Help me with UFC 84 picks for $$$ reward

[Psych300]

What did I tell you.

Most sure bet was CARWIN.

He absolutely dominated his opponent exactly like he did his other opponents, just like I said he would.

Oh well, you learn something everyday huh?

[åäöåäö]

Hope you picked my advice.I'm a small stakes better but i won 230 euros,Yay

[igorvswanderlei]

i hope he won teh greenery.

[BigBread]

SO I ended up placing wagers on Yoshida , Kim and Clementi but not as large as I wanted to originally so I wont be able to send 50 $ cuz this would be for 1000 $ wagers which I didnt end up placing because of the lack of knowledge . I gotta look up who was the first to suggest those with some kind of explanation tho and not just bald picks and will send 10 $ to each one . Next time I will make sure to open up the thread earlier and make clear that I am looking for picks with write ups not something like : Take Machida , Wanderlei , BJ .

[BigBread]

Originally Posted by BigD66

Yoshida is the best WW prospect coming out of Japan, and in the last bit became outside of Jake Shields probably the best WW in the world not in the UFC(obviously now is in the UFC). He won the GCM tourney in Japan, dominating favourite and perennial top 10 WW Akira Kikuchi(Kikuchi retired with this as his last fight) He has adapted his game to the "UFC" style of rules with GCM using the cage and a unified rule set and he has adapted his game to become one of the most proficient practitioners of MMA within that rule set to come out of Japan. Yoshida is a 4th dan Black Belt in Judo, and has shown an affection to using the elbows.

He is fighting Jon "War Machine" Koppenhaver coming of TUF, where he lost to Tommy Speer by UD. He had a really exciting fight on the final against Jared Rollins, and though he may not be the most skilled fighter he makes up for what he lacks in skill with heart and never say die attitude (as seen in the Rollins fight) Thing is he is stepping into something he hasn't faced before with Yoshida.

I think the fight stays on the feet for the first bit of round one, with Yoshida getting the better of it, Koppenhaver clinches where he is taken down by the stronger and more skilled Yoshida and pounded on. Koppenhaver may survive to a decision, but I see a second round TKO for Yoshida.

Here is one 10 $ winner .

Few people suggested to take Palhares ( ez win ) and Carwin ( ez win ) wish I knew something about them and tailed those picks for easy money .

[BigBread]

Originally Posted by uniphase

The only guaranteed wins, in my opinion, are:

Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry
Salaverry is a bit past his prime. His recent fight against Terry Martin was lackluster and he couldn't really showcase his main skill, submissions, in his recent fights. I don't think Salaverry will be able to submit a BJJ black belt like Palhares, who's said to have a similar fighting style to Filho, or overpower him and win by decision. He certainly won't knock him out.

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
I don't see Nakamura beating Sokoudjou simply because he doesn't have the strength and stamina to g'n'p Sokojdou for three rounds or the knockout power to KO him. Most of Nakamura's fights have gone to decision and he's always lost to fighters physically stronger than him. Everyone seems to be giving Nakamura the benefit of the doubt, though, probably because of his antics outside the cage/ring, but in all of his recent fights he's been really boring and it seems like he doesn't really care if he wins or loses, just that he gets that paycheck.

Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes
Silva has fought tougher competition and never lost. From what I've seen, Silva is unstoppable on the feet and the ground against fighters who are physically weaker than him, and I don't see how Mendes can win this fight.

Jason Tan vs.Dong Hyun Kim
Comparing Kim and Tan at the weigh-ins, it was like watching Okami and Swick, respectfully. Dong Hyun is physically stronger and much taller than Tan and I see him overpowering Tan and winning by decision or TKO.

Rich Clementi vs. Terry Etim
Clementi has been on a winning streak and I don't see Etim breaking it this time. Clementi has beaten better fighters and he's physically stronger than Etim. Rather than trying to build muscle from a skinny frame like Etim, Clementi is naturally strong and has better knockout power. Although Clementi has been submitted a few times and Etim has won most of his fights by submission, I think Clementi will be able to keep it on the feet, stuff his takedowns and win by KO or TKO.
I know that I've used physical strength as the main attribute to base my opinions, but for these fights I really think it will play a main role in who wins.

10 $ + 10 $ here , respect .


Contact me with details where to send money , as I said I can transfer with poker sites ( pokerstars or fulltiltpoker ) .

[BigBread]

EliteXC Fighting Spread Money Line Total Points Team Total Points
Elite-XC - Middleweight 3 rounds - Saturday Night Fights, Newark, New Jersey - CBS
Sat 5/31 101 Robbie Lawler -270
9:00PM (EST) 102 Scott Smith +230
Elite-XC - Heavyweight 3 rounds - Saturday Night Fights, Newark, New Jersey - CBS
Sat 5/31 103 Brett Rogers -235
9:00PM (EST) 104 Jon Murphy +195
Sat 5/31 105 James Thompson +310
9:00PM (EST) 106 Kimbo Slice -400
Elite-XC - Lightweight 3 rounds - Saturday Night Fights, Newark, New Jersey - CBS
Sat 5/31 107 Gina Carano -235
9:00PM (EST) 108 Kaitlin Young +195
Elite-XC - Middleweight 3 rounds - Saturday Night Fights, Newark, New Jersey - CBS
Sat 5/31 109 Joey Villasenor -110
9:00PM (EST) 110 Phil Baroni -110


This is the next event , I will open up a thread on this after those 30 $ are shipped to the winners .

[jaroman382]

Get them to post in the next thread that they got money from you and not some poker account scam, and you'll get tons of in-depth responses for the next show.

[Achilles]

Originally Posted by jaroman382

Get them to post in the next thread that they got money from you and not some poker account scam, and you'll get tons of in-depth responses for the next show.

No doubt

[uniphase]

Originally Posted by BigBread

10 $ + 10 $ here , respect .


Contact me with details where to send money , as I said I can transfer with poker sites ( pokerstars or fulltiltpoker ) .

You can keep your money. I just wanted to share my predictions just for the hell of it.