UFC 129

[Penguin145]

Two title fights and The Natural is back in the octagon. Its almost a month away, what are your predictons?

Main CardWelterweight Championship bout:  Georges St-Pierre vs.  Jake Shields

Featherweight Championship bout:  José Aldo vs.  Mark Hominick

Light Heavyweight bout:  Vladimir Matyushenko vs.  Jason Brilz

Light Heavyweight bout:  Randy Couture vs.  Lyoto Machida

Lightweight bout:  Mark Bocek vs.  Ben Henderson

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

Welterweight bout:  Nate Diaz vs.  Rory MacDonald

Welterweight bout:  Sean Pierson vs.  Brian Foster

My predictions are:
GSP win by TKO
Aldo win by KO
Brilz by Dec, he should of beat Noguera
Machida Dec over Couture, Randy is a legend yet age might finally catch up with him.
Henderson TKO Bocek
Diaz win by Submission over Macdonald
Foster dec over Pierson

[MattM]

This is a decent over all card in terms of fighting style matchups.  Should be intersting to see what Shields can do against someone the caliber of GSP.  Shields has pulled off several decision victories lately (though is debut vs Kampman could have been better) so if GPS game plans to stay cautions, avoid the BBJ, and assumes he will go the distance Shields may end up fairing better than some expect.

[Penguin145]

Also remember if GSP wins this fight, he wants six months to prepare for 185 and he wants to move up to take on Silva.

[MattM]

Also remember if GSP wins this fight, he wants six months to prepare for 185 and he wants to move up to take on Silva.

I'd want more than 6 months to get close to that weight the right way, get used to fighting at that size, and gameplan  for that battle.  But if 6 months is enough so be it.

[Penguin145]

I'd want more than 6 months to get close to that weight the right way, get used to fighting at that size, and gameplan  for that battle.  But if 6 months is enough so be it.

Well, GSP gets the three months of recovery time and then the six months. Every fighter gets around three months or so before thier next fight is scheduled. So really he has around nine months. There have been some times where fighters get thier next fight in three months, but not for a title fight.

[Smooth34]

Well, GSP gets the three months of recovery time and then the six months. Every fighter gets around three months or so before thier next fight is scheduled. So really he has around nine months. There have been some times where fighters get thier next fight in three months, but not for a title fight.

Or 6 weeks like Jon Bones Jones.

[maligned]

Machida Dec over Couture, Randy is a legend yet age might finally catch up with him.

Yeah, unfortunately in the past several years, Randy gets beat to the punch against young guys.  Although he truly does continue to grow his skills and understanding of MMA as he's claimed, he simply doesn't have the quickness necessary any more to hang with a guy of this caliber.  I hate to be a downer, but I'll be surprised if he takes it to a decision.  Machida's precision strikes and takedown defense will be a tough, tough assignment for the Couture of 2011.

[Smooth34]

Another boring decision win by GSP.

[maligned]

Another boring decision win by GSP.

Zero risks.  Zero interesting moments.  He's paid to win, so it's hard to blame the guy; but what made him so amazing in the past is his ability to dominate in any situation.  Now, he just finds the skill area that suits him best against a particular opponent and makes no hint of doing anything else for the entire fight.