UFC isn't the only MMA organisation holding an event this weekend. Tonight, 29th January 2016, Bellator 148: Daley vs Uhrich will be taking place from Fresno, California. Below is the preliminary card. I will only put my predictions for the main card.
Preliminary card:
Jermaine McDermott vs Eric Huggins.
John Paul Elias vs DeMarco Villalona.
Nick Bustamante vs Te Edwards.
Matt Perez vs Eugene Cancino.
Paul Ruiz vs Josh San Diego.
Art Arcienega vs Justin Smiley.
Javy Ayala vs Carl Seumanutafa.
Llima MacFarlane vs Amber Tackett.
Main card with predictions:
Tony Johnson to defeat Raphael Butler.
Ryan Couture to defeat Patricky Freire.
Chris Honeycutt to defeat Paul Bradley.
Paul Daley to defeat Andy Uhrich.
On the same day One FC also have an event on, which is taking place in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia. I will post up the results of that event, as well as the Bellator and UFC events.
Peter Ashdown
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Friday, 29 January 2016
New UFC Middleweight Rankings | 29/01/2016
The UFC has updated its ranking in the UFC Middleweight division.
1. Luke Rockhold
2. Chris Weidman
3. Jacare Souza
4. Vitor Belfort
5. Lyoto Machida
6. Tim Kennedy
7. Michael Bisping
8. Robert Whittaker
9. Gegard Mousasi
10. Thales Leites
11. Uriah Hall
12. Derek Brunson
13. Dan Henderson
14. Roan Carneiro
15. CB Dollaway
16. Rafael Natal
The notable change is that Yoel Romero is no longer in the top ten. Romero who has a record of 11 wins with 1 defeat, tested positive for steroids after his fight. As of yet he has received no punishment.
There are a few notable fights coming soon that will impact on the rankings.
Michael Bisping will be fighting Anderson Silva at UFC Fight Night London on 27th February 2016. As mentioned in previous posts I will be at the event. At the same event Gegard Mousasi will be fighting against Thales Leites. After losing his last fight, Gegard Mousasi will be looking to get back on track and move up the rankings.
Another fight in February in the middleweight division is Derek Brunson vs Roan Carneiro. The fight takes place at UFC Fight Night 83 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Finally, tomorrow night, 30th January 2016, sees Rafael Natal fight against Kevin Casey at UFC on Fox 18 from Newark, New Jersey. Be sure to check out my previous blog post where I give my prediction for this fight and the rest of the event.
Peter Ashdown
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1. Luke Rockhold
2. Chris Weidman
3. Jacare Souza
4. Vitor Belfort
5. Lyoto Machida
6. Tim Kennedy
7. Michael Bisping
8. Robert Whittaker
9. Gegard Mousasi
10. Thales Leites
11. Uriah Hall
12. Derek Brunson
13. Dan Henderson
14. Roan Carneiro
15. CB Dollaway
16. Rafael Natal
The notable change is that Yoel Romero is no longer in the top ten. Romero who has a record of 11 wins with 1 defeat, tested positive for steroids after his fight. As of yet he has received no punishment.
There are a few notable fights coming soon that will impact on the rankings.
Michael Bisping will be fighting Anderson Silva at UFC Fight Night London on 27th February 2016. As mentioned in previous posts I will be at the event. At the same event Gegard Mousasi will be fighting against Thales Leites. After losing his last fight, Gegard Mousasi will be looking to get back on track and move up the rankings.
Another fight in February in the middleweight division is Derek Brunson vs Roan Carneiro. The fight takes place at UFC Fight Night 83 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Finally, tomorrow night, 30th January 2016, sees Rafael Natal fight against Kevin Casey at UFC on Fox 18 from Newark, New Jersey. Be sure to check out my previous blog post where I give my prediction for this fight and the rest of the event.
Peter Ashdown
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Monday, 18 January 2016
What's next for the UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz winners and losers?
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz took place last night on 17th January 2016 from Boston. Overall it was a successful event for the UFC with some exciting fights and big finishes. However there was some controversial decisions, mainly in the main event and co-main event. This blog post will look at who some of the fighters from the event should compete against next.
Dominic Cruz and T.J. Dillashaw:
In the main event Dominic Cruz defeated T.J. Dillashaw via decision (split). The obvious next fight is to have both fighters compete in a rematch for the UFC Bantamweight title. The decision was contriversial and these two fighters are arguable the best two fighters in the division so it only makes sense if they fight again.
Eddie Alvarez and Anthony Pettis:
I would do the same as the main event and have these two fight in a rematch. Its been confirmed that Conor McGregor will fight against Rafael Dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight title, so Eddie Alvarez won't be fighting for the title any time soon. The decision to award the victory to Alvarez was again controversial and the winner in a rematch could easily fight the winner of the lightweight title fight.
