LONG POST!
UFC 93 is tomorrow. Lets see if I pick the fights better this time around, I was 1-3 for ufc 92.
Light Heavyweight bout: 
Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson
- Both fighting at 205 rather than 185. I’m a huge fan of hendo ( thats dan henderson for you mma newbs), but I like him a lot better at 185. This is Rich’s second fight at 205. Rich seemed more comfortable at 205 than he did at 185, but I think hendo is too tough for him. Hendo is a two time olympic wrestler and he should dominate that aspect of the game. I’m going with Hendo by TKO/KO in the 2nd round.
Light Heavyweight bout: Mark Coleman vs. 
Mauricio Rua
- Coleman is a legend in MMA. UFC’s first heavyweight champ… so yes, he is old. 44 to be exact. Usually I’d give him no shot based on his age alone, but that’d be foolish espeically after seeing what Randy Couture has done at that age. Both fighters will be at 205, which is another concern I have for Coleman. He is the former HEAVYWEIGHT champ (weight limit is 225 - 265) and we all know that age and slimming down don’t usually mix well. Sherdog.com has him listed at a fighting weight at 245. He has always been a big powerful guy so I’m curious to see how he fights at his lowest fighting weight ever. “Shogun” Rua is a future champ and if didn’t have a few injuries this past year than I think he’d be champ now. He was ranked #1 in his weight class before the injuries. The key for Shogun is to stay on his feet and prevent Coleman from taking him down and just pounding him out. If he does that then it should be an easy victory. I’m going with Shogun by submission (rear naked choke) in the 3rd round.
Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher vs. 
Denis Kang[2]
- Blecher is a UFC veteran with 7 fights (4-3). Kang is a UFC rookie, but has been around the block man times over. He is a 7 fight veteran of PRIDE and boosts and impressive 6-1 record. Kang def has the upper hand on experience. Both fighters have similar styles and it seems like most people are picking Belcher to win, but I think Kang is going to grind it out to the end. I’m going with Kang by UD.
Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle[3]
- Two guys that love to box it out. Should be a great fight. I’m picking this to be the fight of the night. I think Davis finishes most of his fights, but Lytle rarely ever get finished. Of his 16 losses, 14 of them were decisions. With all that said, I’m going to go with Davis by UD.
Middleweight bout: Jeremy Horn vs. Rousimar Palhares[4]
- This could either be an exciting match or extremely boring. Both these guys are graplers so most of this match will be on the ground. Horn has an extreme advantage in experience with have over 100 professional fights (80-18-5), but he has stuggled against the new generation of mma fighters and has lost his 3 of his last 4 fights. I’m going with Palhares by submission (triangle choke) in the 1st round.
