UFC 81 Predictions

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Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir
I have no idea who most people are picking in this one. I suspect that those who've watched a lot of WWE wrestling will pick Brock Lesnar and those who have studied, or are big fans of Jiu Jitsu will pick Frank Mir. I give a slight edge in the standup to Frank Mir, mostly due to his height advantage and the fact that he's been training MMA longer than Lesnar. The edge in wrestling obviously goes to Brock Lesnar due to his college wrestling background. In the submission department again the nod goes to Frank Mir.

My UFC 81 Prediction for this fight is Frank Mir by submission.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia
Pride vs UFC? Striker vs Submission specialist? Champion vs Champion? Yes on all counts. Striking edge goes to Sylvia, but only for his outside game and ability to use his reach. Big Nog throws more combinations than Silvia does, but not with as much power. On the ground there should be little doubt that Big Nog is better. If Nogueira can get this to the ground then I think Tim Sylvia is in big trouble.

My prediction is a submission victory for Nogueira, but I can see Tim getting a boring 5 round decision victory if Big Nog is unable to take this one to the ground.

Jeremy Horn vs. Nate Marquardt
I'm a fan of Jeremy Horn, but this is the "what have you shown me lately" world if MMA. I have to take Nate Marquardt in this matchup.

Marvin Eastman vs. Terry Martin

Eastman always seems to be involved in good fights and since he's down to 185 I think that his power will really shine. I pick Marvin Eastman by KO.

Other fights on the card are:

Ricardo Almeida vs. Alan Belcher
Tyson Griffin vs. Gleison Tibau
Kyle Bradley vs. Chris Lytle
Tim Boetsch VS. David Heath
Rob Emerson vs. Keita Nakamura

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