UFC 103 Quick Picks

There may not be any titles on the line tonight. What we can expect is a shuffling of the rankings in many divisions (esp. welterweight and lightweight) which will shape the list of contenders for each weight class' championships.

Emerson v Dos Anjos (Lightweight - 155 lb)
[Dos Anjos via submission - Round 1]

Matyushenko v Pokrajac (Light Heavyweight - 205)
[V-Mat via TKO - Round 3]

Marshall v Brilz (Light Heavyweight - 205)
[Marshall via sub - Round 3]

Story v Foster (Welterweight - 170)
[?]

Oliveira v Lentz (Lightweight - 155 lb)
Giving the edge to Minnesota MMA's own Lentz
[Lentz via decision]

Jim Miller v Lopez (Lightweight - 155 lb)
[Miller via decision]

McFedries v Drwal (Middleweight - 185)
[McFedries via KO - Round 2]

Escudero v Cole Miller (Lightweight - 155 lb)
[Escudero via sub - Round 1]

Griffin v Franca (Lightweight - 155 lb)
Should be an exciting fight. Fight of the Night contender here.
I say Griffin by decision
[Griffin via decision]

Koscheck v Trigg (Welterweight - 170)
I'm rooting for Trigg but Koscheck should win this by decision. Kos will have his hands full and will lose if he gets sloppy or cocky.
[Koscheck via decision]

Kampmann v Daley (Welterweight - 170)
[?]

CroCop v Dos Santos (Heavyweight - 265)
I question CroCop's motivation here. Dos Santos is hungry and needs a big win on his resume, CroCop will do.
[Dos Santos via sub - Round 2]

Franklin v Belfort (A "catch weight" bout at 195)
Belfort needs to apply pressure on Franklin in the first round and if he can rock Ace at least once, Belfort should be able to finish the fight in the 2nd via T/KO. If he's tentative and doesn't challenge Ace, then Franklin can pull off the decision once he's comfortable and can dictate the pace of the fight.
[Belfort via T/KO - Round 2]

UFC 103 Analysis and Predictions

UFC 103 - Saturday September 19, 2009
Undercard Analysis and predictions

Lightweight bout: Efrain Escudero (11-0) vs. Cole Miller (15-3) -Miller 3^rd rd. Submission

Middleweight bout: Drew McFedries (8-5) vs. Tomasz Drwal (16-2) – Drwal KO 2^nd rd.

Lightweight bout: Jim Miller (14-2) vs. Steve Lopez (12-1) - Miller Decision

Lightweight bout: Rafaello Oliveira (9-1) vs. Nik Lentz (16-3-1) - Lentz 2^nd rd. TKO punches

Welterweight bout: Rick Story (7-3) vs. Brian Foster (12-3) – Foster Decision

Light Heavyweight bout: Eliot Marshall (7-3) vs. Jason Brilz (17-1-1) – Brilz Decision

Light Heavyweight bout: Vladimir Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5) - Matyushenko Decision

Lightweight bout: Rob Emerson (9-7, 1NC) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (11-4) – dos Anjos 1^st rd. TKO

Main Card Analysis and predictions

Catchweight (195 lb) bout: Rich Franklin (25-4, 1NC) vs. Vitor Belfort (18-8) - Belfort 2^nd rd. KO Punches

Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović (25-6-2, 1NC) vs. Junior dos Santos (8-1) - Filipović 2^nd rd. KO Headkick

Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann (15-2) vs. Paul Daley (21-8-2) - Kampmann 2^ndrd Submission

Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck (12-4) vs. Frank Trigg (19-6) - Koscheck Decision

Catchweight (159 lb) bout: Tyson Griffin (13-2) vs. Hermes Franca (19-7) - Griffin Decision

Enjoy UFC 103 and "Keep phucking that chicken"!