MMA ring girl Stephanie Ann Cook has nothing to do with UFC 114 betting odds…
Chad Millman of ESPN Insider (read here if you have an Insider account) wrote about how Vegas wiseguys see the card and where the value is at.
On Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans:
“…This fight was supposed to happen a year ago, and back then, [Rampage] would have been about a minus-170 favorite. Now, no one knows what kind of shape he is in….Plus, fighters [like Evans] with good wrestling technique always have a little bit of an advantage: He can lay a guy down and win pretty easily. Between the two, Evans is the better wrestler.”
On Diego Sanchez vs. John Hathaway:
“…Sanchez got beat by B.J. Penn in his last fight — absolutely whupped — and he is moving up in weight class for this fight. Meanwhile, Hathaway, who is from England, is undefeated…Some people see an opportunity with Hathaway because he has a better reach and is more of a ground fighter. In the end, though, I think Sanchez will be relentless [and win the fight].”
On Amir Sadollah vs Dong Hyun Kim:
“…Kim hasn’t lost and Sadollah is an up-and-comer within the UFC. He won ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ a couple years ago, but they have been taking it slow with him. This is a real step up in competition. The money has been coming in on Sadollah because he is more well-known, so I think there is a lot of value on Kim here. In fact, he is my pick for the fight. That is my upset. If Sadollah is not on that show [‘Ultimate Fighter’], Kim is probably the favorite.”
If you agree with that last take, bet on The Dong here.
And again, read the full article at ESPN here.