UFC 86

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.

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
  

With all the great MMA happening lately I hardly have had time to inform on the latest greatest UFC fight cards.

UFC 86 Fight Card

• Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin (UFC Light Heavyweight Title)
  
• Gleison Tibau vs. Joe Stevenson
  
• Patrick Cote vs. Ricardo Almeida
  
• Chris Lytle vs. Josh Koscheck
  
• Frank Mir vs. Justin McCully
  
• Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio
  
• Corey Hill vs. Justin Buchholz
  
• Cole Miller vs. Jorge Gurgel
  
• Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver
  
• Ben Saunders vs. Jared Rollins
  

UFC 86 is happening on July 5th, 2008 but UFC 85 is next weekend. Come back on June 7th for UFC 85 results

Um, I could swear that I knew about this about 6 months ago, but the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today that Forrest Griffin will face current UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at UFC 86 in Las Vegas. The date is July 5, 2008.

There are some other fights rumoured to be on the same card, but the UFC hasn't announced any of those yet.

Here are some rumoured fights:
Ricardo Almeida vs. Patrick Cote
Justin McCully vs. Frank Mir

also rumoured to be on the card are:
Gleison Tibau (maybe vs Stevenson)
Cole Miller
Dennis Siver
Ben Saunders
Steve Bruno