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UFC Open-weight Predictions Grand Prix II

UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson

Main Card
Flyweight Title - Demetrious Johnson v John Dodson - Johnson Decision
Light Heavyweight - Quinton Jackson v Glover Teixeira - Teixeira TKO
Lightweight - Donald Cerrone v Anthony Pettis - Pettis Decision
Featherweight - Erik Koch v Ricardo Lamas - Koch Decision

Preliminary Card
Lightweight - TJ Grant v Matt Wiman - Grant Decision
Featherweight - Clay Guida v Hatsu Hioki - Guida Decision
Light Heavyweight - Ryan Bader v Vladimir Matyushenko - Bader TKO

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

TDK2008 - 5
Mitchell - 3
199lives, groundnpound - 2
Master Yoda - 1
Paul Ducky - ZERO

UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson

199lives - 9
Mitchell, groundnpound - 8
TDK2008 - 7
Master Yoda - 5

Outside The Cage: Predictions analysis

groundnpound remains at the top of the table but is now sharing his seat with the current champion 199lives. After 2 second place finishes Mitchell moves off the foot of the table being replaced by Paul Ducky, who did himself no favour by missing out on a prediction card.

UFC Openweight Predictions Grand Prix II table

groundnpound, 199lives

TDK2008

Master Yoda

Mitchell

Paul Ducky


10 predictions reached.

UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar Live on ESPN Saturday 3am, prelims at 1am

Main Card
Featherweight - José Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
Light Heavyweight - Rashad Evans vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Heavyweight - Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Silva
Welterweight - Jon Fitch vs. Demian Maia
Flyweight - Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian McCall
Preliminary Card
Lightweight - Gleison Tibau vs. Evan Dunham
Welterweight - Tyron Woodley vs. Jay Hieron
Lightweight - Jacob Volkmann vs. Bobby Green
Lightweight - Yves Edwards vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg

Good display from you this weekend Mitchell... Your first win in the octagon. Well done lad! Nice.

Jiu-jitsu specialist Mitchell signaled his intention to make the fight a standup affair as he worked a jab early against Thoresen. Neither man landed much of note, though a left hook landed clean for Mitchell on several occasions. Midway through the frame, Mitchell walked straight into a counter punch and was forced on the defensive. The action intensified as the round drew to a close, with both men battering each other with big shots. Mitchell, however, remained the more active fighter.

Advised by his corner to tighten up his striking, Mitchell pursued and then rocked Thoresen with a flurry early in the following round. Crumpling to the mat, the two worked for position as Thoresen battled to recover his wits. Mitchell wound up on top and worked ground and pound before attempting a heel hook. Unsuccessful, he gave up position, but he came very close to securing a rarely seen gogoplata. Thoresen escaped, only to struggle with follow-up sub attempts from Mitchell.

With just seconds before the start of the third round, a cageside doctor spotted a cut to the eyelid of Thoresen, and a stoppage appeared imminent. Advised that further damage would end the fight, referee Herb Dean started the final frame, and a slugfest quickly broke out between the welterweights.

Mitchell again was the busier fighter, though Thoresen countered more effectively than before while landing a series of hard right hands. Exhausted, Mitchell shot for a takedown and wound up on his back with two minutes to work. He was unsuccessful, and Thoresen's attempts to capitalize on top yielded little.

Judges scored the bout 30-27 in favor of Mitchell (12-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), who after dual setbacks and several cancellations finds victory inside the octagon.

"This is the greatest night of my life," he said. "I've been chasing this UFC win a long time. It means so much to me to win in the octagon. When Bruce Buffer said my name, all this emotion hit me. I kissed the canvas. … I don't know what that was all about. This just means so much to me."

Thoresen (17-4-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) now has dropped back-to-back fights since a submission win over Besam Yousef in his octagon debut.

UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar

Featherweight Title Fight - José Aldo v Frankie Edgar - Aldo tko
Light Heavyweight - Rashad Evans v Antônio Rogério Nogueira - Evans tko
Heavyweight - Alistair Overeem v Antonio Silva - Overeem tko
Welterweight - Jon Fitch v Demian Maia - Fitch Sub
Flyweight - Joseph Benavidez vIan McCall - McCall Dec

This is a great fight card!

Really looking forward to the stacked UFC 156 this weekend. Best Superbowl weekend UFC PPV in years.

UFC Open-weight Predictions Grand Prix II

UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar

Featherweight Title Fight - José Aldo v Frankie Edgar - Edgar Dec
Light Heavyweight - Rashad Evans v Antônio Rogério Nogueira - Evans Dec
Heavyweight - Alistair Overeem v Antonio Silva - Overeem TKO
Welterweight - Jon Fitch v Demian Maia - Fitch Dec
Flyweight - Joseph Benavidez v Ian McCall - Benavidez Decision

Hardest fights to call are Aldo/Edgar and Fitch/Maia, especially Aldo/Edgar.

Bisping vs Belcher April 27th at UFC 159.

UFC Open-weight Predictions Grand Prix II

UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar

Featherweight Title Fight - José Aldo v Frankie Edgar - Aldo Dec
Light Heavyweight - Rashad Evans v Antônio Rogério Nogueira - Evans Dec
Heavyweight - Alistair Overeem v Antonio Silva - Overeem KO
Welterweight - Jon Fitch v Demian Maia - Fitch Dec
Flyweight - Joseph Benavidez v Ian McCall - Benavidez Dec

156 Countdown Show



Staredowns last night (Dana White between Overeem and Bigfoot)

UFC Open-weight Predictions Grand Prix II

UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar

Featherweight Title Fight - José Aldo v Frankie Edgar - Aldo DEC
Light Heavyweight - Rashad Evans v Antônio Rogério Nogueira - Evans DEC
Heavyweight - Alistair Overeem v Antonio Silva - Overeem TKO
Welterweight - Jon Fitch v Demian Maia - Maia DEC
Flyweight - Joseph Benavidez v Ian McCall - Benavidez DEC