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WEC Faber vs Pulver
World Extreme Cagefighting Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver
Current #1-ranked featherweight in the world and WEC™ Champion “The California Kid,” Urijah Faber looks to defend his title from former UFC® Lightweight Champion, Jens “Lil Evil” Pulver. Don’t miss it, Sunday, June 1st, live on VERSUS from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA.
Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber “The California Kid” MMA Fighter Profile
Urijah Faber is the current WEC 145 lb champion.
Jens Pulver
Jens ‘Lil Evil’ Pulver MMA Fighter Profile
Growing up in Iowa, I’ve been a big fan of Jens ‘Lil Evil’ Pulver from back in the early days of the UFC. Who can forget the John Lewis knockout or how he battled BJ Penn for 5 rounds taking the majority decision? Not me. It was great to see Jens come back to the UFC and take part in the Ultimate Fighter and follow up fight with BJ Penn. Now it’s time to see Jens dominate the 145 lb division in the WEC.
UFC 84 Live Fight Analysis
Overall a great night of fights. My post fight night awards for UFC 84:
- Kick A$$ Fight: Penn vs Sherk
- Kick A$$ Fighter: Penn
- Kick A$$ Knockout: Silva
- Kick A$$ Submission: Palhares
- Kick A$$ Ass: Edith
My UFC 84 fight prediction record: 5-4
My UFC 84 fight betting record 1-2
Starting MMA Betting Bankroll: $28.00
Ending MMA Betting Bankroll: $11.09
Bad first night of betting on mma for me. But I only lost $16.81, so I won’t be eating out of the dumpster anytime too soon hopefully. One thing for sure, I’ll be searching the net for mma betting advice over the next few weeks to try and increase my mma betting bankroll.
Fight 7: BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk
- Penn, Unanimous Decision, 5, 5:00 (my prediction)
- Round 1: Penn 10-9 (my analysis)
- Round 2: Penn 10-9 (my analysis)
- Penn, TKO, 3, 4:00-4:59 (official results)
- My UFC 84 fight prediction record: 4-3
- My UFC 84 fight betting record 1-2
Good takedown defense and jabs from Penn. Nice counters from Sherk. Penn controlled the first round with crisp jabs and crosses. Sherk had some nice counters, but round 1 goes to BJ.
BJ’s boxing looks top notch tonight, but watch for more take-down attempts from Sherk in round 3.
Over! Excellent knee.
Fight 6: Ivan Salaverry vs. Rousimar Palhares
- Palhares, TKO, 2, 2:00-2:59 (my prediction)
- Palhares, Submission Arm Bar, 1, (official results)
- My UFC 84 fight prediction record: 3-3
Let’s see Rousimar is a newcomer, I’ve picked all newcomers to lose and all newcomers have won. I’m taking Palheres… he’s a newcomer from Brazil and 16-1. Sounds good to me.
UFC Ring girl Edith is hot!
Fight 5: Keith Jardine vs. Wanderlei Silva
- Jardine, TKO, 3, 3:00-3:59 (my prediction)
- Silva, TKO, 1, 4:00 - 4:59 (official results)
- My UFC 84 fight prediction record: 2-3
- My UFC 84 fight betting record 0-2
Jardine beat Liddell. Liddell beat Silva. Jardine beats Silva.
Not good to bet against Wanderlei.
Fight 4: Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch
- Wellisch, TKO, 1, 2:00-2:59 (my prediction)
- Carwin, TKO, 1, 1:00-1:59 (official results)
- My UFC 84 fight prediction record: 2-2
Octagon jitters? Nope!
- BJ Penn lead in pre-fight poll down to 57%-43%
Fight 3: Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
- Gouveia, TKO, 2, 2:00-2:59 (my prediction)
- Round 1: Reljic 10-9 (my analysis)
- Reljic, TKO, 2, (1:00-1:59) (official results)
- My UFC 84 fight prediction record: 2-1
I don’t know a lot about Reljic, but he’s undefeated and he looks tough. I’m taking Gouveia though. He dominated Keith Jardine before gasing out, so hopefully he came in shape…plus octagon jitters for Reljic.
wwwwicked leg kicks from Goran! Nice straight left hand too. And no jitters it appears.
