epwar

I haven't liked him from the get go as the UFC has given him a wrestler-free track after GSP anointed him the "chosen one." But the BJ Penn stuff just sent it to another level.

Picks thread is up! UFC 166 adds KJ Noons vs. George Sotiropoulos and Shawn Jordan vs. Gabriel Gonzaga.

Me too.

Okay, let's get this rolling. Since I don't have the ability to edit/delete posts, this will just end up being a sprawling thread where we do an event, post the leaders and do the next event. Per DVDMB hero Nenz, here are the old rules and point standings. RULES: Each part of your pick is worth one point. If the fighter you select wins, you receive one point. If they win in the method you specified (TKO/KO, SUB, DEC), you gain another point. If they win in the round you specified, you also receive a point. For fights that go to DEC, you will be awarded points for the method of victory as well as guessing the correct round. If you select the wrong fighter, you will receive 0 points. Title fights are worth double points in each category. YOUR PICKS MUST BE IN THE SAME FORMAT AS MINE OR YOU WILL BE DEDUCTED ONE POINT. EVENT #38 (UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva II) TheVileOne: 17 epwar: 16 keith_h: 16 The Natural: 15 Nenz: 11 Elsalvajeloco: 8 sagefrancis: 8 smitlick: 7 twiztor: 7 2013 POINT TOTALS 1. Nenz: 606 points 2. epwar: 590 points 3. Elsalvajeloco: 568 points 4. keith_h: 560 points 5. The Natural: 534 points 6. sagefrancis: 533 points 7. twiztor: 526 points 8. TheVileOne: 478 points 9. smitlick: 443 points 10. Justin877: 377 points 11. sprewell rimz: 224 points 12. BELANGIA: 131 points 2013 EVENT LEADERBOARD First: -Nenz: 9 events (#6 UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche, #7 UFC on FUEL TV 8: Silva vs. Stann, #11 UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold, #14 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga, #15 UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie, #25 UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III, #27 WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl, #30 UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson 2, #37 UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez II) Second: -epwar: 8 events (#13 UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson, #16 WSOF 4: Spong vs. DeAnda, #22 WSOF 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle, #24 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields, #27 WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl, #28 Bellator 106: Chandler vs. Alvarez II, #32 UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks, #35 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot) Third: -Elsalvajeloco: 6 events (#2 UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping, #4 UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar, #8 UFC on FUEL TV 9: Mousasi vs. Latifi, #11 UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold, #27 WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl, #31 Bellator 108: Rampage vs. Beltran) -twiztor: 6 events (#2 UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping, #11 UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen, #19 UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis II, #23 UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson, #26 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz, #36 WSOF 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer) Fifth: -sagefrancis: 5 events (#3 UFC on FOX 6: Johnson vs. Dodson, #12 UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2, #15 UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie, #17 UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen, #27 WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl) -The Natural: 5 events (#1 Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, #8 UFC on FUEL TV 8: Mousasi vs. Latifi, #22 WSOF 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle, #24 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields, #27 WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl) -keith_h: 5 events (#5 UFC on FUEL TV 7: Barão vs. McDonald, #10 UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez, #18 UFC Fight NIght: Condit vs. Kampmann II, #20 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader, #33 Bellator 109: Shlemenko vs. Marshall) -TheVileOne: 5 events (#2 UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping, #9 The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale, #10 UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez, #34 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale, #38 UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva II) Ninth: -TheDoctor: 2 events (#2 UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping, #17 UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen) -smitlick: 2 events (#11 UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen, #21 Bellator 98) -Justin877: 2 events ( #27 WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl, #29 UFC Fight Night 31: Fight for the Troops 3) Twelfth: -sprewell rimz: 1 event (#11 UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold) PREVIOUS PICKS CONTEST WINNERS 2009: sprewell rimz 2010: Elsalvajeloco 2011: epwar 2012: sprewell rimz 2013: Nenz

Alright, I'll kick the thread off tomorrow.

So is sprewell not coming back? I used to tally them sometimes, so I wouldn't mind running it.

Here is a great look back at UFC 1 (celebrating its 20th anniversary this November) with comments from most of the participants. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1207974/1/index.htm

Pat Healy returns to be a crash test dummie for Khabib Nurmagomedov: http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/07/pat-healy-vs-khabib-nurmagomedov-added-to-ufc-165-in-toronto

Hey, I resemble that remark! I'd totally be behind elsalvajeloco being the new kingpin...until he forces us all to watch The Pit.

So is anyone else watching Bellator's Fight Master? It blows away TUF in terms of format (hard not to as TUF has barely changed anything in 7 years). But, man, Greg Jackson with no crowd to drown out his corner noise is f'n painful.

This. I'm one of the folks of the belief that Zimmerman highly embellished/straight up lied about what went down that night. So why would he feel anything bad post-trial. Makes me almost wish I believe in God.

Marcus Vick @MVFive Like I said before, a dogs life mean more then a human of color.

I'm betting Aaron Hernandez is pissed he didn't drive that dude down to Florida and shoot him.

So I was watching INVICTA and then my cable feed just died. Is that a sign?

Florida - where you can murder kids and black teens and get away with it! YAY!

So has anyone contacted sprewell about the new board? I hope he had the numbers for the picks saved. As I recall, I was in the lead by a margin of about 48 points. ;-)

No, I don't think it was a fix.

What a week for the board to die! I won't even comment on Silva vs. Weidman for fear of "Are you f'n crazy" replies. I hope Grant was paid well to be injured. UFC is just getting blatant about this stuff.