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UFC 144 PREDICTIONS AND DISCUSSION

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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!  

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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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benjaminbrandt
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02.26.2012 | 12:12 AM ET

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

People keep mentioning Rampage passed up a fight on the fox card to fight in Japan.  Anyone know what fight he passed up? 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

krazyhopz
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02.26.2012 | 12:13 AM ET

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


i hope rampage can get the win, i picked bader so page should be a lock lol

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

vazio
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02.26.2012 | 12:13 AM ET

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

damn... epic walkout by Rampage.. hands down
morganheff
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02.26.2012 | 12:13 AM ET

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

Hoping Rampage is motivated! I wanna see another good good fight!


 

"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

Derp
Derp
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02.26.2012 | 12:13 AM ET

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

Really, really hope Rampage wins.  More for him than for the fact that I picked him.
krazyhopz
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02.26.2012 | 12:14 AM ET

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

@ben i believe it was this fight, they wanted it on the fox card....part of why that card is so weak imo

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

jaffacakehero
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02.26.2012 | 12:14 AM ET

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

A few people seem to disagree with my Hunt beating JDS statement,I'm a huge Junior fan but he loves knocking dudes the **** out and there's no way he's gonna pass up an opportunity to knock out a former K1 champ! Hence giving Hunt a very good chance of beating him!

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

Lopati
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02.26.2012 | 12:14 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 345th

Brandt, I don't think opponent was gonna be different just the venue.

"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

905Justin
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02.26.2012 | 12:15 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 10th with 8 others

@benjaminbrandt dana said it was probably the same fight just on fox 

"I feel like I get paid way too much money but not enough" - Nick Diaz

morganheff
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02.26.2012 | 12:15 AM ET

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

Got Bader picked for this because Rampage hasn't seemed as into it lately.

"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

krazyhopz
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02.26.2012 | 12:16 AM ET

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


get em page!!

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

benjaminbrandt
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02.26.2012 | 12:16 AM ET

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

Page doesn't even have a 6-pack, I'm really worried about this fight. 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

wolfmanhowl
wolfmanhowl

02.26.2012 | 12:16 AM ET

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

5 underdogs have won tonight.
JudoFreak
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02.26.2012 | 12:17 AM ET

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

And to think we still got a title fight after this! What a card!

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

benjaminbrandt
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02.26.2012 | 12:17 AM ET

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

thanks. 

"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "

Brazilian Jitz
Brazilian Jitz
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02.26.2012 | 12:21 AM ET

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

Bader looking like a mixed martial artist out there.

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krazyhopz
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02.26.2012 | 12:21 AM ET

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

page has no explosion on those td attempts

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

905Justin
905Justin
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02.26.2012 | 12:21 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 10th with 8 others

anyone else notice how fat rampage looks 

"I feel like I get paid way too much money but not enough" - Nick Diaz

mulefloyd
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02.26.2012 | 12:22 AM ET

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

Rampage looks slow

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

JudoFreak
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02.26.2012 | 12:22 AM ET

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

Should really get rid of that 3-point "downed" opponent rule. Let them knee!

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

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