Main Card:

Cheick Kongo def. Pat Barry by KO (punches) Round 1 (2:39)

Charlie Brenneman def. Rick Story by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Matt Brown def. John Howard by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Matt Mitrione def. Christian Morecraft by KO (punches) Round 2 (4:28)

Preliminary Card:

Tyson Griffin def. Manny Gamburyan by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)

Javier Vazquez def. Joe Stevenson by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Joe Lauzon def. Curt Warburton by submission (kimura) Round 1 (1:58)

Rich Attonito def. Daniel Roberts by unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Charles Oliveira def. Nik Lentz by submission (rear-naked choke) Round 2 (1:48) *Fight Under Review, illegal knee

Ricardo Lamas def. Matt Grice by TKO (strikes) Round 1 (4:41)

Michael Johnson def. Edward Faaloloto by TKO (strikes) Round 1 (4:42)

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UFC on Versus 4 Prediction Results: I was 164-120-3 coming in and I felt I had a grasp on this card but there were a few upsets. “The Spaniard” beating Story, Brown beating Howard, Kongo’s comeback over Barry….in general a crazy card that featured a mix up in some divisions. I went 7-4, and I am now 171-124-3…still need to pick it up although my winning percentage is around 57%.

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Bonus awards: (Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.)

Fight of the Night: Charles Oliveira vs Nik Lentz

Knockout of the Night: Cheick Kongo  

Submission of the Night:  Joe Lauzon

Main Card:

Pat Barry  vs. Cheick Kongo 

Prediction: Kongo by decision

Rick Story vs. Charlie Brenneman 

Prediction: Story by TKO

John Howard vs. Matt Brown 

Prediction: Howard by TKO

Christian Morecraft vs. Matt Mitrione 

Prediction: Mitrione by TKO

Preliminary Card:

Manny Gamburyan vs. Tyson Griffin 

Prediction: Griffin by decision

Javier Vazquez vs. Joe Stevenson 

Prediction: Stevenson by decision

Curt Warburton vs. Joe Lauzon 

Prediction: Lauzon by TKO

Rich Attonito vs. Daniel Roberts 

Prediction: Roberts by submission

Charles Oliveira vs. Nik Lentz 

Prediction: Oliveira by submission 

Matt Grice vs. Ricardo Lamas 

Prediction: Lamas by decision 

Edward Faaloloto vs. Michael Johnson 

Prediction: Johnson by TKO

Main Card:

Alistair Overeem def. Fabricio Werdum by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Josh Barnett def. Brett Rogers by submission (arm triangle) Round 2 (1:17)

Jorge Masvidal def. K.J. Noons by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Daniel Cormier def. Jeff Monson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Chad Griggs def. Valentijn Overeem by TKO (strikes) Round 1 (2:08)

Preliminary Card Fight:

Gesias Cavalcante vs Justin Wilcox results in a no decision (eyepoke) 

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Strikeforce Predictions Results: I was 28-22-1 coming and was dismal in my last strikeforce predictions. I started out 0-3-1 and rebounded to 2-3-1. The main event was very boring due to the fact Werdum was on his back the whole fight begging for Overeem to get on him. Anyways, I’m now 30-25-2.  

Main Card: 

Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum 

Prediction: Overeem by TKO

Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers

Prediction: Barnett by submission 

Daniel Cormier vs. Jeff Monson 

Prediction: Monson by submission

Chad Griggs vs. Valentijn Overeem

Prediction: Overeem by submission

K.J. Noons vs. Jorge Masvidal

Noons by decision 

Preliminary Card: (only picked 1 fight)

Gesias Cavalcante vs. Justin Wilcox

Prediction: Cavalcante by submission

MMA Heavyweight Division Rankings

Top 25 HEAVYWEIGHTS (over 205 pounds)

1. Cain Velasquez (9-0, 7-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Junior Dos Santos #2

2. Junior Dos Santos (13-1, 7-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Cain Velasquez #1

3. Alistair Overeem (35-11, 4-0 Strikeforce)  

4. Brock Lesnar (5-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) 

5. Fabricio Werdum (14-5 MMA, 3-1 Strikeforce)

6. Antonio Silva (16-2, 3-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Daniel Cormier #17  

7. Shane Carwin (11-2, 4-2 UFC) 

8. Frank Mir (15-5, 13-5 UFC) 

9. Josh Barnett (30-5, 1-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Sergei Kharitonov #19

10. Fedor Emelianenko (31-4 MMA, 1-3 Strikeforce)

11. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-6-1, 3-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Brendan Schaub #14 

