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I’m short on time this week, so there’s no full preview for this card, but I wanted to give my picks since it’s become a tradition for me to fail miserably while picking winners on these shows.

ANDERSON SILVA VS. PATRICK COTE: Honestly, this is going to be a slaughter. I’ll usually give even big underdogs a slim chance, but I cannot foresee a scenario in which Patrick Cote can possibly beat Anderson Silva. In fact, I’ll be surprised if the fight even goes longer than 60 seconds. Cote hits very hard and has a good chin, but he’s never faced anyone as fast, accurate and vicious as Silva. This one will end fast and probably ugly for Cote. 

PREDICTION: Anderson Silva

THIAGO ALVES VS. JOSH KOSCHECK: Koscheck saved the UFC’s bacon in this fight, but it’s a good matchup for him. There’s no guarantee the gigantic Alves will even make weight for this one, and I think Koscheck is too good on the ground for Alves to take him out.

PREDICTION: Josh Koscheck

FABRICIO WERDUM VS. JUNIOR DE LOS SANTOS: NOTE: I am changing my pick in this fight after seeing Werdum at the weigh-in on Friday. He’s fat and out of shape. De Los Santos for the upset here.
SEAN SHERK VS. TYSON GRIFFIN: Sherk 
RICH CLEMENTI VS. GRAY MAYNARD: Clementi

The October edition of my UFC Rankings will be published on Monday or Tuesday.