UFC 80

Published: January 19, 2008, 5:09 pm

Tags: mma, ufc 80, stout, bj penn, gonzaga, stevenson, eklund

I know the fights are happening as we speak, but I'm not watching it for another few hours, so I'll go with my rookie-insight picks. As an aside, I'm not going to pick the fights involving guys I know nothing about and haven't had time to research. Anyway, my picks:Penn v. Stevenson: I like Joe Daddy, but I'm not sure how he can win this one. All of Joe's strengths are inferior to Penn's, plus Penn actually seems motivated to dominate this weight division. The only way I could see Joe winning this is through a devastating hit or freak injury, which I don't see happening. Penn's jaw is like a brick wall, it doesn't crumble and he's fit. Penn by submission.Gonzaga v. Werdum: Werdum's got two choices, given Gonzaga's current weight; either go balls-out (ala Huerta) and hope Gonzaga can't keep up or force Gonzaga to chase for two and a half rounds and go for the win at the end. Even then, I'm not sure. Gonzaga TKO.Rivera v. Grove: Grove's very good on his back and he's training in

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