*** ESB's Official MMA Forum Prediction League: UFC 103 Franklin vs Belfort***

[sugarngold]

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Rich Franklin (No. 7 LHW) vs. Vitor Belfort (No. 8 MW)
Junior dos Santos vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
Martin Kampmann (No. 5 WW) vs. Paul Daley
Josh Koscheck (No. 7 WW) vs. Frank Trigg
Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Igor Pokrajac
Nik Lentz vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Ricky Story vs. Brian Foster
Jim Miller vs. Steve Lopez
Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal
Eliot Marshall vs. Jason Brilz
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Robert Emerson

Research their records and watch their fights before you make your prediction and if you still don't know who to pick JUST GUESS!

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[sugarngold]

Sorry for the delays, guys. I've been so busy that I haven't been able to keep up with the events. Feel free to PM me any time to remind me to get the next event posted.

Now start your predictions!

PS - sorry I forgot about UFC Fight Night too.

[sugarngold]

Two days to go, guys. Let's get the predictions started.

Does Mirko Crocop have anything left that made him the most feared striker on the planet for the first half of this decade? Can Franklin withstand the Phenomenal onslaught from Vitor Belfort? How will a crossroads battle between wrestlers koscheck and Trigg play out?

[sugarngold]

Eh, I'm going to have to guess at some of these for now. Perhaps I can come back and change the prelim fights before they start.

Belfort TKO 3
Crocop TKO 2
Kampmann TKO 3
Josh Koscheck UD
Efrain Escudero UD
Tyson Griffin UD
Igor Pokrajac UD
Nik Lentz UD
Ricky Story UD
Jim Miller UD
Drew McFedries UD
Eliot Marshall UD
Rafael dos Anjos UD

[OuterDrake]

Franklin GnP 3rd round
Cro-Cop 2nd ko
Kamppmann sub 1st
Koscheck ko strikes 1st.
Griffen UD
Escudero sub 1st
Drwal ud
Miller UD
Rafaello Oliveira ud
Brian Foster ud
Jason Brilz ud
Pokrajac ko 1st
Emerson ud

edit: my order is a little mess up , i was looking at the ufc.com card for full record and bio detail.

[Rattler]

Franklin - UD
Dos Santos - tko 2
Kampmann - sub 1 (armbar)
Koscheck - UD
Griffin - UD
C. Miller - sub 2 (rnc)
Drwal - tko 2
J. Miller - sub 1 (rnc)
Oliveira - sub 1 (tri)
Story - UD
Britz - tko 2
Matyushenko - tko 2
Dos Anjos - sub 2 (rnc)

[Monoxide]

Franklin - TKO Round 3
Dos Santos - TKO Round 1
Kampmann - Guillotine Sub Round 2
Koscheck - Unanimous Decision
Griffin - Unanimous Decision
C. Miller - Rear Naked Choke Submission Round 1
Drew - TKO Round 1
J. Miller - Unanimous Decision
Oliveira - Guillotine Submission Round 1
Story - Unanimous Decision
Marshall - Unanimous Decision
Matyushenko - Unanimous Decision
Dos Anjos - Rear Naked Choke Round 2

[2FastByFar]

Franklin - UD
Dos Santos - tko 1
Kampmann - sub 1 (RNC)
Koscheck - UD
Griffin - UD
Escudero - SD
Drwal - sub 1 (RNC)
Jim Miller - sub 1 (RNC)
Oliveira - sub 1 (RNC)
Foster - tko 1
Brilz - UD
Matyushenko - UD
Dos Anjos - sub 2 (RNC)

[wholesomefolsom]

Franklin UD
Dos Santos KO 2
Kampman sub 2 arm triangle
Koschek UD
Miller sub 1 triangle
Griffin UD
Matyushenko UD
Oliveira UD
Story UD
Miller sub 2 RNC
McFedries KO 1
Marshall UD
Dos Anjos UD

[Grievesy]

Franklin UD
Dos Santos TKO 2
Kampmann Sub 2 Armbar
Koscheck UD
Escudero UD
Griffin UD
Matyushenko TKO 1
Oliveira Sub 1 RNC
Story UD
Miller UD
Drwal TKO 1
Brilz UD
Dos Anjos Sub 1 RNC

