The former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is setting as the biggest favorite on the pay-per-view portion of UFC 130.Here are the latest betting lines for the Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill bout from Bodog.eu.Quinton Jackson -2…
The former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is setting as the biggest favorite on the pay-per-view portion of UFC 130.
Here are the latest betting lines for the Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill bout from Bodog.eu.
Quinton Jackson -265
Matt Hamill +205
Quinton Jackson wins inside the distance +140
Quinton Jackson wins by decision +185
Matt Hamill wins inside the distance +450
Matt Hamill wins by decision +325
Draw +2000
Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill completes one full round -365
Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill will not complete one full round +285
Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill completes two full rounds -225
Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill will not complete two full rounds +175
Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill completes three full rounds -175
Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill will not complete two full rounds +125
Undefeated Travis Browne will enter the Octagon Saturday night as the favorite.Here are the latest betting lines for the Struve vs Browne bout from Bodog.eu.Stefan Struve +110Travis Browne -140 Struve wins inside distance +180Struve wins by decisi…
Undefeated Travis Browne will enter the Octagon Saturday night as the favorite.
Here are the latest betting lines for the Struve vs Browne bout from Bodog.eu.
Stefan Struve +110
Travis Browne -140
Struve wins inside distance +180
Struve wins by decision +380
Browne wins inside distance +140
Browne wins by decision +400
Draw +1800
Fight completes one full round -225
Fight won’t complete one full round +175
Fight completes/won’t complete two full rounds -125
When former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson faces Matt “The Hammer” Hamill this Saturday in the main event for UFC 130, he will be facing a fighter very similar to himself.Both are strong wrestlers with powerful striking and du…
When former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson faces Matt “The Hammer” Hamill this Saturday in the main event for UFC 130, he will be facing a fighter very similar to himself.
Both are strong wrestlers with powerful striking and durable chins.
They even share what is arguably their trademark strike: the uppercut.
The uppercut is oft underutilized by other fighters, but this technique is never lost on these two.
Although they both use the uppercut to great effect, they use it in distinctly different ways.
Rampage’s uppercut is short and used in close range. He loves to knock opponents out with his devastating hooks, but as soon as they step in too close he is there to greet them with his trademark uppercut.
Hamill’s trademark uppercut is a lunging strike, utilized at range. When fighters are used to their opponents coming in with overhands and straight punches, Hamill comes in with an unexpected uppercut.
Which strike will play a bigger role this Saturday?
Rampage’s might be quicker and more ferocious, but Hamill’s might be more versatile and possibly used more frequently.
Of course, considering their wrestling abilities, we could see the match play out mostly as a grappling battle. However, my intuition tells me that their wrestling is going neutralize each others’.
When these two powerful men step into the octagon, somebody is going to get hit very, very hard, and I have the distinct feeling that we are going to see some of the best uppercuts in the sport at work.
If you missed the Countdown to UFC 130 show this week, not to worry, we have you covered. During the show both Matt Hammil and Quinton Jackson’s camps give some interesting insight into their fighter’s respective opponents and we learn a bit more about some of the lesser-known fighters on the card like Rick Story and Jorge Santiago.
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If you missed the Countdown to UFC 130 show this week, not to worry, we have you covered. During the show both Matt Hammil and Quinton Jackson’s camps give some interesting insight into their fighter’s respective opponents and we learn a bit more about some of the lesser-known fighters on the card like Rick Story and Jorge Santiago.
As always, the most head shake-inducing quotes came from Frank Mir, who is as high on himself as ever.
At one point Mir, who went on to brag about how much better he is in jiu-jitsu compared to Nelson says with a straight face:
“If he has the confidence that because he didn’t get hit by dos Santos and get dropped, I’m a lot bigger then dos Santos and I believe I hit a lot harder. When I hit Cheick Kongo, the punch alone threw him half way across the Octagon.”
What’s funny is, they repeated the clip of the punch he threw at Kongo and it didn’t really seem to connect with Cup Cheick’s chin, as much as it grazed off the side of his face and hit his chest. It looked more like he fell while he was backpedalling trying to dodge the shot.
