8 questions heading into UFC 168:

1. Will Siyar Bahadurzada bounce back?
2. Which LW is poised to break out (Miller,Camoes,Johnson,Tibau) ?
3. Who is getting booted out of the UFC? Chris Leben or Uriah Hall?
4. Is Diego Brandao legit?
5. Which HW will become a contender? Browne or Barnett?
6. Does Meisha Tate have anything for Ronda Rousey?
7. Will Anderson Silva "Clown" Chris Weidman again?
8. How good is Chris Weidman's cardio?

Though his fight with Hall was a little underwhelming, I think he takes the decision here. He is hungry again, realizes the second opportunity given to him. 

1. No. Howard will take this. He went in against another KO artist and didn't give a ****. Keep in mind that he went up in weight to beat Hall.

2. Everyone expects Miller to win, so I'm gonna go with Tibau.

3. Leben because he's been looking really old.

4. The fact that I had to think about this probably means no. But I want him to succeed.

5. Barnett. Not saying Browne won't win, but Barnett is where the smart money is

6. Not anything she didn't have in the first fight.

7. Not really, but he will use some trickery, head movement, and speed, and it will look like it.

8. He hasn't given us a reason to believe it's bad, but then again, he's never been in a 5 round fight. I say this fight ends (Either way) before we get a chance to find out.


 

1. Don't think so, especially if Howard can mix things up like he's capable of.

2. Don't think any of them, but I think Johnson has the best chance. I personally don't think the other three can get much higher on the LW ladder.

3. Never thought much of Hall (ever), and Leben's been looking old and worn out lately. Hate to say it because I've always liked the guy, but I think Leben's run in the UFC is up after this fight.

4. Nope.

5. Barnett.

6. No.

7. Probably, but not quite as much as he did the first time.

8. Probably just average, I don't think it's anything special. Not sure if this is the fight where we find that out or not though.

1. Yes but it will be a close fight
2. With the exception of Camoes they're all somewhat established.  The ones that have potential to break out would be Johnson if he wins impressive or Camoes if he wins at all.
3. Hopefully Hall
4. Yes, but he's losing to Poirier who is a future champion
5. Barnett
6. She put up a better fight than people give her credit for, but I don't think she'll do as good this time around.
7. Probably, but not to the same extent.  Anderson by KO regardless
8. Not as good as Anderson's

1. Will Siyar Bahadurzada bounce back?
Maybe, but not spectactularly. Howard is tough, pretty technical and doesn't seem to be type you can put away with one punch.
2. Which LW is poised to break out (Miller,Camoes,Johnson,Tibau) ?
I don't think either of these four will see a high rise in rank after this. I see Tibau stifling Johnson, which means both will stay where they're at and I see Miller beating Camoes which everyone expects to happen.
3. Who is getting booted out of the UFC? Chris Leben or Uriah Hall?
Leben would never get "booted" imo but he is going to probably lose. 
4. Is Diego Brandao legit?
We won't be able to tell against Poirier, whom he'd lose to if he was legit or not.
5. Which HW will become a contender? Browne or Barnett?
I hope Barnett.
6. Does Meisha Tate have anything for Ronda Rousey?
A strong desire to win. 
7. Will Anderson Silva "Clown" Chris Weidman again?
I think he dominates honestly. 
8. How good is Chris Weidman's cardio?
Uhh i'm sure it isn't bad/good to the point where its going to be a deciding factor.

1. Will Siyar Bahadurzada bounce back? Not in this fight.
2. Which LW is poised to break out (Miller,Camoes,Johnson,Tibau) ? Tibau (I don't know if beating MJ is a breakout per say, but he's the one that's going to get the tougher win of the 4).
3. Who is getting booted out of the UFC? Chris Leben or Uriah Hall? Leben will lose, Hall will get booted on his next loss because he's not going to win spectacularly.
4. Is Diego Brandao legit? Legit? Yes. Can beat he Poirier? Not at this stage, not with that cardio.
5. Which HW will become a contender? Browne or Barnett? Browne.
6. Does Meisha Tate have anything for Ronda Rousey? Maybe, if she can put her on her back. IF.
7. Will Anderson Silva "Clown" Chris Weidman again? He didn't clown him, that's how he goats people into committing to stuff and can surprise them with deadly counters. Didn't work this time because he's getting slower and Weidman extended more than he expected and tagged him a second before that. And to answer your question, he'll definitely do it again if the fight goes to that place because that's how he fights, it's instinct.
8. How good is Chris Weidman's cardio? I have seen no reason to doubt it yet.

