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UFC 159: Money Line and Predictions for Entire Fight Card

UFC 159 will begin Sunday evening in New Jersey, and here’s a preview of things to come.Just at a first glance of the card, it looks like this will be an entertaining night in the Octagon. There will be good bouts all night, so be sure to follow the ac…

UFC 159 will begin Sunday evening in New Jersey, and here’s a preview of things to come.

Just at a first glance of the card, it looks like this will be an entertaining night in the Octagon. There will be good bouts all night, so be sure to follow the action.

Fans want to know who’s fighting who and how to watch. They also want to know who the favorite is going into the fight, so continue reading to find out more information on the card.

 

Betting lines via bovada.lv as of 4/26/2013.

 

Main Card

Jon Jones (-800) vs. Chael Sonnen (+500)

Michael Bisping (-175) vs. Alan Belcher (+145)

Roy Nelson (-250) vs. Cheick Kongo (+195)

Phil Davis (-335) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (+255)

Jim Miller (-325) vs. Pat Healy (+250)

The picks: Jones, Bisping, Nelson, Davis and Miller

It would be a shocker if Jones didn’t win. He is 17-1 because he is so versatile. He uses his length extremely well, and he is just an overall great fighter. Bisping is a solid fighter because he wears down his opponents.

Nelson versus Kongo has the chance to be the best fight. These two heavyweights can use power to win. Nelson wants to get the fight over as quickly as possible, but Kongo has the endurance to go for a while. Nelson is better, so he gets the nod.

Healy is making his UFC debut, and Miller is one of the best lightweights. Miller is 22-4, which is very impressive. Miller will cool off Healy, who is coming in on a six-fight winning streak.

 

FX Card

Bantamweight: Johnny Bedford (-160) vs. Bryan Caraway (+130)

Light Heavyweight: Gian Villante (+155) vs. Ovince St. Preux (-190)

Women’s Bantamweight: Sara McMann (-700) vs. Sheila Gaff (+450)

Lightweight: Rustam Khabilov (-310) vs. Yancy Medeiros (+240)

The picks: Bedford, St. Preux, McMann and Khabilov

The bantamweight matchup is the best of this group. Bedford is a great wrestler, so the advantage goes to him. It’s the opening fight of the night for this card, so it will be full of energy. Gaff is fighting up a weight class, so McMann is going to be the big favorite.


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Featherweight: Leonard Garcia (-185) vs. Cody McKenzie (+150)

Welterweight: Nick Catone (+120) vs. James Head (-150)

Featherweight: Steven Siler (-130) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (even)

The picks: Garcia, Head and Siler

This card could have the closest fights. These bouts all seem evenly matched, especially Garcia versus McKenzie. That fight is a toss-up, but Garcia gets the nod. He’s the better striker and wrestler. Head has good length and submissions, and Catone is struggling right now. Head is the pick in this one. 

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GSP vs. Diaz Fight Card: Final Odds and Predictions for UFC 158

UFC 158 is upon us. With a trio of high-profile welterweight fights leading the card, the UFC’s latest foray into Canada promises to excite and to satisfy.In addition, plenty of fighters on the night’s card will enjoy a significant home-court (hom…

UFC 158 is upon us. 

With a trio of high-profile welterweight fights leading the card, the UFC’s latest foray into Canada promises to excite and to satisfy.

In addition, plenty of fighters on the night’s card will enjoy a significant home-court (home-cage?) advantage, and the crowd’s enthusiastic cheers and boos will define the fights on tap.

Who will seize the moment and emerge victorious? 

Who will falter under the bright lights?

Start the slideshow to check out the final betting odds and predictions for the UFC 158 main-card fights. 

 

Note: All betting lines pulled from sports.bovada.lv. 

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NFL Player Wallace Gilberry Bets Rolls-Royce Against a Michael Bisping Knockout

Sometimes on this crazy blue marble of ours, you have to go bold. Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Wallace Gilberry knows the truth of that assertion. He lives it. Gilberry, who recorded 15 total tackles and 6.5 sacks in 14 games last season …

Sometimes on this crazy blue marble of ours, you have to go bold. 

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Wallace Gilberry knows the truth of that assertion. He lives it. Gilberry, who recorded 15 total tackles and 6.5 sacks in 14 games last season in Cincy, may not be a household name in many casual NFL fan circles. However, other circles may know him better. In fact, there may be entire circles out there that Gilberry is indirectly putting on a path to early retirement.

One prime candidate: the luxury automobile dealers of the greater Ohio Valley. One can almost hear them ah-oo-gahing in the boulevard after seeing Gilberry announce on YouTube over the weekend that he is betting his Rolls-Royce Phantom that UFC middleweight Michael “The Count” Bisping won’t knock out Alan Belcher in the first round when they fight April 27 at UFC 159.

“Word on the street is this Bisping guy’s been running his mouth,” Gilberry observed in the video, speaking from the back seat of the presumed Phantom in question with Belcher seated alongside him. “This is my guy right here. And I don’t appreciate it…I got a $300,000 car. We got the slips. I’m sure [Bisping’s] got something to that value, so you put your slips up, or whatever, and I’ll put the Phantom up. If you knock him out in the first round, it’s yours.”