Ground and pound from Gouveia. Finish him……now! Doh! What the heck happened there? Ah, left to the temple. Thanks Joe Rogan!
Fight 2: Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz
- Machida, Unanimous Decision, 3, 5:00 (my prediction)
- Round 1: Machida 10-9 (my analysis)
- Round 2: Machida 10-9 (my analysis)
- Round 3: Ortiz 10-9 (my analysis)
- Machida 29, Ortiz 28 (my analysis)
- Machida 30, Ortiz 27, Unanimous Decision, 3, 5:00 (official results)
- My UFC 84 fight prediction record: 2-0
- My UFC 84 fight betting record 0-1
I’d like to see Tito win this fight. I bet on him, but I think he needs to fight a near perfect fight to win. Good start with Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” intro music. As I said in my pre-fight analysis, if Tito can’t take Lyoto down he won’t win. Let’s see if he can get it done in Round 2.
Regardless of how technical and smart Machida’s fighting style is, it sucks to watch. He looks like Kalib Starnes with a counter punch. Yve Lavigne takes a dive to excite the crowd. Ooh, Tito almost had it with the triangle, but I have Machida winning 29-28. Fans booing Machida.
Well, I took a chance on Tito, and he almost pulled it off. $10 down the tubes. Thanks Tito! I’ll have to pull out some of Jenna’s movies for payback.
- BJ Penn leads pre-fight poll with 65%
- David Spade in the house with the mini-bar bottle of Jack Daniels.
It’s fight time…
Fight 1: Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendez
- Silva, TKO, 2, 2:00-2:59 (my prediction)
- Silva, Tapout due to Strikes, 1, 2:00-2:59 (official result)
- My UFC 84 fight prediction record: 1-0
Not a good start for Silva. He got dropped by an early head kick, but recovers nicely to take down, mount, then viciously ground-and-pound Mendez, forcing him to tap.
- The UFC 84 pre-fight show is on and I’m pumped to get this goin’. It’s a great fight card on paper, so let’s hope everybody comes to fight. Say what you want about Dana White and the UFC they do encourage the fighters to fight and anyone who doesn’t will get Kalibed.
Bet on UFC 84
I didn’t get my picks logged for the UFC Fantasy pick’em, but I did place some UFC 84 bets over at the Bodog Life.com Sports Books. I waited too long to transfer more mula to my account (too much Guitar Hero today), so I only had $28 and some change to work with.
I decided to bet the house and placed the following bets:
- BJ Penn over Sean Sherk - Bet $8.01 to win $3.08
- Tito Ortiz over Lyoto Machida - Bet $10.00 to win $15.00
- Keith Jardine over Wanderlei Silva - Bet $10.00 to win $15.00
In my UFC 84 fight predictions I posted last week, I chose Penn and Jardine to win, but Ortiz to lose. I think this will be a close fight and if Tito is able to take Lyoto down he can pull the small upset. If not, I’ve always liked Tito as a fighter and because he isn’t afraid to say what’s on his mind, so maybe if he costs me $10.00 I can see what it’s like to be a Tito hater.
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UFC 84 Fantasy Pick’em
Hmmm… after logging my picks over at the UFC Fantasy sight, it now appears my picks were not logged. I think there may be an issue with Firefox and the UFC sites. I had to use Explorer for UFC on Demand, so that may be it. Oh well, I guess I’ll need to watch that next time and get the kickassmma.com UFC Fantasy League setup.
I did get the Pay Per View ordered and had a chance to place my UFC bets at Bodog Life Sports Book.
Check out my fight commentary and random fight thoughts for UFC 84 when the PPV starts at 9:30 pm EST.
UFC 84 Fight Predictions
UFC Fight Predictions, Analysis, Fantasy & Betting
These fight predictions for UFC 84 Ill Will from Las Vegas, NV have been logged by me (username: kickassfighter) over at the free UFC Fantasy League and I will be using my analysis and predictions here to place some bets over at the Bodog Life Online Sports Book.
