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[Jensen52288]

I can't stand Tim Sylvia, although Monson might not be the one to take the belt off him (but I really wish he would), I don't think Sylvia will make it another 2 fights as champion because he really has nothing going for him other than his size and his reach. Regardless, my prediction for this fight is Monson. (So there's one belt change before the end of the year.)
I don't see Chuck losing to Tito (another fighter I hate) because although Tito is a great wrestler, I don't think he'll be able to take Chuck down and if he does, I don't think he'll be able to keep him down. I think Chuck will win this one by TKO. (Still one belt change.)
I think GSP is going to finally put an end to Hughes' championship reign and although I dislike the cockyness of Hughes, I respect him as a fighter. My pick for this fight is GSP. (2 belt changes.)
Nobody is beating Anderson Silva any time soon unless Franklin gets a re-match and even then I still think Silva will win that fight. (Still 2 belt changes.)
I don't think Sherk will lose the belt by the end of the year but I see him losing the belt some time in late 2007. (So all in all I think there will be 2 belt changes by the end of the year.)

[AJL416AZ]

i want someone with the last name Emelianenko to take Tim's belt. i dont give a shit which one, either will do

GSP will take Hughes' belt

Sherk will be the LW's Hughes, and until they sign some outside talent that can work the ground like Sudo, Kid, or Shaolin, he'll keep the strap. i hear Hansen is having contract problems with Pride. that would be a monster signing right there, if they nabbed him.

unless Lindland comes back, Anderson will keep the belt for a year or two until Rich works back up the ladder and comes back much improved.

if Rampage gets signed to the UFC, i would really love it if he took Chuck's belt. nobody in the UFC right now can take it.

[rugoatee]

Originally Posted by dagreat1

A. Silva will remain champion for a long long time, even if they bring Lindland in, he can't finish Silva and there is no way in hell he can avoid being KOed for 25 minutes.

I feel strongly that Hughes is goign to win, lots of people love GSP but Hughes always wins, he's not some lucky fighter who has been fighting cans and squeeking by, he is a dominant wrestler with great submissions and gnp, he owned GSP on the ground with absolute ease and when GSP had Hughes grounded, he landed nothing. I'm certain his game plan has changed but Hughes will avoid damage in the standup and take the fight to the ground.

It is a different fight with Hughes vs Penn as Penn dominates the standup and ground whereas Hughes dominates the ground over GSP, that will play a huge role in the fight, mark my words.

Tim Sylvia is a can, I am not sure that Monson can beat him because fo the huge height and reach advantage but what he should do is wait for Sylvia to throw something (which may take 5 rounds if it is anything like AA vs Sylvia III) and then bum rush him, eat a punch but still get the takedown and then manhandle Sylvia on the ground. I think Sylvia is the huge favorite in this fight.

I think in 07 it will be the year of Brandon Vera, he will be the HW champion and hopefully drop down and fight Chuck. At 6'-6", a phenomenal striker, wrestler and grappler, it would by far be Chuck's most difficult test since the beating he took at the hands of Rampage. Vera with his height and reach along with his versed skills will prove to be overwhelming for his competition and I can only imagine what he would dod to the LHW division.

So in conclusion, in 06 we have seen all of the belts change hands, therefore Hughes, Chuck and Sylvia will retain for the remainder of this year.

I agree Vera is good and will do well in the future but he is not 6'-6". More like Chuck's height at 6'2" or maybe 6'3".

[mmafightfan]

A the endd of the year the champs will be:
HW: Jeff Monson
LHW: Chuck Liddell
MW: Anderson Silva
WW: Matt Hughes
LW: Sean Sherk

[scottsec]

Originally Posted by kowarrior

F*cking Tito is gonna get his buttocks torn apart and f*cked by Chuck Liddell till he's bleeding from the ass. Tim Sylvia and Matt Hughes, those 2 arrogant f*cks are gonna be next. GSP will send the racist farmboy f*ggot back to his pig farm in a box, and Tim Sylvia might manage to scrape a victory over Monson but soon enough, he's gonna get the sh*t kicked out of his ass and then get his sh*t pushed right back in his ass brutally. It ain't gonna be pretty. I've never seen a more sorry sight for a champion than that saggy, belt-loving, roid abusing, ugly f*ck with a stupid haircut! F*cker thinks he can have a mohwak and look cool like Mr.T and Chuck Liddell. Stupid f*ck could never be cool, he's a f*ckhead! I hope he gets his scalp burned off after getting his d*ck knocked loose!