I guess we’ll have to see what happens Saturday night, but if you look at the stats, they lean in Nelson’s favor. Roy has been knocked out once in his career and has beaten eight opponents by TKO or KO. All of Frank’s five losses have come by KO or TKO and he has won by the same methods three times.
In an unofficial sequel to “People Like That Get Slapped,” Ariel Helwani attempted to interview Quinton “Rampage” Jackson yesterday, and barely escaped with his life. After some warm-up insults about Helwani’s tie and shoes, Jackson realized who he was talking to, and the vibe immediately became hostile. Apparently Jackson didn’t appreciate that Helwani asked him about “Queen Mo” during a recent MMA Hour appearance — while Rampage was eating, no less — when ‘Page just wanted to discuss his UFC 130 fight against Matt Hamill. Plus, his peoples told him that Ariel had been hatin’.
Ariel offers to squash the beef at the 2:52 mark. Unfortunately, that phrase means the exact opposite in Memphis than it does everywhere else, and Jackson raises up on Ariel, who does his best to change the subject. Rampage gets upset again later when Helwani brings up nutritionist Mike Dolce, who wasn’t with Rampage for this training camp. (“I’m fighting Matt Hamill, I’m not fighting Mike Dolce. What’s Mike Dolce got to do with me winning or losing a fight?”)
The interview ends in a more cordial fashion, but Jackson clarifies that if it wasn’t for his friend Anthony Evans, who’s a friend of Ariel’s, “I probably would have smacked the shit out of you.”
In an unofficial sequel to “People Like That Get Slapped,” Ariel Helwani attempted to interview Quinton “Rampage” Jackson yesterday, and barely escaped with his life. After some warm-up insults about Helwani’s tie and shoes, Jackson realized who he was talking to, and the vibe immediately became hostile. Apparently Jackson didn’t appreciate that Helwani asked him about “Queen Mo” during a recent MMA Hour appearance — while Rampage was eating, no less — when ‘Page just wanted to discuss his UFC 130 fight against Matt Hamill. Plus, his peoples told him that Ariel had been hatin’.
Ariel offers to squash the beef at the 2:52 mark. Unfortunately, that phrase means the exact opposite in Memphis than it does everywhere else, and Jackson raises up on Ariel, who does his best to change the subject. Rampage gets upset again later when Helwani brings up nutritionist Mike Dolce, who wasn’t with Rampage for this training camp. (“I’m fighting Matt Hamill, I’m not fighting Mike Dolce. What’s Mike Dolce got to do with me winning or losing a fight?”)
The interview ends in a more cordial fashion, but Jackson clarifies that if it wasn’t for his friend Anthony Evans, who’s a friend of Ariel’s, “I probably would have smacked the shit out of you.”
Bleacher Report’s Jeffrey McKinney:When referee Herb Dean stopped the fight between Frank Mir and Tim Sylvia at UFC 48, the stunned live crowd booed.Mir had Sylvia in an armbar. Sylvia did not tap, and showed no signs of being hurt. When the replay sho…
Bleacher Report’s Jeffrey McKinney:
When referee Herb Dean stopped the fight between Frank Mir and Tim Sylvia at UFC 48, the stunned live crowd booed.
Mir had Sylvia in an armbar. Sylvia did not tap, and showed no signs of being hurt.
When the replay showed though, it left one of the most shocking images in MMA history. Mir had snapped Sylvia’s arm, breaking it in four places.
Mir won the UFC heavyweight title that night, and looked to have a promising title run.
Mir’s run was cut short due to a motorcycle accident that occurred three months after winning the title. The accident caused Mir to be stripped of his title after being unable to defend it.
Mir struggled to be the fighter he once was when he returned, going just 1-2 in his first three fights back.
It was not until Mir faced Antoni Hardonk that he looked like the champion he once was.
Mir would go to make Brock Lesnar tap in his first UFC fight, and become the first person to make beat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by TKO.
The Nogueira fight was the first of three championship fights that Mir has been featured in within the last three years.
