Well, it's time once again to make those all important picks for our UFC fantasy league. This time we'll be picking the fights for UFC 103. I am VERY EXCITED about this card as this will be the first time I will be attending the event live! It promises to be a night of great fights! Remember, if you would like to join our fantasy league just shoot me an email through the contact page and we'll get you signed up. Anyways, on to the picks...
| Bout / Your Choice | Method | Round | Minute |
|---|---|---|---|
MAIN EVENT Rich Franklin v. Vitor Belfort Winner: Rich Franklin | Knock Out | 2 | 2 |
Mirko Cro Cop v. Junior Dos Santos Winner: Junior Dos Santos | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5 |
Eliot Marshall v. Jason Brilz Winner: Jason Brilz | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5 |
Vladimir Matyushenko v. Igor Pokrajac Winner: Vladimir Matyushenko | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5 |
Rob Emerson v. Rafael Dos Anjos Winner: Rafael Dos Anjos | Submission (Choke) | 2 | 3 |
Jim Miller v. Steve Lopez Winner: Jim Miller | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 4 |
Rafaello Oliveira v. Nik Lentz Winner: Rafaello Oliveira | Submission (Arm Lock) | 1 | 3 |
Martin Kampmann v. Paul Daley Winner: Martin Kampmann | Submission (Other) | 2 | 2 |
Rick Story v. Brian Foster Winner: Brian Foster | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5 |
Tyson Griffin v. Hermes Franca Winner: Tyson Griffin | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5 |
Josh Koscheck v. Frank Trigg Winner: Josh Koscheck | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5 |
Efrain Escudero v. Cole Miller Winner: Efrain Escudero | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5 |
Drew McFedries v. Tomasz Drwal Winner: Tomasz Drwal | Technical Knock Out | 1 | 4 |
So there you have it. Now I'll hit the high points and give you a little insight as to why I picked who I did.
Rich Franklin v. Vitor Belfort (Main Event) - Vitor Belfort has looked great in his last couple of bouts. His decimation of Matt Lindland was especially impressive! He has great striking and great jujitsu skills. That being said, however, Vitor is a fighter that tries to end the fight as quickly as he can. He tends to get sloppy when he has a quality opponent that takes him late into the 2nd or 3rd rounds. Rich Franklin should be able to weather the initial onslaught from Belfort in the first round and then make his move near the 2nd round to hopefully end it with a KO victory.
Mirko Cro Cop v. Junior Dos Santos - While I am a pretty big Cro Cop fan, his last couple of performances have been less than stellar. On the other hand, every time I've seen Junior Dos Santos fight I have been impressed. He definitely has all the tools to be a great MMA fighter. If this bout was the 2006 Cro Cop going against Dos Santos I would be more apt to pick Cro Cop. As it is 2009, I think that Dos Santos will do enough against Cro Cop to eek out a decision victory.
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