Ufc 127 There are two early UFC fights on Facebook.com at 5 pm PST and then another 3 Prelim fights on the ION Channel at 6pm and then 5 fights at 7pm on PPV.
[B]Nick Ring +100 vs. Riki Fukuda [/B]
Ring (10-0) hasn't fought in nearly a year since being on the Ultimate Fighter Show, which he could have won if not for a controversy and then another ACL knee injury. Fukuda (17-4) has fought his last 10 fights in Japan, he beat the same guy twice in that span and his last non Japan fight was a loss in Hawaii to an American fighter. I can't stand these types of fighters, no heart, no skill, sure they work hard on their conditioning, but they do not have the training and coaching for this style of MMA in the UFC.
Both fighters will be making their UFC debut, and we never under-estimate the heart of an undefeated fighter. We'll side with the Canadian.
[B]James Te Huna +265 vs Alexander Gustafsson [/B]
Usually I don't like to be against the younger fighter with a solid record. Gustafsson (10-1) is a towering 6'5" fighter for 205 lbs. He has been compared to Jon Jones, but I don't see that skill in him, plus he has a suspect chin.
Te Huna has been out of action since Feb, and training now with the much maligned AKA, American Kickboxing team out of San Jose, CA... AND sparring and training with Heavyweight Champ Cain Velasquez, Jon Fitch and many more seasoned UFC fighters. He will come with a ground and pound game plan for sure, take this fight to the mat and dominate the taller opponent. If he cannot get him down his chances are slim. We'll give the edge to the homeland/country favorite Kiwi in Te Huna.
[B]Spencer Fisher +155 vs Ross Pearson[/B]
I'm not a fan of the Brit Pearson, his lack of dedication and overall skills. He is strictly a stand up fighter. Fisher has a head like a coconut, love his heart and all out style. This match should be closer to a pick-em IMO.
[B]For the three main PPV fights[/B], unfortunately I like the chalk there and I'm not laying -330 with the Aussie Sotiropoulos, give the edge to Bisping over Rivera but he is not worth -325, Sotiropoulos is....and in the MAIN EVENT, I like Fitch quite a bit, he's the bigger, stronger, more natural welterweight than BJ Penn, but I've lost plenty betting against Penn.
So, we are going to [B]parlay George Sotiropoulos who I think will handle Dennis Siver on the ground easily with Jon Fitch for one unit.[/B]
