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By Matt Pelkey, MMATorch Columnist
Sep 15, 2008 - 5:28:47 PM


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Alright I know I said we'd be doing the prediction and betting contests for the UFN on Wednesday, but a number of factors led to a slight altering of plans. First and foremost, the only fight on the card I was able to find a betting line for was the main event. Also, with this being a Fight Night and not a pay-per-view, I figured participation would take a significant hit. Well I didn't want to have only the Prediction Champ putting his title on the line while the Betting Champ would get a free pass, so I've come up with sort of the Torch version of the Money in the Bank ladder match.

We'll be doing a prediction contest for anyone who wants to enter. Champs and #1 contenders will still do battle at UFC 89 next month, but they're more than welcome to participate. The person who does the best will earn a future title shot at any time they choose, for any title they choose. When they do decide to cash it in, the champ will defend their title in a triple threat against the #1 contender and the winner of this contest. If one of our esteemed champions happens to win, they can keep the shot in their back pocket until they drop their respective title. Make sense?

So you know the drill. Pick the winners of the fights with round and method, which is the tie-breaker if we need it. Email me your pics (or questions) to matt6buckeye@hotmail.com or post them on the message boards. I'll be back tomorrow with a brief preview and my picks.

Note: We'll only go through with this if we have at least five participants including myself, so get your picks in quick so we have some added incentive to watch these fights. Here's the lineup;

-Josh Neer vs. Nate Diaz

-Mac Danzig vs. Clay Guida

-Ed Herman vs. Alan Belcher

-Houston Alexander vs. Eric Schafer

-Wilson Gouveia vs. Ryan Jensen

-Joe Lauzon vs. Kyle Bradley

-Dan Miller vs. Rob Kimmons

-Drew McFedries vs. Mike Massenzio

-Jason Brilz vs. Brad Morris

-Alessio Sakara vs. Joe Vedepo

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