UFC

Jon Jones v Rashad Evans - Evans Decision
Rory MacDonald v Che Mills - MaCdonald Decision
Brendan Schaub v Ben Rothwell - Schaub TKO
Miguel Torres v Michael McDonald - Torres Submission
Mark Hominick v Eddie Yagin - Hominick TKO
Mark Bocek v John Alessio - Alessio Decision

Jones v Evans is a tough one, I think Evans experience could see him through but Jones 9.5 reach advantage along with his 100% takedown defence will be hard to get past so Evans may have to pace himself & he's the only one of the two to go the fulll 5 round distance.

I've seen one or two of Che Mills fights & he looks decent & has more experience than McDonald so this could be interseting.

I'm looking forward to watching Brendan Schaub, I think he's got what it takes to be a top fighter & Ben Rothwell is a though test & a win could aslo get him big steps aswell so this is another 50/50 fitght.

It should be a good show tonight lads.

*UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans spoilers follow*






Good show but Jones/Evans was disappointing. Dana White confirmed as we knew that Dan Henderson will get the next shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. I predict Jones will win but he won't be the first man to KO/TKO Dan Henderson.

This makes me laugh:

Jon Jones v Rashad Evans
Not a great fight but I think if Evans was the same size he'd beat Jones atleast 6 out of 10 fights the reach advantage was just too much.
Rory MacDonald v Che Mills
I'm not quite sure what happened to Mills as he showed no fight when on the ground but MacDonald is gonna be a fucking beast.
Brendan Schaub v Ben Rothwell
Very amateurish by Schaub he should know that Rothwell is dangerous even when on the ropes, charging in like that was silly.
Mark Hominick v Eddie Yagin
I can't wait to see Yagin again if this is what his fights are like, warrior!!!

Next up for Jon Jones is Dan Henderson it sounds a great fight but Henderson's reach is shorter than Evans, that said with his power he'll go looking for it.

Here's a thought who would you rather see:
GSP v Anderson Silva or GSP v Rory Mac Donald
Jon Jones v Cain Velasquez or Anderson Silva v Jon Jones



I'll put the UFC Openweight Predictions Grand Prix Table up later or tomorrow.

UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

Jon Jones v Rashad Evans - Jones Decision
Rory MacDonald v Che Mills - MacDonald TKO
Brendan Schaub v Ben Rothwell - Rothwell KO
Miguel Torres v Michael McDonald - McDonald KO
Mark Hominick v Eddie Yagin - Hominick Decision
Mark Bocek v John Alessio - Bocek Decision

Ro1982, gazfc, Paul Ducky - 5
Master Yoda, 199lives - 4
groundnpound, TDK2008 - 3
Mitchell - 1

UFC Openweight Predictions Grand Prix table

TDK2008

Mitchell, Ro1982

199lives

groundnpound

Master Yoda

Gaz "AV1" Aston,

Paul Ducky

gazfc


10 predictions reached.



I got the results off Wikipedia as I couldn't remember the finish of some & it said Mark Hominick won by UD, it's since been changed. So everyone except
Gaz 'AV1' Aston loses a score which doesn't look good for my 145 card.

I am costing myself points here but Yagin won a split decision Over Hominick, although i would have given it to Hominick it was very close so can't complain

JJ just looks unbeatable at lightheavy weight, always a chance of someone with big power landing that one shot but don't see who has a realistic chance of beating him he's such a complete fighter. His resume of fighters is already rediculous and only 25.

Che looked good while it was standing then well its didn't go so well on the ground, thought it was a bit unfair giving him Macdonald in only his second ufc fight. Macdonald looks like a bit of a beast. It's going to be another Jones-Evans situation team mates having to fight for the title with Rory vs GSP.

Well spotted mate. An honest man. Get it sorted Mitchell! GSP won't fight Macdonald. It's not like the Jones/Evans situation. Both said they would go up to middleweight before they would ever fight. Macdonald should stay at the Tristar and learn like he's done til now from the best. GSP will fight Condit and 1 more at WW i reckon then move up to MW. The WW division will belong to Macdonald then.

Jones moving up to Heavy is a whole other ball game for me. He spoke about how good he felt when he realised he could take a big shot from Machida. They'd be looking for his head in the crowd if he took a shot like that from Dos Santos! His size and reach are what make him look just about unbeatable in his current division i'd say. Would like to see him fight someone similar in size. He's running out of challengers at LHW!! Wouldn't mind seeing the big Swedish lad have a crack at him. Gustafsson. There's something about Jones that i can't take to, he comes across quite arrogant and a bit of a pain in the arse at times.

Maybe it's just me, but there were plenty of boos for him last night before and after the fight.

Velasquez vs Bigfoot at 146. Leaves Roy Nelson looking for a new opponent.

Update - Nelson now fights Gabriel Gonzaga at 146. Gonzaga was supposed to fight Shane Del Rosario, who's turn it is to wait on a new opponent.

UFC sign Hector Lombard. Quality addition, surely gonna be a big player at middleweight. Can't wait to see him fight.

Silva vs Sonnen 2 moved from UFC 147 in Brazil to 148 in Vegas. Why have they've done that? They were set to sell out one of the football stadiums in Rio!! Strange. Sonnen wouldn't have made it out alive anyway.

(24-04-2012 22:53 )groundnpound Wrote:  UFC sign Hector Lombard. Quality addition, surely gonna be a big player at middleweight. Can't wait to see him fight.

Silva vs Sonnen 2 moved from UFC 147 in Brazil to 148 in Vegas. Why have they've done that? They were set to sell out one of the football stadiums in Rio!! Strange. Sonnen wouldn't have made it out alive anyway.

UN meeting that week and that's why it's changed.

Big Nog vs. Chieck Kongo at UFC 149.

Some quality upcoming fights there lads, pitty about the Brazil move as it would've been one hell of an atmophere.

UFC 145 reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.

Jon Jones: $400,000 (no win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $300,000
Rory MacDonald: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Che Mills: $8,000
Ben Rothwell: $104,000 (includes $52,000 win bonus) def. Brendan Schaub: $14,000 (That TUF contract is hard to get out of)
Michael McDonald: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres: $32,000
Eddie Yagin: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Mark Hominick: $17,000
Mark Bocek: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. John Alessio: $10,000
Travis Browne: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Chad Griggs: $27,000
Matt Brown: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Stephen Thompson: $8,000
Anthony Njokuani: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. John Makdessi: $12,000
Mac Danzig: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Efrain Escudero: $10,000
Chris Clements: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Keith Wisniewski: $10,000
Marcus Brimage: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Maximo Blanco: $13,000