UFC Fight Night 21 Quick Picks

March 31, 2010 | Tim | Comments 0

Sorry for the brevity of this post, but I didn’t have a ton of time to work on today’s preview for UFC Fight Night 21. I didn’t want to leave you guys without any picks though, so here we go!

Main card:

Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver: Siver is on a four-fight win streak, but Pearson has impressed me since winning The Ultimate Fighter. His clinch game has been very solid and I expect him to use it to defeat Siver. Pearson via unanimous decision.

Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera: Two 38-year olds will try to turn back the clock in this one. I think Quarry’s striking and tough chin will give him the edge here, along with his solid wrestling game. Quarry via TKO in the 2nd.

Stefan Struve vs. Roy Nelson: I’ve gone back and forth on this one. In the end, I’m going with Struve. He’s been putting on bulk and hopefully is learning to utilize his reach advantage better. To compete with the top heavyweights in the UFC, I think Nelson needs to head to a real gym instead of his living room. Not saying that Struve is a top heavyweight, but I see him beating Nelson here. Struve via unanimous decision.

Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi: I think Florian is the 2nd best lightweight in the UFC, and maybe in the world. Add to that the troubles that Gomi has had recently and I’m banking on a dominant performance from Florian. Florian via TKO in the 2nd.

Preliminary card:

Rob Emerson over Nik Lentz via TKO in the 2nd
Gleison Tibau over Caol Uno via unanimous decision
Andre Winner over Rafaello Oliviera via TKO in the 1st
Ronnys Torres over Jacob Volkmann via submission in the 2nd.
Gerald Harris over Mario Miranda via unanimous decision
Jason High over Charlie Brenneman via unanimous decision
Yushin Okami over Lucio Linhares via unanimous decision

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