UFC Fight Night 75 DraftKings MMA $25K Haymaker

Coming up this week on DraftKings is the 25K Haymaker Challenge. A $3 entry fee gets you into the $25K Haymaker (Total Prizes) with a$4,000 top prize,  is going to be open to the first 10K that sign up. Now, if you are a avid follower of UFC/MMA, this will definitely give you an advantage […]

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Coming up this week on DraftKings is the 25K Haymaker Challenge. A $3 entry fee gets you into the $25K Haymaker (Total Prizes) with a$4,000 top prize,  is going to be open to the first 10K that sign up.

Now, if you are a avid follower of UFC/MMA, this will definitely give you an advantage over those whom are just putting down a few bucks for a chance. But rest assure, anyone can pick the correct five fighters, so it’s always worth taking a shot.

Here’s a quick synopsis on how this works, and its pretty simple. You’re given the fighters of all of the fights for that nights event to choose from. They’re all given a value and DraftKings gives you X amount to elect five fighters. Typically if Ronda Rousey is the headliner for said event, she’s going to cost you a pretty penny to put on your team. You’re then going to have to strategize your next 4 fighters to remain under the cap amount they gave you.

To be competitive in these large field tournaments you need to first understand the scoring system set-forth by DraftKings. Here is how it is broken down;

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Scoring:

Significant Strikes (SS): +0.5 PTS
Advance (ADVC): +1 PT
Takedown (TD): +2 PTS
Reversal/Sweep (REV): +2 PTS
Knockdown (KD): +3 PTS

Fight Conclusion Bonuses

1st Round Win (1rW+): +100 PTS
2nd Round Win (2rW+): +70 PTS
3rd Round Win (3rW+): +50 PTS
4th Round Win (4rW+): +40 PTS
5th Round Win (5rW+): +40 PTS
Decision Win (WBD+) : +25 PTS

Other Scoring Notes:
Significant Strikes are any Distance Strike or Clinch/Ground Strikes that are considered “Power Strikes” by official scorers.
Advances include:
To Half Guard
To Side Control
To Mount
To Back Control

Also, please note that all fighters lock at the beginning of the first fight. **

The headliner in UFC Fight Night 75 is Roy Nelson taking on Josh Barnett. If there were a fight to be defined as a slug-fest, this is it. The big question is whether the fight is going to be on their feet (Advantage Nelson) or on the mat (Advantage Barnett). My prediction is that one of these fighters is going to score an ob obnoxious amount of points. Here are the two ways I see this fight playing out;

First, Barnett is going to want to heavily ground-and-pound Nelson, and with SS(Significant Strikes) along with the take down and ground points, he’ll be able to rack up from good fantasy points. Second, Nelson is just going to knock him out cold. He might to get a ton of points from all of the categories but if Barnett isn’t able to get Nelson to the ground, this fight might end quickly with Barnett not knowing what day it is.

My prediction is that Nelson is able to stay on his feet and land a decent amount of strikes, racking up at least 20 points through SS, 6 points coming from take-downs, and 70 points with a second-round knockout. I don’t think he reaches the 100-point barrier, but I wouldn’t be totally shocked if he did.

 

UFC on FOX 15: Machida vs. Rockhold Prediction

UFC Middleweight Bout: Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold Odds: ( +140 Machida / -170 Rockhold ) Betting Pick: Rockhold Draft you Fantasy MMA Betting Team at Draft Kings MMA Coming to us LIVE from Newark, New Jersey, 8 EST/5 PST is UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Rochhold. This is going to be one hell of […]

Machida vs. Rockhold Prediction

UFC Middleweight Bout: Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold

Odds: ( +140 Machida / -170 Rockhold )

Betting Pick: Rockhold

Draft you Fantasy MMA Betting Team at Draft Kings MMA

Coming to us LIVE from Newark, New Jersey, 8 EST/5 PST is UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Rochhold. This is going to be one hell of a main event. Both of these fighters need this win bad. Both are ranked in the top-5 of their weight class and want to get another shot at the title. Both fighters possess different skills sets which is going to make this fight even more interesting. Even with the best counter game quite possibly int he UFC the striking ability of Rockhold might just be too much for Machida. Or not, Rockhold’s aggressiveness might place him in a few precarious situations he won’t be able to recover from. You’re not going to want to miss this fight, and here’s my take on how its going to go.