* Edited at 12.17.2013, 11:14 AM ET *

1. Will Siyar Bahadurzada bounce back?
-I don't think so.  If it gets out of the first round, Howard takes it. 
2. Which LW is poised to break out (Miller,Camoes,Johnson,Tibau) ?
-Break out? Well, Miller and Tibau will never get beyond that ceiling.  Unless Johnson really improves, neither will he.  Not too sure of Camoes.
3. Who is getting booted out of the UFC? Chris Leben or Uriah Hall?
-Hall gets booted or Leben retires.
4. Is Diego Brandao legit?
-Legit? I don't know what you mean by that, but he is going to lose this fight.
5. Which HW will become a contender? Browne or Barnett?
-Barnett will win, both are contenders.
6. Does Meisha Tate have anything for Ronda Rousey?
-Doubtful
7. Will Anderson Silva "Clown" Chris Weidman again?
-I hope not.
8. How good is Chris Weidman's cardio?
-An All American Champion wrestler's cardio?  I'd imagine it'd be pretty solid

* Edited at 12.17.2013, 11:37 AM ET *

1. I think Howard's going to win because I think Siyar's KO over Paulo Thiago was just karma from the MMA gods for KOing Josh Koscheck and then being a bust.
2. Unless Miller chooses to keep it standing, I believe that Camoes could be the unlikely winner of the night. Even if Miller does choose to strike the entire way, Camoes fought 27 minutes bare-knuckled against Anderson Silva; guy's got balls.
3. Uriah Hall because Chris Leben will never be booted out; only forced to retire.
4. Yes.
5. Hard question, I'm going with Barnett 'cause Browne's cardio is questionable.
6. No.
7. If he doesn't his path to victory will be significantly narrower.
8. Not too good but good enough to lay n' pray the Spider for a little bit.

Camoes couldn't do much to Melvin Guillard on the ground and he fought Anderson Silva in 1997. He's tough, but I don't see him having much of a shot.

1. Will Siyar Bahadurzada bounce back?
I think so, he seems to have more power than Howard and Howard doesn't seem like a guy who will take Siyar down and give him problems there. Hard fight to call though. 

2. Which LW is poised to break out (Miller,Camoes,Johnson,Tibau) ? 
I don't think anybody will "break out" per se. I expect Miller and Tibau to win and neither win will be good enough to move them beyond gatekeeper status. 

3. Who is getting booted out of the UFC? Chris Leben or Uriah Hall?
Leben though as said he will likely be asked to retire instead of being booted. TBH he would have already been cut after the Craig loss if it weren't for stupid favoritism, he lost three straight, failed a drug test, and looked like slow crud against Brunson and Craig.

4. Is Diego Brandao legit?
Legit as a solid fighter? Yes. Legit enough to beat Poirier? Highly, highly doubt it.

5. Which HW will become a contender? Browne or Barnett?
I'm going with Barnett as I don't think Browne's wrestling has been shown to be good enough to handle him. Browne will stay relevant though and could still get a future title shot. 

6. Does Meisha Tate have anything for Ronda Rousey?
No. It's hard to imagine Tate even doing as good as she did in the first fight. Keep in mind that since that fight she's had an extremely hard-fought fight against Julie Kedzie and a TKO loss to Cat Zingano. 

7. Will Anderson Silva "Clown" Chris Weidman again?
If he acts or fights anything like he did in the first fight, he's a moron. 

8. How good is Chris Weidman's cardio?
Good enough that it should have a low chance of being relevant in this fight.