[rekcutnevets]

Belfort tko 2
Dos Santos tko 2 gnp
Daley tko 3
koscheck UD
Escudero SD
Griffin UD
Pokrajac tko 2
Oliveira UD
Lopez tko 3 TKD trying to get on the scene
Drwal UD
Brilz UD
Dos Anjos sub 2 rear naked

[AJAX]

Franklin UD
Santos 2nd tko
Kampmann 2nd sub -guillitine
Griffin UD
Koscheck UD

Cole Miller UD
Jim Miller 2nd sub rnc
Matushenko UD
Drwal 1st tko
Brilz UD
story UD
Lentz UD
Dos Anjos sub 1 rnc

[sugarngold]

Wow. So many guys going with Franklin over Belfort. I'm surprised. After watching the UFC 103 Countdown show last night - I couldn't pick against Belfort. THey showed him training with Randy Couture!!! I mean come on - as if Belfort wasn't tough enough on his own - but now with Randy coaching him!?! Holy shit. This guy will be unbeatable.

[LB3000]

Rich Franklin SD
Junior dos Santos KO/TKO 1
Martin Kampmann Sub (Guillotine) 2
Josh Koscheck UD
Tyson Griffin UD

Efrain Escudero UD
Tomasz Drwal Sub (RNC) 1
Igor Pokrajac KO/TKO 1
Rafaello Oliveira UD
Ricky Story UD
Jim Miller Sub (RNC) 2
Jason Brilz UD
Rafael dos Anjos UD

[One Punch KO]

Vitor Belfort - KO/TKO 2
Junior do Santos - KO/TKO 1
Martin Kampmann - SUB 2 (Rear Naked Choke)
Josh Koscheck - UD
Tyson Griffin - UD

Cole Miller - UD
Drew McFedries - KO/TKO 1
Jim Miller - UD
Nick Lentz - UD
Brian Foster - KO/TKO 1
Eliot Marshall - SUB 2 (Rear Naked Choke)
Vladimir Matyushenko - UD
Rafael dos Anjos - SUB 1 (Armbar)

[Beebs]

Rich Franklin (No. 7 LHW) TKO 3
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic UD
Martin Kampmann Sub 2 (RNC)
Josh Koscheck KO 2 (hope I'm wrong)
Cole Miller Sub 1 (Triangle)
Tyson Griffin UD
Vladimir Matyushenko UD
Rafaello Oliveira Sub 2 (RNC)
Brian Foster KO2
Tomasz Drwal KO3
Eliot Marshall Sub 2 (RNC)
Robert Emerson UD

[solidchin]

belfort to win ud
dos santos to win 2nd rnd tko
kampmann to win by sub rnc 2nd rnd
koscheck to win by tko 3rd rnd
escudero to win by ud
franca to win by sub triangle 3rd rnd
pokrajac to win by sd
lentz to win by ud
foster to win by tko 1st rnd
lopez to win by ud
mcfedries to win by tko 1st rnd
marshall to win by rnc 3rd rnd
dos anjos to win sd

[sugarngold]

I'm changing my pick to Belfort TKO 3. I don't think he let's Franklin out of this one.

[AJAX]

I can't believe so many are picking Dos Santos, nobody have confidence in CC anymore. I was going to pick him and then changed it just as I was writing it.

[sugarngold]

Crocop seems to have lost his confidence in his last few fights. I;m going with Crocop because I still believe that he can be every bit the killer he was three years ago.

[rekcutnevets]

I haven't lost complete confidence in Crocop's stand-up. If this fight were taking place in a ring, I would have picked him. Dos Santos has a good training team, and is really aggressive. I think Dos Santos will get Crocop to the ground, if he has to pin him against the cage to do it. My prediction was Dos Santos tko by gnp.

[sugarngold]

Hey what time does the Mayweather/Marquez card start?

[rekcutnevets]

9:00

[sugarngold]

I knew I should have gone with Belfort KO1.

[Grievesy]

I knew I should have gone with Daley TKO 1!:verysad