Here’s an early look at some of the line movement on UFC 121 betting odds…
:: In the headliner, a lot of public money is surprisingly coming in on Cain Velasquez. Brock Lesnar opened at -160 and has moved to -140, with Cain creeping towards even money at +110. If you’re with the majority of the […]
Here’s an early look at some of the line movement on UFC 121 betting odds…
:: In the headliner, a lot of public money is surprisingly coming in on Cain Velasquez. Brock Lesnar opened at -160 and has moved to -140, with Cain creeping towards even money at +110. If you’re with the majority of the public money and like Cain, take the +120 here. If you think Brock isn’t losing this one, grab him at -140 here.
:: We’re pretty excited about Jake Shields‘ UFC debut. He’s ranging from -220 to -260 at the major books now. If you’re on the bandwagon, take the -220 here. If you think Martin Kampmann isn’t getting enough credit, then it’s +200 here.
:: Finally, we swore we’d never bet on Matt Hamill in any scenario ever again. And like Cush’s dad, our word is as strong as oak. So even though it pains us, we’ll take Tito Ortiz and his +145 and not look back here.
Look for our UFC 121 betting odds breakdown video later tonight over at RawVegas.tv.
By Joyce Lynda Valdes
A great leader, named Malcolm X said, “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.”
There are many battles MMA fighters face going into the cage, like that of a standup war or ground and pound, but every battle for these self-made warriors is by choice. There are others […]
ByJoyce Lynda Valdes
Dylan Woods at Tuff-N-Uff in March 2010
A great leader, named Malcolm X said, “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.”
There are many battles MMA fighters face going into the cage, like that of a standup war or ground and pound, but every battle for these self-made warriors is by choice. There are others of us in the world who are faced with fights that are unwanted and unasked for and it is the truest test of our character when we meet those challenges with will and defiance. For most of us in our lifetime, we will know someone or be someone inflicted with cancer. In my life, I have been blessed to know very few people who have fought and lost to this disease. Last night, the most influential person I have ever met, a young 13 year-old warrior named Dylan Woods who had brain cancer passed away.
I met Dylan through a non-profit organization called It Aint Chemo run by a cancer survivor, Kevin Hoyt. Hoyt, who is a friend of Randy Couture and helped Couture set up a paintball charity event for his GI Foundation, decided to open his organization to help and support MMA fighters, with the request that the fighters give their time to train young warriors who battle cancer daily. Hoyt thought that by kids like Dylan meeting MMA fighters, it would influence them to keep fighting their disease. The surprise ended up being that these kids like Dylan were the ones who inspired the MMA fighters. Dylan Woods went on to support fighters like Ryan Couture, Jimmy Jones, and Gil Guardado. He went to their Tuff-N-Uff amateur fights, cheering in the crowd, and when he could no longer travel, he watched Ryan Couture make his pro-debut in Strikeforce: Challengers on Showtime. Dylan’s story touched even UFC Heavyweight, Frank Mir who volunteered to be auctioned off in a charity MMA Bachelor/Bachelorette event held by It Aint Chemo earlier this month.
Dylan Woods did not go gently. He rose to the challenge. When it seemed he wouldn’t make it through another day, Dylan showed us he was not one to be beat and in August, at 50 lbs and wheel-chair bound, he made it to see Jones and Guardado victorious in their final amateur fights in Las Vegas. Both Jimmy Jones and Gil Guardado will be making their pro-debuts this November 13th in King of the Cage, which can be seen on PPV. Ryan Couture will be going for his second win in Strikeforce: Challengers on November 19th. Dylan fought his fight admirably and now helps science continue the fight as he gave his brain to cancer research. Most notably, he gave men who chose to fight, a solid ground to stand on and something to fight for and believe in; that ground is called It Aint Chemo and throughout these fighters careers, you will learn a lot more of the organization. It is time for Dylan to rest, but for Couture, Jones, and Guardado, it is time to stand and engage.
If you would like to help It Aint Chemo, please visit their website here or vote here for a Pepsi Refresh grant.
Watch UFC 120 Betting Odds: Bisping Vs. Akiyama on RawVegas.tvHope you watched our fight picks vid (reposted above) last week as the gang landed some solid picks.
The biggest score of UFC 120 was the Mike Pyle upset, as he was posted at +300 before the fight. At Fix, we all felt the line was way […]
Hope you watched our fight picks vid (reposted above) last week as the gang landed some solid picks.
