April 2011
20 posts
Predictions for UFC 129
The day has finally arrived as UFC 129 from the Rogers Centre takes place in Toronto this evening. I’ve waited all week long to give you my full breakdown of the three top fights. I may have hinted along the way who I thought was going to win, but I’ve held my tongue on how I think it gets done. Here are my official predictions for tonight’s fights with odds courtesy of Bodog
Randy Couture...
Don’t blink
– Georges St. Pierre’s final message to the fans at the weigh-in yesterday
Full Odds for UFC 129 →
Courtesy of Bodog
Fight Day!
It’s finally here…big day as I go through the UFC Fan Expo, then back for lunch, then the fights at 5 p.m.
Dan Rafael's Boxing Notebook →
Love reading his stuff as I get caught up on the news involving the sweet science…
Gameplan for Today
Lots of photos to come from the weigh-ins today…going to be live-tweeting as I go along…on with the Scratches at 5:05…
Off to a Great Start!
Arrived in Toronto about an hour ago…thrilled with the hotel upgrade at the Royal York to a suite…my assistants are the best! :-)
GSP will win fairly easy. I think this fight will go much the same way the...
– Matt Hughes giving his prediction for GSP vs. Jake Shields
Jake Shields is a bad man. He’s a tough guy, he’s awkward to deal with and he...
– Chuck Liddell giving his prediction for GSP vs. Jake Shields
Royce Gracie on Sportscall Tomorrow
Lee Versage and AJ Jakubec will talk with the UFC legend tomorrow. I hate missing this one, but I’ll be on my way to Toronto for UFC 129.
The Latest on Fedor vs. Henderson Negotiations →
Damon Martin from MMAWeekly.com reports on the latest involving a possible Fedor vs. Hendo bout for Strikeforce. I love the matchup and would be very curious to see how that fight would play out…
Interview with Mark Hominick →
Mark Hominick made an appearance on Sportscall this morning to talk about how prepared and focused he is for the task of facing Jose Aldo in the co-main event at UFC 129 Saturday night in Toronto.
Another Mess for Boxing at the Top of the... →
Great job by Dan Rafael from ESPN to break down a messy situation involving Amir Khan, Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander and other top names at 140. Hate to say it as a massive boxing guy, but another example of why people are sick and tired of the sweet science and are moving onto what’s happening inside the octagon.
"What If..." Scenarios with Manny Pacquiao →
ESPN has done a great job putting together simulations involving Manny and some of the best fighters of all-time in advance of his May 7th bout against Shane Mosley. Thanks to the folks at ESPN and EA Sports Fight Night for putting this together.
Welcome to the New Blog!
With my new focus on MMA and Boxing for the station, we figured that we might as well change the blog format as well. Thanks to Andy Smith for helping me out with the new look and feel of it and I’m looking forward to updating it as much as I can.
I’ll start it all off with wall-to-wall coverage of UFC 129 in Toronto this weekend. I’ll be updating from the weigh-ins tomorrow...