UFC 111: St Pierre vs Hardy Picks

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy

Location: Newark, N.J.
Venue: Prudential Center
Broadcast: Pay-per-view and Spike TV

MAIN CARD

• Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy (for welterweight title)
• Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir (for interim heavyweight title)
• Jake Ellenberger vs. Ben Saunders
• Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch
• Mark Bocek vs. Jim Miller

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

• Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham
• Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown

PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-aired)

• Fabricio Camoes vs. Kurt Pellegrino
• Jared Hamman vs. Rodney Wallace
• Tomasz Drwal vs. Rousimar Palhares
• Matthew Riddle vs. Greg Soto

Finally GSP returns to the octagon ready to do some damage.  Dan Hardy is a good emerging star, but waaay to green to fight George St. Pierre.  The irishman will need all of St. Paddy’s luck to beat GSP.

Mir was an absolute beast in his last fight and Carwin throws boulders at you.  I would take Carwin as the underdog, but note that if the odds were even I might take Mir. This fight will be hard to pick, pretty sure it won’t go the distance though in case you want to bet that way on this fight instead.

I really like Ben Saunders and feel he can eventually be a contender one day if he puts it all together.  Beating Ellinger should help him build his confidence.

Since Jon Fitch is an underdog in this matchup, should be an easier pick.  Is everybody picking Alves just because he’s big?  He’s a good fighter, but so is Fitch.  I bet that Alves won’t even make weight.

Mark Bocek at +300 is well worth the gamble at beating Jim Miller.  I believe Miller is a black belt BJJ holder as well, but no way is it as good as Bocek’s.  Upset alert here.

I’ll take Nate Diaz and Matt Brown to win the aired prelims.

Pelligrino, Pallhares, and Riddle to win their fights

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