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UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch Predictions
The UFC makes its second trip down under to the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia for UFC 127. The last time the UFC was in Australia was for UFC 110 last February 21st which was headlined by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez. UFC 127 will air live on PPV at the normal 7p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET on Saturday, which is Sunday in Australia.
Saturday’s event will be headlined by the welterweight bout between B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch to determine the #1 contender spot within the division. Who the winner will face for the welterweight title is unclear as the current champion Georges St. Pierre is defending his belt against Jake Shields at UFC 129.
The co-main event of the night is a middleweight fight featuring Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera. Bisping fought on the last card in Australia, losing a unanimous decision to Wanderlei Silva but has reeled off two wins in a row since. Rivera has won three fights in a row but he hasn’t fought since last March, as his scheduled bout at UFC 122 against Alessio Sakara was scrapped due to an illness by Sakara.
Also on the card is George Sotiropoulos, who will be facing Dennis Siver with a possible title shot on the line for Sotiropoulos. Early this week Dana White announced that Sotiropoulos would be in line for a lightweight title shot should he defeat Siver.
The rest of the main card consists of a welterweight bout between Brian Ebersole and Chris Lytle and also a middleweight clash between TUF 11 contestants Chris Camozzi vs. Kyle Noke.
Here is the UFC 127 complete card along with my predictions.
Main Event:
170 lbs.: B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch – Jon Fitch
Main Card (Televised):
185 lbs.: Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera – Michael Bisping
155 lbs.: Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropoulos – George Sotiropoulos
170 lbs.: Brian Ebersole vs. Chris Lytle – Chris Lytle
185 lbs.: Chris Camozzi vs. Kyle Noke – Kyle Noke
Undercard (Facebook.com/UFC):
205 lbs.: Tom Blackledge vs. Anthony Perosh – Anthony Perosh
155 lbs.: Jason Reinhardt vs. Tiequan Zhang – Tiequan Zhang
Undercard (May not be broadcast):
155 lbs.: Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson – Ross Pearson
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. James Te Huna – Alexander Gustafsson
185 lbs.: Riki Fukuda vs. Nick Ring – Riki Fukuda
155 lbs.: Maciej Jewtuszko vs. Curt Warburton – Curt Warburton
265 lbs.: Mark Hunt vs. Chris Tuchscherer – Chris Tuchscherer
UFC 127: Penn Vs. Fitch Predictions
UFC 127: Penn Vs. Fitch Predictions
I agree with all but 2, Jorge Rivera is going to know bisping’s face off. & I think Nick Ring is going to grind out a 3 rd decision.
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Main Event:
170 lbs.: B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch – Jon Fitch (he will finish BJ)
Main Card (Televised):
185 lbs.: Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera – Jorge by TKO
155 lbs.: Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropoulos – Sots by Sub
170 lbs.: Brian Ebersole vs. Chris Lytle – Chris Lytle by KO
185 lbs.: Chris Camozzi vs. Kyle Noke – Camozzi by UD
Undercard (Facebook.com/UFC):
205 lbs.: Tom Blackledge vs. Anthony Perosh – Perosh by UD
155 lbs.: Jason Reinhardt vs. Tiequan Zhang – Reinhardt by TKO
Undercard (May not be broadcast):
155 lbs.: Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson – Ross Pearson by UD
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. James Te Huna – Te Huna Sub
185 lbs.: Riki Fukuda vs. Nick Ring – Riki Fukuda by UD
155 lbs.: Maciej Jewtuszko vs. Curt Warburton – Curt Warburton by TKO
265 lbs.: Mark Hunt vs. Chris Tuchscherer – Hunt by KO
fitch (2 rd sub), (1rd KO) rivera, sotiropolous (1st rd sub), pearson (2rd TKO), Noke (3rd decision)