Friday, July 10, 2009

Fight Night: UFC 100


As the UFC celebrates its 100th event, Dana White is rolling out his strongest card yet for the fans in Vegas and around the world.

Frank Mir (12-3) takes on Brock Lesnar (3-1) for the undisputed heavyweight championship (265 lbs). Although Lesnar is a monster, I see Mir being too talented and well rounded for him.

Prediction: Mir by submission/decision

George St. Pierre (18-2) defends his welterweight belt (170 lbs) against Thiago Alves (22-4). If GSP can avoid an Alves knockout, I see no reason to pick against the second best MMA fighter in the world.

Prediction: GSP by decision

Ultimate Fighter coaches Michael Bisping (18-1) and Dan Henderson (24-7) will face off at middleweight (185 lbs). I believe that Henderson left too much of himself back in Pride. But Bisping should be careful. A win may get him a shot at P4P champ Anderson Silva.

Prediction: Bisping by decision

In addition, I like Boilermaker Jon Fitch (22-3) over Paulo Thiago (11-0) at welterweight (170 lbs).

Bob Sturm is a co-host of BAD Radio on The Ticket 1310 AM in DFW. In addition to being a fellow MMA/boxing fan, he writes a regular column for D Magazine's Inside Corner.

Here are his thoughts on UFC 100.

You can watch the Countdown to UFC 100 on Spike or here.

Here are the latest odds on World Sports Exchange.


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