Who wins? UFC FOX 5

I went Diaz, Gus and BJ.

Diaz, I hate to say but Gus, and Rory.

Ninja wrote:

Diaz, I hate to say but Gus, and Rory.

What kind of chances do you give Shogun and BJ? Which one do you think is more likely to win?

BJ is more likely to win. Rory has a lot of question marks and is unproven against elite fighters. The only real concrete example of Rory facing an elite WW is Condit where he ended up losing. Despite this I still feel Rory has the style and camp to help him defeat BJ. Although BJ seems to be taking his training very seriously and looks in great shape, it's hard not to overlook the fact that he is coming off a moderately long layoff and has never looked good at WW past round one.


Shogun I hate to admit is a shot fighter....the Shogun that fought Jones, Vera, Hendo is not the Shogun I know...knee injuries and the constant wars/beatings have ruined his health....the only thing he has left is his chin and toughness. So with that said Gus 30-27.

I don't see any upsets happening.

Bendo, Rory Mac, and Gustafsson.

Mauricio, Shogun, Rua.

Nate Diaz, Alexander Gustafsson and Rory MacDonald.

Diaz, Shogun, BJ

I went with who I'm routing for but am well aware of the chances each one might lose. To vote against them would feel wrong to me. Whom am I most confident in? Well that would be Mr Baby Jay BJ Penn, not because of his status of my favorite fighter ever(ok I'm lying alittle) but because at some point BJ's gonna be sick of taking loses and either retire or take this shit serious again and train his ass off and I believe thats whats happened.

Bendo, Gus, BJ

Looking for good fights and hoping Shogun is in relatively decent shape and isn't a punching bag because I really don't want to see that

Bendo, Gus, and Rory.I really hope BJ dominates Rory but I think he is done.

Picks: Henderson, Gus, BJ.

Henderson is a big strong wrestler. Nick gets dumped on his head by big strong wrestlers. So Henderson by decision.

Shogun has awful cardio, but that usually kills him in championship rounds. What will kill him in this fight is Gustafsons technical striking for 3 rounds. Decision Gus.

I took BJ in this one. Rory is the future of this divison, but it isn't the future yet. I think BJ has something left in him or he wouldn't be signing up to fight someone like rory. I think BJ comes out just like he did against a much bigger Jon Fitch, and brings it to rory, but this time does more damage for the win. Decision BJ.

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Nathan Diaz +130
Benson Henderson -160

Mauricio Rua +165
Alexander Gustafsson -210

BJ Penn +220
Rory MacDonald -300

http://www.betus.com.pa/sportsbook/ufc_on_fox_5-u.f.c.-fight_lines-lines.aspx

Diaz 7, Bendo 6
Gus 9, Shogun 4
Rory 9, BJ 4

Nathaniel Donald Diaz

Mauricio Milani "Shogun" Rua

Jay Dee "B.J" "The Prodigy" Penn

War

War

War

did Shogun and Mauler switch sponsers or something? Shogun isnt Shogun without a Bad Boy shirt.

Man i hope BJ destroys that goofball.

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Dana says essentially Shogun vs. Gustafsson is for the #1 contender spot. Of course, a lot can happen, as we know, in the next few months.

Hendo is getting screwed. While Gus is deserving of a shot, Hendo gets it for being a legend and deserving as well.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Hendo is getting screwed. While Gus is deserving of a shot, Hendo gets it for being a legend and deserving as well.

Exactly what I was thinking. I'm hoping Chael is just on TUF for show and Hendo is the one that actually gets the fight. It would work out for the UFC, they could get the ratings boost on TUF and still have a competitive fight with Hendo. Looking at the history of TUF, it seems very possible.

Man it's so obvious that Dana is trying to bang Rousey.

I don't get the hate for Rory at all.

Ali wrote:

Man it's so obvious that Dana is trying to bang Rousey.

I don't get the hate for Rory at all.

I don't think it's because he is gay. It's more how he comes off.

OU wrote:

Ali wrote:

Man it's so obvious that Dana is trying to bang Rousey.

I don't get the hate for Rory at all.

I don't think it's because he is gay. It's more how he comes off.

He can't help being Canadian......eh.