UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

UFC 120 will take place October 16 in London. FREE on SpikeTV

Main Card:
Michael Bisping (19-3) vs Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-2 [2])
Dan Hardy (23-7 [1]) vs Carlos Condit (25-5)
John Hathaway (14-0) vs Mike Pyle (20-7-1)
Cheik Kongo (15-6-1) vs Travis Browne (10-0)
James Wilks (7-3) vs Claude Patrick (12-1)

Prelims:
Cyrille Diabate (16-6-1) vs Alexander Gustafsson (9-1)
Rob Broughton (14-5-1) vs Vinicius Quieroz (5-1)
Steve Cantwell (7-3) vs Stanislov Nedkov (11-0)
Paul Sass (10-0) vs Mark Holst (8-2)
Spencer Fisher (23-6) vs Kurt Warburton (6-1)
James McSweeney (4-5) vs Tom Blackledge (10-6)

Solid Card, especially for being free.

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Prelim Predictions:
Blackledge 1st rnd TKO over McSweeney
Fisher 2nd rnd Sub over Warburton, I feel Fisher is too experienced for Warburton right now
Paul Sass 1st rnd Sub over Holst. Dont let the fact that he's a brit fool you Sass can grapple
Nedkov decision over Cantwell. I going Nedkov for the fact that Cantwell hasnt fought in a year and is coming off what Dana described as a 'career threatening injury'
Quieroz 1st Rnd TKO over Broughton.
Gustafsson 2nd Rnd KO. Should be on the main card IMO, Both are long and lanky strikers, has FOTN potential all over it. If the fight goes to the mat Diabate has the advantage

Main Predictions:
Patrick 2nd Rnd Sub over Wilks. I feel Patrick is better everywhere in this fight
Browne 1st Rnd KO over Kongo. Could be another FOTN contender if it lasts long enough. Browne has 5 KO's within the 1st minute
Hathaway 2nd Rnd TKO. Pyle folds when guys get in his face and apply pressure and thats what Hathaway loves to do
Condit 1st Rnd Sub over Hardy. The hardest thing about this fight for Condit is that its in England. Hardy has a slight advantage on the feet but knocking out Condit is not happening and Condit has a huge advantage on the mat and can get it there.
Bisping 1st Rnd TKO over 'Sexyama'. I feel Bisping gets Akiyama on his back and ground and pounds his until the ref pulls him off

Fight of the Night: Gustafsson/Diabate
Sub of the Night: Condit
KO of the Night: Browne

[ACCBiggz]

Yoshihiro Akiyama
Dan Hardy
John Hathaway
Cheik Kongo
Claude Patrick

I wouldn't be shocked to see anyone other than Mike Pyle take a victory over my picks, all fairly even match-ups that depend on who shows up ready to fight and with the right gameplan.

[Red_Dog]

I think Bisping is one of the underrated fighters in the UFC. He has a lot of talent and heart, and I think he wins this one by TKO.

Other predictions:
Hardy by decision
Hathaway by decision
Kongo by decision
Patrick, I don't know much about this fight, so I just made a guess on it

[MM125]

This fight card just does not interest me at all

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

This fight card just does not interest me at all

For $45 not at all, but for free anything will interest me

[MM125]

This fight card just does not interest me at all

For $45 not at all, but for free anything will interest me

I'm with you on that

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Blackledge suffered an injury in training and is being replaced with Fabio Maldonado.

Maldonado will beat McSweeney with ease.

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Results so far:
The Nedkov/Cantwell fight was cancelled due to a last minute injury to Cantwell

Maldonado 3rd rnd TKO
Fisher decision
Sass 1st Rnd Sub
Broughton 3rd rnd Sub
Gustafsson 2nd rnd Sub

Main Card:
Patrick Decision
Kongo/Browne Draw (Kongo lost a point in the 3rd due to shorts grabbing)
Pyle Decision
Condit 1st Rnd KO. HAHAHA made me extremely happy
Bisping Decision

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Sub of the Night: Sass
KO of the Night: Condit
Fight of the Night: Bisping/Akiyama

[ManitouDan]

sweet watching natrl born killer KO hardy ! freakin fantastic . Hardy is too mouthy . Condit put his lights OUT .

[The_Legend_of_Northwest]

Quieroz tested positive for steroids and has been released from the UFC