Seeing as I am never wrong, I figured I'd let you guys know how each division is going to play out in 2013. Spoiler HW: JDS will KO Cain, again, and Overeem will demolish Bigfoot setting up the much anticipated title fight mid 2013. Overeem will edge JDS earlier, only to be KO'd in a glorious comeback victory by the nicest (and baddest) man on the planet. LHW : Jones is going to decimate Chael, and people are going to try to use that to convince others that Jones > Anderson. That is untill Machida becomes the first man to finish Hendo with strikes, and then (T)KO's Jones in a rematch, reclaiming his title. Gus gets a shot and loses. MW : Anderson matrix's Bisping, and ends the year by making a great fighter in Weidman look bad. WW : Diaz submits GSP (no shock here), and Hendricks beats Ellenberger via UD. This sets up a Hendricks/Diaz bout, and Diaz outlasts him, eventually (T)KO'ing him in the later rounds. Sadly he will test positive for marijuana metabolites and there will a sh*tstorm that will ensue. LW : Pettis headkick KO's his way to the top of the division, and stays there. FW : Jose Aldo puts on a dominant performance against Frankie, and KZ submits Swanson in a number one contender match. KZ gets a shot at Aldo, and puts on a good/exciting fight, but to no prevail. Aldo finishes him with strikes in the early rounds in a memorably crazy fight. BW : Barao beats McDonald, only to get "served" by Cruz in his return. FW : MM beats Dodson, Benavidez beats Uncle Creepy, setting up a rematch in which JoeB wins, despite being completely outclassed in their first meeting. Rousey beats up two girls that nobody has ever heard of, and by the end of the year the Cyborg fight will seem inevitable. The prophecy has been foretold. If you use any of these facts to make money gambling, I want my cut.
Ah, I see your JDS prediction and raise you one. Spoiler JDS beats Cain by submission, shocking those who thought he was "one dimmensional". We all knew the truth. We are all witnesses.
The only one I agree with is middleweight. Maybe heavyweight but it's no comeback victory, it's all Cigano.
My predictions: Mike Goldberg snaps on Joe Rogan during Diaz vs GSP fight: "I'm not afraid of you anymore, Joe!" Dana White starts wearing a tup
ya like i said, not bold. the only shocking one was diaz subbing gsp. if that were to happen id be surprised but not "OMG WTF" bold as diaz is capable. so def not bump worthy if these happen and no added credit to your so called mma wisdom.
I agree with all of them except Diaz submitting GSP. No way in hell that happens, and you're a fool to think Diaz has any kind of advantage on the ground. GSP is a terrible fight for Diaz, and he'll get dominated worse than Nate did against Bendo. But the others I agree with. Maybe Aldo moves to LW by the end of 2013, but who knows.
Odds-wise, I'm sure Machida, Pettis, and Joe-B will also be considerable underdogs in their respective title fights. But as I can see, you are a smart man, and we can agree that the outcomes are plainly obvious.
I like the predictions. I guess it's safe to assume that Belfort knocks out Bisping, but seeing how losses don't matter in title shots anymore Silva fights Bisping anyways, and knocks him out?
I don't bet on MMA, only NFL. I have morals, you know. If I were to bet on fights that I KNEW the outcomes to, I would be cheating. Cheating is bad, mmkay.
Your list isn't "bold" predictions. It's more like "what I'd like to see happen" predictions :icon_chee.