* Still 100% on Main Event match-ups since starting this blog (6 for 6)
This should be a great event. There are two tough main event match-ups that I’m looking forward to.
BJ “The Prodigy” Penn vs. Diego “the nightmare” SanchezFantastic match-up but I think Diego will be having nightmares for a while about this one. Both are great fighters and it’s an amazing match-up but BJ has done SO much more in this sport than Diego and faced top guys for such a long time.
BJ’s has better stand up than Diego with a great jab and there’s no way the “Prodigy” should get submitted in this match up. BJ will win this one and it should be a great fight.
Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo
As cool and scary as Kongo looks, I’m going with Mir via submission. I’ve never liked Mir but he really impressed me against Big Nog at UFC 92. I’ve never seen him look that good. He went on to look pretty bad against Lesnar but I think that even a crappy Mir should beat Kongo. Kongo’s not exactly a grappling specialist and this fight will show a classic match-up of Stand-up vs. Submission Fighter and, if memory serves me correctly, submission guys have always been the better bet in this case. 
Clay “The Carpenter” Guida vs. Kenny “KenFlo” Florian
This is the second light weight match up that’s going to be great to watch and this one’s even tougher to make a call.Guida has been a favorite of mine for a long time. He fights ridiculously hard, with non-stop action and he’s a great all-around fighter.
Florian on the other hand improved faster than any other fighter I’ve seen. He use to just be a BJJ fighter with a questionable black belt (given to him by his brother).
I can’t remember what event, but Florian was talking about how he was training in Thailand and that his stand up was amazing. I got pissed after watching this fight because his stand up was garbage and didn’t represent good Thai boxing at all. Then, (insert foot into mouth) his next couple of fights, he looked like a whole new and complete fighter. He changed in leaps and bounds, and then after weathering his 5 round battle against Sean Sherk (Florian lost via decision) he was transformed into a world-class fighter.
I’ve gotta pick Florian and this one will probably go the distance.
Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce
Fitch for sure. This is another one that should make the broadcast and it almost looks like a tune up fight for Finch.Pierce is coming off a big win over Brock Larson who’s been around forever (trains with Sherk) and although he was able to control Larson (a strong wrestler) there’s no way he’s going to get away with that against the former coach of Purdue wrestling team, Jon Fitch. Fitch will finish this within 3 rounds.
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