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UFC 144 PREDICTIONS AND DISCUSSION

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Gregory
Gregory
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02.25.2012 | 3:10 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 479th

Tonight the UFC returns to Japan for the first time since April of 2000! UFC 144 is coming to you live tonight from Saitama, Japan, home of many epic Pride FC events over the years.

Things are scheduled to kick off at AROUND 7:30 eastern time for 1 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!  

REMINDER: No requesting of or posting links to illegal streams of the Pay Per View broadcast.

* Edited at 02.25.2012, 3:11 PM ET *

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

UFC 144
  • Saturday 02.25.2012 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: FX
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • Location: Saitama, Japan
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $3,300,000
  • Attendance: 21,000 (Paid: 18,000)
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 375,000 | TV Ratings: 1.5M viewers (FX Prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
  • Promotion Links:
  • Event Links:
Bout   Info
Benson Henderson   defeats   Frankie Edgar   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Ryan Bader   defeats   Quinton Jackson   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Mark Hunt   defeats   Cheick Kongo   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:11 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Jake Shields   defeats   Yoshihiro Akiyama   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Tim Boetsch   defeats   Yushin Okami   via KO/TKO, Punches   0:54 Round 3 of 3, 10:54 Total Bout Page
Hatsu Hioki   defeats   Bart Palaszewski   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Anthony Pettis   defeats   Joe Lauzon   via KO/TKO, Head Kick and Punches   1:21 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Takanori Gomi   defeats   Eiji Mitsuoka   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:21 Round 2 of 3, 7:21 Total Bout Page
Vaughan Lee   defeats   Norifumi Yamamoto   via Submission, Armbar   4:29 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Riki Fukuda   defeats   Steve Cantwell   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Chris Cariaso   defeats   Takeya Mizugaki   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Issei Tamura   defeats   Tiequan Zhang   via KO/TKO, Punch   0:32 Round 2 of 3, 5:32 Total Bout Page

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Brazilian Jitz
Brazilian Jitz
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02.25.2012 | 3:10 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points   |   Tied for 1251st

I ate mcdonalds this morning and I just puked it all out.

"Albert Fish... I mean that guy was a real jerk!"

Gregory
Gregory
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02.25.2012 | 3:11 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 479th

@nik that's how you get the party started!

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

wolfmanhowl
wolfmanhowl

02.25.2012 | 3:13 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 479th

lets get to over 1700 pickers. good luck.
Derp
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02.25.2012 | 3:13 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 139th

I'm questioning my Rampage pick after hearing he was injured in camp and seeing him come in 6 pounds over at the weigh ins.  I don't know if I should be, though.  I think Rampage on a bad day could still probably whoop Ryan Bader.
Brazilian Jitz
Brazilian Jitz
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02.25.2012 | 3:13 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points   |   Tied for 1251st

Thought I'd break the ice!!

"Albert Fish... I mean that guy was a real jerk!"

Cuggy X
Cuggy X
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02.25.2012 | 4:12 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 300 Points   |   Tied for 793rd



I'm playing it safe with the main card and going with all decisions. I know it wont happen like that though.

"He wont be able to handul my riddum" - Georges St-Pierre

yorma
yorma
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02.25.2012 | 4:17 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points   |   Tied for 793rd


ht

"And whats up with y'all, Looking at me like a monkey, You !?! Yeah right, You're all saints, You !! Bunch of macaques !! Gimme a baby monkey, He'll be .. Wonderfull"

Live2wrestle
Live2wrestle
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02.25.2012 | 4:18 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 222nd



Unfortunately I probably wont see the undercard live

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

yorma
yorma
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02.25.2012 | 4:20 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points   |   Tied for 793rd


@Wolf do u know that there is as much pickers in UFC events on Tapology as numbers of viewers for the main card on Dalymotion in France..!!!!!!

And its free.. :(

"And whats up with y'all, Looking at me like a monkey, You !?! Yeah right, You're all saints, You !! Bunch of macaques !! Gimme a baby monkey, He'll be .. Wonderfull"

yorma
yorma
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02.25.2012 | 4:22 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points   |   Tied for 793rd

Cant wait for Hunt vs Kongo to see about what we talked about this fight ;)

"And whats up with y'all, Looking at me like a monkey, You !?! Yeah right, You're all saints, You !! Bunch of macaques !! Gimme a baby monkey, He'll be .. Wonderfull"

wolfmanhowl
wolfmanhowl

02.25.2012 | 4:23 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 479th

france hates mma? :- }
brad
brad
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02.25.2012 | 4:24 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 49th with 36 others

Hunt is gonna be +1 by the end of the night (hopefully)
Derp
Derp
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02.25.2012 | 4:28 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 139th




yorma
yorma
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02.25.2012 | 4:29 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points   |   Tied for 793rd

@Wolf i dont really know but its 2am until 6am, its late..

but man, its ******* free, u guyz u have to pay no??

I do pancrase, and there is fighters dont there but..

I really dont know.. :$

@Brad.. Kongo KO of the night ;)

"And whats up with y'all, Looking at me like a monkey, You !?! Yeah right, You're all saints, You !! Bunch of macaques !! Gimme a baby monkey, He'll be .. Wonderfull"

wolfmanhowl
wolfmanhowl

02.25.2012 | 4:33 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 479th

in america we PAY for everything. Capitialism: its a PUTA. ^^^^^

* Edited at 02.25.2012, 4:34 PM ET *

brad
brad
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02.25.2012 | 4:35 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 49th with 36 others

Man, I'm gettin' excited. When do prelims begin?
yorma
yorma
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02.25.2012 | 4:40 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points   |   Tied for 793rd


@Wolf so funny u are.!!

But its ******* true.!!

In France it begins little by little and it sucks..

Euro is ********

"And whats up with y'all, Looking at me like a monkey, You !?! Yeah right, You're all saints, You !! Bunch of macaques !! Gimme a baby monkey, He'll be .. Wonderfull"

MedWonk
MedWonk
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02.25.2012 | 4:40 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 200 Points   |   Tied for 1363rd

Facebook prelim (Quan v Tamura) is at 730 PM ET, and then on FX at 8 PM ET

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! There's still plenty of meat on that bone. Now, you take this home, throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato...baby, you got a stew goin'!"

Derp
Derp
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02.25.2012 | 4:40 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 139th

Prelims are on FX at 5pm PST.  3 hours and 20 mins left.
brad
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02.25.2012 | 4:42 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 49th with 36 others

Thanks guys


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