Travis Browne:
I think Travis Browne should fight against Alistair Overeem in a rematch. Overeem has won his last three fights and would want to revenge the loss he suffered early on in his career. Browne wants to put a run of victories together so he can move closer to a heavyweight title opportunity and he will be confident of defeating Overeem again.
Matt Mitrione:
I think Matt Mitrione should fight against Antonio Silva next. Both men desperately need a win. Mitrione has lost his last two fights while Silva has lost three out of five. The loser of this fight will be released from the UFC.
Peter Ashdown
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Dominic Cruz and T.J. Dillashaw:
In the main event Dominic Cruz defeated T.J. Dillashaw via decision (split). The obvious next fight is to have both fighters compete in a rematch for the UFC Bantamweight title. The decision was contriversial and these two fighters are arguable the best two fighters in the division so it only makes sense if they fight again.
Eddie Alvarez and Anthony Pettis:
I would do the same as the main event and have these two fight in a rematch. Its been confirmed that Conor McGregor will fight against Rafael Dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight title, so Eddie Alvarez won't be fighting for the title any time soon. The decision to award the victory to Alvarez was again controversial and the winner in a rematch could easily fight the winner of the lightweight title fight.
Travis Browne:
I think Travis Browne should fight against Alistair Overeem in a rematch. Overeem has won his last three fights and would want to revenge the loss he suffered early on in his career. Browne wants to put a run of victories together so he can move closer to a heavyweight title opportunity and he will be confident of defeating Overeem again.
Matt Mitrione:
I think Matt Mitrione should fight against Antonio Silva next. Both men desperately need a win. Mitrione has lost his last two fights while Silva has lost three out of five. The loser of this fight will be released from the UFC.
Peter Ashdown
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UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz | Results
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz results:
I will put if my overall result prediction was wrong or correct. Please check out the previous blog post for my predictions. My total score will also be at the bottom of the post.
Francimar Barroso defeated Elvis Mutapcic via Decision (unanimous) - CORRECT.
Rob Font defeated Joey Gomez via TKO (punches) - CORRECT.
Charles Rosa defeated Kyle Bochniak via Decision (unanimous) - WRONG.
Ilir Latifi defeated Sean O'Connell via KO (punches). - CORRECT.
Paul Felder defeated Daron Cruickshank via Submission (rear naked choke) - CORRECT.
Luke Sanders defeated Maximo Blanco via Submission (rear naked choke) - CORRECT.
Chris Wade defeated Mehdi Bahdad via Submission (rear naked choke) - CORRECT.
Ed Herman defeated Tim Boetsch via TKO (knees and punches) - CORRECT.
Patrick Cote defeated Ben Saunders TKO (punches) - CORRECT.
Francisco Trinaldo defeated Ross Pearson via Decision (unanimous) - WRONG.
Travis Browne defeated Matt Mitrione via TKO (punches) - CORRECT.
Eddie Alvarez defeated Anthony Pettis Decision (split) - WRONG.
Dominic Cruz defeated T.J. Dillashaw via Decision (split) to become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion. - CORRECT.
Weekly prediction score:
Correct = 10.
Wrong = 3.
Total prediction score:
Correct = 17.
Wrong = 8.
Peter Ashdown
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I will put if my overall result prediction was wrong or correct. Please check out the previous blog post for my predictions. My total score will also be at the bottom of the post.
Francimar Barroso defeated Elvis Mutapcic via Decision (unanimous) - CORRECT.
Rob Font defeated Joey Gomez via TKO (punches) - CORRECT.
Charles Rosa defeated Kyle Bochniak via Decision (unanimous) - WRONG.
Ilir Latifi defeated Sean O'Connell via KO (punches). - CORRECT.
Paul Felder defeated Daron Cruickshank via Submission (rear naked choke) - CORRECT.
Luke Sanders defeated Maximo Blanco via Submission (rear naked choke) - CORRECT.
Chris Wade defeated Mehdi Bahdad via Submission (rear naked choke) - CORRECT.
Ed Herman defeated Tim Boetsch via TKO (knees and punches) - CORRECT.
Patrick Cote defeated Ben Saunders TKO (punches) - CORRECT.
Francisco Trinaldo defeated Ross Pearson via Decision (unanimous) - WRONG.
Travis Browne defeated Matt Mitrione via TKO (punches) - CORRECT.
Eddie Alvarez defeated Anthony Pettis Decision (split) - WRONG.
Dominic Cruz defeated T.J. Dillashaw via Decision (split) to become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion. - CORRECT.
