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Forrest Griffin just won the 205lb title and already there is no shortage of opinions on possible matchups in MMA's richest (both cash and talent) division. Here are some exciting possibilities.

Forrest vs Chuck
Forrest vs Wanerlei
Chuck vs Rampage 3
Rampage vs Wanderlei

I believe the winner of Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans will get a title shot. I also believe that the UFC (if they don't give Rampage an immediate title shot) will have Rampage vs Wanderlei 3, or even Rampage vs Shogun 2.

It's going to be a great year...oh yeah, what about Machida? I say that the UFC should put him up against Shogun and see how that goes.

QUICK RESULTS:

• Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson by unanimous decision at 5:00, R5
  
• Patrick Cote def. Ricardo Almeida by split decision at 5:00, R3.
  
• Josh Koscheck def. Chris Lytle by unanimous decision at 5:00, R3
  
• Tyson Griffin def. Marcus Aurelio by unanimous decision at 5:00, R3
  
• Gabriel Gonzaga def. Justin McCully by Submission (Americana) at 1:57, R1
  
• Cole Miller def. Jorge Gurgel by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 4:48, R3
  
• Melvin Guillard def. Dennis Siver by TKO (Strikes) at 0:36, R1
  
• Justin Buchholz def. Corey Hill by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:57, R1
  

So, I went 5 for 8 last night, not bad especially considering that the Forrest vs Rampage fight could have gone either way (in my opinion anyway).

The next big event is UFC Fight Night 14 on July 19th (and of course Affliction "Banned" the same night).

Rampage Jackson vs Forrest Griffin is happening tonight. Stay tuned for our full UFC 86 Results.

Marcus Aurelio (155) VS Tyson Griffin (155)
Tyson Griffin comes in to the ring to the Rocky theme...nice.

Round 1
The first minute they both circle and the crowd boos. Now Griffin has Aurelio on the ground with Aurelio looking for someting, but not landing. Aurelio moves to full guard, Griffin tries to pull out, but couldn't, Aurelio going for triangle, then arm bar, but nothing there. The result of the round they stood up and nothing much happened, except for a nice body shot by Griffin...on to round 2.

I'd give round 1 to Tyson Griffin, but not much.

Round 2
Aurelio has impressed me in round 2 with solid BJJ, but Griffin still dominated the stand up and stayed out of trouble.

Round 2 goes to Griffin, but again barely.

Round 3
Again, Griffin rules the standup, then takes Aurelio down. Aurelio looks good on the ground, but not good enough. I give this round to Tyson Griffin ... not close.

Overall I give this fight to Tyson Griffin 30-27...lets see how the judges have it.

Winner : Tyson Griffin

Chris Lytle (170) VS Josh Koscheck (170)
I don't believe it, I did the entire commentary for the Koscheck vs Lytle fight and the server threw it away. Anyway, basically a GNP clinic by Kos, opening big deep cuts on Lytle and Kos wins the fight.

Winner : Josh Koscheck

Gleison Tibau (156) VS Joe Stevenson (155)

Round 1
Nice first round by Tibau who held Stevenson in an oma-plata (sorry about the spelling) for 1/2 the round. In the end I give round 1 to Tibau.

Round 2
Despite early advantage by Tibau, Stevenson catches Tibau in a gillotine choke.

Winner : Joe Stevenson

For those keeping count, that's 3-3 on my predictions so far.

Ricardo Almeida (185) VS Patrick Cote (185)
Round 1
Almeida looked good with excellent BJJ and top control. Cote landed a couple of elbows from the bottom, but the rest of the round was all Cote. I give round 1 to Almeida.

Round 2
Cote looks much better in the first half of round 2, taking Almeida down (sort of) and dominating the standup. Almeida looks to be gassing in the second half of round 2. I give round 2 to Cote.

Round 3
A very close round, but I give it to Cote....however a late takedown by Almeida may turn it.

Overall I give this fight to Cote, but wouldn't be surprised with a split decision.

