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**KillerWolf** · 12-31-2010, 02:25 PM

Frank Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
i was 100% positive that Kenny Florian was going to manhandle Gray Maynard, and Maynard dominated him. Maynard has already beaten Edgar once. Maynard has a considerable size advantage over Edgar. i think Edgar has a definite advantage in striking, but i though that would have made the difference for Florian. i dont know if Maynard is a better wrestler than Edgar, but he still has the size/strength. this should be a tough title defense for Edgar. playing the odds, i'll go with Maynard.

Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann

i have not really followed the career of Brian Stann. he was a WEC light heavyweight champion. if Stann was known to be a pedigreed or even solid wrestler, it would look better for him. he is probably a better technical striker than Leben, but leben is hard to hurt, and hits frickin hard. i just have a feeling that Leben is the one to watch here.

Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera

Skillset wise, and on paper, this definitely favors Brandon Vera. and, IMHO, Thiago Silva's technical striking is over-rated. i aint knocking his power though. just sayin' he moves pretty slow. his best technique is to hunt people down, get them on the ground (on the bottom) and utilize his devastating ground and pound. Vera's advantages are that he's like six and a half feet tall, an accomplished Muay-Thai kick boxer Greco-Roman wrestler. all that being said, Thiago Silva has just been much more consistent than Vera. it seems that Vera has been under the gun for quite some time now, and still hasnt been able to put together a string of victories. Silva, i think, is just destined to be a higher level competetor than Vera. on a side note, personally, i always look forward to seeing Thiago fight and i never look forward to seeing Vera fight. so with heart and mind i am picking Thiago Silva on this one.

Dong Hyun Kim vs. Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz all day every day.

Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi

wow. this one is probably going to be sold as "fireworks." TBH, i dont look forward to seeing Guida fight like i used to, nor do i often root for him. to play the odds on this one, i'll say that Gomi most likely will not be able to knock Guida out, and eventually will get smothered by Guida - allowing Guida to grind out a victory. who knows.

alright. so there's my picks. pretty decent card, btw. i think that all cards should be of at least this quality.

12-31-2010, 02:25 PM	#10
KillerWolf \m/(-.-)\m/ Posts: 1,456	Frank Edgar vs. Gray Maynard i was 100% positive that Kenny Florian was going to manhandle Gray Maynard, and Maynard dominated him. Maynard has already beaten Edgar once. Maynard has a considerable size advantage over Edgar. i think Edgar has a definite advantage in striking, but i though that would have made the difference for Florian. i dont know if Maynard is a better wrestler than Edgar, but he still has the size/strength. this should be a tough title defense for Edgar. playing the odds, i'll go with Maynard. Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann i have not really followed the career of Brian Stann. he was a WEC light heavyweight champion. if Stann was known to be a pedigreed or even solid wrestler, it would look better for him. he is probably a better technical striker than Leben, but leben is hard to hurt, and hits frickin hard. i just have a feeling that Leben is the one to watch here. Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera Skillset wise, and on paper, this definitely favors Brandon Vera. and, IMHO, Thiago Silva's technical striking is over-rated. i aint knocking his power though. just sayin' he moves pretty slow. his best technique is to hunt people down, get them on the ground (on the bottom) and utilize his devastating ground and pound. Vera's advantages are that he's like six and a half feet tall, an accomplished Muay-Thai kick boxer Greco-Roman wrestler. all that being said, Thiago Silva has just been much more consistent than Vera. it seems that Vera has been under the gun for quite some time now, and still hasnt been able to put together a string of victories. Silva, i think, is just destined to be a higher level competetor than Vera. on a side note, personally, i always look forward to seeing Thiago fight and i never look forward to seeing Vera fight. so with heart and mind i am picking Thiago Silva on this one. Dong Hyun Kim vs. Nate Diaz Nate Diaz all day every day. Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi wow. this one is probably going to be sold as "fireworks." TBH, i dont look forward to seeing Guida fight like i used to, nor do i often root for him. to play the odds on this one, i'll say that Gomi most likely will not be able to knock Guida out, and eventually will get smothered by Guida - allowing Guida to grind out a victory. who knows. alright. so there's my picks. pretty decent card, btw. i think that all cards should be of at least this quality.