UFC on Fuel TV 9 Staff Predictions

So Josh my have gotten the win in our little prediction war for UFC 158, but I’m sorry, Bobby Voelker absolutely should have won that fight against Patrick Cote. Now had the judges scored that.

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So Josh my have gotten the win in our little prediction war for UFC 158, but I’m sorry, Bobby Voelker absolutely should have won that fight against Patrick Cote. Now had the judges scored that fight correctly, I would have come out on top that night 2-1 in our three fight dissension battle. Nonetheless, I still have one win on him.

It’s dissension at its best, the ongoing prediction battle between MMAfix.com writers, Ryan “Fight Freek” Poli and Josh Leduc.

 
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi

 

Fight Freek’s thoughts : Gustafsson’s last win was over Shogun, while Mousasi’s was over Mike Kyle, who is no where near the top ten in the light heavyweight division. I applaued Mousasi for his wins over Ovince St. Preux and Hiroshi Izumi, but again, not as impressive as beating Thiago Silva or Shogun. Gustafsson is a giant light heavyweight, with excellent boxing. Now mix in superb takedown defense, and Gegard will have a hell of a hard time figuring out how to win this one.

Pick : Alexander Gustafsson

 

Josh’s thoughts : Mousasi’s has excellent striking, with an top notch submission game as well. The mauler used his size advantage to beat Shogun, but Mousasi has beating larger opponents before using nothing more than his superior technical abilities. Bottom line, Gustafsson’s striking and grappling skills aren’t nearly as diverse, and Mousasi will have more ways to win.

Pick : Gegard Mousasi

 
Tor Troeng vs. Adam Cella

 
Fight Freek’s thoughts : Tor was clipped bad in his loss on the Ultimate Fighter, but his fight to get into the house was more impressive than that of Cella’s. Not to mention, he’s has five times the professional experience, and his only loss in twelve fights was to the former UFC middleweight title contender, Thales Leites. Too Many factors in Tor’s corner for me to side with Cella.

Pick : Tor Troeng

 
Josh’s thoughts : Cella lost to Uriah Hall, who may be the best fighter on this TUF season. Tor, not so much. In only four professional fights, Cella has stopped all his opponents. Two by submission, and two by KO. I’m going with Cella’s well rounded skills, and ability to finish.

Pick : Adam Cella

 

And for the record, here’s the rest of our picks that we agree on…

 
Ryan Couture  <  Ross Pearson

Matt Mitrione  >  Phil De Fries

Brad Pickett  >  Mike Easton

Diego Brandao  >  Pablo Garza

Akira Corassani  <  Robbie Peralta

Ben Alloway  >  Ryan LaFlare

Reza Madadi  <  Michael Johnson

Chris Spang  <  Adlan Amagov

Marcus Brimage  >  Conor McGregor

Michael Kuiper  <  Tom Lawlor

Papy Abedi  >  Besam Yousef

 

– Ryan “Fight Freek” Poli

@FightFreek