Quick and Dirty UFC 83 Predictions

Here are the official UFC Results Live UFC 83 Predictions...quick and dirty style.

Matt Serra vs St Pierre
I don't want to discount Matt Serra in this fight. He is stronger and faster than most think, his striking is quick and powerful. He has excellent ground control and maybe the best positional BJJ player at 170 lbs. He has all the tools to make life difficult for most guys at 170 lbs, but I really want to see Serra move down to 155 and take on BJ Penn.

St Pierre is probably the best all round fighter in MMA right now (sorry to all the Silva and Fedor lovers out there). His striking is clean and crisp with both hands and feet. He has outstanding takedown defense and great takedowns. When on the ground he has a good wrestling base (shown against Hughes, Trigg and Koscheck). He also has enough BJJ to be dangerous for most guys on the ground.

In theory, St Pierre should take this fight, but as Serra showed before anything can happen. I expect Georges St Pierre to win this fight, but not as easily as many are suggesting.

My predicted UFC 83 Result : Georges St Pierre by TKO or decision

Rich Franklin vs Travis Lutter
Two years ago I thought that Rich Franklin was the most dominant fighter in any division of the UFC. Since then Anderson Silva has beaten him twice. Can Travis Lutter do the same? I doubt it, while Lutter is the better BJJ guy I think that Franklin is more well rounded. I see Rich winning the standup in this fight similar to the David Loiseau fight and then finally getting a TKO ref stoppage in the second.

My predicted UFC 83 Result : Rich Franklin by ref stoppage.

Jason MacDonald vs Joe Doerksen
Quick and dirty, right? Jason MacDonald has a better record against better opposition and I see him finishing Doerksen even quicker than their first fight.

My predicted UFC 83 Result : Jason MacDonald

Kalib Starnes vs Nate Quarry
Kalib really impressed me in his fight against Chris Leben, but in the end he couldn't finish Leben on the ground. Quarry has an impressive record, but his only top 10 name is Rich Franklin and he lost that one badly.
UFC 83 Prediction : Kalib Starnes by decision.

Michael Bisping vs Charles McCarthy
The UFC has given Bisping a gift as a reward for moving down from the talent rich 205lb division to the 185lb division. He should dismantly McCarthy easily.

My predicted UFC 83 Result : Michael Bisping by KO

Mac Danzig vs Mark Bocek
Quick and dirty, Danzig by any way he feels like.

UFC 83 Prediction : Mac Danzig by anything he feels like.

Alan Belcher vs Jason Day

UFC 83 Prediction : Alan Belcher by ref stoppage.

Sam Stout vs Rich Clementi
Stout has great hands, but is no match on the ground for Clementi.

My predicted UFC 83 Result : Rich Clementi

Other predicted winners:
Hironaka
Morris
Ed Herman

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