UFC 87 Pick'em

[sleung]

my picks are

Tough to pick but mine are

MAIN CARD

10-Georges St. Pierre RD5 Unanimous Decision
9-Heath Herring RD2 SUB
7-Huerta RD3 Split Decision
8-Manny Gamburyan RD1 Sub
6-Demian Maia RD2 SUB

PRELIMINARY CARD

2-Tamdan McCrory RD2 KO
4-Dan Evensen RD2 TKO
1-Andre Gusmao RD2 tKO
5-Steve Bruno RD1 TKO
3-Ryan Thomas RD1 SUB

 

[fhmesq44]

Agree on 10, 7, 8, 6 (BTW, what is the significance of the numbers?). Don't know what to think about 9 and won't be betting either way. I think Herring is complete garbage but Lesner is pretty much an unknown quantity.

Don't know much about the guys on the prelim card. I think Saunders is pretty good, but I don't know anything about Ryan Thomas, so tough to form an opinion.

I think Manny G is the best bet of the night. Don't think it will be round 1 sub, more like a boring ass judo/wrestling match with him laying on top of Emerson the entire fight.

 

[sleung]

the order of the fight are the numbers

 

[melch]

I think Herring gets knocked out in the first round.

 

[JakeT.]

Florian and Lesnar for me but I haven't sat down and handicapping at length yet. Also think Emerson keeps it close.

 

[terpkeg]

i like fitch/gsp to go the distance at +333 at 5d

 

[JohnnieC]

still pretty early in the week. but right now I'm leaning towards Florian. I want to bet Herring, but have a bad feeling about this fight and really dont think the UFC wants their Kimbo to lose again. I think GSP will finish Fitch within 3 rounds. I can't see myself betting against Macdonald. Probably won't bet on him either and will leave that fight alone. still have to do some homework on the others

 

[JoshKnows46]

my picks are

Tough to pick but mine are

MAIN CARD

10-Georges St. Pierre RD5 Unanimous Decision
9-Heath Herring RD2 SUB
7-Huerta RD3 Split Decision
8-Manny Gamburyan RD1 Sub
6-Demian Maia RD2 SUB

PRELIMINARY CARD

2-Tamdan McCrory RD2 KO
4-Dan Evensen RD2 TKO
1-Andre Gusmao RD2 tKO
5-Steve Bruno RD1 TKO
3-Ryan Thomas RD1 SUB

Like st. pierrie to win a 5 round Desision, Fitch is tuff, and he will be hard to stop, but GSp will own most of the fight.

Florian will run through Huerta, alot of people see this as a close fight, I don't..easiest fight to call IMO.

Lesner will run thru Herring...Herring has horrible takedown defense, he'll get taken down and beat up.

Why is Emerson on the main card again??....Over Tamdan McCrory/Luke Cummo, this will be FOTN.

 

[sphincter]

i am leaning heavily florian...he`s been in with bigger,better opposition and has the more complete game........

after seeing huerta get roughed up by guida and after watching the tape of melvin guilliard give him all he could handle in a 3 round fight,i`m not entirely sure he hasn`t been a tad protected by the ufc...

that said,huerta`s an aggressive fighter and there is a worry that he could possibly keep florian on his back for large portions of the fight...even though maybe a tad naturally bigger,i wouldn`t call florian a particularly "strong" guy....

still,all things considered,i like florian...

and i don`t see the fascination with evensen...he`s stepped up twice to fight semi-recognizable guys(dan bobish and wellisch)...both times came up short...and bobish and wellisch hardly strike fear in the hearts of top tier guys....

i like gamburyan...he`s shown me alot the times i`ve seen him...but,emerson`s not a walkover...and given gamburyan`s shoulder issues,i`m not layin` -270....even in a parlay...emerson`s no chump...

excellent thread,guys....good stuff..

 

[sphincter]

woops..that number on manny`s -340...not -270.....

i think he gets it done...but,not with my cabbage..

 

[fhmesq44]

Sleung,

Which fights are you playing?

 

[terpkeg]

lotta chalk here ....

fitch
lesnar
florian
maia
manvel

congo
mccrory
wilson

really dont have too much of an opinion on thomas or jones, wouldnt be suprised if either win, but for the sack of a straight up pick em, im gonna go with the chalk

gusmao
saunders

 

[sleung]

my heavy bet is Manny to destroy Emerson

My almost lock is for Maia to destroy MacDonald

I know guys that roll through MacDonald on the ground in practice and they not even that great

also i am doing UFC prop bet for GSP to go the distance at +401

 

[JakeT.]

MAIN CARD

10-Georges St. Pierre RD5 Unanimous Decision
9-Brock Lesnar 2nd RD TKO
7-Florian RD3 split dec
8-Rob Emerson split dec
6-Demian Maia RD2 SUB

PRELIMINARY CARD

2-Tamdan McCrory RD2 KO
4-Chiek Kongo RD1 KO
1-Andre Gusmao RD2 tKO
5-Steve Bruno RD1 TKO
3-Ryan Thomas RD1 SUB



I just stole slueng's last 3. I didn't handicap those.

 

[JoshKnows46]

lotta chalk here ....

fitch
lesnar
florian
maia
manvel

congo
mccrory
wilson

really dont have too much of an opinion on thomas or jones, wouldnt be suprised if either win, but for the sack of a straight up pick em, im gonna go with the chalk

gusmao
saunders

agree with these....I see alot of chalk coming thru tonight.

 

[JakeT.]

Whoops forgot to switch Bruno to Wilson. Oh well, it's only for funsies. Wilson is looking good so far from what I hear.

I bet on Wilson to beat Fitch. Did okay.

 

[Mr.Parlay]

I'm on Kenny Florian-160

Let's go KenFlo!

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