Sam’s Picks
Main Card
Chris Lytle vs. Dan Hardy: Poor Dan Hardy has been on a 3 fight losing skid since he earned a title fight with GSP and has shown a huge weakness on the ground. Chris Lytle is a very well rounded fighter in being a decorated boxer and being a black belt in BJJ so I believe that Lytle is going to take this fight with dominance on the ground = Lytle by 2nd round Submission. My Pick for Submission of the Night!
Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller: Ben Henderson is a very good all around fighter who is always looking for the fight of the year and I believe that Miller will be able to bring it to him. You can’t ever count out Ben Henderson but I believe that this is Jim Miller’s time and will earn the title shot = Miller by unanimous decision. My Pick for Fight of the Night!
Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliviera: This is a really good fight to show if either of these guys are ready for the upper echelon of the lightweight division. Cerrone has been looking really good in the UFC so far but so has Oliviera. This will be really close but I think Oliviera’s ground skills will be too much for Cerrone = Oliviera by 3rd round submission (choke).
Amir Sadallah vs. Duane Ludwig: This is an interesting fight but I don’t think it deserves to be on the main card, what about Benavidez vs. Wineland? Anyway, I think that Amir’s Muay Thai will be too devastating for Ludwig to handle = Sadallah by 2nd round TKO. My Pick for KO of the Night!
Chris Lytle vs. Dan Hardy: Poor Dan Hardy has been on a 3 fight losing skid since he earned a title fight with GSP and has shown a huge weakness on the ground. Chris Lytle is a very well rounded fighter in being a decorated boxer and being a black belt in BJJ so I believe that Lytle is going to take this fight with dominance on the ground = Lytle by 2nd round Submission. My Pick for Submission of the Night!
Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller: Ben Henderson is a very good all around fighter who is always looking for the fight of the year and I believe that Miller will be able to bring it to him. You can’t ever count out Ben Henderson but I believe that this is Jim Miller’s time and will earn the title shot = Miller by unanimous decision. My Pick for Fight of the Night!
Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliviera: This is a really good fight to show if either of these guys are ready for the upper echelon of the lightweight division. Cerrone has been looking really good in the UFC so far but so has Oliviera. This will be really close but I think Oliviera’s ground skills will be too much for Cerrone = Oliviera by 3rd round submission (choke).
Amir Sadallah vs. Duane Ludwig: This is an interesting fight but I don’t think it deserves to be on the main card, what about Benavidez vs. Wineland? Anyway, I think that Amir’s Muay Thai will be too devastating for Ludwig to handle = Sadallah by 2nd round TKO. My Pick for KO of the Night!
Prelims
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jared Hamman = Dollaway by submission (Peruvian necktie)
Joseph Benavidez vs. Eddie Wineland = Benavidez by unanimous decision
Ed Herman vs. Kyle Noke = Noke by Split decision
Ronny Markes vs. Karlos Vemola = Vemola by 1st round TKO
Alex Caceres vs. Jim Hettes = Hettes by 1st round submission (choke)
Cole Miller vs. T.J. O’Brien = Miller by 2nd submission (choke)
Danny Castillo vs. Jacob Volkmann = Castillo by unanimous decision
Edwin Figueroa vs. Jason Reinhardt = Figueroa by 1st round TKO
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jared Hamman = Dollaway by submission (Peruvian necktie)
Joseph Benavidez vs. Eddie Wineland = Benavidez by unanimous decision
Ed Herman vs. Kyle Noke = Noke by Split decision
Ronny Markes vs. Karlos Vemola = Vemola by 1st round TKO
Alex Caceres vs. Jim Hettes = Hettes by 1st round submission (choke)
Cole Miller vs. T.J. O’Brien = Miller by 2nd submission (choke)
Danny Castillo vs. Jacob Volkmann = Castillo by unanimous decision
Edwin Figueroa vs. Jason Reinhardt = Figueroa by 1st round TKO
Dave’s Picks
Main Card
Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle: First off, Miller vs. Henderson should be the Main Event then Benavidez vs. Wineland should be Co-Main Event. Anyway! Back to this fight. Hardy has been looking really bad lately and Lytle was on a run until he met Brian Ebersole. This fight is hard to pick because both are so unpredictable. But they should keep this one standing and on the feet. I think Hardy knows that if he loses this fight that he will be fired. I also think Hardy punches harder and will be the all-around stronger fighter = Hardy by unanimous decision.
Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller: This should be a great fast paced technical battle where both fighters will never give up. Miller is one of the hottest fighters in the world right now. Miller is 9-1 in his UFC career with his only loss coming to #2 Gray Maynard by decision. He can submit or (T)KO anybody in that division and should get a title shot soon. I personally got to see Ben Henderson’s last fight live where he somewhat-easily handled Mark Bocek at UFC 129 in Toronto. Henderson is a tough guy with a never-give-up attitude but Miller is just on top of his game = Miller by unanimous decision. My Pick for Fight of the Night!
Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliveira: Cerrone is a tough fighter with some decent technical prowess. However, his performances (in my opinion) are incosistant. In his last fight he fought an undersized late replacement in Vagner Rocha but won by an uninspired decision. Charles Oliveira is a young guy with “future champion” written all over him. He has some of the sickest BJJ in the lightweight division and his striking is fun to watch. If Cerrone doesn’t come 100% prepared it will be a short night for the “Cowboy” = Oliveira by unanimous decision.
Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah: Both these guys are primarily Muay Thai guys so this should be a good striking matchup. Before Amir’s absolute destruction of DaMarques Johnson I would have picked Duane to win this by close decision but Amir has been looking like a beast = Amir by unanimous decision.
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jared Hamman: Dollaway by unanimous decision.
Joseph Benavidez vs. Eddie Wineland: Benavidez by unanimous decision.
Ed Herman vs. Kyle Noke: Herman by split decision.
Ronny Markes vs. Karlos Vemola: Vemola by TKO in the 2nd round.
Alex Caceres vs. Jim Hettes: Hettes by Submission in the 1st round.
Cole Miller vs. T.J. O’Brien: Miller by submission in the 3rd round. My Pick for Submission of the Night!
Danny Castillo vs. Jacob Volkmann: Castillo by split decision.
Edwin Figueroa vs. Jason Reinhardt: Figueroa by KO in the 1st round. My Pick for KO of the Night!
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