Topic: UFC 144
UFC 144 PREDICTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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02.25.2012 | 3:10 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 479th
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* Edited at 02.25.2012, 3:11 PM ET *
"I live, I die, I live again."
- 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
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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 |
Responses Page 36
02.26.2012 | 12:07 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 1107th
"If the enemy rejects the ground, I would take him down by tackle. Why didn’t he [Royler] do so? May I introduce him to a good coach? His tackle was... like a girl’s one... Mr. Royler, how are you feeling?" - Kazushi Sakuraba
02.26.2012 | 12:07 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 479th
"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
02.26.2012 | 12:07 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 1107th
02.26.2012 | 12:08 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 222nd
"Grammar. The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****."
02.26.2012 | 12:08 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 275 Points | Tied for 956th
"I would agree with you, but then we would both be wrong."
02.26.2012 | 12:08 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 1107th
"If you're matched up against me, you better be prepared to give your life...because I am prepared to take it. - Conor McGregor"
02.26.2012 | 12:08 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 793rd
"insert random generic/inspirational message here."
02.26.2012 | 12:09 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 1107th
Do what Rashad did and just try and lay-n-pray on Jackson.
"“I don’t want to lick any butt.” – GSP"
02.26.2012 | 12:10 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 49th with 36 others
02.26.2012 | 12:10 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 479th
Would love to see Hunt vs Cain!
"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
02.26.2012 | 12:10 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 86th
"History boils down to a few really awesome people doing really awesome stuff, and a bunch of idiots messing it up for everyone else."
02.26.2012 | 12:10 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 793rd
@Mulefloyd thumb up my friend.!!
Hat down..
"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"
02.26.2012 | 12:10 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 222nd
"I'm bi-polar...nice jab, mean hook."
02.26.2012 | 12:10 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 49th with 36 others
On a side note, we need more Hioki
02.26.2012 | 12:10 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 345th
I ******* love this guy. Hopefully his swan song lives up to the song playing right now.
"Surrender??!! You think this letter on my head stands for France?" - Captain America
02.26.2012 | 12:11 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 10th with 8 others
"I feel like I get paid way too much money but not enough" - Nick Diaz
02.26.2012 | 12:11 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 175 Points | Tied for 1443rd
"Are we gonna jump, or we just gonna jerk each other off?"
02.26.2012 | 12:12 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 479th
Rampage is gonna gas out howling like that.
"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "
02.26.2012 | 12:12 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 175 Points | Tied for 1443rd
"Are we gonna jump, or we just gonna jerk each other off?"
02.26.2012 | 12:12 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 345th
Sad but true
"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