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  • SportsPedagogy
    SBR MVP
    • 02-13-11
    • 3691

    #1
    My 4 picks for tonight.
    I went 3-1 last UFC, hoping to continue the run.

    F MALDONADO +160 Good Jujitsu, Great boxing, he could get killed by Kingsburry taking him down and wrestling him for 3 rounds, but i think it will be one of those quick K.Os as Kingsburry leaves himself open going for a KO.
    ED HERMAN -110 Im not sure what the odds are for this fight to go the distance, but id take em. Two grapplers staring a pink slip in the face, they will be very cautious. I going to side with the guy who hasnt fought in 2 years. I think Herman is stronger and will end up in Credeurs guard most of this fight. MMA judging as it is, this will be the closest fight that no once cares to remember.
    C COPE +150 Both men have bad takedowns and decent TDD. This one should stay standing. This one may be close to a crap shoot, but i think Cope lets ONeil be the aggressor and he jabs away, mixes in kicks and takes the close decision.
    S BAILEY -275 In all do respect to Canada, they are not as big on wrestling as America is. (GSP the obvious exception) This is McGillivrays first fight in the U.S. Its his 3rd time facing an American, hes currently 1-1. He has a ton of submission victorys, but most are against low key canadian fighters. Once Again, there is a big difference between fighting a local guy, and a guy who was a standout and college and offered a spot to train with the world team. I know Bailey had a poor showing against Cope, but i do believe he had a back injury. I think McGillivray will make the mistake of letting this fight go to the ground and will experience some good old American wrestlefuck.

    Best of luck tonight guys.
  • Ladle
    SBR Wise Guy
    • 03-21-11
    • 835

    #2
    F MALDONADO +160 Good Jujitsu, Great boxing, he could get killed by Kingsburry taking him down and wrestling him for 3 rounds, but i think it will be one of those quick K.Os as Kingsburry leaves himself open going for a KO.
    Good jiu-jitsu? Maldonado has nothing on the ground. He's one of the most one dimensional fighters on the UFC roster!

    Cope might be worth a punt at +150, but that's a lot of juice on the Bailey bet. I think the value is with McGillivray in that fight (even though Bailey does deserve to be the favourite).

    Regardless, good luck!
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    • SportsPedagogy
      SBR MVP
      • 02-13-11
      • 3691

      #3
      Hes a Brown belt in BJJ thru the Nogueira brothers. He just prefers to strike because hes really good at it and has an iron chin . Best of luck to you aswell!
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      • Ladle
        SBR Wise Guy
        • 03-21-11
        • 835

        #4
        Originally posted by SportsPedagogy
        Hes a Brown belt in BJJ thru the Nogueira brothers. He just prefers to strike because hes really good at it and has an iron chin . Best of luck to you aswell!
        I don't know where you got that information but Maldonado is not a brown belt, lol. As far as I know, he's not even ranked in BJJ. His boxing is essentially all he has. Always has been.

        And thanks!

        EDIT: Just checked wikipedia and it says he's a brown belt, so I guess that was your source. Regardless, that's completely untrue. Whoever edited the page is just fooling around/trying to be ironic.
        Last edited by Ladle; 06-04-11, 06:43 PM.
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        • Vaughany
          SBR Aristocracy
          • 03-07-10
          • 45563

          #5
          Originally posted by Ladle
          I don't know where you got that information but Maldonado is not a brown belt, lol. As far as I know, he's not even ranked in BJJ. His boxing is essentially all he has.

          And thanks!

          EDIT: Just checked wikipedia and it says he's a brown belt. That's not true. Someone's just fooling around/trying to be ironic.
          A Thiago Tavares gave him his brown belt in 2008, but it's legitimacy has always been questioned! Even Ed Soares said Maldonado has a lot to learn on the ground!
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          • SportsPedagogy
            SBR MVP
            • 02-13-11
            • 3691

            #6
            Sorry, i thought it was the Nog bros who gave it to him. I watched a couple of his pre UFC fights and he wasnt to bad on the ground , lol i said he had good BJJ, nothing spectacular.
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            • SportsPedagogy
              SBR MVP
              • 02-13-11
              • 3691

              #7
              Good ole fashion American Lay n Pray secures my biggest juice bet ! 1-0
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              • Ladle
                SBR Wise Guy
                • 03-21-11
                • 835

                #8
                Originally posted by SportsPedagogy
                A Thiago Tavares gave him his brown belt in 2008, but it's legitimacy has always been questioned! Even Ed Soares said Maldonado has a lot to learn on the ground!.
                Funny. I think Tavares might have been trying to make Maldonado feel better about himself.

                Sorry, i thought it was the Nog bros who gave it to him. I watched a couple of his pre UFC fights and he wasnt to bad on the ground , lol i said he had good BJJ, nothing spectacular.
                He was in side control against McSweeney and put himself in half guard. Hardly an indicator of a good grappler!

                That said, I'd like to see him smash Kingsbury and stay around longer in the UFC. Dude is still tons of fun to watch.
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                • san2c
                  SBR Sharp
                  • 11-18-09
                  • 305

                  #9
                  Rumble young man rumble
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                  • SportsPedagogy
                    SBR MVP
                    • 02-13-11
                    • 3691

                    #10
                    Originally posted by san2c
                    Rumble young man rumble
                    I love NCAA 2011 !!
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                    • SportsPedagogy
                      SBR MVP
                      • 02-13-11
                      • 3691

                      #11
                      Another 3-1 night, finished +190. Not too bad. I agree with the Maldonado decision, the first two rounds were close, but the third was all Maldonado. Would have been a win in Pride. lol. His ground game wasnt to bad, needs better TDD, he has decent transitions to get off the ground, but the damage point wise is already done by then. Good night overall
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