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Trojan97 · 08-25-2007, 09:20 AM

Well the fighters have all been weighed in and the day has finally come. UFC 74 is upon us!

This looks to be a very solid card with alot of potential for action from start to finish. Couture/Gonzaga & Koschek/St.Pierre are definitely the spotlight fights but Stevenson/Pellegrino should be extremely competitive and with Clay Guida fighting you can expect an absolute war as he looks to avenge his last two controversial defeats. Also fighting are Roger Huerta and Kendall Grove who look to leap forward and cement themselves near the top of their respective weight classes.

Here's the card: *My predictions bolded*

Gabriel Gonzaga (252) vs Randy Couture (228.5)
Josh Koscheck (170) vs Georges St-Pierre (170)
Joe Stevenson (155) vs Kurt Pellegrino (155)
Kendall Grove (184) vs Patrick Cote (184.5)
Alberto Crane (155) vs Roger Huerta (155)
David Heath (205) vs Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral (204)
Frank Mir (255) vs Antoni Hardonk (244)
Thales Leites (186*) vs Ryan Jensen (185)
Marcus Aurelio (155) vs Clay Guida (155)

Thoughts:
-I expect Couture to come out and set the pace of the fight early on. If Gonzaga is able to come out and put Couture on his heels things could get very interesting and it could be a long, frustrating night for the Champ. I do think though, that Randy is a smart enough fighter to keep Gonzaga at bay until the later rounds where he can grind him down and steal a victory. Fight could very easily go either way.

-Koscheck/St. Pierre should be FOTN IMO, not only does the winner get a shot at the title but the loser finds himself in a very unwelcome position. Both fighters are coming off extremely poor performances and neither can really afford to lose this bout so I'm expecting a ton of heart from both sides. Koscheck can wrestle with St. Pierre all day long but no other part of his game can come close to matching the Frenchman. I expect it to be back and forth early with St. Pierre pulling ahead in the 2nd and 3rd round to cruise to victory.

-Dissapointing to see Huerta face yet another "can". UFC is really babyfeeding him opponents it seems which is unfortunate because of all the good fighters that are fighting at 155. I'd much rather see him fight someone like Florian or Tyson Griffin then watch him against yet another fighter making his debut.

-I have a feeling Cote/Grove will be awesome. I don't know why though. It looks like it should be a walk for Grove but I think Cote will be ready for a war considering his UFC contract will almost certainly not be renewed should he lose his 5th of 6th fights.

-Guida will be awesome as always. The guy has guts and you gotta love that win or lose.

-Mir/Hardonk & Sobral/Heath will be interesting to keep an eye on as all 4 fighters are coming off of a loss and are fighting to stay alive within the company.

Should be a great night of fights. Seems like everyone has lots to gain and even more to lose.

08-25-2007, 09:20 AM	#1
Trojan97 First Line Centre Join Date: Jan 2004 Exp:	UFC 74 Predictions/Results Well the fighters have all been weighed in and the day has finally come. UFC 74 is upon us! This looks to be a very solid card with alot of potential for action from start to finish. Couture/Gonzaga & Koschek/St.Pierre are definitely the spotlight fights but Stevenson/Pellegrino should be extremely competitive and with Clay Guida fighting you can expect an absolute war as he looks to avenge his last two controversial defeats. Also fighting are Roger Huerta and Kendall Grove who look to leap forward and cement themselves near the top of their respective weight classes. Here's the card: My predictions bolded Gabriel Gonzaga (252) vs Randy Couture (228.5) Josh Koscheck (170) vs Georges St-Pierre (170) Joe Stevenson (155) vs Kurt Pellegrino (155) Kendall Grove (184) vs Patrick Cote (184.5) Alberto Crane (155) vs Roger Huerta (155) David Heath (205) vs Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral (204) Frank Mir (255) vs Antoni Hardonk (244) *Thales Leites (186) vs Ryan Jensen (185) Marcus Aurelio (155) vs Clay Guida (155)** Thoughts: -I expect Couture to come out and set the pace of the fight early on. If Gonzaga is able to come out and put Couture on his heels things could get very interesting and it could be a long, frustrating night for the Champ. I do think though, that Randy is a smart enough fighter to keep Gonzaga at bay until the later rounds where he can grind him down and steal a victory. Fight could very easily go either way. -Koscheck/St. Pierre should be FOTN IMO, not only does the winner get a shot at the title but the loser finds himself in a very unwelcome position. Both fighters are coming off extremely poor performances and neither can really afford to lose this bout so I'm expecting a ton of heart from both sides. Koscheck can wrestle with St. Pierre all day long but no other part of his game can come close to matching the Frenchman. I expect it to be back and forth early with St. Pierre pulling ahead in the 2nd and 3rd round to cruise to victory. -Dissapointing to see Huerta face yet another "can". UFC is really babyfeeding him opponents it seems which is unfortunate because of all the good fighters that are fighting at 155. I'd much rather see him fight someone like Florian or Tyson Griffin then watch him against yet another fighter making his debut. -I have a feeling Cote/Grove will be awesome. I don't know why though. It looks like it should be a walk for Grove but I think Cote will be ready for a war considering his UFC contract will almost certainly not be renewed should he lose his 5th of 6th fights. -Guida will be awesome as always. The guy has guts and you gotta love that win or lose. -Mir/Hardonk & Sobral/Heath will be interesting to keep an eye on as all 4 fighters are coming off of a loss and are fighting to stay alive within the company. Should be a great night of fights. Seems like everyone has lots to gain and even more to lose. Last edited by Trojan97; 08-25-2007 at 09:33 AM.