Amir wins, I’m wrong on every single fight…..

For the first time ever I missed every fight prediction I made.  I felt so confident about my Utah boys representin that I picked Jeremy Horn and Josh Burkman to win their fights and both lost.  Josh Burkman and Dustin Hazelett put on one hell of a show.  With that fight being the last on J. Burkman’s contract it will be interesting to see where he goes from here.  I know EliteXC has been snatching up fighters right and left, or even Affliction.

Diego Sanchez looks to be back on track with a big win. 

Finally Amir and CB.  Wow.  I was really concerned that the fight ended in controversy.  I hate when a rematch or grudge match ends in controversy.  As a fighter I’d rather get a win in a big way or decisive way rather than squeek somethin’ out cuz the ref stopped it a tad early.

From the replay it looked like CB did start to tap and then after one good solid tap he changed his mind.  CB did tap and I loved it.  Amir is so surprising as a fighter.  I would put him as an underdog in any fight and not be surprised if he found a way to win them. 

Hopefully he can move through the division quickly and work his way to a title shot.  There are quiet a few people waiting for a chance, but Anderson Silva may have moved on.

Next up: Amir and Jesse Taylor fight in spring of ‘09.  How is that for a prediction.  Jesse will get his stuff together and Dana will give him a shot and promote the hell out of it as the ‘fight that should have been’ just like the Michael Bisping vs. that deaf kid that should have won.

UFC Ultimate Fighter Finale Predictions

Team Rampage was given a fu(k!n gift when CB Dalloway was invited to fight Tim for the chance te be in the finale.  CB should have and did beat Tim.  Tim is a hell of a fighter and even better person, but Dana White and the UFC powers-that-be knew CB would win and they’d get him in the finalle as they wished.  When Amir beat CB the first time they royally f-ed up Dana’s plan for CB and the Middleweight Division.

With Anderson Silva bored to tears with the middleweights, he’s moving up to 205lbs to fight and hopefully kick some ass up there.  The 185 needed some new blood and CB was supposed to be that new blood.

Ultimate Fighter Finale Prediction:
CB will beat Amir by desicion.  I’d love for Amir to pull off another upset and ko CB, but it isn’t going to happen.  My prediction is CB by unanimous decision.

Jeremy Horn will submit Dean Lister in the second round.  Probably ankle lock or something out of the ordinary.  I’ve been down there and seen this guy train, he’ll submit him in the second round after taking a beating in the first round.

Josh Burkman will TKO Hazlett.  Dustin Hazlett is a good fighter, but Burkman is too strong for the 170lb weight class.  Guy has insane strenght and wrestling ability.  Once he has Hazelett down it will be only a matter of time before Hazelett taps from punches or it gets stopped.  Burkman by TKO in the first round.

Kendall Grove will lose by KO or TKO to Evan Tanner.  Tanner never should have lost to Franklin and is a freakin beast.  I’ve never seen so much muscle on one guy with out having some of the juicy-juice in their system.  Look for Tanner to stand and bang if Grove wants to or take it to the ground and pound it out there.

Evan Tanner by KO or TKO in the first round.  Probably in the first two minutes.  I love Kendall, but this isn’t a good match up for him.

Agree?  Disagree? Lets fu(k!n here it!

UFC Fight night results: Burkman robbed immediately after fight?

In Mike Swick’s 170lb debut he encountered a dangerous obstacle.  That obstacle was dealing with decreased strength from cutting weight while fighting one of the strongest men at 170lbs.  Josh Burkman is 3 inches shorter and has a lot more muscle mass than Swick.  Burkman pushed the entire fight and never gave Swick a chance to get started.  Swick landed one head kick and one body kick in the second round.  That was all the action we saw from Swick.  Burkman constantly pushed for a takedown and dominated the hand exchanges. 

At one point in the fight he even felt confident to throw a spinning front roundhouse kick that was totally ubsurd, but entertaining.  When the decision came back the judges gave the fight to Swick for some unknown reason. The crowd booed and Burkman simply walked out of the cage.  Swick apoligized for his performance.

A NOTE TO DANA WHITE:  You left boxing because of it’s deep corruption.  Having the judges throw a fight because you hope to promote one fighter over another is just as bad as Mora/Manfredo II from the Contender fiasco.  Please, Please don’t start down that dangerous road, we love the UFC. 

In a previous fight Patrick Cote found himself on the giving end of some punishment and pain as he knocked Drew McFeddries out cold.