Discuss with us about 109 tonight!!!

“From the main event to the undercard, Showdown Joe previews and picks all of the matches.

UFC 109: Relentless goes down Saturday night at The Mandalay Bay Events Centre, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It’s an event highlighted by various divisional contender bouts and will be capped off by a main event that is nearly 13 years in the making, as UFC Hall of Famers Randy “The Natural” Couture takes on Mark “The Hammer” Coleman.

My thoughts and predictions for each bout are listed below; I’d like to read your thoughts and predictions in the comments field, so get your thinking caps on and let’s do this.

Main Event: Mark Coleman (205) vs. Randy Couture (205)

As many of you recently saw on MMA Connected, Nate Marquardt and Rashad Evans told me it comes down to the wrestling. Yesterday, Dana White told me it’s all about who can get the top position on the ground. Strangely enough, I believe that between Couture’s Greco-Roman and Coleman’s freestyle wrestling, the one who controls the stand-up will likely pull off the victory. I look for Couture to punish Coleman with his boxing, wear down his foe then finish him off via TKO on the ground.

Chael Sonnen (185) vs. Nate Marquardt (186)

Unless Sonnen can execute his game plan of sucking the will to win out of Marquardt, I believe Nate’s well-rounded style will have his hand raised in victory, likely by TKO or submission in the third round.

Paulo Thiago (170) vs. Mike Swick (171)

Swick looked pumped at the weigh in and cannot afford to lose to Thiago. His back is against the wall in this fight (as is Thiago’s) but the real pressure is on Mike. I look for a three-round war here with Swick winning two rounds to one. I believe Thiago will pull off the third round, but it will be too little, too late.

Dan Miller (185) vs. Demian Maia (186)

Maia’s submissions are simply on another level, even though I give a ton of respect to Miller’s recent achievement of earning his BJJ blackbelt. If Miller can avoid the urge to put Maia on his back and keep the fight standing, he should win this fight. If he does not, Maia should submit him. While Jim Miller (Dan’s brother) told me it will be Dan by flying gogoplata, I’m going to go on a limb here and say Miller by split decision.

Frank Trigg (171) vs. Matt Serra (169)

I rarely pick against Trigg, but after seeing how fatigued he looked at yesterday’s weigh-ins, I’m thinking he will suffer the consequences of a drastic weight cut if the fight goes more than two rounds. With that being said, I will not put it past Frank to pull a fast one on all the acute observers who noticed how relieved he appeared to make 171 lbs. If this is the case, and it was just a mind game, I bow down to this tomfoolery. As for a victor, I’ll go with Matt Serra via TKO in Round 3.

Prelim fights on Rogers Sportsnet

Justin Buchholz (156) vs. Mac Danzig (156)

Buchholz loves to press the pace, while Danzig is a methodical genius. I’ll go with Danzig to pull off a comeback victory in Round 3 by submission.

Ronys Torres (156) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)

Torres is a scrappy submission fighter, but the UFC rookie jinx may play into this fight. He’s a veteran of not only Shooto, but also the viscous Jungle Fight events in Brazil. That alone is hardcore enough to prove to me this guy is a warrior, but in facing Guillard, he better be able to withstand one of the fastest punchers in the sport today. Melvin’s handspeed is simply magical to watch, so if his stamina is up to par, he should be able to KO Torres. If his cardio fails him, he’ll be submitted the instant these two fighters lock up.

Rest of preliminary card

Rob Emerson (155) vs. Phillipe Nover (155)

Sporting some insane ink, Emerson comes into this fight with a warrior spirit like no other, and I look for him to pressure the pace against Nover. Emerson is fearless, and will punish Nover every time they exchange. Nover still hasn’t sold me on his skill set, so Emerson gets my nod for a TKO victory in the second round.

Phil Davis (205) vs. Brian Stann (205)

On paper, this fight is Brian Stann’s all the way, but Davis is a high-level wrestler from Penn State that may bypass the UFC rookie jinx and beat Stann convincingly. Davis is 4-0 and never seen the second round of a fight. Stann’s experience is a lot overcome in this fight, and his stand up is tight enough to punish Davis, should the ladder be unable to take down the veteran. It’s a tough fight to call, but based on Davis’ incredible wrestling acumen, I’m going completely against all the MMA analysts here and picking the rookie to pull off the upset via unanimous judges decision.

Chris Tuchscherer (263) vs. Tim Hague (263)

Hauge has had a great training camp preparing for Tuchscherer, a stablemate of UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar. At yesterday’s weigh-ins, Hague looked calm, cool and collected, while Tuchsherer did not look good at all. He looked far larger in this fight than he did vs Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 102 where he weighed in at 258 lbs. I’ll go on the assumption that the added weight was to combat Hague’s bigger frame than Gonzaga’s, but it didn’t appear muscular…it appeared more flabby. With Lesnar being off for the majority of Chris’s training camp, and Hague having one of the best camps of his career, I’ll go with “The Thrashing Machine” by TKO in Round Two.

Joey Beltran (238) vs. Rolles Gracie (247)

Beltran steps in on short notice, while Rolles is as hungry as one can be to make his UFC debut. Look for a rear naked choke by Gracie, late in the first round.”

source: http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2010/02/06/showdown_109picks/

tonight will be our first live talk about showtime boxing. this is a great matchup and sure to be a good fight.

give us a call and lets talk about the skills and stamina of these great boxing matches.  hopefully, we will have many more boxing talks to come.  thanks for making us one of the most diverse talk radio shows around.

tonight we will be talking about the Royal Rumble, the one time a year event by the WWE. It should be extremely exciting and we would like you to call into our show to talk about the event. we hope everyone will join us, last times WWE extravaganza was amazing.

