UFC 148: Fighters Make Their Predictions

According to some of the UFC’s biggest stars, Chael Sonnen has a good chance of defeating Anderson Silva on Saturday night.

That’s the conclusion that can be drawn from a host of UFC fighter predictions gathered together by Sportsnet.ca which finds the likes of Georges St.Pierre, Nick Diaz and Cain Velasquez favoring the challenger due to his performance in his last encounter with the champion.

Others like Carlos Condit, Urijah Faber and Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller think that Silva will have learned from his past mistakes however and will get a more definitive victory this time around.

Here’s how they voted:

Anderson Silva To Win (7): Carlos Condit, Mark Bocek, Urijah Faber, Mark Hominick, Chris Clements, Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller, Antonio Silva,

Chael Sonnen To Win (7): Nick Diaz, Georges St.Pierre, Roy Nelson, Mike Pierce, John Alessio, Cain Velasquez, Dominick Cruz

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