These fight predictions are made from 10,000 feet in the air as I travel from New York back to Seattle. You have got to love in-flight internet. Now if they would only start having power sources at every seat I could enjoy my internet for the duration of the flight. Unfortunately my lame Sony Vaio battery only lasts for 2 hours. I am gonna get straight to the point before my battery runs out.

The UFC makes their Boston debut in historic fashion on Saturday. We get to see BJ Penn attempt to reclaim his lightweight belt and we get to watch the catchweight superfight between ex-UFC heavyweight champ Randy Couture and ex-heavyweight (boxing) champ James Toney. My fearless predictions:

Mike Pierce by 3 round decision over Amilcar Alves

Nick Osipczak by 3 round decision over Greg Soto

Dan Miller by 2nd round submission over John Salter

Nik Lentz by 3 round decision over Andre Winner

Joe Lauzon by 2nd round submission over Gabe Ruediger

Marcus Davis by 3 round decision over Nate Diaz

Gray Maynard by 3 round decision over Kenny Florian

Damian Maia by 3 round submission over Mario Miranda

Randy Couture by 2nd round TKO over James Toney

BJ Penn by 3rd round TKO over Frankie Edgar

There you have it. The Fight Pastor’s fearless predictions for UFC 118. I apologize for not showing the fight at Canyon Creek Church this weekend. Fight Pastor will be hosting our next viewing party for UFC 119 on September 25th (mark it on your calendar). Unfortunately due to my travel schedule we weren’t able to host a fight in August.

Let me know what you think of my predictions. The two fights I struggled the most to pick were the Davis vs Diaz fight and the Maia vs Miranda fight. I also think there is a slight (though unlikely) chance James Toney could connect and knock Randy Couture out in the first round. Besides that, I am pretty positive about my picks.