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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.

Your prediction results and leaderboard ranking will automatically show up in any posts made here. If you want to embed your full listing of picks you can do that also.   Your picks, as well as a link to embed the image, and the top of the site-wide leaderboard will all be available in the right column on this thread.

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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JudoFreak
JudoFreak
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02.25.2012 | 11:14 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 1107th

Did anyone else hear Rogan's "I see what you did there!"?

Well turns out my feed is far-behind everyone else's!

* Edited at 02.25.2012, 11:16 PM ET *

"“I don’t want to lick any butt.” – GSP"

itfigures
itfigures
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02.25.2012 | 11:14 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 1107th

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Hybrid
Hybrid
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  • Member Since: 2011.11.08
  • Predictions:  158  |  57.6%
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02.25.2012 | 11:14 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 86th

Now THAT is a comeback.

"History boils down to a few really awesome people doing really awesome stuff, and a bunch of idiots messing it up for everyone else."

Turovik
Turovik
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  • Post Score: 200

02.25.2012 | 11:14 PM ET

CROW PIE FOR ME LOL WOW 

THE SINGLE GREATEST COMEBACK IN UFC HISTORY

"Yep."

RWLawman
RWLawman
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  • Member Since: 2011.01.01
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  • Forum Posts:  2,053
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02.25.2012 | 11:14 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 956th

And I eat my words.

" "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Khalil Gibran "

zarog
zarog
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  • Member Since: 2011.11.07
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02.25.2012 | 11:14 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 345th

HOLY ****!!!!!! Great comeback. Good job by Boetsch.

"Surrender??!! You think this letter on my head stands for France?" - Captain America

vazio
vazio
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02.25.2012 | 11:15 PM ET

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

i... don`t.... believe it.... what the hell just happened?
jaffacakehero
jaffacakehero
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02.25.2012 | 11:15 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 1107th

I tip my *** JUST HAPPENED hat to you Mr.Boetsch

"If you're matched up against me, you better be prepared to give your life...because I am prepared to take it. - Conor McGregor"

Hybrid
Hybrid
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02.25.2012 | 11:15 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 86th

Joe is having an orgasm

"History boils down to a few really awesome people doing really awesome stuff, and a bunch of idiots messing it up for everyone else."

LiLRASKALG
LiLRASKALG
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02.25.2012 | 11:15 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 300 Points   |   Tied for 793rd

how the hell that happen?? congrats TIM!

"IF I AGREE WITH YOU THEN WE WOULD BOTH BE WRONG!"

theMMAmessiah
theMMAmessiah
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02.25.2012 | 11:15 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 139th

hahahaha ******* BOETSCH!!!!! I should have put you in my parlay, DAMNIT!!
krazyhopz
krazyhopz
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02.25.2012 | 11:15 PM ET

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


god dammit, i thought i was gonna get 1 of these ****** fights right....jesus calm down joe, thats not better than kongo barry

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

Hellequin
Hellequin
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02.25.2012 | 11:15 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 479th


NOOOOUUUUU!

MATT HUUUUUUUGHES!!!!! GRRRRRRR!

"The punches that land, are the most dangerous..." " Boiling Crock Pot of Excellence " "He ate that like a pop-tart!" ~Joe Rogan

chrstphr
chrstphr
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02.25.2012 | 11:15 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 86th

HOLY SCOTT SMITH BATMAN!

Absolutely AMAZING. I don't even care that I got that pick wrong, haha. WOW!
kallousklown
kallousklown
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02.25.2012 | 11:15 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 175 Points   |   Tied for 1443rd

Did Rogan really jsut say this was the greatest UFC comeback ever? Did he forget about Silva vs Sonnen?

"Are we gonna jump, or we just gonna jerk each other off?"

morganheff
morganheff
  • Member Since: 2011.03.19
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02.25.2012 | 11:16 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 479th

Boetsch is an animal!

"Roy Nelson is not human. He's not human man, I've never seen anything like that... a zombie with a mullet" -Dana White, UFC185 post fight presser

xxTank0019xx
xxTank0019xx
  • Location: Iowa
  • Member Since: 2011.12.03
  • Predictions:  6,155  |  62.4%
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02.25.2012 | 11:16 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 500 Points   |   Tied for 27th with 21 others

**** me worst night of picks ever!

"2012 GIF AV Grand Prix "FAH Q" Award winner!"

Derp
Derp
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02.25.2012 | 11:16 PM ET

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

Hell of a card tonight. 
Hybrid
Hybrid
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02.25.2012 | 11:16 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 86th

Did he forget about Kongo Barry?

"History boils down to a few really awesome people doing really awesome stuff, and a bunch of idiots messing it up for everyone else."

yorma
yorma
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02.25.2012 | 11:16 PM ET

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


what an event.!!!

****.!!

 

"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"

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