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UFC: Top 10 Welterweights Fighting in the Octagon

UFC 127 just pitted welterweight contenders Jon Fitch and BJ Penn against each other. Martin Kampmann and Diego Sanchez are about to tango at UFC on Versus 3.  Four top 10 welterweights fighting in the span of a week?  I think that calls for …

UFC 127 just pitted welterweight contenders Jon Fitch and BJ Penn against each other. Martin Kampmann and Diego Sanchez are about to tango at UFC on Versus 3.  Four top 10 welterweights fighting in the span of a week?  I think that calls for a countdown. Ten spots.  Ten UFC welterweights.  See where everyone stands […]

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UFC: Top 10 Welterweights Fighting in the Octagon

UFC 127: Jon Fitch, B.J Penn and The 20 Greatest Welterweights Of All Time

Out of all the weight classes in MMA, the welterweight division has proven to be one of the toughest and most talent-rich categories for over a decade. Next weekend, at UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia, two of the division’s top ranked warriors will …

Out of all the weight classes in MMA, the welterweight division has proven to be one of the toughest and most talent-rich categories for over a decade. Next weekend, at UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia, two of the division’s top ranked warriors will collide as former champion B.J Penn meets perennial contender Jon Fitch. Not […]

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UFC 127: Jon Fitch, B.J Penn and The 20 Greatest Welterweights Of All Time

UFC 126 Undercard Predictions

Preliminary card Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs Kenny Robertson Mike Pierce is one of the most underknown and underappreciated welterweights. I’ve got Pierce winning this. Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs Ricardo Romero For whatever reason, Romero seems to pull out the victories at the end of the day. I lean towards Romero here in […]

Preliminary card

Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce vs Kenny Robertson

Mike Pierce is one of the most underknown and underappreciated welterweights. I’ve got Pierce winning this.

Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs Ricardo Romero

For whatever reason, Romero seems to pull out the victories at the end of the day. I lean towards Romero here in the underdog position.

Lightweight bout: Paul Taylor vs Gabe Ruediger

Taylor should eat Ruediger up as Ruediger is rather poor on his feet, but good on the ground and Taylor is excellent on the feet and mediocre on the ground. Taylor should win this fight via decision.

Preliminary card (Facebook Stream)

Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs Demetrious Johnson

Kid Yamamoto against a guy I don’t know. I go with Yamamoto everytime.

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs Michihiro Omigawa

I know Mendes is likely to win, but you can’t write off Omigawa so easily either. Mendes is -357 to Omigawa at Intertops. With crazy skewed odds I’ll go with Omigawa.

Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs Paul Kelly

This is going to be a great fight. Kelly is tough as nails, Cerrone is as well. I don’t think Cerrone has faced someone as strong as Kelly yet. I think Kelly wears em down and takes the decision.

Main card

Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs Antonio Banuelos

Miguell Torres is likely to win, but I’m avoiding this due to the odds being out of bounds.

Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones vs Ryan Bader

This is my favorite fight on the card. I got Jon Jones winning this fight. Intertops has it -357 for Jones and +240 for Bader.

Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha

One of the best fighters to bet on is Ellenberger. However, this fight is tricky. Rocha is a absolute jiu-jitsu ace and has a ton of leg related sub victories. I’m passing here as I think Rocha could pull off an insane upset. However, the oddsmakers look like they are thinking like me and Ellenberger is not such a large favorite in this one.

MMA Top 10 Welterweights: No End in Sight to GSP’s Dominance

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, Rankings, WelterweightsGeorges St. Pierre whipped Josh Koscheck for five rounds at UFC 124, bringing to 30 his streak of consecutive rounds won. Think about that: St. Pierre has fought the best of the best in the welterwe…

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Georges St. Pierre whipped Josh Koscheck for five rounds at UFC 124, bringing to 30 his streak of consecutive rounds won. Think about that: St. Pierre has fought the best of the best in the welterweight division, and although you can knock him for not finishing most of his recent fights, even the wildly inconsistent judges we have in MMA these days couldn’t find a reason to score a single round against him over 30 rounds of action.

So when does that change? Jake Shields has dominated a whole lot of opponents himself recently, winning 15 straight fights including eight by stoppage and five by unanimous decision. But while Shields is certainly worthy of his title shot, it’s extremely difficult to envision him actually beating St. Pierre, who does just about everything better than Shields. I could very easily see St. Pierre beating Shields by yet another unanimous decision, 50-45 all the way around.

And so as we rank the Top 10 welterweights in MMA, we’re left wondering if any of them have what it takes to end GSP’s reign.

Post-UFC 123: Ranking The UFC’s Top 10 Welterweights

After back-to-back losses at lightweight, nobody knew what B.J. Penn would show up against Matt Hughes.
Well, the Penn that came to fight at UFC 123 appeared to be a top welterweight contender as he quickly disposed of Matt Hughes.
Now, let’s see…

After back-to-back losses at lightweight, nobody knew what B.J. Penn would show up against Matt Hughes.
Well, the Penn that came to fight at UFC 123 appeared to be a top welterweight contender as he quickly disposed of Matt Hughes.
Now, let’s see where Penn stacks up against some of the other top contenders in the division.
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Post-UFC 123: Ranking The UFC’s Top 10 Welterweights

Post UFC 120: The Top 10 Welterweights in the UFC Today

Following the huge wins and upsets of UFC 120, the welterweight division rankings have been altered in a few places.
Fighters fall in the ranks as they suffer losses, while others make their way up in the ranks with the biggest wins of their career.
An…

Following the huge wins and upsets of UFC 120, the welterweight division rankings have been altered in a few places.
Fighters fall in the ranks as they suffer losses, while others make their way up in the ranks with the biggest wins of their career.
And fighters hold the spots they deserve.
Who are the possible title contenders? […]

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