Forrest Griffin (205) VS Quinton Jackson (205)
Round 1
Griffin landed more, but Forrest did more damage, specifically with a big uppercut and then an impressive show of strength moving Forrest half way across the ring against the cage. A very hard round to call.

Round 2
Forrest hurt Rampage's knee and then got top position and dominated round 2. Round 2 definitely goes to Forrest.

Round 3
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson takes the 3rd round based on solid standup.

Round 4
Forrest gets cut early by a barrage of Rampage punches, then a takedown and Rampage gets top position. Forrest gets a triangle and Rampage picks him up and slams him just hard enough to release. They stand back up and Rampage gets the better. I give round 4 to Rampage.

Round 5
Round 5 was another extremely close round. Depending on how the judges score the first and fifth round this one is debatable. Given that I give 2 of the other 3 rounds to Rampage I give the fight on the whole to Rampage.

The judges give the decision to Forrest Griffin.

Winner : Forrest Griffin

Oh yeah, Melvin Guillard won his fight too.

Here we go, all in one post.

Forrest Griffin (205) VS Quinton Jackson (205)
Prediction : Quinton Jackson by ref stoppage.

Ricardo Almeida (185) VS Patrick Cote (185)
Prediction : Patrick Cote by TKO (I was previously predicting Almeida, but I have a feeling)

Chris Lytle (170) VS Josh Koscheck (170)
Prediction : Josh Koscheck by decision.

Marcus Aurelio (155) VS Tyson Griffin (155)
Prediction : Tyson Griffin by decision

Gleison Tibau (156) VS Joe Stevenson (155)
Prediction : Joe Stevenson by submission

Justin McCully (236) VS Gabriel Gonzaga (249)
Prediction : Gabriel Gonzaga...could be sub or could be TKO.

Cole Miller (155) VS Jorge Gurgel (155)
Prediction : Cole Miller

Dennis Siver (155) VS Melvin Guillard (155)
Predictoin : Dennis Siver by submission.

Justin Buchholz (155) VS Corey Hill (155)
Prediction : Corey Hill by decision.

Results for UFC 86 coming shortly...after all, the fights need to start first!

Here are Joanne's predictions for UFC 86. I will have my own UFC 86 predictions posted later today.



UFC 86 is being held on July 5th, 2008, come back here for full UFC 86 results

One of the undercard fights on Saturday night was Josh Burkman vs Dustin Hazelett. It won both fight of the night honors and submission of the night. It's definitely worth jumping over to ufc.com and watching.

UFC 86 is right around the corner (July 5, 2008) and I'm going to hand out some quick UFC 86 predictions.

UFC 86 Fight Card

• Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin (UFC Light Heavyweight Title)
  
• Prediction : Quinton “Rampage” Jackson by TKO
  
• Gleison Tibau vs. Joe Stevenson
  
• Prediction : Joe Stevenson by submission
  
• Patrick Cote vs. Ricardo Almeida
  
• Prediction : Ricardo Almeida by submission
  
• Chris Lytle vs. Josh Koscheck
  
• Prediction : Josh Koscheck by decision
  
• Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Justin McCully
  
• Prediction : Gabriel Gonzaga by anything he wants
  
• Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio
  
• Prediction : Fight of the night
  
• Corey Hill vs. Justin Buchholz
  
• Prediction : Cory Hill by TKO
  
• Cole Miller vs. Jorge Gurgel
  
• Prediction : Jorge Gurgel by decision
  
• Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver
  
• Prediction : Melvin Guillard by first round TKO
  

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Season 7 (TUF7) Ultimate Fighter Finale Results for June 21st, 2007

• Kendall Grove def. Evan Tanner by Split Decision, R3
  
• Amir Sadollah def. C.B. Dollaway by Submission (Armbar) at 3:02, R1
  
• Diego Sanchez def. Luigi Fioravanti by TKO (Strikes) at 4:07, R3
  
• Spencer Fisher def. Jeremy Stephens by Unanimous Decision
  
• Matt Riddle def. Dante Rivera by Unanimous Decision
  
• Dustin Hazelett def. Josh Burkman by Submission (Armbar) at 4:46, R2
  
• Drew McFedries def. Marvin Eastman by TKO (Strikes) at 1:08, R1
  
• Matt Brown def. Matt Arroyo by TKO (Strikes) at 3:40, R2
  
• Dean Lister def. Jeremy Horn by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:52, R1
  
