185 lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (182) vs. Thales Leites (185)
205 lbs.: Chuck Liddell (206) vs. Mauricio Rua (206)
265 lbs.: Cheick Kongo (232) vs. Antoni Hardonk (249)
205 lbs.: Luis Cane (206) vs. Steve Cantwell (205)
205 lbs.: Brian Stann (206) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (204)
205 lbs.: Eliot Marshall (205) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (204)
185 lbs.: Denis Kang (185) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokum (185)
185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald (186) vs. Nate Quarry (186)
185 lbs.: David Loiseau (185) vs. Ed Herman (186)
155 lbs.: Mark Bocek (154) vs. David Bielkheden (157)
170 lbs.: Ryo Chonan (171) vs. TJ Grant (169)
155 lbs.: Matt Wiman (155) vs. Sam Stout (155)
Just one day away for another huge UFC event. I will just briefly touch on two fights. The one I am anxious to
see more than any is Liddell - Rua fight. I think this fight is important for both fighters equally. My thoughts
are this. Chuck is not old, he is not ready to quit. He has just not been as focused as he would like to be. He
also has realized that he needs to bring more to the game than just that one arm knock out. He has either embraced
more skills or he could be on the out. Rua has had a bad string of fights and hasn't looked impressive from times
past. That being said if he has trained harder he could be back to his old self. If both have trained hard this
could be a really good war. I don't see Chuck being submitted, but anything is possible with MMA. I give Chuck the
advantage with his speed, power and wind. Given how high the stakes are in the fight I see Chuck taking Rua out
late in the second round or early third round. I guess we will have to just wait and see who will be the victor
that night. My money is on Chuck though.
Anderson Silva and Thales Leites fight is not the main event in my opinion. Leites is good, but Silva is
brilliant. I don't see Leites getting out of the second round. If Leites is able to rush Silva and some how get
him down he may have a chance, but I don't see it happening. I give Silva the win in the second round by
devasting hand speed. I don't see Silva risking the kicks in this fight due to a take down, however if he does
use kicks they are normally very accurate and have devasting power. I honestly would like to see a war with
these guys, but honestly if Thales makes one little mistake or jumps the gun to fast its lights out!