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UFC Openweight Predictions Grand Prix

UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II, Belo Horizonte, Brazil ESPN 3am tonight.

Wanderlei Silva v Rich Franklin
Cezar Ferreira v Sergio Moraes*
Godofredo Pepey v Rony Mariano Bezerra*
Fabricio Werdum v Mike Russow
Yuri Alcantara Hacran Dias

11 fights in total on ESPN main card, prelims & Facebook, all but 2 are Brazilian.
* TUF Brazil weight class finals

Wanderlei Silva v Rich Franklin - Franklin dec
Cezar Ferreira v Sergio Moraes - moreaz sub
Godofredo Pepey v Rony Mariano Bezerra - Pepey tko
Fabricio Werdum v Mike Russow - PREDICTION
Yuri Alcantara Hacran Dias -dias sub

UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II, Belo Horizonte, Brazil ESPN 3am tonight.

Wanderlei Silva v Rich Franklin - Silva KO
Cezar Ferreira v Sergio Moraes - Ferreira TKO
Godofredo Pepey v Rony Mariano Bezerra - Pepey SUB
Fabricio Werdum v Mike Russow - Werdum TKO
Yuri Alcantara Hacran Dias - Dias DEC

Wanderlei Silva v Rich Franklin - Franklin DEC
Cezar Ferreira v Sergio Moraes - Ferreira TKO
Godofredo Pepey v Rony Mariano Bezerra - Pepey DEC
Fabricio Werdum v Mike Russow - Werdum KO
Yuri Alcantara v Hacran Dias - Dias DEC

Cezar Ferreira v Sergio Moraes - Moraes Submission
Godofredo Pepey v Rony Mariano Bezerra - Pepey Submission
Fabricio Werdum v Mike Russow - Werdum TKO
Yuri Alcantara v Hacran Dias - Alcantara Decision

The records of Alcantara & Dias are crazy, Hugo Viana fighting on in the prelims, didn't he used to play for Newcastle.

Wanderlei Silva v Rich Franklin - Franklin Tko
Cezar Ferreira v Sergio Moraes - Ferreira Dec
Godofredo Pepey v Rony Mariano Bezerra - Pepey dec
Fabricio Werdum v Mike Russow - Werdum TKO
Yuri Alcantara Hacran Dias - Hacran DEC

So we're all guessing, right

Clay Guido should be ashamed of himself. awful, awful fight. he even had a go at Maynard backstage its on Dana latest vlog.
Unlucky Ross, good fight.

My 'net connection was down yesterday so missed the PPV one. Hard ask to catch up on the prediction league having missed out by no fault of my own. Bollocks : (

(23-06-2012 22:18 )199lives Wrote:  Clay Guido should be ashamed of himself. awful, awful fight.

Guida started the fight well i thought, the gameplan was obviously to get in and get out quickly, avoid Maynard's power, be hard to hit. He just took it too far and started running round the cage in circles, it looked terrible. Maynard's chin is suspect for me and if i had a chin like Guida's, who's never been ko'd, i'd have taken my chances in a tear up with him. Instead he came out of it looking like a bit of a pussy, which he isn't.

UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida

Gray Maynard v Clay Guida - Maynard Decision
Sam Stout v Spencer Fisher - Stout Decision
Brian Ebersole v TJ Waldburger- Ebersole Decision
Ross Pearson v Cub Swanson - Swanson TKO

UFC 147 Silva vs. Franklin II

Wanderlei Silva v Rich Franklin - Franklin Decision
Cezar Ferreira v Sergio Moraes - Ferreira Decision
Godofredo Pepey v Rony Mariano Bezerra - Bezerra Decision
Fabricio Werdum v Mike Russow - Werdum TKO
Yuri Alcantara Hacran Dias - Dias Decision
I can't believe I missed predicting the main event.

199lives - 12
groundnpound - 7
Master Yoda - 6
gazfc, TDK2008 - 5
Ro1982, Mitchell - 4

UFC Openweight Predictions Grand Prix table

Mitchell

199lives

TDK2008

Ro1982, groundnpound

Master Yoda

Gaz "AV1" Aston

gazfc

Paul Ducky


10 predictions reached.

Watching the way Rich Franklin set about Wanderlei Silva just reiterated what a classy, smart fighter Franklin is, to be out for over a year & come back to fight a Brazilian in Brazil & all but totally dominate him tells you that even though he turns 38 this year he's still got one last push in him.

He's never been one to talk shit or get himself in trouble, given he's a teacher he knows all about respect, discipline & dedication to succeed. For the last 5 years he's only ever fought at the top end of the UFC. he was champion for over a year & tried to win it back from Anderson Silva which looked a step too far but given the stature of the champion he's not the only one that can say that. His 26-6 record speaks for it's self, he's also never been submitted.

I can see him fighting Michael Bisping or Vitor Belfort (Depending on their fitness) at either UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao July 21 or UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera August 4 with the winner facing the winner of UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II July 7 for a title shot at UFC 153 in Rio on Octoer 13.

Wanderlei Silva on the other hand looks far from the superstar of his Pride days, he's 3-7 in his last 10, 2-5 in the UFC. He never looked in the fight even when he tried to go all out in I think the second round, Franklin was showing he was far from done & thats all Silva had to offer even though he as fighting in Brazil for the first time in 12 years.

Yes he's been a great fighter but in his return to the UFC he's been poor & probably should've retired after his KO loss to Chris Leben a year ago, he just looks like a washed up fighter every time he steps into the octagon & for a man of his nature thats a sorry state for your thousands of fans all over the world to see.