So far, no direct public response from Bisping on the offer. However, on Sunday Bisping’s Twitter account had reposted a fan response to the bet, with the fan opining that “this is why 90% of NFL players are bankrupt within 3 years of retiring from playing.” Bisping responded to the fan Monday with a tweet of his own:

 

 

Belcher and Gilberry’s video was posted by Immunity MMA, Belcher’s training program.  

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UFC 157: The Biggest Potential Gambling Locks from Rousey vs. Carmouche

I don’t pretend to be a gambling expert. Well, I do, but all of you know that I’m pretty terrible at it.So that’s why I brought in an expert: R.J. Clifford of Sirius XM Fight Club radio joined me to take a look at the biggest lock from the upcoming UFC…

I don’t pretend to be a gambling expert. Well, I do, but all of you know that I’m pretty terrible at it.

So that’s why I brought in an expert: R.J. Clifford of Sirius XM Fight Club radio joined me to take a look at the biggest lock from the upcoming UFC 157 fight card. I went in one obvious direction, while R.J. goes in a different one.

Check out the video above and let me know YOUR biggest UFC 157 lock below!

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MMA Betting

Sports’ betting is an old tradition found in every community. Gamblers used to bet their money on anything unpredictable like games, animal racing. This trend even continues today and betting is interesting for sports fans.

Sports’ betting is an old tradition found in every community. Gamblers used to bet their money on anything unpredictable like games, animal racing. This trend even continues today and betting is interesting for sports fans and bookies all over the world. Sports’ betting is seasonal for games like soccer or baseball.

The fighting games like boxing, wrestling and martial art betting is an ongoing process. The greatest of them all is MMA or Mixed Martial Arts fighting sports which has become popular among sports bookies nowadays. Fighting events are not openly allowed in some countries or states but in the USA, MMA is slowly making a valuable place. It is treated just like most wanted gambling games in many places but for the bookies nothing matters. You will not face any difficulty as long as you are betting through a reliable source.

If you want to bet on an MMA tournament then it is not compulsory that you have to attend that event. For that you must keep yourself updated with MMA events and news so that you can buy the tickets for MMA events as tickets sell out rapidly. You can also make a bet through official wagering sites. There are so many MMA news sites and online sportsbook that permit such betting. These sites keep their members updated with all the latest results and events. They have their own rules and regulations and special methods of payment that you are required to completely understand before you start out with your bets.

Always select a genuine website for online betting. The payments are done by electronic money transferring systems. There are some websites that deal only with MMA news and information. They post the reviews and commentaries on all the events related to MMA. You can also easily find out the positions of all the champions in the game. You can visit MMA wiki for more information. If you are new in the business of sports betting then it is good to observe others before making your own moves.

UFC 145 Card: Jon Jones Is the Favorite, but the Smart Money Is on Rashad Evans

The main event at UFC 145 will feature a true grudge match as light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his title against his his former friend and teammate Rashad Evans. Given Jones’ dominance in the cage against other top opponents in recent …

The main event at UFC 145 will feature a true grudge match as light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his title against his his former friend and teammate Rashad Evans. 

Given Jones’ dominance in the cage against other top opponents in recent bouts, it should come as no surprise that the champion currently sits as a betting favorite to walk out of Saturday’s fight card with another win on his record and the title secured around his waist. Vegas odds-makers are playing it safe by picking Jones to win, but the disrespect they are showing to Rashad Evans is shocking.

BetOnFighting.com first opened the betting lines in late January at minus-600 in favor of Jon Jones.

For those who are unaware of how betting lines work, this would mean that for someone to win $100 by betting on Jon Jones, they would need to wager $600. In other words, Jones was a six-to-one favorite. 

The odds have since leveled out some, but with just days remaining before these two battle in the center of the cage, Jones is still listed at as much as a five-to-one (-500) favorite on sites such as BetUS. 

As great as Jon Jones is, this number is completely outlandish.

The truth is that Jones is as good as it gets in the sport today. His incredible combination of power, technique and innovative striking make him a nearly impossible opponent to prepare for. But if there is someone who has a chance of beating Jones, it has to be Rashad Evans. 

Evans’ history of training with Jones gives him the kind of insight that no other opponent has had against him. The innovative striking and long limbs that Jones possesses are something that Evans has firsthand experience working against. 

And it’s not just that he has trained against Jones—Rashad Evans is also the most skilled fighter that Jones has ever battled.

Since winning the heavyweight division on The Ultimate Fighter in Season 2, Evans has put together an absolutely amazing resume of wins in the 205-pound division. 

Victories over the likes of Michael Bisping, Stephan Bonnar, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Forrest Griffin, Thiago Silva, Rampage Jackson and most recently Phil Davis prove that not only is Evans’ 17-1-1 career record impressive on its surface, but it has been accumulated against a who’s-who at light heavyweight.

Had it not been for his one career loss, a brutal second-round knockout to Lyoto Machida at UFC 98 in his first and only UFC title defense, Evans would very likely be considered one of, if not the greatest 205-pound fighter in the history of the sport. 

So when odds-makers such as SportsBetting opt to make him as high as a plus-415 underdog, those who are placing money on the fight should take notice of the opportunity.

This isn’t the first time that Evans will come into a fight as the underdog, and it likely won’t be the last. But those who are willing to put $500 on Jon Jones for the measly payoff of $100 are certifiably insane.

Meanwhile, a small investment in Evans as the underdog could yield huge profits for someone willing to take a chance on a guy who has only ever lost one fight in his entire career.

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