12. Ben Rothwell (31-7, 1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Mark Hunt #NR

13. Roy Nelson (15-6, 2-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Mirko Filipovic #24  

14. Brendan Schaub (8-1, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira #11

15. Pedro Rizzo (19-9, 1-0 Washington Combat) 

16. Shamil Abdurahimov (12-1, 3-0 ADFC)

17. Daniel Cormier (8-0, 5-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Antonio Silva #6

18. Jeff Monson (42-12, 0-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Maro Perak #NR 

19. Sergei Kharitonov (18-4, 1-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Josh Barnett #9

20. Cheick Kongo (16-6-2, 9-4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Matt Mitrione #NR  

21. Mike Russow (14-1, 3-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Dave Herman #NR

22. Travis Browne (11-0-1, 2-0-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Rob Broughton #NR 

23. Brett Rogers (11-3, 2-3 Strikeforce) 

24. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (27-9-2, 4-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Roy Nelson #13

25. Andrei Arlovski (15-9, 0-3 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Ray Lopez #NR

*NR = Not Ranked*

MMA Light Heavyweight Division Rankings Top 25 

1. Jon Jones (13-1, 7-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Rampage Jackson #4 

2. Rashad Evans (16-1-1, 11-1-1 UFC) 

3. Maurico Rua (19-5, 3-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Forrest Griffin #6

4. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8, 7-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Jon Jones #1 

5. Lyoto Machida (17-2, 9-2 UFC) 

6. Forrest Griffin (18-6, 9-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Maurico Rua #3

7. Dan Henderson (27-8, 3-1 Strikeforce) 

8. Thiago Silva (14-2, 5-2 UFC)

9. Phil Davis (9-0, 5-0 UFC) 

10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-5, 2-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Rich Franklin #11

11. Rich Franklin (28-6, 12-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira #10

12. Rafael Cavalcante (10-2, 3-1 Strikeforce) 

13. Muhammad Lawal (7-1, 2-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Roger Gracie #23 

14. Gegard Mousasi (31-3-2, 2-1-1 Strikeforce) 

15. Ryan Bader (12-2, 5-2 UFC)

16. Renato Sobral (36-9, 2-2 Strikeforce)

17. Alexander Gustafsson (12-1, 4-1 UFC)

18. Mike Kyle (18-8-1, 1-1 Strikeforce)

19. Vladimir Matyushenko (26-5, 7-3 UFC)  

20. Glover Teixeira (15-2, 4-0 BC)

21. Ryan Jimmo (15-1, 9-1 MFC)

22. Stanislav Nedkov (11-0, 0-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Luiz Cane #25

23. Roger Gracie (4-0, 2-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Muhammad Lawal #13 

24. Tito Ortiz (16-9-1, 15-9-1 UFC)

25. Luiz Cane (11-3, 4-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Stanislav Nedkov #22  

*NR = Not Ranked*

*The legend Chuck Liddell (21-8, 16-7 UFC) removed from the list due to Retirement*

*The legend Randy Couture (19-11, 16-8 UFC) removed from the list due to Retirement* 

*Matt Hamill (10-4, 9-4 UFC) has been removed from the list due to Retirement*

MMA Middleweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. Anderson Silva (28-4, 13-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Yushin Okami #3

2. Chael Sonnen (24-11-1, 4-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Brian Stann #10

3. Yushin Okami (26-5, 10-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Anderson Silva #1

4. Nate Marquardt (31-10-2, 10-4 UFC) 

5. Ronaldo Souza (14-2, 4-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Luke Rockhold #NR

6. Mark Munoz (11-2, 6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Chris Leben #11

7. Vitor Belfort (20-9, 9-5 UFC)

8. Demian Maia (14-3, 8-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Jorge Santiago #13 

9. Michael Bisping (21-3, 11-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Jason Miller #17

10. Brian Stann (11-3, 5-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Chael Sonnen #2

11. Chris Leben (26-7, 12-6 UFC) *Next Fight: Mark Munoz #6

12. Hector Lombard (29-2-1, 7-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Jesse Taylor #NR 

13. Jorge Santiago (23-9, 1-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Demian Maia #7

14. Wanderlei Silva (33-11-1, 3-6 UFC) 

15. Jason Miller (24-7, 0-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Michael Bisping #9

16. Tim Kennedy (14-3, 5-1 Strikeforce)

17. Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-4, 1-3 UFC) 

18. Alan Belcher (16-6, 7-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Jason MacDonald #NR

19. Mamed Khalidov (23-4-2, 8-0-2 KSW) 

20. Robbie Lawler (18-8, 2-4 Strikeforce) 

21. Rousimar Palhares (13-3, 6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Alexandre Ferreira #NR (Middleweight bout)

22. Thales Leites (19-4, 2-0 SC)  

23. Paulo Filho (22-4, 3-0 BC) 

24. Maiquel Falcao (27-3, 1-0 CM) 

25. Jeremy Horn (88-21-5, 0-1 SC) 

*NR = Not Ranked* 

MMA Welterweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. George St. Pierre (21-2, 17-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Nick Diaz #4 

