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UFC 143 PREDICTIONS AND DISCUSSION

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Gregory
Gregory
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02.04.2012 | 12:18 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 817th

UFC 143 is coming to you live tonight from fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. In case you didn't already know, Carlos Condit and taking on Nick Diaz in the main event for the interim welterweight title.

Things are scheduled to kick off at AROUND 7:10 eastern time for 2 prelim fights on Facebook.com/UFC.  Then at 8:00 eastern time you can catch 4 fights for free on FX . Finally at 10:00pm eastern time, plunk down your hard earned dollars to watch the Pay Per View main card.

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Enjoy the fights and good luck in your predictions! 

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UFC 143
  • Saturday 02.04.2012 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: FX
  • Name: UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
  • Also Known As: St. Pierre vs. Diaz
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,389,975
  • Attendance: 9,015 (Paid: 6,727)
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 400,000 | TV Ratings:
  • MMA Bouts: 11
  • Promotion Links:
  • Event Links:
Bout   Info
Carlos Condit   defeats   Nick Diaz   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Fabrício Werdum   defeats   Roy Nelson   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Josh Koscheck   defeats   Mike Pierce   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Renan Barão   defeats   Scott Jorgensen   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Ed Herman   defeats   Clifford Starks   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   1:43 Round 2 of 3, 6:43 Total Bout Page
Dustin Poirier   defeats   Max Holloway   via Submission, Triangle Armbar   3:23 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Edwin Figueroa   defeats   Alex Caceres   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Matt Brown   defeats   Chris Cope   via KO/TKO, Punches   1:19 Round 2 of 3, 6:19 Total Bout Page
Matt Riddle   defeats   Henry Martinez   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Rafael Natal   defeats   Michael Kuiper   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Stephen Thompson   defeats   Dan Stittgen   via KO/TKO, Head Kick   4:13 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page

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Gregory
Gregory
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02.04.2012 | 6:04 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 817th

Supposedly at 7:10 eastern U.S. time, but it always seems to shuffle around a little bit

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GASTRONAUT
GASTRONAUT
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02.04.2012 | 6:05 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 1087th


nm, it says right there.  good luck to the Wolves and all our picks! 

Fatality
Fatality
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02.04.2012 | 6:09 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points   |   Tied for 600th

7:10 I believe.
benjaminbrandt
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02.04.2012 | 6:24 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points   |   Tied for 495th




7 decisions, I hope I didn't overdo it. 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

Swickotine
Swickotine
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02.04.2012 | 6:36 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 399th

@Ben I got 6 so you're not alone haha.




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Swickotine
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02.04.2012 | 6:37 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 399th

I had Figueroa the other day, but then I remember how good Leroy looked last fight, i'm going with him. 

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Lopati
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02.04.2012 | 6:39 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points   |   Tied for 600th



BooYah *******

"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

kallousklown
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02.04.2012 | 6:45 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 525 Points   |   Tied for 495th

Im not confident in my picks.

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Gregory
Gregory
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02.04.2012 | 7:05 PM ET

tune in, fights are starting on facebook!

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 817th


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dielegende23
dielegende23
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02.04.2012 | 7:05 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 575 Points   |   Tied for 301st




let's go streams are on right know !!!

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theMMAmessiah
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02.04.2012 | 7:05 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 399th




darth_nanners
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02.04.2012 | 7:08 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 750 Points   |   Tied for 9th with 9 others

Here we go!!! Fights are starting on Directv channels 123 and 124, they are showing all of the prelims!!! The one downside is that the just played the damn Fox NFL music. 

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mayhem180
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02.04.2012 | 7:09 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 399th

Good luck all! I'm 27-2 in the past 3 events. Not too confident with tonight...

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Lopati
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02.04.2012 | 7:09 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points   |   Tied for 600th

WonderBoy time



this helped in my decision making.

"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

Bigj383
Bigj383
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02.04.2012 | 7:09 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 7 Perfect, 700 Points   |   Tied for 36th with 26 others

UFC throwing a lot of hype on Stephen Thompson.

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SpiderGuard
SpiderGuard
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02.04.2012 | 7:10 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 1218th

I went for the upset
Swickotine
Swickotine
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02.04.2012 | 7:10 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 399th

The fights are also on the PPV channel if you ordered it! same as on Xbox Live.

* Edited at 02.04.2012, 7:10 PM ET *

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Swickotine
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02.04.2012 | 7:11 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 399th

Wonderboy KO round 1 is what I'm hoping.

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

darth_nanners
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02.04.2012 | 7:12 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 750 Points   |   Tied for 9th with 9 others



@Kallous that makes two of us, this was an unusually difficult card to pick. Most of these guys are pretty evenly matched up.

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t0rch
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02.04.2012 | 7:16 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 650 Points   |   Tied for 95th

If I was Stiggen, I would be hacking the **** out of Thompson's front leg.

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

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