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[masterson]

Guys who do you think will dominate on Sat ? My vote goes to Frankie Boy & Sherk. Sherk is one of my favorite fighters, so I look forward to the LW Matchup the most.Any picks?

[Chilled_Captain]

Franklin will beat Silva
Florian over Sherk
Jardine will beat Nickles

Those are the only fights on the card i really care about. Which means i'm not paying for it, so i will have to read about the fights.

[ssigman]

same as chilled but sherk over florian...if he can avoid the elbows of florian....sherk is clearly stronger so he'll have to use that to his advantage...franklin should take silva down so he can avoid the heavy hands...

won't be buying this one either

[masterson]

It's gonna be interesting - Franklin has not faced a real challenge since Evan Tanner. Silva is a tough fighter.The odds on him is huge.heres the list of my picks:

Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva
-Sean Sherk vs. Kenny Florian
-Jon Fitch vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
-Cheick Kongo vs. Carmelo Marrero
-Spencer Fisher vs. Dan Lauzon
-Keith Jardine vs. Mike Nickels
-Kalib Starnes vs. Yushin Okami
-Clay Guida vs. Justin James
-Kurt Pellegrino vs. Junior Assuncao

[thomas]

This are some of the matches that im really excited to watch out for:

Sean Sherk is going to murder Florian
Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine is going to slaughter Mike Nickels...bad.
Last but not least, Franklin will beat Silva.

[ssigman]

i think spencer fisher will beat dan lauzon....i don't know what weight class they are fighting in...fisher moves around alot...if its a lower weight class, it'll be better for him..he's a good fighter

[ssigman]

so i decided to look up the fighters....here's what i got: thanks sherdog.com

kurt pellegrino - 8-2....lost to drew fickett in ufc debut..ufc 61...submission fighter...6 wins by decision
vs.
junior assuncao - 4-1..ufc debut...loss 1st ever mma fight...won the last 4....submission fighter...3 wins by submission

clay guida 20-6....ufc debut....2-3 in his last 5 fights (all 2006)
vs.
justin james - 11-5....ufc debut....loss to jorge gurgel in '03 and rich clementi in '01....won last 3 fights..all in '06

kalib starnes(tuf) - 7-0-1....draw came in first mma fight ever back in 1998...won last 7 in a row...all in first round...beat pushover danny abadi at ufc ultimate fighter 3
yushin okami - 17-3 fought anderson silva in 1/06 and won by a dq(illegal kick by silva) won ufc debut vs. adam belcher at ufc 62

keith jardine - 11-2-1....5th ufc fight....coming off win over wilson gouveia and bullshit loss to stephan bonnar
vs.
mike nickels - 4-1....won ufc debut at ultimate fighter 3 finale over wes combs...won 3 matches by submission

spencer fisher - 18-2....5th ufc fight...3-1 in those fights...only loss was split decision to sam stout after fisher took the fight on short notice
vs.
dan lauzon - 3-0....3 submission wins.....ufc debut...all his fights are from 2006..so he's new to mma

cheik kongo - 9-2-1...striker...7 wins by ko...3rd ufc fight and is 2-0 so far...
vs.
carmelo marrero - 5-0...ufc debut...1 ko...2 submissions...2 decisions...??? from jersey

jon fitch - 11-2 with 1 no contest....4th ufc fight...3-0 so far..beat thiago alves and josh burkman in the ufc...beat shonie carter in '03...won 10 in a row since a 1-2 mma start
vs.
kuniyoshi hironaka - 10-2....ufc debut...win over nick diaz in 2002

sean sherk - 30-2-1....7th ufc fight....wins over karo parisyan twice and nick diaz last ufc fight...loss to george st. pierre (tko strikes) and a unanimous decison loss to matt hughes
vs.
kenny florian - 4-2....3-1 ufc record....undefeated at 155....

rich franklin - 20-1....wins over everyone....marvin eastman, yan pellerin, evan tanner (2 times), edwin dewees, jorge rivera, shamrock and louisea...only loss to ryoto machida....who by the way is 8-0 with wins over stephan bonnar (tko cut), franklin (tko punches), michael mcdonald (submission), b.j. penn (unaminous decision)..why is he not in the ufc???
vs.
anderson silva - 16-4...2nd fight in ufc....mainly a pride guy...has wins over carlos newton, jeremy horn, jorge rivera and chris leben

[Chilled_Captain]

Nice work and info Sig!!!

...only loss to ryoto machida....who by the way is 8-0 with wins over stephan bonnar (tko cut), franklin (tko punches), michael mcdonald (submission), b.j. penn (unaminous decision)..why is he not in the ufc???


Wow! I'd love to see this guy come to the UFC. His resume is incredible for only having 8 fights.

[ssigman]

thats what i'm saying....8 wins...2 over former champs...1 over a household name in bonnar and 1 win over mcdonald who was a force back in the day...how can dana white not bring him over???

[masterson]

Ssigman is right. That guy's a great fighter.His record is incredible even if he only fought a few times.He should have been in UFC.

[thomas]

Another fighter i've been wanting to see fight is Cheick Kongo. He has been impressive with his KO in two of his UFC fights. He could potentially be a threat in the heavyweight division.

[ssigman]

i agree...kongo is a tough dude..despite being french....