UFC 111 Predictions

Hi guys, as promised this is my prediction for UFC 111...it been along since i sat and watched any UFC programming since it was moved to ESPN here in the UK, and I begrudge paying for it...So I've focused on three matches for this prediction sheet today!

Welterweight Championship

Georges St. Pierre (c) vs. Dan Hardy
Hardy is the man of the moment, he has everything going for him, undefeated in the UFC, has great fundamentals, but going up against possible the greatest modern mixed martial artists of the 21st century, Georges St. Pierre.
Hardy has a great standing game, but GSP has the better matt skills, so its a tough one to call...but i must predict a winner...

Winner: Dan Hardy (and become the first Brit to take a UFC championship)

Interim Heavyweight Championship
Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin
Mir is the quicker fighter and should make easy work of Carwin, but never say never Carwin is the bookies favourite, and with good reason, maybe he was pushed into the frontline past some other deserving fighters for this match, but I, like others, can see a Lesnar Carwin match being a big push for UFC in the coming months.

Winner: Carwir

Welterweight bout:

Jon Fitch vs. Ben Saunders
Last-minute replacement for Thiago Alves, Saunders steps up to face Fitch, for Saunders this is a high-risk/high-yield proposition, a win here will catapult Saunders to the top of the heap in an uber-competitive division. But Fitch is as solid as a rock, and since wrestling is his thing I can see this going to the mat and Finch coming up with the submission...

Winner: Finch

Thanks for reading, and enjoy the show...

Jonathan Millard – 'Voice of the Vale'