• Hooters Bar and Grill

• Buffalo Wild Wings

• Tilted Kilt

for a complete list of local bars where you can watch the UFC 85 fights AND drink down a couple of pitchers of beer, take a look at this fairly complete list:

UFC 85 – Watch at a Local Bar/Pub

Wanderlei’s style will lead to his defeat. Chuck is excellent against aggressors and has a long reach which will allow him to pick apart Wanderlei and wait for the KO. While Wanderlei is the more well-rounded fighter – I do not believe he will get close enough to Chuck to prove that.   The Iceman by TKO

Matt Hughes is looking to solidify his reputation with a win. He has a new training camp (his own) and heavyweights like Lawler and Horn who have been training with him. He is not going to let a punch or kick rock him like in the last bout. He will withstand St. Pierre’s onslaught and catch him with a slam to the floor.   Hughes by submission

While Machida is quite elusive and showed exactly how great of a fighter he is against Houston, Sokoudjou is just too powerful. The African Assassin is going to finish this fight.   Sokoudjou by TKO

Guillard and Clementi have some BAD blood. Guillard is looking to knock out Clementi quick and early. I think this will be Melvin’s downfall. Clementi is a solid fighter and will be patient while Guillard expends his early-round energy. Clementi has a good chin and much more experience in the octagon.   Clementi by submission

These are the fights we care about… Why? Yes, we know there are other fights on the card that will be awesome to watch. These fights, however, are what we have MONEY on That makes them important. Since we have money riding, we have done the bulk of the research on these fighter’s fight styles and conditioning. The rest of the fights we did not research enough to put our money down on.

Chuck Vs Wanderlei Story

Georges St. Pierre Story – Canadian Press

Matt’s quote on the upcoming GSP fight says it all:

“There are quite a few reasons. Number one, I was in great shape when I got the phone call about Serra (being injured), so I wanted to fight. And I do want that rematch with Georges – I want it bad. I want that rematch just as much as Georges wants that rematch with Matt Serra. I could have taken a lesser opponent, but nobody really would have been happy there. This is the fight the UFC wants, this is the fight I want, and this is the fight the fans want, so this is a no lose situation the way I look at it, and that’s how I made my choice, because everyone’s a winner in the end.”

Matt goes on to talk about Georges’ strategy and fighting style:

“He’s very athletic and that’s probably the biggest difficulty right there. He’s not a great wrestler, and to be honest, he’s not a super great striker, but he’s just very athletic and he mixes things together very well. That’s how he was able to outwrestle (Josh) Koscheck – he could tie everything together very well. If you go back and watch the fight with Matt Serra, you could honestly say Matt Serra could have been winning that fight before knocking him (St-Pierre) out. Matt Serra came in there with a great game plan and Georges was hopping around there and never really landed any effective strikes, and Serra did get some hands on him, so Georges wasn’t winning that standup war when he got caught. He’s very athletic, very good with his hips, and that’s the biggest problem right there with Georges St-Pierre. He’s also got great endurance, so you can count on him being in there the whole time; I don’t think he’s ever gonna get tired.”

This interview shows that Matt Hughes is READY for this fight and believes that he has the right tools to win. Our predictions STANDS!!!! Matt Hughes will win this fight by submission – look for GSP to get slammed to the matt on more than one occassion in this battle.

#1 Matchup Prediction:

Chuck ‘The Iceman‘ Liddell VS Wanderlei ‘The Axe Murderer‘ Silva

Chuck has the best takedown defense in the weight class, he has world class knockout power, and he will keep Silva just out of reach while pulling him in for the knockout punch. Chuck by KO.

#2 Matchup Prediction:

Matt Hughes VS Georges ‘Rush‘ St. Pierre

Matt Hughes is READY for this fight. Let’s not forget Matt’s dominance over the years he has been in the UFC. Georges WILL get slammed this time around and once matt has a hold of him, it will be short work. Hughes by submission.

#3 Matchup Prediction:

Lyoto Machida      VS      Rameau Sokoudjou

While Lyoto is an amazingly evasive fighter, I believe Sokoudjou’s raw power is going to completely overtake Machida.  Sokoudjou by KO

#4 Matchup Prediction:

Rich Clementi      VS      Melvin Guillard

Look for Melvin to come out swinging fast and furious as he looks to prove a point and knock out Rich Clementi in quick fashion.  However, Clementi will weather that storm.  Clementi by decision.