My favorite Habs fan and I are heading out for my first trip to a Hooters to check out the fight in an hour or so, so I guess I should make my picks for the fight official. Without further ado, my quick, lousy, uninformed picks, this time in a sentence or less:
Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva
Dana White has taken the unusual step of requiring Rich Franklin to have an ordained catholic priest in his corner in order to perform last rights in the second round: Anderson Silva by heart stoppage.
Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera’s only chance of getting hurt in this fight is if he twists his ankle doing his sumo-inspired surfer victory dance after finishing Tim Sylvia in the third.
Kalib Starnes vs. Alan Belcher
Kalib Starnes (a Canuck, I think) was so annoying on The Ultimate Fighter that I’m sure he’ll have Alan Belcher tapping out before the referee introductions are finished.
Eric Schafer vs. Stephan Bonnar
Stephan Bonnar is probably off the steroids this fight, but I’m sure he didn’t lose the muscle: Eric Shafer sees stars in the second.
Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald
In a boring fight for what may be the number one contender slot in the Middleweight division that will mercifully remain unshown, Yushin Okami outlasts Jason (Canuck!) MacDonald for the decision.
Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz
Burkman wins beats Petz because somebody cared enough to give him a Wikipedia entry.
Jason Black vs. Matt Grice
Ditto for Black beating Grice.
Demian Maia vs. Ryan Jensen
This time the more talented but as-of-yet un-Wikipedia’d Brazillian Maia beats Ryan Jensen.
Alvin Robinson vs. Jorge Gurgel
And we stick with the Brazillian to round out the fight: Gurgel beats Robinson by submission.