Good morning everyone. We will have a special guest on the show. we hope you will join us.

here are the games for tonight.

Now that college football and NFL are about to wrap out, we will be focusing on NBA talk. Tonights matchups feature some great games especially LA v Dallas. Listen in while we discuss teams around the NBA.

Date Away Home Time
Wed, Jan 13 Washington Atlanta 7:00 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 Phoenix Indiana 7:00 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 New York Philadelphia 7:00 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 Boston New Jersey 7:30 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 L.A. Clippers New Orleans 8:00 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 San Antonio Oklahoma City 8:00 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 L.A. Lakers Dallas 8:30 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 Minnesota Houston 8:30 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 Orlando Denver 9:00 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 Milwaukee Portland 10:00 PM ET
Wed, Jan 13 Miami Golden State 10:30 PM ET

We will be tracking down the playoff teams and discussing LIVE!!!  Check below if your team has a chance , give us a call and let us know who you think will win.

Tonight we will be discussing the much anticipated UFC 108 between Evans and Silva.   Find out who we think has the skills to win on our radio show.  Who has the best grapling and floor skills or who will be knocked out?

“Monday, December 21, 2009
by Sherdog.com Staff

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The revolving door of UFC 108 fighters has stopped spinning for now. Zuffa announced the complete 11-fight lineup for the event Monday, less than two weeks before its scheduled Jan. 2 date at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and top contender Thiago Silva will headline the card. Evans (13-1-1) is returning from the first loss of his professional career and will try to reestablish himself as a contender in the 205-pound division.

Silva (14-1) shares at least one thing in common with Evans: They suffered their only defeats, both by way of knockout, to current champion Lyoto Machida in 2009. Silva has been dominant since migrating to the UFC, rattling off five wins in six bouts and asserting himself as a force in the division.

Should the American Top Team product win, he might just find his way into the rematch he so desires. Evans, on the other hand, is slated to face bitter rival Quinton Jackson if he can pull out the win. The two were scheduled to fight at UFC 107 before Jackson pulled out to co-star in the movie rendition of the “A-Team.”

Up-and-coming welterweight Dustin Hazelett will finally get to make his much-anticipated return from knee surgery when he faces talented British striker Paul Daley in a clash of 170-pound contenders. Hazelett (12-4) had his original return fight canceled due to opponent Karo Parisyan’s late withdrawal from their November bout. The talented grappler last fought over 13 months ago after injuring his knee while training.

It will be a stiff test against Daley, who burst onto the UFC scene in September with a dominant TKO over perennial contender Martin Kampmann in his promotional debut. Daley (22-8-2) has become an immediate contender in the welterweight division but may have his path blocked should teammate Dan Hardy defeat champion Georges St. Pierre in March.

Rising heavyweight prospect Junior dos Santos will meet Pride veteran Gilbert Yvel in what should be a violent clash of big men. Dos Santos (9-1) has been virtually untouchable since joining the UFC’s heavyweight division, pinning stoppage wins over Fabricio Werdum, Stefan Struve and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic to his resume. A victory over Yvel could position him well in the division, which is currently in flux due to Brock Lesnar’s health issues.

Yvel (36-13-1) is a true veteran of the sport and showed he still has something left to give when he took Josh Barnett the distance last January before knocking out Pedro Rizzo in his last bout. This will be Yvel’s first appearance for the UFC.

UFC 108 will be a family affair for Joe and Dan Lauzon. The brothers will take on Sam Stout and Cole Miller respectively. Joe is returning from knee surgery and will fight for the first time in 11 months while Dan will be making his first Octagon appearance since 2006. After losing to Spencer Fisher as an 18-year-old, Dan has fought his way back to the big show by racking up eight consecutive wins. ”

There are a lot of games today that will determine playoff spots. We will discuss them on 1030AM today throughout. Call us and let us know who you think has the best chance and your Super Bowl matchups.

NFL Tiebreaking Procedures

The six postseason participants from each conference are seeded as follows:

1. The division champion with the best record.
2. The division champion with the second-best record.
3. The division champion with the third-best record.
4. The division champion with the fourth-best record.
5. The Wild Card club with the best record.
6. The Wild Card club with the second-best record.

The following procedures will be used to break standings ties for postseason playoffs and to determine regular-season schedules.

NOTE: Tie games count as one-half win and one-half loss for both clubs.

This is a storied rivalry and should be a defensive struggle. We will be discussing this match-up and playoff scenerios tonight.

Some interesting stats on this game (source foxsports.com)

Lets discuss the NFL playoff race with some great games coming up this week.  Can the undefeated teams stay undefeated?

Some key match-ups we will discuss on the radio program:

CHI @ BAL
1:00 PM
NE @ BUF
1:00 PM
ARI @ DET
1:00 PM
CLE @ KC
1:00 PM
MIA @ TEN
1:00 PM
HOU @ STL
1:00 PM
ATL @ NYJ
1:00 PM
SF @ PHI
1:00 PM
OAK @ DEN
4:05 PM
CIN @ SD
4:05 PM
GB @ PIT
4:15 PM
TB @ SEA
4:15 PM
MIN @ CAR
8:20 PM