Ok, Time to win some more money. I was 7 for 7 on my last event, which was The Ultimate Fighter 7.
Griffin over Jackson: I said it I am going with Griffin. I am sure that I will be the only one out of any UFC betting blog saying Griffin here, but I have a few reasons why. The first is odds, I like to spread my money on favorites and pick 2 upsets that are the best upsets on the card. The second is that Griffin is a very smart fighter. The best fight to look at Griffin in is the Ortiz fight. By the end of the fight, Griffin had no problems stuffing the take down of Ortiz, who moves in a similar speed as Jackson. If Rampage does take Griffin down, you can be sure Griffin will not stop fighting until he is dead. I do not see Griffin submitting Jackson. Griffin does have better submissions, but Rampage is a beast and not easy to submit. Stand up, this is where I think Griffin's game plan will pay off. Rampage is a better boxer with way more power, but I think that Griffin can keep his distance and pick his spots and pull this out. I do not see Griffin Knocking Out Rampage, unless it is in the late rounds. Griffin needs to take a page out of Machida's book and stay at a distance then attack when he see's an opening. I love betting on Griffin as an underdog it has always paid well, and I owe it to him to give him a chance here.
Stevenson over Tibau: This should be a walk through for Stevenson. Tyson Griffin has a similar style as Stevenson and he was able to easly control Tibau. Stevenson is a top 10 fighter and will show why here.
Almeida over Cote: Cote has enough power to KO most fighters and is stand up is better than Almeida's, but Almeida's stand up is good enough to get in and take Cote down. When that happenes, Cote is going to be in a world of trouble that he will not be able to handle. Cote got distroyed by Lutter and Almeida's ground game is just as good and he trains way harder.
Koscheck over Lytle: I really like Lytle, but I have to look at the Hughes fight here. I think that Koscheck will take him down and hold him there. On the feet Lytle does have an advantage, but I don't think he will be able to stop Koscheck's take downs.
Aurelio over Griffin: Look to Aurelio is a really tough guy and I think he should be closer in odds to Griffin. Aurelio took Guida the distance and took a round from him. He also is one of the few to beat Gomi. For odds I have to take Aurelio here.
Gurgel over Miller: Gurgel will easly catch Miller in a submission.
So I am taking 3 upsets Gurgel, Aurelio, and Griffin. At worst on this event, I see me going 4-2 with Griffin and Aurelio losing.
Hmmm... Looks like your picks lost this time lol
Posted by: Robert | July 05, 2008 at 10:17 PM
I don't know about Robert but I won big following your picks especially the Rampage/Griffin fight. I will be consulting this site before every big MMA event and when the football season starts.
Posted by: Hester | July 06, 2008 at 05:36 PM
Thank you Hester, I don't know what Robert was reading, but 3-3 picking a nice upset is not a bad event at all. I would like to be perfect on every event, but that is impossible. Also, in my eyes Almeida won that fight. I had him taking the first and the last round.
Posted by: ourpickswin | July 06, 2008 at 11:31 PM
I'd like to thank you for your picks, great as always. :]
Posted by: Jordan | July 08, 2008 at 09:49 PM
Thanks Jordan. I am glad that I can help.
Posted by: ourpickswin | July 09, 2008 at 02:27 PM