UFC on Fox 7

[TonOdanK]

This seems like a pretty good card on paper. Will only give my thoughts on the main card

Benson Henderson vs Gilbert Melendez - I'm rooting for Melendez but I don't think he will be able to match Hendersons athleticism. Henderson by decision

Frank Mir vs Daniel Cormier - Cormier is a great wrestler with good hands while Mir is known for his ground game. I think Cormiers wrestling will be too much for Mir to take him down to try to sub him. Cormier by decision

Nate Diaz vs Josh Thomson - I've always respected Thomson and glad to see him back in the UFC but I think Diaz has too much cardio and will put on a pace that he won't be able to keep up with being that his last fight was almost a year ago. I think Diaz puts the pressure on and it eventually goes to the ground where he gets a submission

Matt Brown vs Jordon Mein - Mein has looked really good in his past couple fights but I think Brown will do what he does best and put a lot of pressure on Mein and wear him down to get the win. Brown by TKO

Chad Mendes vs Darren Elkins - Mendes

Francis Carmont vs Lorenz Larkin - Carmont

Ramsey Nijem vs Myles Jury - Jury

Joseph Benavidez vs Darren Uyenoyama - Benavidez

Tim Means vs Jorge Masvidal - Masvidal

TJ Dillashaw vs Hugo Viana - Dillashaw

Anthony Njokuani vs Roger Bowling - Njokuani

Clifford Starks vs Yoel Romero - Romero

[NickWorthem]

-Benson Henderson over Gilbert Melendez (4th round submission) - I want to pick Gilbert, I love him and am stoked for him to be in the UFC, but he is over-matched here. While he can stop the take-downs, he has this nasty habit of leaving his chin open. Look for Bendo to work him over, steal a take down, and win by RNC.

-Daniel Cormier over Frank Mir (Decision) - Frank Mir's ground game, while good, has been overrated for years and a top-level grappler, entering his MMA prime, will grind out a decision. I wouldn't rule out Cormier finishing Mir, but I feel he will be wary of submission attempts and be content with a decision.

-Thompson over Diaz (Decision) - Thompson is one of those rare strikers that can frustrate the Diaz brothers. He knows how to move and he's been better about his defense. As long as he keeps moving and throwing, Diaz will get frustrated, taunt, and get hit more. This is one fight I don't believe EVER sees the ground.

-Mein over Brown (Round 1, (T)KO) - This is a tough fight to pick because Matt Brown is one of the UFC's top gatekeepers and is always game to give his all, within the cage. With that being said, Matt Brown will play right into Jordan Mein's hands by striking. Mein has the advantage in technique and has nearly equal power whereas Brown, for all his heart, tends to get wild with his striking. It will be exciting, but Mein finishes him early.

Mendes over Elkins (Decision)

Larkin over Carmont (Decision)

Nijem over Jury (Decision)

Benavidez over Uyenoyama (Submission, first round)

Means over Masdival ((T)ko at some point)

Dillashaw over Viana (Submission, second round)

Bowling over Njokuani (Decision)

Don't care about the last fight.

[danb6177]

This does look like a sweet card for a fox card. I think Mir will beat cormier though. Mir is due for one of those backdoor submissions.
Assuming Nate doesnt get into his brothers stash before the fight I think he will win. Henderson should dominate.
Its cool to see benevidez and mendes on the same card. They fight very similar.

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And it's tonight, you all going to watch it?

[danb6177]

oh hell yes gonna watch it.this really is an impressive card for a fox night. Could have easily did this one on pay per view

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this is going to be the 2nd or 3rd time ive seen UFC on tv. I will be rooting for Mir because he is Cuban American (I am too). From what people have been saying, it really sounds like a tossup

[danb6177]

mir will only win if he gets to the ground. he pulls rabbits out of hats. If he doesnt get a break he will lose but i think he will get a break.

[TonOdanK]

Apr 20, 2013 9:45:16 GMT -5 Beastified said:

And it's tonight, you all going to watch it?

I have to DVR it, I'm working all night so probably won't be able to watch it until after 2am. I'll make sure not to check this part of the forum while I'm at work incase there are any spoilers

[danb6177]

Seeing nate get his ass kicked so bad made my night. He was abused in the ring. maybe he will shut his fucking mouth now but i doubt it. Mir looked like he needs to retire. The guy didnt come to fight at all, hes not the same mir anymore.

Hendo looked good and melendez got my respect. Those strikeforce guys came to fight last night

[TonOdanK]

Technically I only picked Diaz vs Thomson wrong but I will admit that Larkin was screwed over by the judges. Means vs Masvidal was close but even though Means was taken down quite a bit I thought he did more damage from the bottom than Masvidal did from the top and would have given Means the decision. Henderson vs Melendez was a toss up for me, really close fight. Melendez did a great job in the first round implementing his game plan and taking Henderson off of his, but it seemed like Hendersons brutal leg kicks slowed him down enough to where he couldn't control the fight as much