UFC 75

Quinton Jackson vs Dan Henderson
Quinton Jackson defeats Dan Henderson in a 5 round decision.

Matt Hamill vs Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping is awarded a decision victory over Matt Hamill. Most of the people who saw that fight disagree.

Mirko Cro Cop vs Cheick Kongo
Cheik Kongo hands Mirko Cro Cop his second defeat in a row. This one by decision. I wonder who Mirko will fight next?

Houston Alexander vs Alessio Sakara
Houston Alexander mauled Allesio Sakara on his way to a first round KO victory. Nice knees and good ground and pound by Houston.

Tomasz Drwal vs Thiago Silva
Thaigo Silva defeats Tomasz Drwal.

Marcus Davis vs Paul Taylor
Marcus Davis survives early trouble to defeat Paul Taylor.

Gleison Tibau vs Terry Etim
Gleison Tibau wins by decision.

Anthony Torres vs Jess Liaudin
Jess Liaudin wins by TKO

Naoyuki Kotani vs Dennis Siver
Dennis Siver takes this one by KO

Why not include the MMA Girls predictions for UFC 75? I haven't even watched this yet (I will following making this post). I wonder how close to mine their predictions are? I think I'm mostly taking the favourites, but I wonder if they'll choose Rampage over Henderson?

Quinton Jackson vs Dan Henderson
I think a lot of people will take Quinton Jackson in this one because of his dominant victories over former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell; and who would blame them? I on the other hand will take an olympic wrestler over junior college any day. If you are having trouble with this concept, watch the fight between Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz again. See how easily Randy out wrestled Tito? If Dan Henderson wants to, he can do the same thing to Quinton Jackson.

Of course, this isn't a wrestling match, it's an MMA event and nothing takes a wrestler out of his element like being put on his back or being punched in the face. Unfortunately for "Rampge" Dan Henderson doesn't seem to mind being punched. Dan Henderson has never been KO'd. He's only lost fights by submission and decision. I doubt that Quinton Jackson is going to submit Hendo, so that leaves the KO. Quinton has the firepower, but to get there he's going to get his chin tested by Dan Henderson's heavy hands.
UFC 75 Prediction : Dan Henderson

Matt Hamill vs Michael Bisping
When the dust settled from the Ultimate Fighter season 3, it was Michael Bisping who's hand was raised. However, there was an undefeated fighter who wasn't in the final. UFC 75 is going to answer the question of who really won season 3. It's a question which only one person was asking...Matt Hamill.

Matt Hamill needed to exit season 3 early due to an injury, however at the time he was undefeated. He still hasn't lost a single fight. So, 2 undefeated Ultimate Fighter and UFC records are on the line.

While Michael Bisping has been busy dismantling opponents with his precision striking and submission defense, Matt Hamill has looked a little sloppy. He punches like a drunk guy in a bar brawl, but you can't discount his strength and wrestling. He can probably outwrestle most opponents with one arm, but as I'm fond of saying "this isn't a wrestling match". I think Michael Bisping will end this fight quickly.
UFC 75 Prediction : Michael Bisping

Mirko Cro Cop vs Cheick Kongo
Cheik Kongo is coming off a big win and Mirko Cro Cop is coming off a big loss. These are two of the best strikers in the UFC heavyweight division, so don't expect a ground battle. Until I saw Cheik's last fight I would have suggested that Mirko could take Cheick down and finish the fight there, but Kongo has good submission defence, in fact I might even give him the edge on the ground. Mirko is coming off that loss and I expect him to be a bit tentative (see his first two fights post Kevin Randleman as a point of reference). Still, I have to give Mirko the nod in this fight. Juist because he has more MMA experience.
UFC 75 Prediction : Mirko Cro Cop

Houston Alexander vs Alessio Sakara
Sakara has a win over Elvis Sinosic by decision, a loss to Dean Lister by submission and a loss to Drew McFedries by TKO. In contrast, Houston Alexander has a big win over Keith Jardine. While I have respect for Elvis Sinisic's abilities, he's not as tough as Keith Jardine. I think that Houston Alexander will probably win this one. Of course, take into consideration that I've only seen one of Houston Alexander's fights and that ended in 48 seconds.
UFC 75 Prediction : Houston Alexander.

