Alright, we're two days away from this year's superbowl of mma. I feel like mma doesn't get enough love on this board, but for those who are not aware of this fact, UFC 100 is completely stacked with 2 and 1/2 true main events. For those not familiar with the UFC or potentially interested in the card, here's a 2 minute preview
Lesnar vs Mir
Mir ruined Brock's UFC debut in 2008. Lesnar (a former WWE superstar) dominated the standup early, rocked Mir with a huge right and was dropping hammerfists when the fight went to the ground. A ref standup resulted in a similar occurrence before Mir caught Lesnar with an ankle lock which forced him to tap only a minute and a half into the first round. Lesnar went from completely dominant to tapping out in a matter of seconds. Since then, Lesnar has dominated Heath Herring for 15 minutes and taken the UFC heavyweight title from Randy Couture with a second round TKO. Since beating Lesnar, Mir became the first man to ever stop Big Nog (his 4 previous losses all came by decision) and won the UFC interim heavyweight title. This fight is for the unified title
My prediction: I think the fight follows a similar path as their first encounter, only Mir doesn't hit the ankle lock. I think Brock dominates the first round before winning by tko in the second
St Pierre vs Alves
George St Pierre is one of the most electric fighters in mma and a top 3 p4p fighter in the world. However, he has a big test (a genuinely big test as Alves walks around at 190 for a welterweight and missed hitting weight by 4 pounds in his last fight with Matt Hughes). Alves is going to be the power guy in this fight with St Pierre looking to stick and move and hit a takedown when possible.
My prediction: This fight can really go in so many different directions, but I see two distinct possible outcomes: St Pierre by decision or Alves by KO. I'm going with St Pierre
Henderson vs Bisping
Dan Henderson is a former pride light heavyweight and middleweight champ in Pride who was an olympic wrestler. He is also nearing the downside of his career. Michael Bisping is a former The Ultimate Fighter winner who is 8-1 in the UFC (although a few controversial decisions are located in that record *cough* Hamill). These two fighters were opposing coaches on this previous season of the Ultimate Fighter and there seems to be some general dislike between them.
Prediction: Henderson by ground and pound round 3
Other notables to look for:
Yoshihiro Akiyama makes his much hyped UFC debut
Stefan Bonnar vs Mark Coleman - Lets see if Bonnar is the man to finally retire the past his prime mma star
Jon Jones - Phenomenal athlete with loads of potential. Still extremely raw, but has a very exciting fighting style.