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UFC 112 Picks

Hopefully everybody is ready for 10:00 to come so we can catch the first ever UFC fight in Abu Dhabi with Anderson Silva facing off against Maia in what will be a great fight.

Below is our preliminary fight picks to entice you and show you what the good life is like when we nail almost all of our MMA picks for every card and UFC 112 will be no different.

Predicted Winners for the Pre-Lims:

Mustafa Merc

Paul Kelly

Damarques Johnson

Rick Story

Paul Taylor (note due to being unfit due to health and weight issues his fight against John Gunderson has been canceled)

Phil Davis

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UFC Fight Night Nelson vs Struve

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Struve
Roy Nelson (15-4-0) vs Stefan Struve (23-3-0)
UFC Fight Night Betting Line: Nelson -350

Fighting at the latest card for Spike TV’s UFC Fight Night series, Roy “Big Country” Nelson will get locked in to the octagon with Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve in a heavyweight contest, the lead up to the Kenny Florian-Takanori Gomi main event. This fight will feature a couple of mixed martial arts veterans, each boasting knock out power, and who prefer to stand up and strike their opponents rather than go to ground.

Leading Up To UFC Fight Night: Roy Nelson

Big Country has been around the block as the saying goes, with 15 wins in 19 total mixed martial arts professional fights, Nelson has been through the UFC, FightForce, IFL, BoDog, the EliteXC and more. No matter where has gone, Nelson has experience success, with most of it coming by the same result: knockout. This 263-pound monster has knocked out opponents in eight of his 15 wins, with four more of those wins coming via submission. His knockout power was on display in the Ultimate Fighter Season 10, where he made his Ultimate Fighting Championships debut by knocking out Brandan Schaub just under four minutes in to the first round of their bout, a shot that earned the fight Knockout of the Night Honours. Big Country packs a lot of meat behind his punches, and those heavy hands are his most dangerous weapon.

Leading Up To UFC Fight Night: Stefan Struve

The 22-year old in known as the Skycraper for his six-foot 11-inch height, an asset that helped him become established in the world of kickboxing before making the transition to mixed martial arts on a full-time basis. After experiencing success with a variety of different fighting stables, Stuve signed a four-fight deal with the UFC in 2009, and and although he fell to Junior Dos Santo in his debut, the Skyscraper has dominated his competition since. Struve submitted Denis Stojnic with a rear naked choke hold at UFC: 99, then used a triangle choke hold to submit Chase Gormley under three minutes in to the first round of their fight at UFC: 104, a fight that won Submission of the Night honors. His win over Paul Buentello at UFC: 107 prompted the youngster to sign another four-fight deal, which starts with Nelson at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi. Florian for the Win.

UFC Fight Night Betting: Nelson vs Struve Match Up

Despite his success in Mixed Martial Arts, Struve has never fought anyone with either the talent or experience of Nelson, besides in his debut when he lost to Junior Dos Santos. Big Country is a well-rounded, veteran fighter with a good center who won’t compromise his position in order to take a risk. His knockout power is lethal, and with Struve’s massive length, there will be no shortage of areas for Nelson to attack. This fight could go a couple of rounds, but eventually Nelson wins via knockout.

Pick: Nelson

Alves out Saunders In

For the big UFC fight this Saturday night Alves has been injured and it has just been marked that Saunders will be substituting more to come shortly.

UFC fight Night Vera vs. Jones

UFC Fight Night on the VS Network

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Eris Schafer vs Jason Brilz
Pick: Eric Schafer, he and Jason are both coming off losses but Eric has been through a few more wars and has a better base.

Mike Pierce vs Julio Paulino
Pick: Mike Pierce, Pierce is coming off a big loss against a top 10 fighter and is ready to get back in the octagon, but mike is coming off a few wins in a row, but he has never fought in a big card for a big fight organization.

Brendan Schaub vs Chase Gormley
Pick: Brendan Schaub, he was my pick in the ultimate fighter, but he got knocked out in the finale, but had a great run getting there.

John Howard vs Daniel Roberts
Pick: John Howard, he is a big puncher, but Daniel is a great ground and submission guy, so it will be interesting to see who wins in this striker vs grappler.

Eliot Marshall vs Vladimir Matyushenko
My pick is Marshall, I am a very big Vladimir and he did just come off a goof win, but that was after a 6yr break, and he is an older fight, and Marshall is young and looking forward.

Clay Guida vs Shannon Gugerty
Pick: Clay Guida. Guida is a great fighter, and is coming off a very big loss for him against a very good KenFlow, there are few people that can with stand the Clay STORM

Alessio Sakara vs James Irvin
Pick: James Irvin, he is a big striker with a very good knock out list of top fighters, and Sakara has had a lot of losses to top guys, but both fighters are coming off a lot of time off, Sakara almost a year and James almost 2yrs.

Cheick Kongo vs Paul Buentello
Pick: Kongo, I am a big fan of both fighters and there styles, but Kongo is a few steps above Paul, and Paul is on his second run in the UFC and it looks like he is here to have a good time and end his career on this high note.

Junior Dos Santos vs Gabriel Gonzaga
Pick: Junior, I think both are great fighters and like the main event the young gun versus the old guard, and i think this one will be the night for at least one young guy.

Brandon Vera vs Jon Jones
Take Vera, I am a big Jones fan and I like what he has done with what has been thrown his way, but I think Vera will be a little to much for him, BUT if he does get past Vera specially in a convincing fashion maybe knock out then look out light weights cause Jon Bones Jones is coming~

All picks for UFC Fight Night come courtesy of our favorite Hawaiian fighter and presumable future MMA star Kalani.