Sam's UFC 133 Picks
Main Card -
Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz: Rashad Evans was next in line to get a title shot against the top 3 P4P fighter, Jon Jones. Tito Ortiz was one fight away from getting cut from the UFC forever and he got lucky because Ryan Bader was nervous and not on his game that night. Now Tito is getting a chance to fight the number one contender in Evans. I believe that the UFC was desperate for someone to fill in for Phil Davis on short notice and thought that it would be a good draw by saying it’s the comeback fight for Tito and a rematch= Rashad Evans by Unanimous decision.
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort: Vitor Belfort just fought for the middleweight belt against Anderson Silva and, up to the front-kick KO, he actually looked really good. If you re-watch that fight you could see that Belfort was landing most of his shots and Anderson couldn’t do much…till the front kick. Akiyama has looked terrible since his UFC debut. I thought Belcher beat him, he lost to an on-fire Chris Leben, and got dominated by Michael Bisping = Belfort by TKO 1st round.
Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman: The battle of the journeymen. I was really disappointed to see that this fight was promoted to the main event instead of Mendes vs. Yahya but oh well. Ebersole looked really good against Lytle who himself has been looking really good and had never heard of him before that except for his cartwheel kick KO seen all over YouTube. Dennis Hallamn is fighting off two upset victories against Parisyan and Ben Saunders but I see Ebersole being a little too unorthodox = Ebersole by Split decision.
Constantinos Philippou vs. Jorge Rivera: The cursed fight once again scratched. Philippou replaced Alessio Sakara on short notice. He lost to Nick Catone in his debut who is a mediocre fighter and Jorge Rivera is a KO artist who will easily add another one onto his list = Rivera by 2nd round KO. My Pick for KO of the Night.
Mike Pyle vs. Rory MacDonald: I am literally ripping out my hair over this one. Pyle is extremely underrated and hasn’t been appreciated well enough till now. Rory is a young phenom, basically beating Carlos Condit for over 2 rounds and absolutely manhandling Nate Diaz in one of the most one sided affairs I have ever seen Nate in before. Mike Pyle derailed the hype train named John Hathaway and retired Ricardo Almeida. I am very unsure of this prediction but I guess we will see = Pyle by Split decision. My Pick for Fight of the Night.
Prelims -
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Matt Hamill = Alexander by Submission (choke). My pick for Submission of the Night.
Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya = Mendes by Unanimous Decision.
Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace = Pace by Submission.
Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce = Pierce by 3rd round TKO
Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan = Phan by Unanimous decision.
Paul Bradley vs. Rafael Natal = Natal by Submission (choke)
Dave's UFC 133 Picks
Main Card -
Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz: Since their first fight Rashad has gone on to beat some of the best (Rampage, Forrest, Thiago Silva ect.) and Tito won just one fight. Rashad has improved by leaps and bounds and Tito has continued to stall. It’s as if Tito purposefully refuses to evolve. However, there are many concerns for me when it comes to this fight. Rashad hasn’t fought in 14 months and Tito should still be in great shape. Does Tito have a chance? Yes but not much of one. = Rashad Evans by unanimous decision. My pick for Fight of the Night.
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort: I agree with Sam on both accounts. Akiyama has never looked great in the Octagon and Belfort looked decent in his last fight. Although Akiyama has a better chin, I still think Belfort will win this slugfest by being the stronger and faster fighter. = Vitor Belfort by KO in the 2nd round. My pick for KO of the Night.
Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman: Why is this on the main card? Hallman has been impressing me as of late and Ebersole looked super weird but good in his debut against Lytle. Hallman should have a respectable upper hand on the ground but Ebersole’s striking may prove to be too much for Hallman. Tough pick but = Dennis Hallman by submission in the 2nd round. My pick for Submission of the Night.
Constantinos Philippou vs. Jorge Rivera: Another mediocre main card bout. Rivera’s last fight was isnane and he looked bad but Philippou has done nothing to prove he can handle anything close to the striking ability of Rivera. = Rivera by TKO in the 1st round.
Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle: Like Sam stated this is a hard fight to pick. Mike Pyle is a game veteran who has looked exceptional lately. Rory is a young beast who is quickly moving up the ranks in the welterweight division. I think Rory will just be too strong and I will continue to buy into his hype train. = Rory by unanimous decision.
Prelims-
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Matt Hamill = Gustafsson by split decision.
Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya = Mendes by unanimous decision.
Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace = Menjivar by split decision.
Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce = Pierce by unanimous decision.
Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan = Brown by TKO in the 3rd round.
Paul Bradley vs. Rafael Natal = Bradley by split decision.
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