10 Things Learned From UFC 80

10 things I learned from watching UFC 80.

10. Kendall Grove may have been a little overrated.

9. The new UFC ring girl is ridiculously hot, I was watching UFC 80 with a girl and she was infatuated with how hot she was.

8. There is no point in me making predictions anymore, but I'll still do it anyway, so I can gloat the one time I do get them all right.

7. A perfectly placed elbow can change any fight in favor of the one throwing it, even though the 2 fights that had elbow cuts were already in favor of those fighters(Penn and Paul Kelly) it certainly helped their cause even more.

6. Did Gabriel Gonzaga just gas or was he overhyped? I say a little bit of both.

5. Fabricio Werdum's defense on the bottom is excellent and his standup is underrated.

4. Marcus Davis has a chance to rise in the welterweight division, but as long as Georges St. Pierre is in front of him he is gonna have a problem getting a title shot.

3. If BJ Penn is in shape like he was at UFC 80 he is in the top 3 pound for pound fighters in the world.

2. Joe Stevenson has alot of heart and has alot of potential, but this was just the wrong fight at the wrong time for him to make a big impression.

1. I don't care who is fighting, when their are 6 knockouts on a UFC pay per view it was worth the money and we got to see all the undercard fights except Sam Stout vs Per Eklund which I heard wasn't very entertaining anyway.

UFC 80: Rapid Fire Predictions and Analysis

UFC 80 is this Saturday, here is what I think will go down. Of course you can analyze all the match-ups and try to find the angles, but when it comes to fighting predictions can be crushed by one good punch. Anyways I'm still gonna pick the fights just for the hell of it.

BJ Penn vs Joe Stevenson
I just see no way that Stevenson can win this fight, of course like I said before anything can happen, but this is as safe a bet as there is. After watching the Countdown show it seems that Penn is totally focused and in serious shape. Two things that have been a problem in some of his past fights. With Penn focused and in shape it would be hard for any fighter in the world to beat him. While Stevenson is solid he's just not on the level of "The Prodigy".
Prediction- BJ Penn by Any Way He Chooses

Gabriel Gonzaga vs Fabricio Werdum
This is a tough fight to pick, both fighters are world class in Jiu-Jitsu, but Gonzaga has that X-factor, which is ending the fight with one strike, although the first time they fought Werdum beat Gonzaga up pretty good and Werdum is no slouch when it come to striking. Gonzaga has improved tremendously and ultimately I think that Gonzaga's strength will win this fight. Werdum is a very small heavyweight and I think the size and strength will be too much, but this will be an entertaining fight to watch for sure.
Prediction- Gonzaga by Stoppage

Marcus Davis vs Jess Liaudin
I'm calling it right now this will be the "Fight of the Night" mark my words. Marcus Davis is on the verge of being a star I think. He has all the tools to rise in the division. Liaudin has won his last five fights in impressive fashion, but I think his streak will end at UFC 80.
Prediction- Marcus Davis by Stoppage

Rounding out the scheduled televised bouts, I like Jason Lambert to beat Wilson Gouveia and Kendall Grove to beat Jorge Rivera(which is another candidate for Fight of the Night I think).

There are also 3 fights on the undercard that have the potential to be great fights.
I like Alessio Sakara to get back on track against James Lee.
I Like Sam "Hands of Stone Stout over Per Eklund.
I like Paul Taylor over Paul Kelly and to round it out I Antoni Hardonk over Colin Robinson.

I'm telling you those undercard fights are gonna be exciting especially the Sam Stout fight. Even though this isn't the greatest card, its gonna be entertaining.