UFC this Saturday

[Bob Smith]

Anyone watching the PPV this Saturday for UFC?

Grizz, who are your picks?

Im thinking:
Sylvia over Arlovski
Griffen over Ortiz

I dont know anyone else fighting.

[BRICK]

I think Arlovski is much to fast for Sylvia. The only advantage Sylvia has is his reach. I does outweigh Arlovski but again, he is way too slow to deal with Arlovski. My prediction is Arlovski by KO in the 1st round.

I would like to see Griffin beat Tito but I think Tito has way too much experience. My prediction is a unanimous decision to Tito. It might be a boring "Ground and Hold" fight.....Tito is known for that. I dont think he'll have much trouble taking down Griffin but I don't think he'll be able to pound him out.
Can't wait to see both fights!
Who is your pick for Nick Diaz vs. Sean Sherk?

[Grizzly]

Arlovski definitely gets the win. Again.

My gut tells me Tito takes out Griffen.

Diaz v. Sherk is a hard one to call. I'm very impressed with Diaz. When he first came out I thought he'd be Jeremy Jackson and that would be it, but he's done very well. Sherk is probably too strong for him, though. I think Sherk might win.

[oldtimer]

My predections are the same as Grizz. Sherk vs. Diaz, Sherk is too strong for Diaz imo, way too strong.

[ect0m0rph]

First, Arlovski will own Sylvia, he's too fast and too technically sound I'm saying KO first round, but I'm thinking submission. I like Griffin but I think Tito will do what he's done to every other up and commer, ground and pound his way to the victory. My question is will the return of Evan Tanner be a vctory or a loss?

[Grizzly]

Good question. Who is Tanner fighting? I tell ya, I hate his fucking hair, but I think he's an awesome fighter.

[mrc0703]

Tanner is fighting Justin Levens

[perp69]

I think Arlovski will beat Sylvia again. Tito all the way-he seems much faster than Griffin from watching their fights in the past. I don't know how Tanner fights with that hair. It would aggregate the shit out of me.

Perp

[Grizzly]

I don't know how he shows his face in public with that hair.

[Phreezer]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Arlovski definitely gets the win. Again.

My gut tells me Tito takes out Griffen.

Diaz v. Sherk is a hard one to call. I'm very impressed with Diaz. When he first came out I thought he'd be Jeremy Jackson and that would be it, but he's done very well. Sherk is probably too strong for him, though. I think Sherk might win.

These are the exact same picks I have!!!

Arlovski and Sylvia will go into round 2 or 3 with Arlovski winning by knockout or by ground and pound (Ref Stoppage)..

Tito WIll submit Forrest or he will Win By Ground and pound (either way it will end with Forrest on the mat) late in the first or in the 2nd round

Diaz will loose and will be submitted in round 1 by Sherk

Tanner will knock Levens the FUCK out..

[Bob Smith]

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

Anyone watching the PPV this Saturday for UFC?

Grizz, who are your picks?

Im thinking:
Sylvia over Arlovski
Griffen over Ortiz

I dont know anyone else fighting.

You guys all thought I was nuts picking Sylvia, but who was right (me!) and who was wrong (every single one of you!).

The Ortiz-Griffen fight was pretty close on the scorecard and IMO, Griffen would have won if he didnt get taken down in the last minute. That boy took a beating in the first round!

The Diaz fight was boring as hell. Sherk was landing some decent shots but had trouble getting in close. Diaz honestly looked like a retard who didnt know how to fight, his hands were down, he was sticking his head out, and what was with the "look at my hand over here while I try to punch you with the other hand" crap he was trying to pull? He looked like he belonged in a cartoon or some lame comedy movie with a fight scene.

[oldtimer]

Sylvia won coz Arlovski was a retard in the fight, he did not focus, he thought Tim wouldn't throw when he was off balance, he didn't know how to follow up when he threw Sylvia off balance, he turtled and didn't want to continue the fight after that one lousy punch (he does have a glass jaw but that punch wasn't a KO punch judgeing by his reactions after it).

Ortiz won the fight, true, but Griffen was great imo and has a promising future in the UFC.

[Bob Smith]

Originally Posted by oldtimer

Ortiz won the fight, true, but Griffen was great imo and has a promising future in the UFC.

Griffen is probably my favorite fighter. He takes a hell of a beating and keeps on going. I think most people would have quit during the first round after getting beaten for 4 1/2 minutes. Like you said, OT, I think he has a good future in the UFC.

BTW, what the hell was that up-down up-down crap Griffen was doing after the fight was over?!

[Phreezer]

One thing though.. I don't feel Griffon did anything to warrant winning.. Come on.. Everyone is impressed that He hung in there.. that's what everyone is giving him credit for.. He never knocked Tito down. He never had tito in trouble. and he never ended up on Tito once in that entire fight... TIto didn't even have a mark on him after the fight was over.... What the hell did he do that would warrant it even being a close fight? Seriously.. Did I miss some great offense that Griffon had on Titto? (And I'm like everyone else.. I like Forrest and enjoy watching him fight) I honestly feel like the only positive thing Forrest had in the fight was a Good sprawl that made Tito miss.. (and miss a lot)

Oh... And to tell you the truth... I think had Tito's back and knee been 100% Round 2 and 3 would have been just like Round 1... Titto had a buldged disc and ACL and MCL problems and still won that fight...

My only point is don't exscuse a poor showing by Titto for a great showing by Griffon..

Ohhh and Bob.. you were right about the sylvia fight.. I honestly though Arlovski was going to win.. Andrea will win the next fight..

[Bob Smith]

Originally Posted by Phreezer

One thing though.. I don't feel Griffon did anything to warrant winning..... What the hell did he do that would warrant it even being a close fight? Seriously.. Did I miss some great offense that Griffon had on Titto?

If the scoring was based on the entire fight as one thing, then yes, Tito won without a doubt. But by scoring each round individually, it was a close fight. I think Forrest won round 2 and would have won round 3 if he didnt get taken down.

What I really wanted to see was the fight go 5 rounds. Each guy had a lot more in them and it would have been good to see another 5-10 minutes of fighting. Both guys seemed to be very well conditioned and able to handle going 15 minutes without a problem.