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UFC 72 Results

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:22:49 -0700

I'm pretty proud of my UFC 72 Predictions this time around. To see the results you can pretty much just look at the predictions page Ok, enough of me patting myself on the back. Here are the UFC 72 Results

Rich Franklin (185) vs Yushin Okami (185)
Winner : Rich Franklin by Decision

Forrest Griffin (204) vs Hector Ramirez (204)
Winner : Forrest Griffin by decision

Jason MacDonald (185) vs Rory Singer (186)
Winner : Jason MacDonald

Tyson Griffin (155) vs Clay Guida (155)
Winner : Tyson Griffin

Marcus Davis (169) vs Jason Tan (169)
Winner : Marcus Davis

Ed Herman (186) vs Scott Smith (185)
Winner : Ed Herman

I'll post the other results as I get them
Eddie Sanchez (234) vs Colin Robinson (238)

Dustin Hazelett (169) vs Steve Lynch (170)

UFC 72 Official Weigh-In Results

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:21:45 -0700

Since there isn't a title bout on the UFC 72 card, these results are just a formality, however it's good to see that everyone made weight.

Rich Franklin (185) vs Yushin Okami (185)

Forrest Griffin (204) vs Hector Ramirez (204)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs Rory Singer (186)
Tyson Griffin (155) vs Clay Guida (155)
Marcus Davis (169) vs Jason Tan (169)
Eddie Sanchez (234) vs Colin Robinson (238)
Ed Herman (186) vs Scott Smith (185)
Dustin Hazelett (169) vs Steve Lynch (170)

UFC 72 Predictions

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:00:50 -0700

UFC 72 is two days away (June 16, 2007)

Let's start off with the UFC 72 Fight Card as it sits right now (from the official UFC 72 web site).

Rich Franklin vs Yushin Okami
Hector Ramirez vs Forrest Griffin
Rory Singer vs Jason MacDonald
Clay Guida vs Tyson Griffin
Jason Tan vs Marcus Davis
Tom Murphy vs Jake O'Brien
Eddie Sanchez vs Colin Robinson
Scott Smith vs Ed Herman
Dustin Hazelett vs Stevie Lynch

Now, I believe that Jake O'Brien is out of this card, but I might be wrong.

There are two things worth noting about the UFC 72 fight card. First, there are no title fights on the card. This is a bit of a disappointment, but still there are some worthy fights on this card.

Let's start off with my prediction for Rich Franklin vs Yusin Okami:

Most of the fans who read this page are familiar with Rich Franklin. For those of you who aren't, Rich has an excellent stand up game and heavy hands (try to forget his loss to Anderson Silva). Rich is also comfortable on the ground, but mostly in the top position.

Yushin Okami has an impressive resume, but has yet to face a fighter like Rich Franklin (you can also forget about Okami's victory over current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. That was a DQ victory, very early in the fight. Most of Okami's victories are by strikes, which makes this an excellent match up with Franklin.

I'm going to give the edge in this fight to Franklin, just based on the experience factory (not total fights, but who he's fought). In either case, I don't think this will be a quick or easy fight.

Prediction: Rich Franklin

Hector Ramirez vs Forrest Griffin
What can I say. I will not pick Forrest against anybody but a top 5 fighter at light heavyweight. I don't think Ramirez is a top 5, so my pick goes to Forrest Griffin.

Rory Singer vs Jason MacDonald
I like both of these fighters as well, but again it's a matter of who they've fought. I'm going to take Jason MacDonald in this fight.

Clay Guida vs Tyson Griffin
As I said in a previous post, it's going to be a great fight, but I'm leaning toward Tyson Griffin.
Prediction : Tyson Griffin

Jason Tan vs Marcus Davis
Prediction : Marcus Davis

Eddie Sanchez vs Colin Robinson
Prediction : Eddie Sanchez

Scott Smith vs Ed Herman
Prediction : Ed Herman

UFC 72 Prediction - Tyson Griffin vs Clay Guida

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:53:37 -0700

UFC 72 from Belfast Ireland is this Saturday (June 16). One of the fights that I'm looking forward to most on this card is Tyson Griffin vs Clay Guida. These are two guys who leave it all in the cage. They both come in to fights in great shape and go 100% to the final bell. Both fighters are coming off losses and will be hungry for a big win to put them back in the mix at 155.

Griffin is the stronger of the two, and I believe he has the better stand up. Guida seems to have slightly better cardio and that might be to his advantage in a long grueling fight. This is a tough one to pick a winner for and on any given day I might change my mind. If I have to pick one, I'll pick Tyson Griffin by TKO.

UFC 72 Prediction : Tyson Griffin by TKO over Clay Guida

Remember, I'll post my complete UFC 72 Predictions later tonight

Forrest Griffin wants to test his chin!

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:23:13 -0700

Forrest Griffin

Yep, you read the title right. Forrest Griffin is looking forward to testing his chin this Saturday. That is a little surprising considering that Forrest got beaten badly in his last outing by Keith Jardine. Of course, that's what makes Forrest a great fighter and exciting to watch.

The following quote is from UFC.com and outlines exactly what Forrest is made of:

â€œWeâ€™ll see how this fight goes and I would really like to take some solid shots from Hector and be fine,â€ he says matter of factly. â€œIâ€™ve had a lot of people hitting me as hard as s**t, and I would like for that to happen in this fight.â€

Cool, we can all look forward to Forrest Griffin vs Hector Ramirez being a classic Griffin battle! The two wage war at UFC 72 this Saturday (June 16th).

I for one am predicting a Forrest Griffin Victory.

Check out my UFC 72 Predictions for other predictions on the event. I plan on posting the predictions later tonight.