A wrestler vs wrestler style match up which will probably end up being a stand up battle as both fighters may end up neutralising themselves if taken to the ground. Dolloway is a very intense character who will always look for holes in his opponents’ game, but will often over reach and get get caught in a situation that he need not have been in. Munoz is a fighter through and through with very heavy hands and excellent ground ‘n’ pound. Both fighters are not afraid to stand and go at it with their opponent and this is where I feel that Munoz will have the upper hand. I feel that Munoz will look for the knock out but will be more than happy to take the fight to the ground as he is the physically stronger of the two and will try to finish him on the mat. I predict Munoz to take the win late in the fight either via TKO in the 3rd round or more likely via decision.

Our CB Dolloway Vs Mark Munoz Prediction is that Munoz will get the win via decision.

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An excellent first UFC bout for both fighters looking to introduce the Bantamweight division to the UFC and secure a place in higher tier of the division. Both fighters are very well rounded with great power in their hands and excellent submission skill sets. Bowles has probably got the edge over Page due to the fact he has faced and beat the very best in the Bantamweight division and also holds a submission victory over his UFC on versus opponent Damacio Page. I feel however, that this time round the fight will be a lot closer and expect it to be at a very high pace. My Brian Bowles vs Damacio Page prediction is that even though it will be a tougher contest for Bowles, he will still manage to secure the win. Bowles to win via TKO in the 2nd round.

Our Brian Bowles vs Damacio Page Prediction Is – Brian Bowles To Win Via 2nd Round TKO.

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It is amazing that UFC 125 is looking to be such a great card as it has been absolutely plagued by injuries. The original Co-Main Event was to be Shane Carwin vs. Roy Nelson, but Carwin had to pull out due to a back injury. Then the replacement Co-Main Event with Jose Aldo defending his Featherweight Title against Josh Grispi was canceled as well thanks to an injury suffered by the defending champion. While Josh Grispi has been given a replacement bout on the Prelims Roy Nelson has since been pulled from the card completely with no scheduled bout in sight. Alas, UFC 125 was almost a disaster, but has since shaped up to look like it could be one of the best cards in 2011. So without further ado let’s make some predictions.

Main Event
LIghtweight Championship Bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard

The biggest shakeup that occurred in the UFC in 2010 was perhaps in its lightest division. Frankie Edgar’s dethroning of BJ Penn, who most have crowned the greatest lightweight in MMA history, happened at UFC 112. Still, the legitimacy of Edgar’s win was doubted and the two had a rematch at UFC 118. This time there was no doubt that Edgar had indeed dethroned the legend. Still Edgar doesn’t have an easy road ahead of him, as he now must face the only man to have beaten him, Gray Maynard. Maynard is undefeated, and is licking his chops to take the belt from a man he’s already defeated once before. While the fight probably won’t be a barnburning brawl there is little doubt the matchup between the two will be an interesting one, as stylistically it’s perhaps the the most high profile matchup to date of stick and move boxing a la Dominick Cruz vs. grinding wrestling, a la Jon Fitch.

When it comes to predicting a winner, the majority of oddsmakers have chosen Gray Maynard as the favorite. Once again Frankie Edgar has been overlooked and is the underdog going into a title fight. So far though, Edgar has thrived in this environment. Granted, this is the first time Edgar will be fighting someone who has defeated him so perhaps the underdog status is justified. Regardless, this matchup largely comes down to who can dictate where the fight takes place. If Edgar can keep Maynard at bay with his stick and move style, then he should easily coast to his second title defense. However, if Maynard can control Edgar on the ground, then he should be able to coast to a decision win and become the new champ. So the question that arises is who is better in the weaker parts of their game? The answer is that Frankie Edgar’s wrestling is easily superior to Gray Maynard’s striking, as Edgar is the only man to take down BJ Penn at lightweight in years. Expect Edgar’s wrestling to be more than enough to keep the fight on the feet with Maynard, and expect him to totally outclass Maynard there. Frankie Edgar will retain his belt via Unanimous Decision.

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Co-Main Event
Middleweight Bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann

The Co-Main Event of the evening isn’t perhaps the highest stakes fight on the undercard of the evening (that honor probably belongs to Clay Guida and Takanori Gomi’s bout) but it is likely going to be the Fight of the Night. Chris Leben is rarely in a boring minute much less a boring round, and Brian Stann is game as well. Stann also just recently dropped from Light Heavyweight to Middleweight and the already strong ex-marine’s power should prove even more dominating against the lighter Middleweights. While the fight is largely being promoted as a fight between two brawlers, Brian Stann is actually more well-rounded than most people think, and Chris Leben is coming off of a submission win over Yoshihiro Akiyama so he is clearly evolving as well. Regardless, it’s no secret that the two like to bring it, and that’s exactly what everyone wants.

Predicting how this fight will go down is almost as difficult as predicting where lightning will strike, as it could literally end at any minute. If Stann fights a smart fight, the former WEC Champion might be able to mix some grappling in with his striking and pullout a well-earned decision against “The Crippler.” In the meantime Chris Leben is going to be doing what he always does, which is try to knock Brian Stann’s head off. With Stann’s willingness to stand in the pocket, expect “The Crippler” to do just that sometime in the 3rd round. Chris Leben wins this via 3rd round TKO.