Lyoto Machida –

Machida coming off a dismantling of Dolloway is ready to go once again. He showed the world in the last fight that he is a force not to be reckoned with. After bouncing around weight classes and it seems he has finally found his place. Even after his loss to Weidman, Machida knew he could make it back, and well, this is his shot. As I mentioned earlier, Machida might have one the best counter games in the UFC. Machida is going to need to utilize this talent it its greatest extent. We all know Rockhold is going to come out strong and aggressive, but against Machida, his strength could be his weakness. Machida is going to need patient and look for an opening Rockhold is sure to give him. Also, in my opinion Machida clearly has the better groud game in every aspect. From takedown offense to defense, it’ll be a strength he’ll be able to rely on if he’s even in trouble. My advice for Machida is exactly what I stated earlier. He needs to be patient and hope his defensive training will have paid off because Rockhold is going to come out strong. Machida needs to wait for an opening and attack. Use everything he has in his arsenal to wear Rockhold down and attack.

Luke Rockhold

Rockhold is going to come out hot and aggressive. What he needs to do though is be calculated as well. Machida is going to waiting for an opening from the flurries of punches Rockhold is going to drop on him and counter. Obviously Rockhold is a better striker but he’s going to need more than that to win this fight. One strength I believe he is going to have to utilize will be his grappling ability. Machida isn’t going to want to sit there and take punches all night so he at some point is going to want to go to the ground or get in close. When he does this, Rockhold is going to want to use his strength and talent to take control of the fight and score as many point as possible, because many believe he is going to need them. My advice for Rockhold is to go for the knockout but realize that Machida has been training, presumably for Rockhold;s striking ability and a clear opening is going to come easy. be patient, wait for it, and score point when needed, then finish it.

Prediction

I haven’t seen anytnignsaying this fight is heavily leaning one way or the other. Vegas has Rockhold at one a (-140) favorite and I believe it’s spot on. Machida has the skill set to win this fight but I don’t think its going to be enough. Rockhold is going to be calculated in his attacks and grapple to restore energy and gain point when needed. I see the aggressiveness being just a bit to much for Machida to handle and Rockhold taking this fight.

Winner – Luke Rockhold – by Knockout 3rd Round

UFC on FOX 15: Machida vs. Rockhold Prediction

UFC Middleweight Bout: Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold Odds: ( +140 Machida / -170 Rockhold ) Betting Pick: Rockhold Draft you Fantasy MMA Betting Team at Draft Kings MMA Coming to us LIVE from Newark, New Jersey, 8 EST/5 PST is UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Rochhold. This is going to be one hell of […]

Machida vs. Rockhold Prediction

UFC Middleweight Bout: Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold

Odds: ( +140 Machida / -170 Rockhold )

Betting Pick: Rockhold

Draft you Fantasy MMA Betting Team at Draft Kings MMA

Coming to us LIVE from Newark, New Jersey, 8 EST/5 PST is UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Rochhold. This is going to be one hell of a main event. Both of these fighters need this win bad. Both are ranked in the top-5 of their weight class and want to get another shot at the title. Both fighters possess different skills sets which is going to make this fight even more interesting. Even with the best counter game quite possibly int he UFC the striking ability of Rockhold might just be too much for Machida. Or not, Rockhold’s aggressiveness might place him in a few precarious situations he won’t be able to recover from. You’re not going to want to miss this fight, and here’s my take on how its going to go.

Lyoto Machida –

Machida coming off a dismantling of Dolloway is ready to go once again. He showed the world in the last fight that he is a force not to be reckoned with. After bouncing around weight classes and it seems he has finally found his place. Even after his loss to Weidman, Machida knew he could make it back, and well, this is his shot. As I mentioned earlier, Machida might have one the best counter games in the UFC. Machida is going to need to utilize this talent it its greatest extent. We all know Rockhold is going to come out strong and aggressive, but against Machida, his strength could be his weakness. Machida is going to need patient and look for an opening Rockhold is sure to give him. Also, in my opinion Machida clearly has the better groud game in every aspect. From takedown offense to defense, it’ll be a strength he’ll be able to rely on if he’s even in trouble. My advice for Machida is exactly what I stated earlier. He needs to be patient and hope his defensive training will have paid off because Rockhold is going to come out strong. Machida needs to wait for an opening and attack. Use everything he has in his arsenal to wear Rockhold down and attack.

