to be honest, i felt kos did ok against gsp, and i think that match gives him a higher platform(although that does come with pressure) to perform.

i see easy takes downs all night night and do see the UD.

your guys takes on cummo are interesting. i still after watching his fights again cannot place a finger on him, i have to pass this on.

also could i ask, how do you guys feel o’briens back comes into this fight? AA on an undercard,no contract seems fishy to me also.

and one more question, when i cap the herring fight he wins handly over kongo, other than a solid strike or luck kick-knee on a shoot do you guys see kongo doing anything here? i still cannot believe silva easily tossed him around but did nothing on top, crazy.

As for Kos getting disturbed by fighting a taller guy, he’s been training with Swick alot for this fight, so I don’t think that the reach will be as big of a shock, but that’s just my opinion. The Camarillo’s have been really trying to make Kos a submission wrestler, and not just a wrestler, so that he can be an MMA competitor and a force at ADCC, but I agree that we haven’t really seen that yet.

I agree that Hurricane will have trouble with jiu-jitsu, but anyone will have trouble with Jorge on the ground. Still, I think the chance of Halverson landing a punch before this fight even really gets going is pretty good.

Good to have you.

About the pics, I am aware of Fiorovanti’s camp and what he brings in. But I think Cummo has a few tricks that will keep him thinking. One thing I do agree with you on is that Cummo has been unimpressive in his last few fights, but I stand by that pick.

The thing about the Hazelett/ Koscheck fight is that I believe that Hazelett’s reach and standup game will disturb Koscheck’s usual setup strategy. Unless AKA has Koscheck totally rewired (something they and Koscheck are really capable of doing), I think Koscheck’s game plays right into Hazelett’s strong suites. Still, a very interesting fight that I hope will be shown during the event.

The Halverson fight, I think Gurgel has been trying to play the standup game too much and that is why he has been so unimpressive. In this fight, I believe that Jorge will go back to his BJJ and that is where Halverson will have trouble.

You might for all possible reasons be right about the Diego- Bielkheden fight. I have little to no knowledge about him unfortunately and made my prediction based solely on his record and of that of his opponents. Let’s see what happens.

Again, thanks a lot for sharing your opinion and for really making me excited about writing on MMAOpinion.

Honestly, there’s alot of stuff I disagree with you about.

I disagree that it’s in Fiorovanti’s best interest to keep his fight standing. While you noted Cummo’s BJJ background and the fact that he trains with Serra, it’s important to note that Fiorovanti comes from one of the best (if not the best) American grappling program. He may not be listed as having the BJJ rank, but he’s got great submission grappling support from his camp and I wouldn’t be surprised to see some aggressive groundnpound from Fiorovanti, as Cummo has been unimpressive off of his back in previous fights (at least in my mind).

I agree that the Koscheck vs. Hazelett fight will be interesting, but I don’t think Hazelett’s going to be strong enough to handle Koscheck unless he lands a big strike. I’ve watched Koscheck train and worked with him and many of the other AKA guys (being a bay area local) and I just don’t think Hazelett’s going to be able to deal with the strength unless he pulls a Drew Fickett and catches him with a big strike. Koscheck by decision.

I disagree about the Diego fight, and I think that while people aren’t impressed with the Swede’s record, he’s going to have Diego seriously beat on the ground. He’s a Murilo Bustamante BJJ blackbelt and a BTT member, I see this being a much closer fight than everyone else seems to.

I also disagree with the Halverson fight, because we are talking about a guy who has gone to only one decision in his professional career. This is going to be a fast fight, and Halverson’s a balls to the wall guy. I think that Halverson will win by KO in the first or get caught with a submission by a saavier Gurgel in the second, when he’s gassed.

Still, interesting predictions and analysis. Good read.

So that only leaves Koscheck to take him down the traditional way, wrestling. I believe Hazelett’s submission game will help him win. The exact setup is a little difficult to predict of course. Let me know what you think.

well done, will be nice to chat mma with a passionate fan