Rusty Hoyle's Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson Predictions

Rusty Hoyle’s Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson Picks

Main Card:

• Heavyweight bout: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson

This is a battle of 2 former Pride Fighting Championships veterans, transformed into a heavyweight fight in Strikeforce. Fedor is coming off of 2 consecutive losses, but he is facing a 40 year old Dan Henderson, whom is 6 years old than Fedor and is not as good as he was in his Pride days but still shows the fans of MMA that he has what it takes to win. This fight is going to be a test of power and who wants it the most in my opinion.

My pick: Fedor Emelianenko via Decision

• Women's Welterweight (135 lb) Championship bout: Marloes Coenen (c) vs. Miesha Tate

This is going to a great fight in the Women’s Welterweight division for Strikeforce as the champion Marloes Coenen is going to defend her title again, but as it has seem to appear to other MMA fans, Miesha Tate does have what it takes to take this fight to the ground but the only problem for her would be the submission power of Coenen.

My pick: Miesha Tate by Decision

• Middleweight bout: Robbie Lawler vs. Tim Kennedy

Robbie Lawler has very heavy hands and he looks for the knockout in every fight that I have seen him fight, but he lacks in submission defense in which Tim Kennedy is a great grappling fighter and I believe he will take this fight to the ground and will use his grappling strengths at his advantage.

My pick: Tim Kennedy via Submission

• Welterweight bout: Paul Daley vs. Tyron Woodley

Paul Daley also has knockout power, just as much as anyone else in the entire MMA’s Welterweight class, but yet again his ground game and defense against the takedown is very poor and Tyron Woodley was a college wrestler at the University of Missouri, so we know he can take down people, in which I see Woodley scoring multiple take downs and getting his advantage in points that way.

My pick: Tyron Woodley via Decision

• Welterweight bout: Scott Smith vs. Tarec Saffiedine

These two fighters have a 8 year difference in between them, in which Saffiedine has gotten better over his 13 pro fights, and Scott Smith has been slowed down by his 26 pro fight, Smith has been knocked out in his previous two fights.

My pick: Saffiedine via Knockout in 2nd Round