Hey doc would it be possible for my friend here to get 20mg of valium......

[dagreat1]

Originally Posted by rugoatee

I agree Vera is good and will do well in the future but he is not 6'-6". More like Chuck's height at 6'2" or maybe 6'3".

You;re right, he's listed at 6'-2", I thought he was much tallerm, his lankyness fooled me.

[dagreat1]

Originally Posted by AJL416AZ

i want someone with the last name Emelianenko to take Tim's belt. i dont give a shit which one, either will do

GSP will take Hughes' belt

Sherk will be the LW's Hughes, and until they sign some outside talent that can work the ground like Sudo, Kid, or Shaolin, he'll keep the strap. i hear Hansen is having contract problems with Pride. that would be a monster signing right there, if they nabbed him.

unless Lindland comes back, Anderson will keep the belt for a year or two until Rich works back up the ladder and comes back much improved.

if Rampage gets signed to the UFC, i would really love it if he took Chuck's belt. nobody in the UFC right now can take it.

Lindland is good but I really don;t see him avoiding a KO for 25 minutes as there is no way he is subbing Silva and no way in hell he is KOing him.

I also don't think Franklin will ever beat Silva, their styles are far too similar but Silva is "world class" at the game while Franklin is only "great" so unless Franklin catches Silva via punchers chance, I don't see Franklin technically beating Silva in any way including the ground game.

[ArMnHC]

Originally Posted by Yoshi85

My gut feeling tells me that by the end of this year we will see new UFC champions in every weight class. We already have Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk as the new light weight champ, and Anderson "The Spider" Silva as the new middle weight champ.

I think that in the up coming bout between Hughes and St. Pierre we will see GSP get the best of Hughes. I think that if Hughes shows up anything like the fighter that SHOULD have lost to Penn then he will get dominated. GSP is the far better athlete and has accumulated several years of fight experience and training since their last fight.

In the heavyweight bout between Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia and Jeff "The Snowman" Monson we will see a huge clash of styles. Everyone is ruling "The Snowman" out because of the apparent height and reach advantage, but this is a guy that went three rounds with "The Iceman". Now I know that they fought years ago but Chuck still had the knockout power then that he has now. I think that Monson will finally show the one true weakness of "The Maine-iac" and that is the ground game.

Lastly and the most anticipated fight of the year is Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell and Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz. I think that though Tito has not looked very good in his only match with a decent opponent (Forrest Griffin) he will surprise "The Iceman". I think that Chuck is starting to over look some of the competition and putting all his eggs in one basket by believing that he will knock everyone out. I think that he looked out of shape against Babaloo and that he will underestimate Ortiz. Ortiz wants this win very badly and I don't think that Chuck has the desire to step up his training. I do believe that after Tito beats Chuck in December the rubber match will go to Liddell. This will be a wake up call for Chuck that he is not unbeatable.

Well let’s see what you guys think. I know that some of you will completely rip this apart, but at least give some good input besides just saying your wrong. If I am wrong argue your point. Laterz people and only time will tell.

i hope you're right dude! new champs are good for the industry anyways!!!

[kowarrior]

Originally Posted by dagreat1

Lindland is good but I really don;t see him avoiding a KO for 25 minutes as there is no way he is subbing Silva and no way in hell he is KOing him.

I also don't think Franklin will ever beat Silva, their styles are far too similar but Silva is "world class" at the game while Franklin is only "great" so unless Franklin catches Silva via punchers chance, I don't see Franklin technically beating Silva in any way including the ground game.

Franklin is only "great"? What f*cking great things did he ever do? He's a manufactured chump, a product of american marketing. He never fought sh*t in his career. He's like f*cking Michael Grant from boxing. Sh*tty a$$ wins over some handpicked horsedung and then got pimpslapped by a top fighter.

[Nate_Deezy]

Originally Posted by dagreat1

Lindland is good but I really don;t see him avoiding a KO for 25 minutes as there is no way he is subbing Silva and no way in hell he is KOing him.

I also don't think Franklin will ever beat Silva, their styles are far too similar but Silva is "world class" at the game while Franklin is only "great" so unless Franklin catches Silva via punchers chance, I don't see Franklin technically beating Silva in any way including the ground game.

Unless Lindland can secure a flying scissor heel hook of course....