Sean Sherk vs. BJ Penn
My fight analysis:
Sean “Muscle Shark” Sherk is the former UFC lightweight champion, coming off a unanimous decision victory over Hermes Franca at UFC 73 on July 7, 2007. But Sherk was fined, suspended and stripped of his belt after the post fight drug test came up positive for a banned substance. BJ “The Prodigy” Penn was the benefactor of the Sherk suspension as he beat Joe Stevenson by submission at UFC 80 in Jan of 2008, to capture the UFC Lightweight Championship belt.
After almost a year of trash talking, these two warriors will collide on May 24 at UFC 84. This is the most important fight in both of their careers and may be one of those fights that people talk about for a long time to come. I think these fighters truly dislike each other and would like nothing more than to shut the other one up. I see Penn being the more dominant fighter in the striking, grappling and octagon control, while Sherk has the aggression advantage.
- Striking: Penn
- Grappling: Penn
- Aggression: Sherk
- Octagon Control: Penn
Penn will be comfortable anywhere the fight goes, while I think the only place Sherk feels comfortable is on top raining haymakers down on his opponent, as we’ve seen in his last 3 fights, all unanimous decision victories. Sherk will need to use the same formula to beat Penn. Take him down and beat on him for 5 rounds to gain the decision from the judges. But I don’t see it happening.
Penn has great take down defense, a rock hard chin and is a Jiu Jitsu black belt. Even if he is taken down, he’s an expert from his back and has long limbs that he can use to isolate Sherk’s smallish-thick stature and short arms. I think BJ knows there are still questions about his desire to be the best ever, by his lack of total commitment to his conditioning. This was exposed when he ran out of gas and lost to Matt Hughes via TKO after dominating the early portion of that fight.
After seeing him dominate Joe Stevenson, I think BJ Penn knows it’s his time to shine and will come in superior shape. The fight will be a back and forth, up and down battle and I predict Penn will dominate the judges scorecards and put a stamp of validation on the lightweight belt for BJ Penn.
- Winner: Penn
- Method: Unanimous Decision
- Round: 5
- Minute: 5 (5:00)
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine
My fight analysis:
If you like leg kicks, then don’t miss this light heavy weight battle as Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva takes on Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine. Silva likes to deliver high kicks to the head, to knock out his opponents (knees too). Jardine prefers low kicks to the legs and mid section, to wear his opponent down, and take the focus off his overhand right, as we saw in his knock out victory over Forest Griffin.
VIDEO: Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” vs Keith “The Techno Viking”?
Jardine always comes to the fight with a good game plan. And as long as he doesn’t come with that goofy, ape-looking stance, I think he’ll survive Silva’s initial burst of fists and then use his leg kicks to wear down Wanderlei. In the end Jardine will use his hands to knockout the once dominant and feared Axe Murderer.
- Winner: Jardine
- Method: Knockout
- Round: 3
- Minute: 3 (3:00 - 3:59)
Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida
Video fight analysis from Nuker:
My fight analysis:
Is Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida for real, despite his boring, play-it-safe, methodical style? Does Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz have the heart and all around mma skills to make it back to the top of the mountain? Tito is fighting for a contract with a new organization while Machida is looking to further improve his status in the UFC light heavyweight division. It’s Tito’s time to shine. If he wants that big contract he’s been talking about, then a dominant victory would help his cause.
But a lackluster performance or dominant loss may further the UFC’s position that he’s not worth the big contract. See what Tito had to say about a host of topics in this video interview…
VIDEO 1: Tito Ortiz talks Machida, fued with Dana White and his last fight in UFC
VIDEO 2: Tito Ortiz talks Machida, fued with Dana White and his last fight in UFC
I see Oritiz’s fate in this fight, the same as I predicted for Sean Sherk in his fight. Tito needs to take down Lyoto and use his patented ground and pound to damage and punish his opponent for three rounds. Machida and the rest of the mma community knows Tito’s game is to dominate his opponent by taking them down and pounding on them.