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Light Heavyweight Bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva

The matchup between Brandon Vera and Thiago Silva is a very intriguing one. The match isn’t quite one between top 10 fighters, but they are both certainly circling that elite group of contenders. In fact, it is very likely that the winner of this fight could be looking towards a top ten opponent in their near future, and the loser could be looking for a new job. Definitely a high stakes match, if not necessarily for the division at the very least for the two men. It will be interesting to see how the both of them rebound from a loss after being out for nearly a year each, Thiago Silva being out since UFC 108 last January and Brandon Vera being out since UFC on Versus 1 in March.

There really is no clear favorite going into this fight as stylistically speaking neither one is a particularly good or bad matchup for the other. Both fighters have Knockout capabilities, and both fighters possess what seem to be mediocre chins, although Silva seems to have an advantage in both of those categories. The counter is that Brandon Vera is faster than Thiago Silva and seeing as how he’s fought at Heavyweight is very used to utilizing his speed advantage. Ultimately, it is unlikely that Vera can dodge Silva for any lengthy amount of time though, and expect Silva to make a statement with a rebound 1st round KO win over Brandon Vera.

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Welterweight Bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim

With all the hype surrounding virtually every other match this is an easy one to overlook, but it will really be a gut check for each fighter. After putting a wrestling clinic on Amir Sadollah last May, Dong Hyun Kim is looking to get another win over a fairly big name opponent. Nate Diaz meanwhile will be facing a very different opponent than his last two at welterweight, as they were both strikers. If Diaz hopes to cement himself as a solid Welterweight that’s in the division to stay, he’ll need to prove himself against a top notch wrestler such as Kim as the top of the Welterweight division is heavily dominated by high level wrestlers.

In this fight Nate Diaz’s takedown defense will be tested, and it will eventually fail. Dong Hyun Kim will take Nate Diaz down after being completely outclassed in the stand-up, but he won’t get any takedowns easy. The ironic thing about this though is that although Kim’s best chance for victory would appear to be turning this into a grappling match, Diaz is perhaps more dangerous on the ground than standing up. As a matter of fact nine of Nate Diaz’s thirteen career wins come by submission. Expect Diaz to catch a tiring, beat up Kim sometime in the third round. Nate Diaz wins this by 3rd round submission.

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Lightweight Bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi

The first bout of the Main Card should be an exciting one, as the always entertaining Clay Guida will face-off against the equally entertaining Takanori Gomi. Both of them have some momentum right now, and the winner of this fight will likely be just one or two wins away from being the Number One Contender at Lightweight. The stakes haven’t been this high for either fighter in quite awhile, and knowing such expect both fighters to try to make a statement.

Stylistically speaking Guida is basically a brawling wrestler with insane cardio, thus is able to fight at an incredibly high pace. Takanori Gomi on the other hand possesses legendary knockout power in his hands, but Clay Guida’s chin is almost as legendary thanks to his fight with Diego Sanchez. Unless Takanori Gomi can actually knock Clay Guida out, he has almost no chance of winning this, and unless he can do it in the 1st round his chances will almost certainly have slipped away, as Gomi will be tired out from trying to keep up with Guida’s frenetic pace. It is unlikely that Guida will be able to actually finish Gomi, but expect Guida to take this fight with a Unanimous Decision in a highly entertaining fashion.

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We usually list all of our fight predictions in one article, like this, and then breakdown each fight. But going forward we will be writing a post and linking to each individual fight breakdown as previously the articles were very lengthy.

Below you will find each UFC 124 Prediction article that we have available;

• Georges St-Pierre Vs Josh Koscheck Prediction
• Stefan Struve Vs Sean McCorkle Prediction
• Jim Miller Vs Charles Oliveira Prediction
• Joe Stevenson Vs Mac Danzig Prediction
• Thiago Alves Vs John Howard Prediction

This fight is both easy and difficult to predict. The most common projection for this fight is basically a repeat of their last fight but with even more dominance shown by St-Pierre. While this is entirely plausible, it’s not necessarily the truth. If in fact Koscheck can keep the fight standing, there is a chance he could catch GSP and score a massive upset a la Matt Serra several years back. However, due to said upset GSP’s striking has become extremely underrated and it should not be assumed that just because St-Pierre can’t take Koscheck down that he’s going to lose. St-Pierre has been working on his stand up as mentioned above and could potentially knock out Koscheck himself. Either way when it comes to picking a winner for this fight, one has to go with Georges St-Pierre. Even if GSP can’t take down Koscheck immediately his striking is good enough to set one up eventually and expect this to happen periodically throughout the fight. Even if Koscheck has improved, he hasn’t improved enough to hang with the champ.

Georges St-Pierre Vs Josh Koscheck Prediction : Georges St-Pierre will win this, but Koscheck will hang in there to the final bell giving GSP another Unanimous Decision victory.

