UFC on FX 7: Prediction Contest!

[Dr. Death]

UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping is this Saturday and is the first contest of the year and starts our new scoring system. I decided to put this up now so as to give plenty of time for people to research fighters as there have been some changes in the card do to injuries. *Surprise-surprise* Weigh-ins for this card can be watched on Friday, 01/18/2013 @ 1 pm ET on Fuel TV, or click on the link Friday at the scheduled time: http://www.fuel.tv/ufc/events/belfort-vs-bisping/ As of right now, there are 11 fights on this card and if there are any more changes due to injury or weigh-in results, I'll update the contest and let people know.

SCORING: [20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right - be it winner and round, winner and finish, round and finish}, and 10 pts. for the correct round] + Bonus Finish pts: KO/TKO = 10pts; SUBMISSION = 12 pts; DECISION = 8 pts; DQ = 20 pts; BOUT STOPPAGE = 15 pts; DRAW = 20 pts; NO CONTEST = 15 pts.

RESEARCH: Click on the fighter's name to familiarize yourself with each fighter to have a better chance of winning any prizes given out throughout and at the end of the year. [Links provided by MMAJunkie & Sherdog].

Now on to our contest:

UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping

Date: January 19, 2013
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Venue: Ibirapuera Gymnasium
Broadcast: FX, FUEL TV, Facebook

MAIN (FX, 9 p.m. ET)

Middleweight Bout (171-185 Lbs)
Vitor Belfort (21-10-0) vs. Michael Bisping (23-4-0)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Belfort/Bisping
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

Middleweight Bout (171-185 Lbs)
C.B. Dollaway (12-4-0) vs. Daniel Sarafian (7-2-0)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Dollaway/Sarafian
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3

Heavyweight Bout (206-265 Lbs)
Gabriel Gonzaga (13-6-0) vs. Ben Rothwell (32-8-0)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Gonzaga/Rothwell
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3

Lightweight Bout (146-155 Lbs)
Khabib Nurmagomedov (18-0-0) vs. Thiago Tavares (17-4-1)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Nurmagomedov/Tavares
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3

PRELIMINARY (FUEL TV, 6 p.m. ET)

Featherweight Bout (136-145 Lbs)
Godofredo Castro (8-1-0) vs. Milton Vieira (13-7-2)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Castro/Vieira
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3

Middleweight Bout (171-185 Lbs)
Andrew Craig (8-0-0) vs. Ronny Markes (13-1-0)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Craig/Markes
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3

Featherweight Bout (136-145 Lbs)
Nik Lentz (22-5-2) vs. Diego Nunes (18-3-0)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Lentz/Nunes
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3

Lightweight Bout (146-155 Lbs)
Edson Barboza (10-1-0) vs. Lucas Martins (12-0-0)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Barboza/Martins
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3

Featherweight Bout (136-145 Lbs)
Yuri Alcantara (27-4-0) vs. Pedro Nobre (14-1-2)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Alcantara/Nobre
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3

Light Heavyweight Bout (186-205 Lbs)
Ildemar Alcantara (17-5-0) vs. Wagner Prado (8-1-0)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Alcantara/Prado
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3


PRELIMINARY (Facebook, 5:35 p.m. ET)

Lightweight Bout (146-155 Lbs)
C.J. Keith (8-1-0) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (11-2-0)
[20 pts. for the correct winner, 10 pts. for the correct finish {bonus 8 pts. for ANY 2 out of 3 predictions right}, and 10 pts. for the correct round]

Winner: Keith/Trinaldo
Finish: KO/TKO - Submission - Decision - DQ - Stoppage - Draw - No Contest
Round: 1 - 2 - 3

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BONUS QUESTIONS: (+15 pts Each)

1. Which bout on the fight card will earn the “Fight of the Night” bonus?

2. Who will earn the “Submission of the Night” bonus?

3. Who will earn the “KO of the Night” bonus?

4. How many total takedowns will be landed in the main event?

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Here's another site to get even more detailed information about each fighter: http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-on-FX-7-Belfort-vs-Bisping-26135

Good Luck to everyone!! If any changes to the card happen after weigh-ins, I'll update it here and notify everyone of the update if needed. Again, Good Luck and here's to hoping for a great night of fights!