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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 *

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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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xxTank0019xx
xxTank0019xx
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02.25.2012 | 11:21 PM ET

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

well on a positive note all my picks i've got correct have been perfect lol

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Hellequin
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02.25.2012 | 11:21 PM ET

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

Time to move on with our lives....

Akiyama over Jake "Jobber" Shields!

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

darth_nanners
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02.25.2012 | 11:21 PM ET

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

Forget the picks I love this card!!!

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kallousklown
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02.25.2012 | 11:21 PM ET

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

Of all the upsets, I chose the underdog that lost.

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

mulefloyd
mulefloyd
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02.25.2012 | 11:21 PM ET

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

C'mon Shields, I need a perfect




"Grammar. The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****."

fglop
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02.25.2012 | 11:21 PM ET

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

Is this the TUF theme song....?
kallousklown
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02.25.2012 | 11:22 PM ET

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

Where do Boetsch and Okami end up in your middleweight rankings now?

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

Swickotine
Swickotine
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02.25.2012 | 11:22 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 222nd

I'm rooting for both guys in this fight. Love Sexyama but it would be nice for Jake to get the win after the whole Dad/Ellenberger thing.

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

C_Arnoud
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02.25.2012 | 11:23 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 479th

man this card is being so bad for me only Shields getting beat up would make me feel better.
Hybrid
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02.25.2012 | 11:23 PM ET

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

@kallous I think Boetsch instantly jumps up to top 12. Okami doesn't drop much, because he looked so much improved. 

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

darth_nanners
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02.25.2012 | 11:23 PM ET

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

No **** Joe

"insert random generic/inspirational message here."

Turovik
Turovik
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02.25.2012 | 11:23 PM ET

Rogan just got his sanity back, lol.

"Yep."

krazyhopz
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02.25.2012 | 11:23 PM ET

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

i will never claim to know anything about mma again

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

Hybrid
Hybrid
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02.25.2012 | 11:23 PM ET

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

Holy ****. Akiyama came out to Con te Partiro. ******* amazing. Awesome

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

fglop
fglop
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02.25.2012 | 11:23 PM ET

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

lmao Akiyama with the classic time to say goodbye
benjaminbrandt
benjaminbrandt
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02.25.2012 | 11:23 PM ET

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

Based on the underdogs winning tonight, Rampage is screwed. 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

brad
brad
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02.25.2012 | 11:23 PM ET

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

lol akiyama's orange tan is killin me
vazio
vazio
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02.25.2012 | 11:24 PM ET

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

this tan is just... wrong
yorma
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02.25.2012 | 11:24 PM ET

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

@Kallous ouch.!!

"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"

benjaminbrandt
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02.25.2012 | 11:24 PM ET

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

Akiyama via coco butter. 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

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