UFC 100 thoughts and predictions

Here we are once again, just a few days away from a UFC event. Not just any event but one to be considered a milestone: UFC 100. A company that started a little bit as a freak show and a total infomercial for Gracie Jiu Jitsu, went through its fair share of thunderstorms and 16 years later, reigns supreme as the king of paper view. How beneficial it is for one's career it is to be on this fight card. Speaking of fights, I have no shortage of opinions about this one. I actually love the card and for the most part, I think everybody on it deserves to be there, except for Lesnar. I understand he is a huge superstar but the man does not have a record that lands him on this card. He doesn't have a record that puts him against Couture just a few months ago, but the UFC realizes Brock draws a lot of attention and perhaps many new viewers because of his popularity as a pro wrestler. It is a great business decision and who am I to second guess the guys who pretty much developed the fastest growing sport in the United States? Since I started with Lesnar, let's talk about him first:

Mir X Lesnar: Mir is going to sub him again. Plain and simple. My guess is that Lesnar will over protect his legs and leave Mir an omoplata or something. Maybe even a choke. We'll see. Moving on we have...

Bisping X Henderson: This is a tough one to call. I want Hendo to win, not because I'm a big fan or anything, but because it is so much fun to hate on Bisping. Having said that, I think it will be a little bit of a truncated fight, with a pinch of a fun brawl at moments and the Brit will yank a decision in the end.

Tiago Alves X George Saint Pierre: This is actually my favorite fight of the night. At first, I thought GSP would have no problems walking through Alves but as I thought more about it, I ended up changing my mind on it. I think that, if Tiago is able to stuff GSP's take downs, he'll win the stand up battle.I realize that's a big "if", but I think The Pit bull will actually pull it off. I think he's better on his feet and even if GSP tries a little dirty boxing, Alves should be ok. On the other hand, the longer this thing goes, the better it is for GSP. Here is my prediction on record: Alves via KO probably end of 2nd or beginning of 3rd. That's bold, I know. That's what I see though. Gotta go with it.
A couple more things: Really, really looking forward to see Jon Jones working. Also, the UFC is expected to come up with 2 more hall of famers and there has been a lot of speculation on who they are. Many have said that "Mask" should be one of them. I agree that "Mask" should be in the hall of fame but if we're bringing in non UFC fighters, Mr. Helio Gracie should lead that line. The other two names I can think of at the moment are "The Iceman", and I'd love to see it happening, and Matt Hughes. If that is what Dana is doing, I would hope they both are retiring. They have been great champions and have absolutely nothing to prove.I understand they'll be inducted during the Fan expo on Friday but I'm hoping there will be some kind of tribute paid to them during the PPV event. It should be an action packed event and I can't wait to see it. Till then, fight on.

GSP is brutal

BJ really improved since the last time he fought GSP. His conditioning seems to be better, his ground game is as good as it gets but aparently GSP didn't care much about it. This kid man handled the Prodigy. GSP is a beast! He made BJ's legendary guard look as strong as butter against a hot knife. Almost as bad as Sherk x Franca but GSP doesnt only ground and pounds you but he also puts his weight on his opponents like nobody does. He weights a thousand pounds man. All props to GSP. Can't wait to see him collide with the Pitbull from Fortaleza. Rock on BJ. You had a tough night but it ain't no shame to lose to GSP. The other monster is Lyoto. Thiago Silva had never been dominated like that. Much less KO'd. The Dragon is well on his way to a title shot. Guida represented once again and Diaz did his thing but clearly wasn't enough against the Carpenter. The judo match was pretty entertaining actualy, and Kim's BJJ is better than I expected. I understand the UFC is waiting on Rampage vs Jardine to decide who Sugar Evans gets next. (Rampage or the Dragon) I don't really care because Rashad is going to have his hands full either way and both match ups are pretty exciting to me. As for GSP, Thiago Alves should be no easy task standing up but once they're on the ground GSP should have a considerable advantage. Lastly, I would really love to see The battle of the Silvas now. I'm talking about Thiago and Wand. This one has fireworks written all over it.
Let's see what happens.