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Make Picks Now for 3-Event Season at MMA Salary Cap Challenge

Posted 11:08 AM
After testing with a few single event games, we're starting our first mini-season at MMA Salary Cap Challenge. The season will run for three events: UFC 138, UFC on FOX, and UFC 139. The person with the highest point total at the end of three events will be the winner. Keep in mind that you won't be able to join the season in-progress, so if you want to play for these events, you have to get your picks in before UFC 138. Also remember that strategy shifts when multiple events are in play. If you're ahead, pick conservatively. If you need to make up ground, it might be time to make some riskier plays.

If you need help making some picks for UFC 138, check out the new advice column on the blog:

Cyrille Diabate $21 - There's not many fighters Diabate could fight at 205 pounds in the UFC that would inflate his unit price to $21, but here we are. Anthony Perosh has this fight because he stepped in on short notice to fight Mirko Cro Cop, and the UFC found him a body to beat up in front of a hometown crowd in Australia. Diabate is an accomplished kickboxer, and his 11.18 points for significant strikes is the best three-fight average on the card. You can expect him to land on Perosh, who will be giving up six inches of reach.

Check out the whole column for more picks at UFC 138.

MMA Salary Cap Challenge Advice - Pick Nick, Pick Penn, or Pick Both?

Posted 9:52 AM
There's a new event to play at MMA Salary Cap Challenge, with some new advice on the blog:

Nick Diaz $16 - Diaz is going to take the fight to Penn tomorrow night, and, win or lose, he should rack up a ton of striking points just through the sheer volume he is known to throw. In his last three fights, his lowest striking point total came against K.J. Noons (10.4) in a fight that went the full 25-minute championship distance.

Check out the whole column for more tips and strategy at UFC 137.

MMA Salary Cap Challenge Advice - Is $7 Still Too Pricey for Kenny Florian?

Posted 11:36 AM
If you're struggling with who to pick in the new MMA Salary Cap Challenge game, check out the first advice column on the official blog:

Kenny Florian $7 - As the cheapest option on the card, Florian looks like a potential sleeper. Florian's a well-rounded guy who racked up solid points in four categories against Diego Nunes and Takanori Gomi. (Gray Maynard stifled Florian at UFC 118.) Unfortunately for Florian, being a good well-rounded fighter isn't enough to beat a guy like Jose Aldo. Were it not for a disastrous fade against Mark Hominick at UFC 129, Aldo would have held each of his last three opponents under 3 points. Instead, that number rests at 3.46, still the top number on the card by a fair margin.

Check out the whole column for more tips and strategy at UFC 136.

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