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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!  

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* 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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krazyhopz
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02.25.2012 | 11:48 PM ET

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


30-27???? did i watch the same fight?

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

morganheff
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02.25.2012 | 11:48 PM ET

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

wow... still 3 fights left. Awesome card!

 


 

"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

Swickotine
Swickotine
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02.25.2012 | 11:48 PM ET

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

Good call by the judges...maybe not 30-27 but I think Jake deserved the win.

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

C_Arnoud
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02.25.2012 | 11:49 PM ET

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

ok so Shields was not beat up and won.
this could still be a happy night if Hendo wins
nibrack11
nibrack11
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02.25.2012 | 11:49 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 620th

here we go kongo vs hunt, and i dont think it should have been 30-27 either.

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yorma
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02.25.2012 | 11:49 PM ET

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

Who's fight next.??

"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 | 11:50 PM ET

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

terrible night for japanese fighters.
darth_nanners
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02.25.2012 | 11:50 PM ET

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

@morganheff holy **** I was thinking there was only two fights left.

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fglop
fglop
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02.25.2012 | 11:50 PM ET

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

Sexy is either gassed to hell or he's really really sad.
krazyhopz
krazyhopz
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02.25.2012 | 11:50 PM ET

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


i'm cool w either guy winning, i didnt have strong opinion either way....but shields did not dominate him by any stretch of the imagination

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

Derp
Derp
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02.25.2012 | 11:51 PM ET

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

WAR HUNT!
zarog
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02.25.2012 | 11:51 PM ET

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

Shields won, but he looked really bad. That did nothing to increase his standing in the division. 

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

yorma
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02.25.2012 | 11:52 PM ET

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


AH PUTAIN.!!!

Oh ****.!! in french

KOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNGOOOOOOOO.!!!!!!

"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"

Hybrid
Hybrid
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02.25.2012 | 11:52 PM ET

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

Goldie is a liar. I do not like watching Heavyweights outside of the top five.

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

rorschach
rorschach
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02.25.2012 | 11:53 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 620th

Well I had Shields by 3rd round sub, but after the way this weekend has gone...i'll just take the right pick lol.

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yorma
yorma
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02.25.2012 | 11:55 PM ET

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

Ton of muscles.!!!

But im worry anyway

"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"

morganheff
morganheff
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02.25.2012 | 11:55 PM ET

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

Kongo is the man... should be a good fight though... I'll be suprised if it gets out of the first round. Someone's gonna take a canvas nap.

"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

Swickotine
Swickotine
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02.25.2012 | 11:56 PM ET

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

Where's AnAlias, he'll say it with me...


HUNTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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

Bigj383
Bigj383
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02.25.2012 | 11:56 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 620th

Shields looked really ugly while doing it but he landed twice as many punches as Akiyama.

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AnAlias
AnAlias
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02.25.2012 | 11:57 PM ET

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

I'm here Swick!

War Huntooooo!!

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