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Regardless as to any prefight shenanigans, the fight promises plenty in the cage. Stefan Struve has a style that is rarely boring, and if we know anything about McCorkle from his fight with Mark Hunt it’s that he’s game for some excitement as well. Alas, the fact that McCorkle only has one fight in the UFC is what is most likely to hurt him. Stefan Struve, though not incredibly experienced, is more experienced than Sean McCorkle. This experience will come into play throughout the fight, as the well-rounded Struve will have the answer for anything McCorkle can throw at him.

Stefan Struve Vs Sean McCorkle Prediction : Although it won’t be a blow-out, expect Struve to give McCorkle his first taste of defeat by submitting him sometime in the first round.

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With all this said, the real question is how well do Miller and Oliveira match up? The answer is very interesting, as both men have the majority of their wins via submission. Now the hype on Oliveira surrounds his BJJ, so one can expect him to come into this fight wielding superior submissions, which is Miller’s favorite way to finish fights. Jim Miller is no stranger to decisions though, and is perfectly capable of grinding one out. Although on paper it seems like a fight Miller is destined to lose, the scrappy veteran shouldn’t be counted out, as he has won all but two of his fights, and the two losses come from the most elite of opponents. Expect Miller to score the minor upset and derail the Charles Oliveira hype train, and perhaps finally place a little hype around himself in the process.

Our Jim Miller Vs Charles Oliveira Prediction : Jim Miller takes this one via Unanimous Decision.

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Knowing how Mac Danzig and Joe Stevenson have fared in their recent fights, it is likely that Joe Stevenson will come out on top in this one. Joe Stevenson has the lion’s share of his wins by submission (15) and decision (10), while the majority of Danzig’s losses come via Decision (5). Seeing as how Danzig only has one legitimate loss via submission in his career, it is unlikely that Joe Stevenson will submit him on this night.

Expect Joe Stevenson to control Mac Danzig and come out with a dominating Unanimous Decision.

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Now with John Howard being hungry and knowing full well he is being faced with the biggest fight of his career, expect him to come looking to prove the naysayers wrong about him not deserving this fight. Howard would love to win this fight, and win it in devastating fashion, forever making his mark on the Welterweight division. If we know anything about Thiago Alves though, it’s that he’ll being coming to fight, and after last time we should expect little hesitation from him. The only real issue here is how much the weight cut will affect Alves. If Alves comes in to this fight in shape, there is absolutely no reason to believe that he can’t KO John Howard. If the weight cut deeply affects Alves as it did last time, John Howard should be more than capable of capitalizing on it and finishing off Alves.

So our Thiago Alves Vs John Howard Prediction for this fight is a healthy Alves wins via 2nd round KO, and an unhealthy Alves loses via 2nd round KO.

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Below you will find a fight overview, and then our Demian Maia Vs Kendall Grove Prediction followed finally by the latest Demian Maia Vs Kendall Grove Odds which are updated daily.

Demian Maia – 6ft, 185lbs – Fights out of Sao Paulo, Brazil and represents the Wand Fight Team. A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu phenom, Maia holds a 2nd degree Black Belt in the discipline and is widely regarded as one of the very best submission fighters competing in MMA and holds 4 submission of the night awards in the UFC. Maia is a former UFC Middleweight number 1 contender and he is looking towards reaching that goal again.

Maia holds an MMA record of 13 – 2 with a UFC record of 7 – 2 with very good wins over Chael Sonnen, Nate Quarry, Dan Miller and Mario Miranda. Maia’s only losses were against Nate Marquardt via a freak flash K.O. in 21 seconds of the very first round and against the UFC’s current Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. Although primarily a BJJ fighter, Maia has a very good stand up game that includes excellent takedowns and takedown defence.

Kendall ‘Da Spyder’ Grove – 6ft 6”, 185lbs – hails out of Maui, Hawaii and fights for B.J. Penn MMA. An Ultimate Fighter season 3 winner ‘Da Spyder’ beat the highly rated Ed Herman at the TUF finale via unanimous decision. A former high school wrestler, Grove placed sixth in the state of Hawaii.

‘Da Spyder’ has an MMA record of 14 – 7 with a UFC record of 7 – 4 with notable wins over Ed Herman, Alan Belcher, Jake Rosholt and former UFC Middleweight Champion the Late Evan Tanner. Grove uses his height and long limbs to great effect in the octagon and utilises a mixture of Muay Thai, Wrestling and BJJ to take on his opponents and has a never give up attitude that will be very hard to break down for any fighter he may be up against.

Demian Maia Vs Kendall Grove Prediction

In what promises to be a very intriguing match up, I feel that Maia’s skills as a BJJ practitioner will be too much for ‘Da Spyder’ to handle. I predict that Maia will take the win via submission in the 2nd round.

Demian Maia Vs Kendall Grove Odds

Below you will find Demian Maia Vs Kendall Grove Odds from our recommended UFC betting sites. Maia is a very big favourite at the moment, although his odds have dropped a little since being released. It may be worth holding out until the day of “The Ultimate Fighter 12″ before betting on Maia, if you fancy him to win.

Bodog.com
Demian Maia (-500)
Kendall ‘Da Spyder’ Grove (+300)

Sportsbook.com
Demian Maia (-365)
Kendall ‘Da Spyder’ Grove (+285)