UFC 88 Round-up and Predictions

September 3, 2008 - 4:15 pm , By A.D. - Columbia College

A new month and a new UFC card. Taking place on Saturday, September 6th at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, UFC 88 lacks any title fights, but does include a few bouts that have title implications. Here is an overview of the card.

Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell vs. “Sugar” Rashad Evans

The return of the king. Or rather, former king. Chuck Liddell makes his first appearance in the Octagon since his ridiculously exciting bout versus Wanderlei Silva in 2007.

This fight was supposed to take place in June but Chuck injured his hamstring, and despite his insistence that he could fight (Chuck had never pulled himself from a card before) Dana White pulled the plug. A smart decision, considering Rashad is no pushover.

Evans is a TUF winner and currently undefeated in the UFC (one draw, versus Tito Ortiz). This is a classic wrestler vs. striker match-up, and while we definitely believe that Rashad is a prospect at 205, COED is taking Liddell in this one.

Chuck might be getting older, but he showed in his fight against Silva that he’s still hungry and can play an intelligent game. The one thing that hasn’t declined for Chuck is his sprawl. More so than his knockout power, The Iceman’s ability to stay on his feet is truly legendary. If Rashad wants to win, he’ll have to shoot and scoop. Unfortunately, Chuck won’t let this happen and will catch Rashad multiple times as he comes in for the take down.

COED Pick : Chuck Liddell by TKO. Read More »

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Countdown to UFC 77

October 16, 2007 - 3:00 pm , By John, USMA at West Point

UFC 77

The time has come for Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva to throw down.

Not saying I have a man crush, but if I did - I would be Rich Franklin’s bitch. But let’s be serious for a moment, Anderson can Muy Thai his ass all over Ohio - but at the end of the day, Rich Franklin is going to dominate. Rich has striking power that will shut down Anderson’s chin. Silva got lucky last time, but he had the benefit of being the first top-class Muy Thai fighter to meet Franklin.

Rich Franklin, a former elementary school teacher, has been training with the top striker, Muy Thai and “Gracie” trainers in the world. Let’s be serious: Franklin’s biggest flaw is his ground work. Guys like Franklin and Liddell had a time and place in 1-dimensional fights; that time is gone. No one even realizes that Chuck Liddell began as a kick boxer…probably because you can count the number of times Chuck kicks in a fight on one hand. Thank GOD Rich Franklin has seen the light and started to train in multiple disciplines.

As such, Anderson Silva is going to get his ass kicked. 3rd round knockout - Franklin wins.

Also on the card, is Tim Sylvia Vs. Brandon Vera. Vera is 8 and 0, and everyone thinks he is the new worlds’ prodigy. He is being put up against Tim “The Maniac” Sylvia. This is like a little boy hitting a homerun in t-ball, so his coach put him up against Roger Clemens (in his prime). I rarely use the euphemism that a fighter is going to get sodomized, but sadly, Brandon Vera is going to get absolutely abused and ass-hammered by Sylvia.

1st round rape - Sylvia wins.

A full breakdown of the card after the jump. Read More »

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