Weekly prediction score:
Correct = 10.
Wrong = 3.
Total prediction score:
Correct = 17.
Wrong = 8.
Peter Ashdown
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Sunday, 17 January 2016
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz | Predictions
My predictions for the UFC Fight Night event which has a main event between T.J. Dillashaw and Dominic Cruz. The event which is taking place on the 17th January 2016 will take place in Boston, Massachusetts.
Predictions:
Francimar Barroso to defeat Elvis Mutapcic.
Rob Font to defeat Joey Gomez.
Kyle Bochniak to defeat Charles Rosa.
Ilir Latifi to defeat Sean O'Connell.
Paul Felder to defeat Daron Cruickshank.
Luke Sanders to defeat Maximo Blanco.
Chris Wade to defeat Mehdi Bahdad.
Ed Herman to defeat Tim Boetsch.
Patrick Cote to defeat Ben Saunders.
Ross Pearson to defeat Francisco Trinaldo.
Travis Browne to defeat Matt Mitrione.
Anthony Pettis to defeat Eddie Alvarez.
Dominic Cruz to defeat T.J. Dillashaw to become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion.
Previous prediction score:
Correct = 7.
Wrong = 5.
Peter Ashdown
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Predictions:
Francimar Barroso to defeat Elvis Mutapcic.
Rob Font to defeat Joey Gomez.
Kyle Bochniak to defeat Charles Rosa.
Ilir Latifi to defeat Sean O'Connell.
Paul Felder to defeat Daron Cruickshank.
Luke Sanders to defeat Maximo Blanco.
Chris Wade to defeat Mehdi Bahdad.
Ed Herman to defeat Tim Boetsch.
Patrick Cote to defeat Ben Saunders.
Ross Pearson to defeat Francisco Trinaldo.
Travis Browne to defeat Matt Mitrione.
Anthony Pettis to defeat Eddie Alvarez.
Dominic Cruz to defeat T.J. Dillashaw to become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion.
Previous prediction score:
Correct = 7.
Wrong = 5.
Peter Ashdown
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Saturday, 2 January 2016
UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit | Results
UFC 195 Results:
I will put if my overall result prediction was wrong or correct. Please check out the previous blog post for my predictions.
Sheldon Westcott defeated Edgar Garcia via TKO (punches) - WRONG.
Michinori Tanaka defeated Joe Soto via Decision (split) - WRONG.
Dustin Poirier defeated Joseph Duffy via Decision (unanimous) - CORRECT.
Drew Dober defeated Scott Holtzman via Decision (unanimous) - WRONG.
Justine Kish defeated Nina Ansaroff via Decision (unanimous) - CORRECT.
Alex Morono defeated Kyle Noke via Decision (split) - WRONG.
Michael McDonald defeated Masanoi Kanehara via Submission (rear naked choke) - CORRECT.
Abel Trujillo defeated Tony Sims via Submission (guillotine choke) - CORRECT.
Brian Ortega defeated Diego Brandao via Submission (triangle choke) - WRONG.
Albert Tumenov defeated Lorenz Larkin via Decision (split) - CORRECT.
Stipe Miocic defeated Andrei Arlovski via TKO (punches) - CORRECT.
Robbie Lawler defeated Carlos Condit via Decision (split) - CORRECT.
Predictions score:
Correct = 7.
Wrong = 5.
Peter Ashdown
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I will put if my overall result prediction was wrong or correct. Please check out the previous blog post for my predictions.
Sheldon Westcott defeated Edgar Garcia via TKO (punches) - WRONG.
Michinori Tanaka defeated Joe Soto via Decision (split) - WRONG.
Dustin Poirier defeated Joseph Duffy via Decision (unanimous) - CORRECT.
Drew Dober defeated Scott Holtzman via Decision (unanimous) - WRONG.
Justine Kish defeated Nina Ansaroff via Decision (unanimous) - CORRECT.
Alex Morono defeated Kyle Noke via Decision (split) - WRONG.
Michael McDonald defeated Masanoi Kanehara via Submission (rear naked choke) - CORRECT.
Abel Trujillo defeated Tony Sims via Submission (guillotine choke) - CORRECT.
Brian Ortega defeated Diego Brandao via Submission (triangle choke) - WRONG.
Albert Tumenov defeated Lorenz Larkin via Decision (split) - CORRECT.
Stipe Miocic defeated Andrei Arlovski via TKO (punches) - CORRECT.
Robbie Lawler defeated Carlos Condit via Decision (split) - CORRECT.
Predictions score:
Correct = 7.
Wrong = 5.
Peter Ashdown
https://twitter.com/PeterAshdown
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