UFC 87: Seek and Destroy pre fight analysis and predictions

It’s that time again, folks. UFC 87: Seek and Destroy is this Saturday, and I have provided an in depth analysis and predictions.

The card is one of the more star studded in some time, featureing Georges St. Pierre, Jon Fitch, Brock Lesnar, and TUF Alumni’s Kenny Florian and Manny Gamburyan.

UFC Lightweights
-Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
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Grove-Tanner and the Phantom Split Decision

The nice thing about a split decision is that it counts just the same as a unanimous decision, a knockout, or a submission. So when a rogue judge gives the fight to your opponent, at least the two correct judges can grant you the win you rightfully deserve. So for Kendall Grove, it’s all the same in practicality. It’s left to us, the fans, to debate and discuss what happened in the mind of the dissenting judge who gave the fight to Tanner.

We’ve released the stats for Grove vs. Tanner, and the results shouldn’t shock anyone but Al Lefkowitz. FightMetric sees all three rounds for Grove, with only the third round conceivably close enough to grant to Tanner. The first round goes to Grove, who outstruck Tanner 16-4. The second round was clearly in favor of Grove, and while the FightMetric system calls the round 10-9, it was pretty close to the threshold after which the round would be called 10-8, as two judges called it. The third round was scored 66-61 for Grove in terms of effectiveness, though after factoring in damage, the score goes up to 73-61. Giving that round to Tanner seems justified.

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Fitch Hoping to Wrestle Away Welterweight Crown

Dave Sholler, UFC – Much is made of welterweight Jon Fitch’s wrestling background. A team captain and four-year letter winner for the Purdue University wrestling team, Fitch is recognized as one of MMA’s best wrestlers for his strength, persistence, and technical skill. Since debuting for the UFC in 2005 with a victory over Brock Larson at Ultimate Fight Night 2, Fitch has feasted on opponents thanks to his solid wrestling foundation.

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It's Fedor Week!

In honor of Fedor’s first consequential fight in nearly three years, we’ll be devoting our coverage this week to the career of one of the sport’s all-time greats. We’ll be releasing new stats and analysis every day this week. Here’s the Fedor Week schedule:

Monday: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Semmy Schilt
Tuesday: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira I
Wednesday: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira III
Thursday: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mirko “CroCop” Filipovic
Friday: Fedor Emelianenko Career TPR Report

Check out how Fedor fared in his first Pride fight and make sure to come back this week for more Fedor fun.

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