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UFC 135 PREDICTIONS AND DISCUSSION

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Gregory
Gregory
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09.24.2011 | 12:13 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 244th

Tonight's the night! Bones Jones and Rampage Jackson will put all the talking aside and see who can actually deliver inside the Octagon.  And as is usual these days for the UFC, you can catch ALL the fights on the card live.  Things are scheduled to kick off first at 6:40pm eastern time for the first 4 prelims on Facebook.com/UFC.  Then at 8:00pm eastern time, make your way over to SpikeTV for two televised prelims.  Finally at 9:00pm eastern time is the main card starting on pay per view.

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Enjoy the fights and good luck in your predictions! 
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* Edited at 09.24.2011, 5:45 PM ET *

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UFC 135
  • Saturday 09.24.2011 at 09:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Spike TV
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Pepsi Center
  • Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,089,575
  • Attendance: 16,344 (Paid: 14,247)
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 520,000 | TV Ratings: 1.6M viewers (Spike Prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 10
  • Promotion Links:
  • Event Links:
Bout   Info
Jon Jones   defeats   Quinton Jackson   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   1:14 Round 4 of 5, 16:14 Total Bout Page
Josh Koscheck   defeats   Matt Hughes   via KO/TKO, Punches   4:59 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Mark Hunt   defeats   Ben Rothwell   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Travis Browne   defeats   Rob Broughton   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Nate Diaz   defeats   Takanori Gomi   via Submission, Armbar   4:27 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Tony Ferguson   defeats   Aaron Riley   via KO/TKO, Jaw Injury   5:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Tim Boetsch   defeats   Nick Ring   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Júnior Assunção   defeats   Eddie Yagin   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Takeya Mizugaki   defeats   Cole Escovedo   via KO/TKO, Punches   4:30 Round 2 of 3, 9:30 Total Bout Page
James Te Huna   defeats   Ricardo Romero   via KO/TKO, Punches   0:47 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page

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ProdigyKid14
ProdigyKid14
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09.25.2011 | 1:46 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 525 Points   |   Tied for 37th with 30 others

How's Miller going downhill? He just had a tough fight against Wiman, and has wins over O' Brien and Pearson. He needs a step up after the O' Brien fight.

"I fight em all. Men, women, children, ******** people, it doesn't matter. If you hit me, we're gonna fight. -Charles Bennett"

p4pgoat
p4pgoat
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09.25.2011 | 2:22 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 629th

Rampage did better then I thought he would do tonight. Jones is not so untouchable like everyone thinks he is. That's coming from a huge Jones fan too. Rashad is going to present a lot of problems for the champ when they fight.

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minotauro11
minotauro11
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09.25.2011 | 2:58 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 526th

@crum, whoops, my bad. Yeah that's a great fight. 

@prodigy, he looked bad against Wiman and maybe I'm wrong, I watched Miller/O'brien at a small party and was drinking quite a bit I think, but Miller didn't look particularly good in that fight until the finish right? Like he arguably lost the first? If you say I'm wrong then I'll believe you, I remember almost nothing about that fight. The win over Pearson was great but he was injured i think (which I didn't believe until I saw how good he looked in the Barboza fight).

Maybe I just thought Cole looked great against Pearson, but was thoroughly disapointed when he didn't meet my standards against Wiman.

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ProdigyKid14
ProdigyKid14
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09.25.2011 | 3:35 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 525 Points   |   Tied for 37th with 30 others

@minotauro, i do agree with your thoughts on the O' Brien fight, i don't think he was real impressive until he started to put his opponent away. I'm not sure if he would have lost the first round or not, but yes, he didn't blow me away there. It wouldn't surprise me if Pearson was hurt though, I've never heard that, but i believe it. The one that put on a good performance against Barboza and Fisher was likely not the same guy that Cole Miller tapped out.

As far as the Wiman fight, I just think Cole would have a hard time with wrestlers such as Wiman. I think that's why he was dominated in the manner he was.

"I fight em all. Men, women, children, ******** people, it doesn't matter. If you hit me, we're gonna fight. -Charles Bennett"

Yaspaa
Yaspaa
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  • Member Since: 2011.02.03
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09.26.2011 | 4:43 AM ET

Predictions: 2 of 2 Winners, 0 Perfect, 100 Points   |   Tied for 1089th


Yeah, Rampage did better than I expected, nobody's touching Jones though, nobody.

"I Get Better."

krazyhopz
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09.26.2011 | 12:07 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 8 Winners, 0 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 526th

I wouldn't say Jones is unbeatable...but he's pretty damn close, he didn't smash rampage as easily as a lot of people thought he would. but that just proves how tough rampage really is, i mean he hasn't been finished in the ufc before jones for a reason.

I thought Rashad would present the toughest challenge for Jones before, but I think Jon really wants to beat Rashad in impressive fashion. He looked legitametly pissed that Rashad was there. And I think he is very sick of him in general

I thought Jones was very impressive against Rampage, not because of the fact that he got the finish but because he showed great patience and stuck to his gameplan. It was very methodical imo

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

t0rch
t0rch
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09.26.2011 | 12:20 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 0 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 337th

I've said it once and I will say it again, Phil Davis stacks up best against Jones. 

"I would agree with you, but then we would both be wrong."

krazyhopz
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09.26.2011 | 2:33 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 8 Winners, 0 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 526th

@torch I've been right there with ya...I see the 2 of them having 3 great fights against each other by the time their careers are over

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

Crumx7
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09.26.2011 | 3:50 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 575 Points   |   Tied for 12th with 5 others

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