UFC ON FUEL TV 4 CONTEST: Confidence Picks game results

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.

Feel free to follow me on Twitter @MMATorchDan

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/prediction_and_betting_contests/article_13820.shtml

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