I think Lyoto will keep Tito off balance with strikes and take down defense, doing just enough to win the rounds, without taking too many chances. In the end, Machida wins a unanimous decision to bring Tito’s UFC career to an end, it keeps Machida’s perfect record intact and sets him up for a potential title shot.
- Winner: Machida
- Method: Unanimous Decision
- Round: 3
- Minute: 5 (5:00)
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Lyoto Machida
Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida MMA Fighter Profile
Lyoto Machida may not be the most exciting or popular fighter, but he is undefeated in his Mixed Martial Arts career.
Tito Ortiz
“Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz MMA Fighter Profile
Tito Ortiz, maybe more than any mma fighter, lives up to his nickname both inside and outside the cage. All of his antics, justified or not, draw both ire and support, from hardcore mma fans. You either love Tito, or you loathe him. From his wrestling and nasty ground and pound, to his disputes with former manager and current UFC President Dana White, which included a boxing match that never happened, to his trademark “grave-digger” victory celebration, to his double finger salute to Ken Shamrock and the Lions Den, to his dating porn star Jenna Jamison…Tito Ortiz always has the attention of the mixed martial arts world.
Sean Sherk
Sean “Muscle Shark” Sherk MMA Fighter Profile
Sean Sherk fights for Team X Factor in Minneapolis, MN.
BJ Penn
BJ “The Prodigy” Penn MMA Fighter Profile
BJ Penn is one of the most dynamic and popular fighters in Mixed Martial Arts today.
Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice (Kevin Ferguson) MMA Fighter Profile
Kimbo Slice is an underground street fighting legend and has recently taken the mma world by storm. But is Kimbo for real?
UFC 84 Ill Will
BJ Penn Fights Sean Sherk at UFC 84
After a year long war of words between UFC Lightweight Champion BJ “The Prodigy” Penn and former champ Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk, they’ll finally square of in the Octagon on May 24 at UFC 84 Ill Will. It’s time for the talking to stop and the fighting to begin. This match will determine the undisputed king of the 155-lb. division.
Plus, don’t miss the other great fights when the controversial “Huntington Beach Bad Boys” Tito Ortiz faces undefeated Karate master Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida. And coming off his UFC debut loss to Chuck “The Ice Man” Lidell, Vanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva takes on Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine, who beat Lidell in Sept of 2007.
Stay tuned for UFC 84 fight breakdowns, our winners & losers, betting strategy and more. Also, if you want to bet on UFC 84 fights, we suggest doing so with our favorite online sports book BodogLife.
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When the UFC was formed in the mid 90’s it was marketed as “human cockfighting” and “fights to the death” with an emphasis on violence. It was the true test to determine which form of fighting / martial arts form was best. Royce Gracie quickly showed that Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was the dominant form. Mostly because Royce was good and tough as nails, but the other fighters hadn’t seen it before and just didn’t know how to counter it. Today though, Mixed Martial Arts, lead by the UFC is a tactical sport, like chess on a mat. And if you’re just a jiu-jitsu master these days, you may not last too long.
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MCC 13 - Event Results and Photos
Midwest Cage Championship 13 Contenders results and photos:
- Richard Blake v Rakeem Hedrington - Hedrington Unanimous Judges Decision
- Chad Zurfuh v Alex Harper - Harper Rd 2 (1:08) Triangle Choke
- Jacob Ritchie v Will Shutt - Shutt Rd 1 (1:08) Strikes
- Nick Walker v TJ O’Brien - O’Brien Rd 1 (2:03) Triangle Choke
- Chuck Rainey v Ronnie Britt - Britt Rd 2 (4:07) Guillotine
- Doug Onstot v Josh Christenson - Christenson Rd 1 (2:39) Dr. stoppage
- Jake Brown v Paul Bird - Bird Rd 1 (3:40) Arm bar
- Michael Johnson v Ted Worthington - Worthington Rd 3 (1:29) Triangle Choke
- TJ O’Brien v Will Shutt - O’Brien Rd 1 (:50) Triangle Choke
- Zak Cummings v Victor Moreno - Cummings Rd 2 (2:19) Keylock
