1st Annual Writers Competition, UFC 86: Jackson Vs Griffin

The 1st Annual Writers Challenge

by Jason Foucha (Analyst)

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June 27, 2008

MMA, Quinton Jackson, Forrest Griffin, UFC, BR Chatter, Preview/Prediction

Ok guys, here is the first one. I brought up the open challenge and enough of you guys seemed interested. So the way it will work is I will list the fights here in the article and everyone posts a comment with their picks. We are only picking the fights, you can add in how if you want, but we are going off of picked winners only.

Quinton Jackson vs Forrest Griffin

Patrick Cote vs Ricardo Almeida

Joe Stevenson vs Gleison Tibau

Josh Koscheck vs Chris Lytle

Tyson Griffin vs Marcus Aurelio

 

Gabriel Gonzaga vs Justin McCully

Jorge Gurgel vs Cole Miller

Melvin Gulliard vs Dennis Siver

Corey Hill vs Justin Buchholz


The interesting part about this one is I feel it will be very close, with the spoiler being Griffin/Rampage.

 

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  1. OK well heres my picks. F. Griffin, Cote, Stevenson, Koscheck, T. Griffin, Gonzaga, Gurgel, Gulliard, Buchholz.

  2. Rampage,Cote, Stevenson, Koscheck, T. Griffin, MCCulley, Gurgel, siver and Hill.

  3. Rampage, Almeida, Stevenson, Koscheck, T. Griffin, Gonzaga, Miller, Siver, Hill.

    What happens if there's a tie? Maybe there should be a tiebreaker, like we each pick how many fights will finish by decision, submission, and ko/tko, with whoever is the closest winning. And perhaps we could have standings calculated after every event, with one point per correct pick, and see who is the top scorer after 10 events or so.

    Just trying to be creative, that's all :)

  4. Rampage, Almeida, Stevenson, Koscheck, Tyson Griffin, Gonzaga, Gurgel, Gulliard, Hill

    Rampage and Griffin will go to a decision with Rampage winning via split decision.

    1. Whoa, interesting pick there Jordan. I can't remember the last title fight that went to a split decision, if any. So you think the main event will go all five rounds with two judges giving it to Rampage? That would have to be a really close fight, but if you're right, I tip my hat off to your MMA wisdom.

    2. It will be a close fight. I like both Rampage and Forrest. Forrest is probably the toughest fighter in the UFC. I think he will do better then people think against Rampage.

  5. Rampage,Almeida,Daddy,Kos,Griffin. Gonzaga,Gurgel,Gulliard,Buchholz. Tiebreaker: Rogan says he got rocked four times and Goldie says meteroic rise twice.

    1. Lol, and Goldie will say the guy's going for a triangle when he's working an armbar attempt.

    2. Maybe he will call Almeida the Lebron James of BJJ.

    3. You could also go with someone will have a slight trickle of blood and Joe Rogan will act like the guy needs a transfusion after the fight, or he spots imaginary blood at least twice. Rogan is really hoping for a blood bath and he makes it happen in his mind on every card.

  6. Griffin, Cote, Tibau, Koscheck, Aurelio, Gonzaga, Gurgel, Guilliard, Hill

    Went with my heart on the Griffin pick and with my gut on the Aurelio pick -- Aurelio impressed me a lot in his last fight and I think he cam submit Griffin.

  7. rampage cote daddy koscheck tyson gonzaga guillard hill

  8. Griffin, Cote, Tibau, Koscheck, Aurelio, Gonzaga, Gurgel, Guilliard, Buchholz

  9. Maybe wishful thinking on Griffin.......

    Jackson is a tough opponent, but if Griffin can weather the intial storm, then I like his chances, but if he doesn't, then it's an easy victory for Jackson.

  10. Jackson, Cote, Stevenson, Koscheck, Griffin, Gonzaga, Gurgel, Guilliard, Hill

  11. Forrest Griffin, Ricardo Almeida, Joe Stevenson, Josh Koscheck, Tyson Griffin, Gabriel Gonzaga, Jorge Gurgel, Dennis Siver, Corey Hill

    I see Forrest taking a beating but getting the win by submission in the 4th or 5th round.

  12. I am going to take a stab here even though I have fallen out of the top 20 MMA writers, which is lame. My next step to fall further into oblivion will be to pick every fight wrong.
    Koschek, Aurelio, Cote, Miller, Gonzaga, Guillard, Stevenson, Hill, Jackson.

  13. Guys thanks for participating, but I counted all the ballots and everyone else at least got 2 wrong.....i missed one. I WIN!!!!!!!!!!

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