The biggest score of UFC 120 was the Mike Pyle upset, as he was posted at +300 before the fight. At Fix, we all felt the line was way out of whack there, and Pyle ended up being a good bankroll booster.
While not a huge dog, taking Carlos Condit at +145 proved a decent decision.
And Michael Bisping did as expected, and pulled through at -210.
More on the big UFC 121 card coming later in the week. But if you can’t wait until then, place your bets here.
BMX pro and MTV correspondent, TJ Lavin and RawVegas.tv host Ty Pinney who are a part of the MMA Fix video family have both been hospitalized in eerily similar accidents within 2 days of each other. Ty Pinney was in a bike accident at Lavin’s home on Wednesday night. Lavin crashed his bike […]
BMX pro and MTV correspondent, TJ Lavin and RawVegas.tv host Ty Pinney who are a part of the MMA Fix video family have both been hospitalized in eerily similar accidents within 2 days of each other. Ty Pinney was in a bike accident at Lavin’s home on Wednesday night. Lavin crashed his bike during dirt qualifying for the Dew Tour Championships last night. Lavin wore a The Horror Project (a clothing company owned by Pinney) t-shirt in honor of Pinney while he competed.
The two men who are good friends are currently in ICU at the same hospital in Las Vegas. Lavin has suffered brain swelling, a shattered wrist, rib injuries and is in a medically induced coma. Pinney’s condition is not believed to be medically induced.
We here at MMA Fix wish both men a speedy and full recovery. You can find Lavin’s commentation on Fix here during his guest appearance picking his fight winners for UFC 79 as Lavin is an MMA fan.
You can watch Ty Pinney host one of several MMA Ring Girl Competitions below:
For more information on The Horror Project, visit here. A special t-shirt and website has also been created for donations to help the Pinney family with medical bills here.
Watch UFC Betting Odds: UFC 114 Bisping Vs. Akiyama on RawVegas.tv
In our latest MMA Fix vid, Yahoo! Sports Cage Writer Steve Cofield is joined by Pro MMA Radio Larry Pepe and MMAWeekly.com Damon Martin to breakdown UFC 120 betting odds and make their fight picks.
All agree that the odds disparity is a little off in the Mike […]
All agree that the odds disparity is a little off in the Mike Pyle vs. John Hathaway fight. The two are just two close in skill level to justify the -500 (Hathaway) against +350 (Pyle). So if you’re betting this, all of the value is on Pyle at +350. Bet Mike Pyle at +350 here.
There is a bit of disagreement in the Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy bout. Pepe and Martin think that Condit, who is an underdog at +145, is the pick, where Cofield believes Hardy has the staying power to take this one down. If you like Condit as the underdog, grab the +145 here.
Finally, in the Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Michael Bisping headliner, all agree that the hometown hero Bisping is the clear pick. Take Bisping and -210 here.
Not a lot of line movement in this fights at all, which isn’t surprising as there’s not a ton of betting interest in the fights. If any big money comes in on a fight though and causes a line to adjust, we’ll update this post and let you know.
Source: MMAFighting
UFC Welterweight Champion contender, Josh Koscheck was in Montreal, Canada yesterday alongside Titleholder, Georges St. Pierre for a press conference hyping up their December 11th UFC 124 Main Event bout. The outspoken Koscheck brokedown his trash-talking as most fighters usually do, explaining its purpose is to “put butts in the seats out there, […]
UFC Welterweight Champion contender, Josh Koscheck was in Montreal, Canada yesterday alongside Titleholder, Georges St. Pierre for a press conference hyping up their December 11th UFC 124 Main Event bout. The outspoken Koscheck brokedown his trash-talking as most fighters usually do, explaining its purpose is to “put butts in the seats out there, and that’s what this is about.”
Koscheck toys with the notion that he maybe isn’t such a bad boy and that it could be all an “illusion.” Either way he plans to “piss 22,000 people off and come out of here with a nice, shiny new belt and hop on the plane and get home as quickly as I can.” But that may be a tad difficult if one of his limbs is broken as that is the intention of GSP who says, “I will finish the fight. Either he taps, or if he doesn’t tap, his limb will break.”
It’s only October and the trash-talking is pretty decent, can’t wait to see this fight go down and if Kos can make it out of Montreal in one piece.
Here’s an early look at some of the line movement on UFC 121 betting odds…