• Rob Kimmons def. Rob Yundt by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:58, R1
  

UFC 86 is coming up on July 5th featuring Quinton Jackson vs Forrest Griffin

It's time for the Ultimate Fighter Finale...season 7 edition. There are two interesting matchups headlining the card. The first being Evan Tanner vs Kendall Grove, is Tanner washed up? Was Grove over-rated? One of these two statements will have more merit after this Saturday nights main event.

The other matchup is of course for the season 7 title of "Ultimate Fighter". A very tough Amir Sadollah must face the favourite CB Dollaway for the second time...Dollaway got a second chance after the original winner Jesse Taylor went on a bit of a bender in Vegas and Dana White decided that he was not "mentally ready" for the UFC.

As a bit of nit-pickiness, I would rather see any of the first three undercard bouts televised than the Matt Riddle vs Dante Rivera fight. Nothing against Riddle or Rivera, just a personal preference. That said, it should turn out to be a very exciting fight card.

Main Card

• Evan Tanner Vs. Kendall Grove
  
• Amir Sadollah Vs. CB Dollaway
  
• Diego Sanchez Vs. Luigi Fioravanti
  
• Spencer Fisher Vs. Jeremy Stephens
  
• Matt Riddle Vs. Dante Rivera
  

Undercard (May not be broadcast)

• Josh Burkman Vs. Dustin Hazelett
  
• Marvin Eastman Vs. Drew McFedries
  
• Matt Brown Vs. Matt Arroyo
  
• Jeremy Horn Vs. Dean Lister
  
• Tim Credeur Vs. Cale Yarbrough
  
• Rob Yundt Vs. Rob Kimmons
  

Tune in to Spike TV on Saturday night for all the action and feel free to post comments here during the fights. You don't need to register to post comments on this site...

Here is what we know/is rumored so far.

Main Event

• Anderson Silva vs James Irvin
  
  
• Anthony Johnson vs. Kevin Burns
  
• Hermes Franca vs. Frankie Edgar
  
• Jake O'Brien vs. Cain Velasquez
  
• Brandon Vera vs. Reese Andy
  

Not a bad looking card for short notice.

Fight Night 14 is on July 19th, 2008. Don't forget that this Saturday (June 21st) is the Ultimate Fighter Finale.

The title just about says it all, lightweight contenders Hermes Franca and Frankie Edgar will do battle on July 19th. This raises the level of the UFC's offering that night significantly. Is this enough to de-rail Affliction? We'll have to wait and see.

If July 19th sounds familiar, it's because it's the same night as Affliction is holding their first fight card. The UFC scores a big counter punch by putting on an Anderson Silva vs James Irvin main event. Also scheduled to be on the card is Jake O'Brien vs Cain Velasquez.

Also just announced is Brandon Vera vs Reese Andy. It looks like the UFC is trying to put a hurtin' on Affliction on July 19th.

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The UFC has "officially" announced Cheick Kongo vs Dan Evenson for the UFC 87 fight card, as well as adding Hermes Franca and Frankie Edgar. The UFC added 4 bouts to the official fight card (the ones we didn't have listed before are marked below as "new").

UFC 87 Fight Card

• Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch for the UFC welterweight title
  
• Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
  
• Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
  
• Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen
  
• Hermes Franca and Frankie Edgar - new
  
• Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald
  
• Tamdan McCrory vs. Luke Cummo
  
• Manny Gamburyan vs. Rob Emerson
  
• Chris Wilson vs Steve Bruno - new
  
• Ben Saunders and Jared Rollins - new
  

UFC is being held August 9th at Minnesota’s Target Center.