UFC on Fuel 8 in Japan: Mar 2, 2013

[ace3g]

Date: March 2, 2013

Location: Saitama, Japan

Venue: Saitama Super Arena

Broadcast: FUEL TV, Facebook

MAIN (FUEL TV, 10 p.m. ET)

• Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
• Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve
• Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez
• Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami
• Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya
• Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim

PRELIMINARY (Facebook, 7:30 p.m. ET)

• Riki Fukuda vs. Brad Tavares
• Bryan Caraway vs. Takeya Mizugaki
• Cristiano Marcello vs. Kazuki Tokudome
• Alex Caceres vs. Kyung Ho Kang
• Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Hyun Gyu Lim

[The TroutBum]

WTF, Silva... retire, man, .

WAR HUNT!

[polandprzem]

Yea it's gonna be funny to see Hunto vs Sturve. Damn it's a little bit taken from the freak show just for Japanese fans.

Stann gonna put Silva away!

[dbreiden83080]

Do we really need to see Wand get KO'd again? Come on Wand...

[polandprzem]

And it's gonna be lhw battle

Brian will stay as a gatekeeper

[Brunodf]

Holy Wand, worse matchup ever.

[txstr1986]

Not a bad card considering it's on Fuel.

And Silva just needs to retire, he's too old to hang with Stann, who's not even that good (although I do love watching Stann fight).

[ace3g]

[Brunodf]

Stann by ko
Hunt by ko

[ace3g]

[Brunodf]

Good matchup for Lombard, Lombard by ko

Then Lombard vs Vitor(or Mousasi) for the number 1 contender

[ace3g]

[ace3g]

MAIN (FUEL TV, 10 p.m. ET)

• Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann

- Stann by KO victory

• Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve

- Struve by sub

• Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez

- Can Diego make a comeback?

• Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami

- Lombard by KO

• Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya

• Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim

- Siyar by TKO

[The TroutBum]

MAIN (FUEL TV, 10 p.m. ET)
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve

- Struve by sub

Wait... what? What submission can Struve hope to possibly pull off? A choke is out of the question, since Hunt's head/neck are bigger than most guys waist. Arms? Please. Legs? Please. Unless it's some unorthodox lucky , a sub ain't happening.

Anyhow...

• Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve - There is no escape for Struve here. KO, round 1.
• Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez - I'm 0 for my last who knows with Sanchez, and I'm not giving up now.
• Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami - Okami is so overrated and ty that I can't pick him. Lombard is such a head pussy that I can't pick him either. I'm picking NO CONTEST.
• Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya - Always go with old WEC guys. Love me some Yahya -- let's see if he still has it.
• Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim - Siyar got lucky versus that Brazilian cop (forgot his name), but Kim is such a wooget that it's almost hard not to pick against him.

[ace3g]

Wait... what? What submission can Struve hope to possibly pull off? A choke is out of the question, since Hunt's head/neck are bigger than most guys waist. Arms? Please. Legs? Please. Unless it's some unorthodox lucky , a sub ain't happening.

Anyhow...

• Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve - There is no escape for Struve here. KO, round 1.
• Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez - I'm 0 for my last who knows with Sanchez, and I'm not giving up now.
• Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami - Okami is so overrated and ty that I can't pick him. Lombard is such a head pussy that I can't pick him either. I'm picking NO CONTEST.
• Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya - Always go with old WEC guys. Love me some Yahya -- let's see if he still has it.
• Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim - Siyar got lucky versus that Brazilian cop (forgot his name), but Kim is such a wooget that it's almost hard not to pick against him.

Check out Hunt's losses: http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mark-Hunt-10668

- All but 1 by sub. Struve has won a couple of fights by sub. Struve has long arms so he can get around the neck easily. Could go either way because Struve all but 1 of his losses are by KO, TKO. Looks like Hunt is more susceptible to subs though.

[The TroutBum]

Check out Hunt's losses: http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mark-Hunt-10668

- All but 1 by sub. Struve has won a couple of fights by sub. Struve has long arms so he can get around the neck easily. Could go either way because Struve all but 1 of his losses are by KO, TKO. Looks like Hunt is more susceptible to subs though.

You know what, ace3g? Nobody likes a know-it-all smarty pants. You in' guy, you.




I'll just go sit in the corner and, you know, be pissed.

[ace3g]

[ace3g]

[txstr1986]

Wanderlei Silva v. Brian Stann - Stann by KO

Stefan Struve v. Mark Hunt - I really like watching Hunt (mainly for the comedic value), but I cannot see him beating Struve.

Takanori Gomi v. Diego Sanchez - too decent fighters, but Sanchez has the edge.

Yushin Okami v. Hector Lombard - Lombard is legit and Okami is overrated

Dong Hyun Kim v. Siyar Bahadurzada

[dbreiden83080]

You know what, ace3g? Nobody likes a know-it-all smarty pants. You in' guy, you.




I'll just go sit in the corner and, you know, be pissed.

MAIN (FUEL TV, 10 p.m. ET)

•Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann

WTF?? War WAND!!!

•Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve

WTF?? WAR HUNT!!!

•Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez

WTF? WAR GOMI!!

•Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami

•Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya


•Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim

I may go 0-5 on this one...

[Brunodf]

Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann - Stann by ko
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve - Hunt by ko
Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami - Lombard by ko
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim

[polandprzem]

Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez
Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim

[djohn14]

Im going with Stann, Struve, Sanchez, Lombard, and Kim

[Stringer_Bell]

Me and Poland have the same picks

Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann - Stann via KO in the 2nd
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve - Struve finally learns how to fight like a big man, wins decision via jabs
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez - I don't even have to explain this one...
Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami - Okami will hug Lombard, then Lombard will be released from the UFC
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim - This is the only tough decision of the night, don't be surprised if Siyar wins via vicious KO, but I think Kim will be back to his usually grappling form

[dbreiden83080]

All you cowards are picking Stann.. Cowards each and every one of you..