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UFC 123 BETTING ODDS

Steve Cofield of Cagewriter.com and ESPN Radio is back to host MMAFix UFC 123 Betting Odds. Guest analysts, Damon Martin of MMAWeekly.com and Larry Pepe of ProMMARadio.com weigh-in on the 3 most talked about odds on the UFC 123 Main Card including:
AVERAGES:
Quinton Jackson: +200
Lyoto Machida: -260
Matt Hughes: +140
BJ Penn: -170
Tim Boetsch: +425
Phil Davis: […]

Steve Cofield of Cagewriter.com and ESPN Radio is back to host MMAFix UFC 123 Betting Odds. Guest analysts, Damon Martin of MMAWeekly.com and Larry Pepe of ProMMARadio.com weigh-in on the 3 most talked about odds on the UFC 123 Main Card including:

AVERAGES:

Quinton Jackson: +200
Lyoto Machida: -260

Matt Hughes: +140
BJ Penn: -170

Tim Boetsch: +425
Phil Davis: -600

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Rampage Jackson on Lyoto Machida: ‘When He Does Get Hit, He Goes Down’

Filed under: UFC, NewsDETROIT — Rampage Jackson has repeatedly stated his belief that he is a fighter, and Lyoto Machida is a mixed martial artist, and that there is a significant difference. The former has a willingness to take risks and endanger him…

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DETROIT — Rampage Jackson has repeatedly stated his belief that he is a fighter, and Lyoto Machida is a mixed martial artist, and that there is a significant difference. The former has a willingness to take risks and endanger himself in an attempt to finish the fight; the latter is more prone to take the safe route to victory.

But Jackson said there’s a price to pay for what he belives is Machida’s reluctance to engage: he doesn’t know how to take a hit. Jackson said it’s a fact that became obvious to him while watching Machida’s most recent fights.

“I watched that fight with Shogun,” he said. “No disrespect to Machida, but he was punching at the same time. They punched at the same time, and me being a fighter, I could tell that that wasn’t a really strong punch that dropped him. It comes with a price, not getting hit. So that tells me that if he’s not getting hit in fights, he damn sure ain’t getting hit in sparring.

Ben vs. ReX: UFC 123 Edition

("I’m actually preparing for my next movie role right now. It’s called ‘This Muhfucka Breff Stank: The Machida Story’." Props: twitter.com/danawhite)
With Bellator on hiatus, Friday mornings have gotten a little lonely around here. So I dec…

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("I’m actually preparing for my next movie role right now. It’s called ‘This Muhfucka Breff Stank: The Machida Story’." Props: twitter.com/danawhite)

With Bellator on hiatus, Friday mornings have gotten a little lonely around here. So I decided to reach out to Doug "ReX13" Richardson and see if he felt like reviving a classic feature on CagePotato, and engaging in some spirited debate on a few UFC 123-related topics that we didn’t get to cover in last week’s podcast. Will this be the beginning of a new era, or the raping of an old legacy? Read on and decide for yourself. And don’t forget to come back tomorrow night for our liveblog of Rampage vs. Machida!

Between Rampage, Machida, Hughes, and Penn, who would most deserve a title shot after a win on Saturday?

BG: Matt Hughes by a country mile. Hughes has already built up three-straight wins in his division — which sets him apart from the other headliners on the card who are all coming off of losses — and a win in his rubber match against Penn might generate interest in the revival of another big-money rivalry from the past: Hughes vs. GSP. (Yes, Georges would need to get past Josh Koscheck at UFC 124, but who are we kidding here?)

No matter who holds the 170-pound strap at the end of next month, it’s clear that the UFC’s welterweight division is short on exciting title challengers, while the light-heavyweight division almost has too many of them. Once the Mauricio Rua vs. Rashad Evans title scrap finally goes down, the winner of Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader could legitimately be slotted in for a shot ahead of Jackson or Machida. Meanwhile, a Hall of Famer like Matt Hughes making another unlikely title run would be a lot more compelling than Jon Fitch or Jake Shields getting their dutiful turns at bat. In fact, Fitch and Shields should have to fight each other to establish the UFC’s Alpha Blanket before either of them get a whiff of championship gold.

RX: Wow, really? Country Breakfast was the first guy I eliminated. His last win over a guy under thirty years old was five years ago, and he hasn‘t shown any interest in actually fighting top 5 fighters at 170. Both Hughes and Penn are looking to win this fight so internet assholes like ourselves don’t start saying they’re washed-up bums.

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UFC 123 Main Event Breakdown: Rampage Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida

Filed under: UFCDETROIT — There is a saying that some people use in the MMA world that goes like this: If you’ve never lost, you’re not fighting the right people. For a time, Lyoto Machida seemed to turn that saying on its ear. He had fought BJ Penn a…

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DETROIT — There is a saying that some people use in the MMA world that goes like this: If you’ve never lost, you’re not fighting the right people. For a time, Lyoto Machida seemed to turn that saying on its ear. He had fought BJ Penn and Tito Ortiz, Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and yet a zero still followed the dash on his record.

After he captured the UFC light-heavyweight belt, more than a few declared it the “Lyoto Machida era,” sure that he would become a dominant champion with a lengthy reign. But it wasn’t long before the rematch with Rua proved what we already knew: that if you fight long enough, you will lose. You will have an off-day or someone will simply be better than you on one night.

But what happens next? What we’ve also learned in MMA is that how you rebound from losing is what ultimately defines you. Some guys fall apart, some are filled with self-doubt, and others simply re-double their efforts to ensure they will give themselves every chance to win in the future. At UFC 123, against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Machida will take that crucial step of stepping into a cage after rebuilding broken confidence.

Joe Lauzon Leaning Towards Saying No to George Sotiropoulos’ Fight Gear

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DETROIT — MMA Fighting spoke to Joe Lauzon at the UFC 123 media workouts about his upcoming fight against George Sotiropoulos, why he is leaning towards asking the commission to not allowing the Australian to wear his usual leg gear and the attention he’s received leading into this fight.

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DETROIT — MMA Fighting spoke to Joe Lauzon at the UFC 123 media workouts about his upcoming fight against George Sotiropoulos, why he is leaning towards asking the commission to not allowing the Australian to wear his usual leg gear and the attention he’s received leading into this fight.

Mark Munoz Looking to Channel Inner Manny Pacquaio at UFC 123

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DETROIT — MMA Fighting spoke to middleweight Mark Munoz about his UFC 123 against Aaron Simpson, what he learned about himself after losing to Yushin Okami, his doubters and the impact Manny Pacquiao, a fellow fighting Filipino, has had on his career.

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DETROIT — MMA Fighting spoke to middleweight Mark Munoz about his UFC 123 against Aaron Simpson, what he learned about himself after losing to Yushin Okami, his doubters and the impact Manny Pacquiao, a fellow fighting Filipino, has had on his career.