What: UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
When: The undercard starts at 7 PM ET Saturday, Spike TV will show an hour of fights beginning at 9 and the pay-per-view begins at 10.
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles
Predictions:
Main Event Machida vs Shogun
Both fighters are going to start slow and conservative. Action should pick up pace towards the end of the round, but don’t look for a clear round 1 winner. This round will probably go both ways on judges score cards.
Round two will start much the same but the action will pick up a minute or two into the round. After several good exchanges from both fighters Shogun will rock Machida and eventually finish him.
Shogun wins via TKO
Rest of the Card:
Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell
Cain and Ben might have the opprotunity for fight of the night or most boring fight of the night. Cain is feeling the pressure to finish fights from both fans and UFC execs. I’m looking for Cain to finish this fight in round one with a surprising KO.
Cain Valasquez wins via KO in the First (or a snoozefest descision)
Read a prediction from MMA Fan House… what do you think?
“Joe Stevenson vs. Spencer Fisher
Stevenson came back from a two-fight losing streak with a big win over Nate Diaz at the UFC Fight Night in June, but I like Fisher, who’s on a three-fight winning streak, to keep this fight standing and beat Stevenson on his feet. Pick: Fisher.”
