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Demian Maia vs Josh Koscheck set for UFC 163.
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04.28.2013 | 2:12 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points | Tied for 1381st
MMA Opinion
UFC 163 adds Demian Maia vs Josh Koscheck to its card.
Man. Maia deserves much better imho.
* Edited at 04.28.2013, 2:15 PM ET *
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
- Saturday 08.03.2013 at 10:00 PM ET
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- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: HSBC Arena
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Enclosure: Octagon
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Responses Page 3
04.29.2013 | 1:36 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 1183rd
Edit: is that the official poster for Aldo vs Pettis? cause it's pretty cool.
* Edited at 04.29.2013, 1:46 AM ET *
"People say ‘oh, so you should retire.’ Yeah, you want me to retire so you won’t get knocked out. - Vitor Belfort"
04.29.2013 | 1:54 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 739th
"he is going to the hospital, and im going to the after party, ha ha ha" Nate Diaz
04.29.2013 | 9:05 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points | 756th Place
I don't see Maia having problems getting Kos down, he's a giant welterweight and Kos has been looking quite unmotivated of late (he was looking weird in the Lawler fight even before he got caught).
I'll be surprised if this goes past the 2nd round.
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
04.29.2013 | 10:13 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 680 Points | 6th Place
" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess
04.29.2013 | 10:15 AM ET
Predictions: 2 of 3 Winners, 1 Perfect, 140 Points | Tied for 1515th
But if Kos drops this fight to Maia, and he probably will, it will be 3 losses in a row. Just who did Kos piss off to get this fight? While it is good to fight a highly-ranked name, this is one that might pull the lever and drop the invisible trap door under Kos' feet.
But I doubt the UFC will release him. He's still entertaining, still has a name, and has a good trash-talk game.
But his $78,000 salary will be a big burden for him to carry forward. That might be the most relevant factor in whether or not he gets cut.
While I might not like Kos too much because of his big mouth, I always like to watch him fight.
* Edited at 04.29.2013, 10:22 AM ET *
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04.29.2013 | 10:50 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points | 756th Place
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
04.29.2013 | 11:06 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 680 Points | 6th Place
" I feel like Davy Crockett on the walls of the Alamo, swinging Old Betsy as the enemy swarmed in with bayonets. Sheesh. Listen you young punks....." - Bill Burgess
04.29.2013 | 11:19 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points | Tied for 1381st
* Edited at 04.29.2013, 11:21 AM ET *
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
04.29.2013 | 11:24 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points | Tied for 1381st
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
04.29.2013 | 11:26 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 1163rd
"Duck, I want to sleep with my wife tonight,"
04.29.2013 | 11:29 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 1163rd
"Duck, I want to sleep with my wife tonight,"
04.29.2013 | 11:32 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points | Tied for 1381st
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
04.29.2013 | 11:58 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 570th
"www.mmatycoon.com"
04.29.2013 | 12:22 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points | Tied for 1381st
Yes this is a step down.
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
04.29.2013 | 2:28 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 739th
I don´t think they see it that way being that they didn´t like Fitch much they probably think Koscheck is a better match, ****tards so many options for Maia and they pick this
"he is going to the hospital, and im going to the after party, ha ha ha" Nate Diaz
04.29.2013 | 2:30 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 1163rd
"Duck, I want to sleep with my wife tonight,"
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- StarsStavros
04.29.2013 | 2:58 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 368th
04.29.2013 | 4:01 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 245th
04.29.2013 | 4:04 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 89th
"Check yourself before you wreck yourself."
04.29.2013 | 4:09 PM ET
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 1616th
He usually goes for throws or sweeps and not slams.
He's a judo black belt and has done some crazy throws in the past on bigger guys. Remember he rag dolled Chael into a round 1 triangle choke a couple of years ago and Chael's a much bigger fighter than most of the guys he's going to be fighting at welterweight.
This fight doesn't make sense ranking wise, but it makes sense as Kos is relatively big UFC name and is pretty well known so a win for Maia over Kos would be a relatively big win for him.
Maia has the grappling skills, power and strength to take Kos down and he has the BJJ submission skills to either submit him, come close to submitting him or controlling him on the ground to a decision win like he did against Fitch.
Really there's not many guys at welterweight who can beat Maia.
* Edited at 04.29.2013, 4:10 PM ET *