Luke Rockhold

Rockhold is going to come out hot and aggressive. What he needs to do though is be calculated as well. Machida is going to waiting for an opening from the flurries of punches Rockhold is going to drop on him and counter. Obviously Rockhold is a better striker but he’s going to need more than that to win this fight. One strength I believe he is going to have to utilize will be his grappling ability. Machida isn’t going to want to sit there and take punches all night so he at some point is going to want to go to the ground or get in close. When he does this, Rockhold is going to want to use his strength and talent to take control of the fight and score as many point as possible, because many believe he is going to need them. My advice for Rockhold is to go for the knockout but realize that Machida has been training, presumably for Rockhold;s striking ability and a clear opening is going to come easy. be patient, wait for it, and score point when needed, then finish it.

Prediction

I haven’t seen anytnignsaying this fight is heavily leaning one way or the other. Vegas has Rockhold at one a (-140) favorite and I believe it’s spot on. Machida has the skill set to win this fight but I don’t think its going to be enough. Rockhold is going to be calculated in his attacks and grapple to restore energy and gain point when needed. I see the aggressiveness being just a bit to much for Machida to handle and Rockhold taking this fight.

Winner – Luke Rockhold – by Knockout 3rd Round

UFC on FOX 15: Machida vs. Rockhold Prediction

UFC Middleweight Bout: Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold Odds: ( +140 Machida / -170 Rockhold ) Betting Pick: Rockhold Draft you Fantasy MMA Betting Team at Draft Kings MMA Coming to us LIVE from Newark, New Jersey, 8 EST/5 PST is UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Rochhold. This is going to be one hell of […]

Machida vs. Rockhold Prediction

UFC Middleweight Bout: Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold

Odds: ( +140 Machida / -170 Rockhold )

Betting Pick: Rockhold

Draft you Fantasy MMA Betting Team at Draft Kings MMA

Coming to us LIVE from Newark, New Jersey, 8 EST/5 PST is UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Rochhold. This is going to be one hell of a main event. Both of these fighters need this win bad. Both are ranked in the top-5 of their weight class and want to get another shot at the title. Both fighters possess different skills sets which is going to make this fight even more interesting. Even with the best counter game quite possibly int he UFC the striking ability of Rockhold might just be too much for Machida. Or not, Rockhold’s aggressiveness might place him in a few precarious situations he won’t be able to recover from. You’re not going to want to miss this fight, and here’s my take on how its going to go.

Lyoto Machida –

Machida coming off a dismantling of Dolloway is ready to go once again. He showed the world in the last fight that he is a force not to be reckoned with. After bouncing around weight classes and it seems he has finally found his place. Even after his loss to Weidman, Machida knew he could make it back, and well, this is his shot. As I mentioned earlier, Machida might have one the best counter games in the UFC. Machida is going to need to utilize this talent it its greatest extent. We all know Rockhold is going to come out strong and aggressive, but against Machida, his strength could be his weakness. Machida is going to need patient and look for an opening Rockhold is sure to give him. Also, in my opinion Machida clearly has the better groud game in every aspect. From takedown offense to defense, it’ll be a strength he’ll be able to rely on if he’s even in trouble. My advice for Machida is exactly what I stated earlier. He needs to be patient and hope his defensive training will have paid off because Rockhold is going to come out strong. Machida needs to wait for an opening and attack. Use everything he has in his arsenal to wear Rockhold down and attack.

Luke Rockhold

Rockhold is going to come out hot and aggressive. What he needs to do though is be calculated as well. Machida is going to waiting for an opening from the flurries of punches Rockhold is going to drop on him and counter. Obviously Rockhold is a better striker but he’s going to need more than that to win this fight. One strength I believe he is going to have to utilize will be his grappling ability. Machida isn’t going to want to sit there and take punches all night so he at some point is going to want to go to the ground or get in close. When he does this, Rockhold is going to want to use his strength and talent to take control of the fight and score as many point as possible, because many believe he is going to need them. My advice for Rockhold is to go for the knockout but realize that Machida has been training, presumably for Rockhold;s striking ability and a clear opening is going to come easy. be patient, wait for it, and score point when needed, then finish it.

Prediction

I haven’t seen anytnignsaying this fight is heavily leaning one way or the other. Vegas has Rockhold at one a (-140) favorite and I believe it’s spot on. Machida has the skill set to win this fight but I don’t think its going to be enough. Rockhold is going to be calculated in his attacks and grapple to restore energy and gain point when needed. I see the aggressiveness being just a bit to much for Machida to handle and Rockhold taking this fight.

Winner – Luke Rockhold – by Knockout 3rd Round