Well, with a little under a month to go until UFC 117 I thought I would throw out my predictions on the fights that will be shown on the main card on pay per view.  These are my thoughts and use them at your own risk. haha.

MAIN CARD

• Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title)

With 2 poor performances in a row, I believe Silva has 2 ways to go here.  He can either toy with Sonnen for 5 rounds and beat the crap out of him just to rub it in Dana White's face and basically dare him to cut the pound for pound best fighter in the world.  Or he will KO him in the first round.

Sonnen has yet to show me that he can stand with anyone half skilled so I predict Silva KO's him in the first and will look as dedicated as ever.  I think he will want to cement himself as the #1 guy now that Fedor has lost.

• Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch

This has fight of the night written all over it.  Alves is an amazing striker and Fitch is relentless.  Alves split decision victory will take this fight.

• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Clay Guida

Guida has made a career in getting his face beat in.  He makes every fight exciting and bloody... usually his own blood, but who cares.  While I've only seen Rafael fight one time, I think it will be an other blood bath loss for Clay here.  The guy never gets knocked out though so I'm predicting a 30-27 win for dos Anjos.

• Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes is a legend.  Almeida is not.  Enough said.  Hughes by rear naked in the second.

• Junior Dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson

Dos Santos I think is one of the best strikers in the world.  Roy Nelson is one of the fattest strikers in the world.  The beer belly isn't fighting Kimbo any more and will go down and must go down hard.  Dos Santos in a 3rd round stoppage by the always wonderful Herb Dean.

Well, there you have it.  My picks for UFC 117.  If you bet on the fights, please do so at one of our sponsors sports books.

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