Saturday 6/26/10 a meet was held at Montreal Barbell (CPF sanction). Bill Crawford got 400 kgs,

UFC president Dana White released the figure at the evening's post-event
press conference while also reporting a live gate of $4.2 million.

"UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin" featured a headliner between former
light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and former middleweight
champion Rich Franklin.

UFC 115 Liddel vs. Franklin has a main card packed with what appear to be five guaranteed crowd pleasing bouts as all 10 combatants on the PPV card have a history of finishing their fights in dramatic fashion.

We start with the Quick Hit Predictions for the undercard and then on to the five main televised bouts.

Non-Televised Matches

Mario Miranda over David Loiseau
Ricardo Funch over Claude Patrick
Mike Pyle over Jesse Lennox
James Wilks over Peter Sobotta

Spike TV Matches

Matt Wiman over Mac Danzig
Tyson Griffin over Evan Dunham

Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit (24-5) vs. Rory MacDonald (10-0).

Condit enters his third UFC bout after being on both ends of a split decision in his previous two fights. MacDonald is entering the Octagon for the second time after picking up a submission win in his UFC debut.

Before entering the UFC, Condit had won five straight fights in the WEC and was that promotion’s 170-pound champion before the division folded and was absorbed into the UFC.

MacDonald is hungry and looking to take the next step in his career.

I’m sensing a trend in Condit’s UFC fights though.

Prediction: Condit over MacDonald by decision.

Heavyweight Match: Ben Rothwell (30-7) vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-14-1, 1 NC)

Do not expect anything other than a brawl in this one. Both these guys want to stand and fire away until one of them falls.

Yvel is more famous for hitting guys in the groin from his days in Japan. Rothwell was one of the top heavyweight fighters not in the UFC for a couple of years.

Prediction: Rothwell over Yvel by knockout.

Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago (13-1-0) vs. Martin Kampmann (16-3-0)

What we have here is the next couple of guys trying to solidify their place in line after the upcoming Welterweight title fight between Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck.

Thiago comes in having won two in a row and three of his four UFC fights. Kampmann has won three out of his last five outings.

Thiago owns a KO win over Koscheck. Kampmann is 3-1 since dropping to 170 from middleweight.

Prediction: Kampmann over Thiago by technical knockout.

Heavyweight Bout: Mirko Cro Cop (26-7-2, 1 NC) vs. Pat Barry (5-1-0)

Two well-traveled kickboxers will meet and don’t make any bets on this one going to the floor for a submission finish.

Cro Cop has more head-kick knockouts on his resume than any 10 fighters anyone can name put together. Barry has ended fights with some of the most vicious leg kicks ever seen.

Cro Cop’s resume is a who’s who of MMA. Barry is taking a definite step up in competition by facing a sure-fire future Hall of Famer.

Cro Cop heads in to this fight with a 2-1 record since returning to the UFC in June 2009. Cro Cop is 3-3 overall in the UFC.

Barry is also 2-1 in his only three fights in the promotion.

Official prediction: Cro Cop over Barry by TKO.

Light-Heavyweight bout: Chuck Liddell (21-7-0) vs. Rich Franklin (27-5-0, 1 NC)

It’s been 14 months since Chuck “THE ICEMAN” Liddell was knocked out by Mauricio Rua in Montreal. It’s been six months since Rich “ACE” Franklin was stopped by Vitor Belfort in Dallas.

Both are certified legends in the sport. Liddell was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame last July. Franklin is pretty much waiting on the call to the hall.

Liddell is a headhunter. Franklin is a technical/strategic fighter who has a few KOs on his highlight reel.

Liddell circles around the perimeter of the cage like a shark and draws fighters into range of his lethal punches. Franklin will break you down with kicks and strikes before he puts you on your back to pound you out.

I think ring rust is real. So who has more?

Official Prediction: Franklin over Liddell by decision.

Until Next Time

I’m Q
CYA

“Words are important, I thank you for hearing my words.” George Carlin RIP.

Loiseau, 30, was booked on short notice to face John Salter at UFC 113
in Montreal before the Quebec Athletic Commission put a hold on his
fight license, which prompted UFC officials to give his slot to Jason
MacDonald.

But instead of shrugging their shoulders and saying, "Better luck next
time," UFC matchmaker Joe Silva rebooked the former middleweight
contender against Mario Miranda at Saturday's at UFC 115 event.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be counter programming “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” by re-airing “UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun II” on Spike TV.

The Strikeforce show will air at 10 p.m. ET/PT and besides featuring the Fedor vs. Werdum fight, the co-main event features a womens 145 pound title fight between champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. challenger Jan Finney, and a rematch between Cung Le vs. Scott Smith. The event is being held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

While UFC 113 offers the UFC light-heavyweight title fight between Machida vs. Rua, a heavyweight match between Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson vs. Matt Mitrione, and the “Fight of the Night” winners Jeremy Stephens vs. Sam Stout. The event was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Spike TV is available in 98.6 million homes while Showtime reaches approximately 12 million.

The UFC 113 rebroadcast will include the following bouts:

- Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
- Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione
- Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Joe Doerksen vs. Tom Lawlor
- Marcus Davis vs. Jonathan Goulet
- Patrick Cote vs. Alan Belcher

UFC 119 is expected to take place on Sept. 25 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, but no official words has come from the promotion as of yet.

Stephens is coming off a close victory against Sam Stout at UFC 113 in Montreal. “Lil Heathen” was awarded the split decision in a fight that earned both men the “Fight of the Night” honor. For the Iowa native, he’s won three “Fight Night” awards in his past three victories, getting “Knockout of the Night” against Justin Buchholz at UFN 19 and Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 91.

He’s won his past two fights, dropped the previous two and is 3-2 in his past five. He’s earned 12 T(KO) wins out of his 17 professional victories.

Guillard, a former “TUF 2″ veteran, is 5-1 in his past six having earned two straight victories. He KO’d Waylon Lowe in his last fight at UFC 114, after dropping the fighter with a solid knee to the body. “The Young Assassin” earned a unanimous decision against Ronnys Torres at UFC 109 before his previous fight.

His only loss in the past six fights was against Nate Diaz at UFN 19 after he got caught in a guillotine choke in the second round. Guillard has won 14 of his 24 wins by T(KO) and 7 by submission.

After his win over Lowe the other weekend, Guillard asked to face Stephens next and now apparently, has his wish.

HT: MMAjunkie.com

“UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2” took place at the sold-out Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on Saturday, May 8, and featured some of MMA’s heaviest hitters, including Kimbo Slice, Sam Stout, Marcus Davis, and Patrick Cote, among others. Spike TV’s telecast will include the following bouts:

· Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
· Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione
· Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens
· Joe Doerksen vs. Tom Lawlor
· Marcus Davis vs. Jonathan Goulet
· Patrick Cote vs. Alan Belcher

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