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 46
02.26.2012 | 1:29 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 49th with 36 others
Pettis' was a beauty too.
* Edited at 02.26.2012, 1:30 AM ET *
02.26.2012 | 1:29 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 1107th
* Edited at 02.26.2012, 1:30 AM ET *
"“I don’t want to lick any butt.” – GSP"
02.26.2012 | 1:31 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 793rd
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- wolfmanhowl
02.26.2012 | 1:31 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 479th
wake you have your new sig manana/
02.26.2012 | 1:31 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 793rd
am i the only one who wants to see bj try to get his belt back? i'm not sayin he deserves shot right away but i think he's the best lw of all time but "frankie the featherweight" was bad match up for him...i think if bj beats a couple top 155ers him and bendo would be a great fight
"Everyone has a gameplan 'till they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson
02.26.2012 | 1:31 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 620th
"I will **** you." ~Me
02.26.2012 | 1:32 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 793rd
"insert random generic/inspirational message here."
02.26.2012 | 1:32 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 479th
Frankie should drop to 145, take a warm up match and then battle Aldo for the belt!
"The punches that land, are the most dangerous..." " Boiling Crock Pot of Excellence " "He ate that like a pop-tart!" ~Joe Rogan
02.26.2012 | 1:32 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 345th
"Surrender??!! You think this letter on my head stands for France?" - Captain America
02.26.2012 | 1:32 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 | 1:33 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 49th with 36 others
02.26.2012 | 1:34 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 175 Points | Tied for 1443rd
I couldn't care less about my picking performance because we have a NEW LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION!
02.26.2012 | 1:35 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 650 Points | 1st Place
2nd... so close
"Blood alone turns the wheels of history" - Dwight Schrute
02.26.2012 | 1:36 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 479th
Wow...just got to see the Tamura KO...what a shot!
"The punches that land, are the most dangerous..." " Boiling Crock Pot of Excellence " "He ate that like a pop-tart!" ~Joe Rogan
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- wolfmanhowl
02.26.2012 | 1:37 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 479th
12-3 in individual sig bets. wake's new sig "benson henderson is da man. smooth up in ya!" smooth up in ya was a heavy metal song in the late 80's by a band called bulletboys.
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- wolfmanhowl
02.26.2012 | 1:37 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 479th
@****estar. Congratualtions!
02.26.2012 | 1:39 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 345th
Which is why we are fans in the first place.
"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
02.26.2012 | 1:40 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 | 1:41 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 793rd
"insert random generic/inspirational message here."
02.26.2012 | 1:42 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 86th
Not as bad as I thought it was gonna be.
* Edited at 02.26.2012, 1:43 AM ET *
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