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By: Dan Moore, MMATorch UK Contributor
Well the return of the MMA Torch predictions contest reaffirmed a couple of things for me. Firstly, I really need to stop backing British fighters based on loyalty and patriotism. It's not big, it's not clever and I often find myself stuck in mid table because of it (No more). Secondly, it was a reminder of just how much I enjoy playing this game, and it's a real pleasure to take it over from the legendary Rich Hansen. With the amount of kind words I received, it seems like I'm not the only one who's missed it. Tell your friends about it, tell your dog, and let's make it the most popular FREE UFC prediction game on the planet.
Without further ado, let's take a look at how UFC on FUEL 4 panned out for you all:
CONFIDENCE GAME PRE FIGHT PREDICTIONS
32 people submitted entries for this card. Here’s a breakdown of how you picked the fights (Fight winner in bold):
Raphael Assuncao - 26
Issei Tamura - 6
Marcelo Guimaraes - 25
Dan Stittgen - 7
Andrew Craig - 13
Rafael Natal - 19
Chris Cariaso - 24
Josh Ferguson - 8
Alex Caceres - 8 (Ouch!)
Damacio Page - 24
Rafael dos Anjos - 25
Anthony Njokuani - 7
T.J. Dillashaw - 26
Vaughan Lee - 6
Francis Carmont - 12
Karlos Vemola - 20
Aaron Simpson - 31
Kenny Robertson - 1
Joey Beltran - 10 James Te Huna - 22
Mark Munoz - 17 Chris Weidman - 15
Now you all know how we picked, here are the results of the Confidence Picks pool:
61 - Dionicio Ortiz (Missed on Natal for 5) 60 - Jimbo Slice (Missed on Munoz for 5 and Natal for 1) 58 - Adam Martin 57 - Shaun Louis 57 - Ben Ackermann 56 - Ed Gibbons 55 - Chris McCann 54 - David Little 52 - Rich Hansen 52 - Scott Peet 52 - Casey Vaccaro 51 - Rahul Jaichand 49 - James Tippett III 48 - Ross Lucas 45 - Richard Race 43 - Mitchell Jones 43 - Dan Moore 43 - Kaleb Lipinski 41 - Daryl Chumbley 41 - Shawn H 40 - Matt Ertl 40 - Gareth Moores 38 - John Penyak 36 - Avery Clark 34 - Marcos Rodriguez 34 - Jason Thompson 33 - Wallace Stone 29 - Mark Sacchetti 29 - Nick Williams 27 - Joe "The Natural" Williams 24 - Ryan McMahon 23 - Cambo Nelson
UFC 149 CONFIDENCE GAME CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH UP
Dionicio Ortiz vs. Jimbo Slice
Note: Should either contender fail to submit their picks for UFC 149 (Barao vs. Faber), Adam Martin would step up as a challenger, and so on. Everyone else will be fighting for the No 1 contender slot on the night, and the right to face off against Dionicio or Jimbo at UFC 150 (Henderson vs. Edgar).
Performer of the Night: Dionicio Ortiz wasted little time getting back into the groove, congratulations my man.
Goat of the Night: Yet another legend returned to action tonight, but sadly for Hall of Famer Cambo Nelson, the night didn't quite go according to plan. Always a next time Cambo, even the best get beat every now and again.
Our full prediction and betting contest will return for UFC 149, so keep an eye out for it this time next week. I'll also continue to post links on my Twitter account when the link goes up on the website.
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