UFC 93: Goat’s Guesses
Let’s Get It ON!!! This weekend UFC 93 is live from the Emerald Isle. The first event for the UFC in Ireland is shaping up to be a good one, not necessarily for the fair weather fan but for the cage potatoes who know the difference between a gogoplata and an omoplata. Who am I kidding? Everyone loves seeing a couple beefcakes get in the Octagon and see who the better man is that day.
Like I did before The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale and failed to deliver for “The Ultimate 2008″. I am going to supply you with my “knowledge” of the fights and give you a leg up on your competition or maybe some background information for those of you that may not know who these guys are. So let’s get it started, I will only be discussing the fights that are scheduled to appear on TV.
Main Event: 205lbs Dan “Hendo” Henderson vs. Rich “Ace” Franklin
Pop Quiz: What do you get when you put 2 of the nicest guys in a cage against each other? Answer: Hendo vs. Franklin. In one the weirdest match-ups I can remember, you get Dan Henderson, a nice guy but really justa gate keeper in the UFC light heavyweight division vs. Rich Franklin a….nice guy and a gatekeeper in the UFC middleweight division. Like I said, this is a weird fight and one that doesn’t really make sense to me? If Hendo wins he jumps to…5th in line for the title shot??? And if Franklin wins he winds up somewhere near 7th? Like I said this is a very strange match up and especially for a main event but I digress, these are two GREAT fighters with some pretty impressive resumes. Henderson has a hall of fame of fighters under his belt and was once a double belt holder in Pride of Japan in the promotions haydays. Franklin is no slouch himself. He was the Anderson Silva of middleweights before well..Anderson Silva performed reconstructive surgery for free on Franklin’s face. Without that loss, Franklin had ran through the whole division and looked like he couldn’t be stopped.
Keys to victory: Its no secret “Ace” has about as good take down defence (more…)