2. Jon Fitch (23-3-1, 13-1-1 UFC)

3. Jake Shields (26-4-1, 1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Ellenberger #17 

4. Nick Diaz (25-7, 6-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: George St. Pierre #1

5. B.J Penn (16-6-2, 11-6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Carlos Condit #6

6. Carlos Condit (27-5, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: BJ Penn #5

7. Josh Koscheck (15-5, 13-5 UFC)

8. Diego Sanchez (23-4, 12-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Matt Hughes #14

9. Rick Story (13-4, 6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Martin Kampmann #13 

10. Thiago Alves (18-7, 10-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Papy Abedi #NR

11. Tyron Woodley (9-0, 7-0 Strikeforce)

12. Paul Daley (27-11-2, 1-2 Strikeforce)

13. Martin Kampmann (17-5, 8-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Rick Story #9 

14. Matt Hughes (44-8, 18-6 UFC) *Next Fight: Diego Sanchez #8

15. Paul Thiago (13-3, 3-3 UFC) *Next Fight: David Mitchell #NR

16. Jay Hieron (22-4, 3-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Ben Askren #20

17. Jake Ellenberger (24-5, 4-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Jake Shields #3

18. Charlie Brenneman (14-2, 3-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Anthony Johnson #25

19. Dong Hyun Kim (14-1-1, 5-1-1 UFC)

20. Ben Askren (8-0, 5-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Jay Hieron #16

21. Rory MacDonald (12-1, 3-1 UFC)

22. Brian Ebersole (48-14-1, 2-0 UFC)

23. Mike Pyle (21-8-1, 4-3 UFC) 

24. John Hathaway (15-1, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Pascal Krauss #NR

25. Anthony Johnson (9-3, 6-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Charlie Brenneman #18 

*NR = Not Ranked*

*Chris Lytle (31-18-5, 10-10 UFC) jumped back into the top 25 but due to retirement is removed from the list*

*Mike Swick Removed for not fighting within a year*

*Kenny Florian taken off of the lightweight rankings, dropped down to featherweight*

1. Frankie Edgar (13-1-1, 8-1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Gray Maynard #3

2. Gilbert Melendez (19-2, 9-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Jorge Masvidal #24

3. Gray Maynard (10-0-1, 7-0-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Frankie Edgar #1

4. Eddie Alvarez (23-2, 6-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Michael Chandler #NR

5. Shinya Aoki (28-5, 1-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Rob McCullough #NR

6. Ben Henderson (14-2, 2-0 UFC)

7. Jim Miller (20-3, 9-2 UFC)

8. Sean Sherk (33-4-1, 8-4 UFC)

9. Melvin Guillard (29-8-2, 10-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Joe Lauzon #NR   

10. Clay Guida (29-11, 9-5 UFC)

11. Anthony Pettis (13-2, 0-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Jeremy Stephens #20   

12. Dennis Siver (19-7, 8-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Sam Stout #NR

13. Tatsuya Kawajiri (27-7-2, 0-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Joachim Hansen #25

14. George Sotiropoulos (14-4, 7-2 UFC)

15. Evan Dunham (11-2, 5-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Shamar Bailey #NR  

16. Josh Thomson (18-4, 0-1 Dream) *Next Fight: Maximo Blanco #NR

17. Takanori Gomi (32-7, 1-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Nate Diaz #NR

18. Nik Lentz (21-3-3, 5-0-1 UFC) 

19. Gleison Tibau (23-7, 9-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Rafael Dos Anjos #23

20. Jeremy Stephens (20-6, 7-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Anthony Pettis #11

21. Donald Cerrone (16-3, 3-0 UFC)

22. Charles Oliveira (14-2-1, 2-2-1 UFC)

23. Rafael Dos Anjos (15-5, 4-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Gleison Tibau #19

24. Jorge Masvidal (22-6, 4-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Gilbert Melendez #2

25. Joachim Hansen (22-10-1, 5-4 DREAM) *Next Fight: Tatsuya Kawajiri #13

*NR = Not Ranked*

Main Card:

Junior Dos Santos def. Shane Carwin by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 

Kenny Florian def. Diego Nunes by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 

Mark Munoz def. Demian Maia by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 

Dave Herman def. Jon Olav Einemo by TKO (punches) Round 2 (3:19) 

Donald Cerrone def. Vagner Rocha by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)

Preliminary Card:

Sam Stout def. Yves Edwards by KO (punch) Round 1 (3:52)

Chris Weidman def. Jesse Bongfeldt by submission (guillotine) Round 1 (4:54) 

Krzystof Soszynksi def. Mike Massenzio by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) 

Nick Ring def. James Head by submission (rear-naked choke) Round 3 (3:33) 

Dustin Poirier def. Jason Young by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 

Joey Beltran def. Aaron Rosa by TKO (punches) Round 3 (1:26) 

Darren Elkins def. Michihiro Omigawa by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)

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UFC 131 Prediction Results: I was 157-115-3 coming in and my pick didn’t quite go the way I hoped. I’ll post up my after thoughts about UFC 131 later on. I went 7-5, and I am now 164-120-3…something needs to give.

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Bonus awards: (Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.)

Fight of the Night: Dave Herman vs Jon Olav Einemo   

Knockout of the Night: Sam Stout  

Submission of the Night:  Chris Weidman