The UFC Results

Dan Miller def. Rob Kimmons, submission (rear naked choke), 1:27 R1
Mike Massenzio def. Drew Mc Fedries, submission (Kimura), 1:28 R1
Jason Brilz def. Brad Morris, TKO, 2:54 R2
Joe Lauzon def. Kyle Bradley, TKO, 1:34 R2
Wilson Gouveia def. Ryan Jensen, submission (armbar), 2:04 R2
Alessio Sakara def. Joe Vedepo, KO, 1:27 R1
Eric Schafer def. Houston Alexander, submission (arm triangle), 4:53 R1
Alan Belcher def. Ed Herman, unanimous decision
Clay Guida def. Mac Danzig, unanimous decision
Nate Diaz def. Josh Neer, split decision.

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Mike Swick defeats Josh Burkman via majority decision
Patrick Cote defeats Drew McFedries via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Thiago Tavares defeats Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision
Nate Diaz defeats Alvin Robinson via submission (triangle choke) in round one
Kurt Pellegrino defeats Alberto Crane via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Gray Maynard defeats Dennis Siver via unanimous decision
Jeremy Stephens defeats Cole Miller via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Corey Hill defeats Joe Veres via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Matt Wiman defeats Justin Buchholz via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

Mike Swick vs. Josh Burkman

Who we want to win: Mike Swick
Who we think will win: Mike Swick

Mike Swick is going to win this fight for two main reasons. The first is that Swick has been fighting much bigger and stronger opponents. Fighting Burkman will feel like the first time you run after taking off the ankle weights. Swick was dominating people at 185 as a small middle weight and now he is the big guy. Second, Burkman can’t convert when he has a big fight (Jon Fitch and Karo Parisyan), where as Swick has already proven he can (Joe Riggs and David Loiseau).

Nate Diaz vs. Alvin Robinson

Who we want to win: Nate Diaz
Who we think will win: Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz is really dominating right now and is going to keep on rising until a title shot as long as he can keep his mental game together. Cote vs. Drew McFedries

Patrick Cote vs. Drew McFedries

Who we want to win: Patrick Cote
Who we think will win: Patrick Cote

Patrick is a very strong fighter and is just now proving what he can do. He is on a high after knocking out Kendall Grove and I think the momentum will push him through McFedries.

Michihiro Omigawa vs. Thiago Tavares

Who we want to win: Don’t Care
Who we think will win: Thiago Tavares

I see this fight as a rebound for Tavares. Omigawa loss a decision to Matt Wiman and has a losing record. Tavares was undefeated until his loss to Tyson Griffin. Tavares is a much better fighter and I think the UFC is giving him this fight to put some wind back in his sails.

Winer: Nate Diaz

The first round starts and Gray is trying to take Nate down with his superior wrestling. Nate goes to the mat but almost catches Maynard in an arm lock. Gray narrowly escapes and then lands some major blows in transition opening up a cut on Diaz’s face. Both fighters are really active. Maynard keeps throwing huge bombs and Nate tries to use his excellent Jiu Jitsu to catch Maynard in a quick submission. The fight continues at a blazing pace with Maynard dropping bombs and Diaz almost catching Gray in submission after submission. The rounds comes to end and Diaz is bleeding badly.

Despite the heavy punches Nate took in the last round he came out looking the aggressor. Maynard returned with some heavy punches and locked up Diaz. Nate is dragged to the ground and Maynard almost slithers into a mount. Before he can sink in on top Diaz sneaks his knees up and rolls Maynard. Diaz gets on top and starts raining down punches. Gray covers a bit and attempts to get to his feet but Diaz capitalizes and gets Maynard into a guillotine to end the fight and take the win.

Who we want to win: Joe Lauzon
Who we think we will win: Manny Gamburyan

Joe Lauzon has been the most impressive looking fighter during the show. His pace of fighting hasn’t slowed since his fight against Jens Pulver. Manny is a tough aggressive fighter, but is small. Matt Wiman didn’t take advantage of size in his fight against Gamburyan because he was too timid. Joe Lauzon will overpower Gamburyan and smother his fire.

Who we want to win: Undecided
Who we think we will win: Nate Diaz

I really like both of these fighters. I love Nick Diaz and think his brother is a smaller version. I love his fierce attitude and his confidence and his ability to back it all up. Gray is awesome but his last performance wasn’t very impressive. I think he can come back strong as long as he didn’t over train again. He has the ability to beat Diaz, it is just a matter of him coming into the fight with his strongest performance.