Tomasz Drwal vs Thiago Silva
This should be a quick fight. Both are KO specialists with a history of first round knock outs. With only one loss between them it is difficult to pick the winner. I guess I need to side with Silva given that he has some (although brief) UFC experience. He has a victory over James Irvin, but due to a knee injury and it was in the first round.
UFC 75 Prediction : Thiago Silva

Marcus Davis vs Paul Taylor
I'll be completely honest, I know almost nothing about Paul Taylor. He has an 8-1 record, but I have no idea what shows he's been in or against who. Marcus Davis on the other hand is 11-3 and this will be his 6th UFC experience. Taylor has wins over Pete Spratt, Shonie Carter, Jason Tan and a loss to Melvin Guillard. Given the level of opposition that Davis has had (and survived against) I'll give the nod to him.
UFC 75 Prediction: Marcus Davis

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Hendo vs Rampage - The Breakdown by Jon Murray

Quinton Jackson was relatively unknown to UFC fans before he joined the organization. Jackson's first test was against the always tough Marvin Eastman. While Marvin put up a good fight, Quinton eventually out struck and out muscled Eastman KO'ing him in the second round. With that victory, the UFC gave Quinton Jackson a shot at Chuck Liddell, the then UFC light heavyweight champion and considered by many to be the best 205lb fighter in the world.

Jackson would end up easily winning the fight with Liddell landing a solid KO punch while Liddell was in a bad position and ending the fight with strikes on the ground, setting up the match with the Pride champion, Dan Henderson. Jackson's main strength is his strength; strength and aggressiveness. Quinton Jackson has a good chin, heavy hands and is a good wrestler with a strong high school and junior college wrestling background. Quinton is known for slamming opponents and overwhelming them with his strength.

Dan Henderson has been fighting for a very long time, he started his wrestling career at 5 years old and at 37 years old that means he's been fighting in some form for 32 years. Dan was a decorated wrestler in high school and went on to fight in Greco Roman wrestling for the US Olympic team in 1992 and 1996. It's safe to say that Dan Henderson is one of the best wrestlers in MMA. That said, it's not often that Dan Henderson wins a fight by out wrestling his opponent. Usually Dan ends fights with his big right hand (his left is pretty good too). Dan Henderson hits like a truck and has one of the best chins in MMA. His chin has been tested and has survived the likes of Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, Murilo Rua and others. Not only has his chin survived, but he has defeated those opponents.

Both fighters have victories over opponents who have defeated the other. For example, Quinton Jackson defeated Ricardo Arona, but Dan Henderson lost to Arona. Dan Henderson defeated Wanderlei Silva, but Silva defeated Quinton Jackson. Trying to predict the outcome of this fight is enough to make your head spin. One thing worth noting is that Dan Henderson is 8 years older than Quinton Jackson. Time catches up with everyone, everyone except Randy Couture that is.

So, who's going to win? The younger wrestler or the better wrestler? The aggressive striker or the experienced striker? Fortunately for the fans of the sport, fights are not decided on paper, but are decided in the cage. On paper, Dan Henderson should take this fight. His wrestling balances or overcomes Quinton's strength and wrestling ability, their striking is on par with each other and Dan Henderson's experience out weighs that of Jackson. However, this is a fight and anything can happen in the ring (or cage). Also, it's worth noting that Quinton Jackson likes his new lifestyle and won't give it up easily to anyone.

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The UFC has announced Mirko Cro Cop's next opponent. It will be the dangerous striker Cheik Kongo. Kongo had an impressive victory in his last outing while Mirko Cro Cop was KO'd courtesy of a Gabriel Gonzaga high kick.

After suffering a stunning/brutal knockout loss at UFC at UFC 70 it's back to the drawing board for Mirko Cro Cop. He needs to re-establish himself as one of the UFC's top heavyweight fighters. The first step will be at UFC 75 against a yet unnamed opponent. Some sites have listed Cheick Kongo as his opponent, but the UFC has yet to say this offically.

Rumors are easy to come by in the MMA community. Just last week, ticketmaster posted that Mike Bisping would be facing Matt Hamill at UFC 75. Now, this week we have rumors floating around that Ken Shamrock is returning to the UFC and his first opponent might be Michael Bisping at...UFC 75. Personally I think the Hamill fight would be much more interesting, but Shamrock will still draw in fans and I'd watch.

It looks like UFC 75 will be the spot where Rampage Jackson has his first title defense. Dan Henderson will be the challenger, but seeing as Henderson holds the Pride 205lb belt, he's hardly the underdog.

As some of you may remember, Matt Hamill and Michael Bisping were both fighters in the light heavyweight division during the Ultimate Fighter season 3 show. Hamill was injured (although he won his fight) and could not continue in the competition. Bisping ended up winning the Ultimate Fighter season 3 title. To my knowledge, both fighters have undefeated MMA records.

Matt Hamill called out Bisping a couple of months ago saying that they should fight to see who is the "real" season 3 winner. It appears that this match will happen at UFC 75 in London England. Hamill is a A class wrestler and Bisping is a well rounded fighter who likes to strike. It's the classic grappler/striker matchup, except that I believe Bisping has the stronger BJJ as well.

Could be interesting. Lets hope that after this fight, one of these guys will move on to fight some top 10 guys.

As you can see, I thought the photo of UFC ring girl, Arianny Celeste was much more interesting than pictures of either Hamill or Bisping!