We’re now only a few days away from UFC 128 “Shogun vs. Jones”. Inside the major occasion, Mauricio Rua defends his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in opposition to Jon Jones. The co-main function will also be an intriguing match-up, as former long-reigning WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber normally requires on Eddie Wineland. As is customary, here is my official “picks and predictions” publish (covering who I think will win and why), now featuring UFC 128: “Shogun vs. Jones”.

Mauricio Rua (c) vs. Jon Jones for that UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: I’m putting it all around the line with this particular battle and this prediction, but when have I at any time been afraid to complete so? If Rua proves me wrong and wins, it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve had to stomach a heaping aiding of humble pie. But I just really do not see that taking place. Jon Jones is also good at almost everything, and for “Shogun”, the mind is willing but the body is weak. Jones will both hit his flurry and KO Rua in Round 1, or he’ll pummel Rua’s already-damaged knees into dust with consistent takedowns. I’m betting around the former: Rua will assume that he’s acquired the striking advantage on “Bones”, and Jonny Bones will prove him wrong. Jon Jones wins by KO in Round one.

Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland: Eddie Wineland is 1 tough fighter, but there is toughness then there’s Urijah Faber. Equally guys are tough and also have fantastic chins, but I believe the submission game will arrive back to bite Wineland. He’s acquired five wins by submission, but he’s been submitted four occasions. Faber has thirteen wins by submission and has in no way been submitted. However, due to your all-important toughness component, Wineland will only succumb immediately after Faber wears him down. Urijah Faber wins by submission in Round three.

Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus: As much as I like Kamal Shalorus, Jim Miller ought to be ideal up there together with the most effective of them, and I think he’s going to show it at UFC 128. I could converse much more about this battle, but I’m going to wrap it up with a person uncomplicated sentence: I see Jim Miller becoming far better than Kamal in all key places in the game. Jim Miller wins by submission in Round 2.

Nate Marquardt vs. Dan Miller: There’s two methods I look and feel at this match, and in both of them, I see Nate Marquardt winning. The first way is usually to refute the claim that Nate Marquardt chokes in massive fights, which suggests that he’s however one on the ideal at 185 and need to be also very much for Miller to manage. The 2nd way should be to make it easy for that Nate Marquardt chokes in large fights but counter that this is not a big fight for him. That is substantially extra about the level of when Nate Marquardt faced Rousimar Palhares, and we all know how that battle turned out. Actually, I’m planning to be calling for that similar end result: Nate Marquardt will beat Dan Miller by (T)KO in the 1st round.

Mirko Filipovic vs. Brendan Schaub: When it comes suitable down to it, that is a relatively straightforward select. Mirko Cro Cop’s most recent battle was an ultra-boring three-round snooze-fest with Frank Mir that mercifully ended that has a late-round Hail Mary KO. which Cro Cop was around the getting conclude of. Meanwhile, Brendan Schaub may be destroying men and women and just received done beating Gabriel Gonzaga and booting him correct out of the UFC. Schaub is prepared for Cro Cop’s stage of expertise, and Cro Cop happens to be a shadow of his previous self for pretty a while. Brendan Schaub wins by TKO in Round 1.

And that is what I believe, supporters and buddies. But what about you? Who do you see winning, and why, at UFC 128?

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