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Gregory
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03.02.2013 | 1:56 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 575 Points   |   Tied for 55th

The UFC is back to Japan for the 2nd time!  Or, at least the second time in the modern era.

Here's your schedule of when to tune in:

Prelims on Facebook/Youtube:  Hard to tell!  UFC.com says 7:40PM ET but perhaps they will start earlier. Be careful and watch out for an earlier start!!

Main Card on Fuel: 10PM ET.

Get your picks in and enjoy your UFC fix.

"I live, I die, I live again."

UFC on FUEL TV 8
  • Saturday 03.02.2013 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Fuel TV | Prelims: Facebook.com
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • Location: Saitama, Japan
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Kenny Florian
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Attendance: 14,682
  • TV Ratings: 485,000 average viewers
  • MMA Bouts: 11
  • Promotion Links:
  • Event Links:
Bout   Info
Wanderlei Silva   defeats   Brian Stann   via KO/TKO, Punches   4:08 Round 2 of 5, 9:08 Total Bout Page
Mark Hunt   defeats   Stefan Struve   via KO/TKO, Punch   1:44 Round 3 of 3, 11:44 Total Bout Page
Diego Sanchez   defeats   Takanori Gomi   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Yushin Okami   defeats   Hector Lombard   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Rani Yahya   defeats   Mizuto Hirota   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Dong Hyun Kim   defeats   Siyar Bahadurzada   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Brad Tavares   defeats   Riki Fukuda   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Takeya Mizugaki   defeats   Bryan Caraway   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Kazuki Tokudome   defeats   Cristiano Marcello   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Alex Caceres   vs.   Kyung Ho Kang   Ends in a No Contest, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Hyun Gyu Lim   defeats   Marcelo Guimarães   via KO/TKO, Knee and Punch   4:00 Round 2 of 3, 9:00 Total Bout Page

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Swickotine
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03.02.2013 | 11:52 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 1086th

Gomi

"I'm bi-polar...nice jab, mean hook."

kallousklown
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03.02.2013 | 11:53 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 88th

This is already a pretty good fight. A real shame we don't see Diego fight more often. 

"Are we gonna jump, or we just gonna jerk each other off?"

Live2wrestle
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03.02.2013 | 11:53 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 923rd

Gomi is looking good

"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"

legacyofmisfortune
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03.02.2013 | 11:53 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 277th

the last 3 fights of the card we'll have FOTN, SOTN and KOTN

"he is going to the hospital, and im going to the after party, ha ha ha" Nate Diaz

TraeBlack
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03.02.2013 | 11:53 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 200 Points   |   Tied for 1240th

Diego needs to gas out already

"3HUNNA"

blackpanther
blackpanther

03.02.2013 | 11:53 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 719th


I think Sanchez will gas in third round b/c of bad weight cut.

"Anik just might blow this place up when he gets angry again."

Derp
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03.02.2013 | 11:54 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 88th

Not going how I expected at all. Thought Diego was gonna be the clear aggressor in this fight.
Lopati
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03.02.2013 | 11:55 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 175 Points   |   Tied for 1289th

Anyone ever seen Diego Sanchez and Fernando Vargas in the same place? 

"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset

AllHailKrull
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03.02.2013 | 11:55 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 719th

Oh my god, i ref is actually giving out a warning!

"People say ‘oh, so you should retire.’ Yeah, you want me to retire so you won’t get knocked out. - Vitor Belfort"

TraeBlack
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03.02.2013 | 11:56 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 200 Points   |   Tied for 1240th

Diego has slowed down a bit

"3HUNNA"

pac336
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03.02.2013 | 11:56 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 506th

Sanchez using the Greg Jackson game plan

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jojoman
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03.02.2013 | 11:56 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 923rd

its not like it was intentional, the ref has something up his ass with that

"“he stood a few feet away from an unresponsive Munoz and watched as Weidman tried to resuscitate him with right hooks” -Ben Fowlkes on Josh Rosenthal "

gunn4206
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03.02.2013 | 11:56 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 277th

diego needs to  jab !

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benjaminbrandt
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03.02.2013 | 11:58 PM ET

Predictions: 2 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 125 Points   |   Tied for 1340th


20-18 Gomi is what I see, but God only knows what the judges will think in a Diego Sanchez fight. 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

Live2wrestle
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03.02.2013 | 11:59 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 923rd

20-18 GOMI


HADOKEN ************S

"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"

JM Barrie
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03.03.2013 | 12:02 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 615th

well if i had known sanchez was going to be a merry-go-round, i wouldnt have picked him

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TraeBlack
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03.03.2013 | 12:04 AM ET

Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 200 Points   |   Tied for 1240th

Glad I changed my pick last minute lol

"3HUNNA"

benjaminbrandt
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03.03.2013 | 12:04 AM ET

Predictions: 2 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 125 Points   |   Tied for 1340th


I'm gonna go ape**** if Gomi doesn't get the UD. 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

krazyhopz
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03.03.2013 | 12:04 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 88th


this is the fight i felt the most comfortable about what the **** diego

"Everyone has a gameplan 'till they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson

Swickotine
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03.03.2013 | 12:05 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 1086th

29-28 FIREBALL

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