Event: UFC 68: Uprising
Date: Saturday, March 3
Venue: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
In the first ever UFC fight card held in Columbus Ohio, Hall of Fame fighter Randy "The Natural" Couture (14-8) comes out of retirement and moves up a weight class to heavyweight in an attempt to dethrone champion Tim Sylvia (25-2). The Natural has found it difficult to sit on the sidelines as others fight. Randy must believe that he can get inside on Sylvia and control his body as we've see so many times before. In preparation for his return to the Octagon, Randy has been training with larger opponents. He is ready. Seventy-percent (70%) of UFC Web site voters polled have Randy winning the fight, yet the oddsmakers post him as a +215 underdog. At those incredible odds, the UFC Monster will back The Natural all the way to the winner's window.
Prediction: Couture by TKO (ground & pound) in Round 3
Matt Hughes (42-5) at -625 appears to be a mismatch for Chris "Lights Out" Lytle (32-13-4). This will be Hughes' first fight since a shocking loss to Georges St. Pierre. Will he be hungry? Or will he soon fade into the UFC Hall of Fame as an aging legend? Unless Lytle gets a lucky KO, Matt should roll in this one.
Prediction: Hughes by submission (keylock) in Round 2
Rich Franklin (22-2) also returns to the Octagon after his title loss to Anderson Silva. His opponent, Canadian Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald (19-7), has looked sharp of late -- with upsets over Ed Herman and Chris Leben.
Prediction: Franklin by KO in Round 1
Renato "Babalu" Sobral (27-6) was on a 10-match winning streak before he got clocked by Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell. Jason Lambert (22-6) is no Liddell.
Prediction: Sobral by submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 1
Other Predictions:
Martin Kampmann (11-1) over Drew McFedries (5-1) by TKO (Kick) in Round 2
Matt Hamill (4-0) over Rex Holman (4-1) with TKO (ground & pound) in Round 2
Jon Fitch (17-2) over Luigi Fioravanti (11-1) by KO in Round 2
Gleison Tibau (23-3) over Jason Dent (12-7) by submission (armbar) in Round 1
Jamie Varner (9-1) over Jason Gilliam (11-0) by KO in Round 2
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