{"id":8152,"date":"2013-04-27T12:31:35","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T16:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=8152"},"modified":"2021-05-22T09:47:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T13:47:51","slug":"ufc-159-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=8152","title":{"rendered":"UFC 159 Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-family: arial; text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2013\/z042713ufc_159.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"726\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial; text-align: justify;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>UFC 159<\/strong> takes place tonight.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">S<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">tarting at 8<strong>pm EST<\/strong> we have the <strong>UFC Prelims on FX<\/strong>. \u00a0This portion of the card includes:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Erik Perez vs. Johnny Bedford<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Gian Villante vs. Ovince St. Preux<\/li>\n<li>Sara McMann vs. Shiela Gaff<\/li>\n<li>Rustam Khabilov vs. Yancy Medeiros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then at<strong>\u00a010pm EST<\/strong> we move over to<strong>\u00a0pay-per-view<\/strong>\u00a0for the <strong>main event fights. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jim Miller vs. Pat Healy<\/li>\n<li>Phil Davis vs. Vinny Magalhaes<\/li>\n<li>Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo<\/li>\n<li>Michael Bisping vs. Alan Belcher<\/li>\n<li>Jon Jones\u00a0vs.\u00a0Chael Sonnen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial; text-align: justify;\">While I&#8217;ll be watching the <strong>prelims<\/strong>, my interest is in the <strong>main event<\/strong>. \u00a0So, let&#8217;s take a look at <strong>my predictions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Jim Miller<\/strong>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<strong>Pat Healy<\/strong><br \/>\nThoughts:\u00a0<\/strong>I give the edge to Miller in both striking and grappling.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:\u00a0<\/strong>Miller\u00a0with a decision win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><strong>Phil Davis<\/strong>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<strong>Vinny Magalhaes<\/strong><br \/>\nThoughts: <\/strong>Davis is the better striker. \u00a0If it goes to the mat it will be Davis&#8217; wrestling vs Magalhaes bjj.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:<\/strong>\u00a0Davis\u00a0with a decision win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><strong>Roy Nelson<\/strong>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<strong>Cheick Kongo<\/strong><br \/>\nThoughts: <\/strong>Anything can happen when heavyweights bang. \u00a0Nelson has a better chin and one punch KO power. \u00a0You do the math.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction<\/strong>: Nelson wins via KO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Michael Bisping<\/strong>\u00a0vs.<strong>\u00a0Alan Belcher<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thoughts: <\/strong>This fight has generated the most trash talk and should be a very interesting and competitive fight. \u00a0I give the edge to Bisping&#8217;s grappling, and he may need to rely on that. \u00a0Belcher has KO power and Bisping may discover that if they stay standing.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction<\/strong>: Bisping wins via decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jon Jones<\/strong>\u00a0vs.\u00a0<strong>Chael Sonnen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thoughts: <\/strong>If Sonnen wins it will be the greatest upset in MMA history. \u00a0After tonight Matt Sierra will still hold that record.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Jones wins\u00a0via stoppage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 159 takes place tonight. 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