UFC 143

[Luke]

Fight will probably loo a lot like Hendricks-Pierce with Pierce coming up just a bit short again.

[Vandelay]

lol. Koschecks striking blows and pierce has a chin. So it comes down to whether or not koscheck tries to take the fight to the floor and if he can actually succeed in doing so.

[edman5555]

I take it back, Pierce can win. Flip flop.

[edman5555]

Looking at Pierce/Koscheck...Pierce could win that imo. They will both probably stand, and I see Pierce getting the better of the exchanges. Hughes was boxing Koscheck up before he got his head punched off. I may be overrating Pierce's striking though. Not sure if Koscheck or Pierce can get either down and keep them there to significantly sway the outcome of the fight.

Koscheck has power in the standup. Pierce doesn't seem to have too much power. I will definetly have to lean towards kos in this one.

[edman5555]

I will take Roy as a dog after looking at the fight a bit. Big Country has the betters TDs, and Werdum will probably be too content off of his back. (I basically just said what Scientist said). I think Roy will just keep moving forward and clinching with Werdum and throwing big shots inside. Is Werdum a better wrestler than Mir? Mir was able to take Roy down a lot from the clinch, but then again..Mir is the more athletic, bigger, explosive guy compared to Werdum. imo this fight has potential to be a real snoozer

Why do you think Roy has better takedowns that Werdum? I don't get that.

[poopoo333]

Looking at Pierce/Koscheck...Pierce could win that imo. They will both probably stand, and I see Pierce getting the better of the exchanges. Hughes was boxing Koscheck up before he got his head punched off. I may be overrating Pierce's striking though. Not sure if Koscheck or Pierce can get either down and keep them there to significantly sway the outcome of the fight.

[poopoo333]

I will take Roy as a dog after looking at the fight a bit. Big Country has the betters TDs, and Werdum will probably be too content off of his back. (I basically just said what Scientist said). I think Roy will just keep moving forward and clinching with Werdum and throwing big shots inside. Is Werdum a better wrestler than Mir? Mir was able to take Roy down a lot from the clinch, but then again..Mir is the more athletic, bigger, explosive guy compared to Werdum. imo this fight has potential to be a real snoozer

[MMA_scientist]

I will probably take Werdum to even as a slight favorite. If Roy gets to something like +170, I will have to take him instead.

[Vandelay]

Hopefully Roy opens as a dog.

[MMA_scientist]

Roy Nelson/Fabricio Werdum...how does this play out?

To me, this is a lot like Maia/Weidman. Roy is not as good, but he has the takedown edge, and he is probably good enough to not get subbed. It is close standing IMO, and while Werdum won't take any damage on the mat, he may lose a decision while playing on bottom. Werdum may be able to get Roy down, but probably not, and really Werdum does his best work from guard anyway.

Basically, Werdum is better, but if Roy plays the takedown to score game, he could win a decision. That said, there is always the possibility that Werdum catches Roy or Roy clips Werdum with a big shot. I think Werdum will win the striking exchanges, but Roy could definitely land a big shot and change the whole thing.

[poopoo333]

Roy Nelson/Fabricio Werdum...how does this play out?

[mike]

I like COndit but I bet Cerrone against the other Diaz too and paid for it. I guess the Diaz brothers boxing style works really well in MMA. COndit should def mix tds into his game plan. I have to rewatch a few condit fights to see how good his head movement is.

[poopoo333]

Really liking Diaz in this fight. I think Diaz will outbox Condit if this stays on the feet. I also think Condit might come to grapple and we might see a bit of work against the cage from Condit trying to get Diaz down. I expect Condit to throw lots of kicks (most likely leg kicks) during the fight like Santos did effectively. I wonder if Diaz will try and take Condit down at all? I wish I could have jumped on Diaz @-105

[mike]

Riddle should be able to win that with wrestling control unless he goes stupid and tries to strike.

[poopoo333]

Matt Riddle Replaces Amir Sadollah against Jorge Lopez @ UFC 143.