place in Dublin at the O2 Arena.  The main event features Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson in a Light Heavyweight matchup that MMA fans are drooling over.  Both have moved to the Light Heavyweight division as it is the only logical thing to do with Anderson Silva stalking the Middleweight division.

UFC 93 Predictions

I have listed the UFC 93 fight card already so now I will list my predictions for UFC 93.  I did not do so hot for my last set of predictions for UFC 92 so let's see how I fare this time around.

We will start with the main event featuring Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin.

I don't think Hendersons striking is on par with Rich Franklin.  Dan has a ton of power to his punches but they are very slow and tend to be easy to spot.  Hendersons main strength in striking is his ability to take a punch.  Dans strategy should be to grind out a decision with his wrestling and take downs.  His clinch is top notch and, if he can get in close, he should be able to take Franklin down.

Rich Franklin is very much still a threat on his feet against anyone.  He doesn't have a ton of power behind his strikes but they do wear on opponents.  They will probably not wear on Henderson the same way though.  Frankins game plan should be to avoid the take downs of  Henderson and try to wear Dan out on his feet by out-striking him and winning a decision on his feet.

I predict Rich Franklin via decision.

The other bout on this card drawing a lot of attention is Shogun Rua vs Mark Coleman.  The two faced off before in Pride where Coleman won  after Shogun dislocated his elbow.

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is a very highly ranked Light Heavyweight who has defeated top-ranked opponents in the past, including ex-light heavyweight champ, Rampage Jackson.  He is a very tenacious fighter who has black belts in both muay-thai and brazilian jiu jitsu.  His game plan should be to run through Coleman very quickly and earn a quick TKO.

Coleman is at the tail end of a Hall of Fame career.  He is a pioneer of mixed martial arts but has not fared to weel recently in his bouts.  Expect Coleman to look for a something similar to his last bout with Shogun to win the fight and avoid Ruas ferocious striking.

I predict Shogun by some sort of devastating strikes in the first round.