Saturday March 1st sets the scene for UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION.

I personally think this will be a close match. Its virtually impossible to tell who will win. I don’t see either KO ing or TKO ing the other or even a full on submission from either. In any case I think Dan Henderson is more likely to win by TKO than Anderson Silva. I also feel Dan Henderson will prevail if it goes to decision.

I give the overall opponent quality edge to Dan Henderson over Silva. That being said, I don’t believe that should be a factor for either fighter losing or winning, as MMAth is something that doesn’t regularly pan out.

One could argue that Dan Henderson has the edge over Silva because he disposed of Chonan quickly whereas Anderson’s fight well on it’s way to going the distance until he was submitted in the end, and beautifully so. Contrary to that, you could say that that Anderson Silva beat Carlos Newton in a more sound fashion than Henderson did since it didn’t go the distance, but then you have to consider the considerable gap of time between Henderson’s bout with Carlos Newton and Anderson’s bout with Carlos Newton.
Here are some stats to maybe help you out with your decision;

Dan Henderson
22 - 6 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)

Wins 10 (T)KOs (45.45%)
1 Submissions (4.55%)
11 Decisions (50.00%)

Losses 2 Submissions (33.33%)
4 Decisions (66.67%)

Anderson Silva
20 - 4 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)

Wins 12 (T)KOs (60.00%)
3 Submissions (15.00%)
5 Decisions (25.00%)

Losses 2 Submissions (50.00%)
1 Decisions (25.00%)
1 Other (25.00%)

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It seems fitting that Sylvia is again on a card with Mir. It seems fairly likely that the result will be the same as last time, a loss. This match is for the interim heavyweight championship, and Sylvia, the Maine-iac, has the chance to become the second man to win the title three different times. In order to do so he will have to get past Nogueira, who is making his second UFC appearance, but is viewed by many to be perhaps the second best heavyweight in the world. The Brazilian is a Jiu-Jitsu specialist who ruthlessly pursues the submission. Both fighters have only three losses in their careers, but the man from Brazil has faced and beaten better competition, is a more intimidating fighter. Sylvia will put up a good fight, but as much I see Nogueira coming out on top.

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Taking place on Saturday, Feb. 2, UFC 81, which has been dubbed “Breaking Point,” will be an excellent warm up for the Super Bowl the following day.

The much-anticipated UFC debut of former WWE champion Brock Lesnar is finally here. It may not be the best card we see that night, but it is the one that will be most talked about leading up to the big day.

Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir - The biggest question about Lesnar is whether he can actually make the transition to MMA. He has fought just once, and it was for K1 against a late fill-in after his original opponent had to pull out because of an injury. He won in less than two minutes, but that proved nothing.

There is one thing that we can be sure of with Lesnar - he is a ridiculously good athlete. When he made his ill-advised bid to make the Minnesota Vikings after leaving the WWE in 2004 he put up some incredible performance stats for a guy his size - a 4.7 second 40-yard dash, a 35-inch vertical leap, and a 10-foot standing broad jump. His performances in the wrestling ring were consistently athletic beyond what is typical of heavyweights, and he was the 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion. In other words, his fighting skills might be questionable, but his athletic skills aren’t. It’s that that makes this debut so highly anticipated.

Lesnar doesn’t have a good track record for sticking with anything for the long term. He left the WWE when he was at the top after just three years in the organization. He said at that time that his dream was to play in the NFL, but he was undisciplined in training camp, skipped practices without permission when he was injured, and he refused an assignment to NFL Europe when the team said his skills needed improvement. If Lesnar truly wants to be a great MMA fighterhe can do it.

When it comes to a first opponent in the UFC, Lesnar certainly could have made it easier for himself. Frank Mir not only won the vacant UFC heavyweight title by beating Tim Sylvia, but he broke Sylvia’s arm with a vicious armbar in the process. We never got to see what he could do as champion, though, because a motorcycle accident cost him to miss 14 months of action and lose his title. He hasn’t been quite the same fighter since his return, with just two wins in four fights. On the plus side, he is a submission specialist that could cause a lot of trouble for Lesnar if he can get a hold of the wrestler. On the other hand, Mir has struggled with stamina, so he won’t likely be able to keep up with Lesnar if the match goes long.

I believe that the superior athleticism, size and power of Lesnar will come out on top.

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Chuck Liddell is scheduled to fight Keith Jardine at UFC 76 this Saturday September 22, 2007.

Despite two losses to Quinton Jackson

Chuck Liddell is still one of the UFC’s biggest stars of the UFC. The Iceman is back with a vengeance ad on a mission to redeem himself and earn another shot at recapturing his title. Once Liddell takes Jardine to school he still has to get his title back from Rampage. After Saturday’s fight we will know how Liddell stands as far as retrieving his title.

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Randy Couture, who has two light heavyweight crowns in his career, says he’s at the top of his game as he aproaches his title defense against Gabriel Gonzaga this Saturday at UFC 74.

“I’m holding up well, getting better. I feel like I’m the best I’ve ever been right now. My body is still responding. I’m still learning new technique and becoming a better fighter,” declared the Oregonian. “How long that’s going to continue I have no idea. Just keep plugging away and enjoying it while it lasts.”

Though known for a superior ground game, Gonzaga’s head-kick knockout of the Croatian Mirko Filipovic may be wading in Couture’s mind.

“I’m going to take him down,” said the Greco-Roman wrestler. “I’m not terribly concerned about putting him on his back. I just have to be aware there. I have a pretty good idea of where he’s going to try to go from the bottom.

“I expect he’s going to be working a half-guard game and try to roll to the legs and that sort of thing, so I have to be aware there.”

Randy Couture would not state a prediction for UFC 74 this Satuday Aug. 25, he did however offer an interesting comment for a mid-40’s athlete who is about to face a 28 year old fighter who seems to be in his prime.

“I think the longer the fight goes, the better that’s going to be for me.”

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