tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371661522011-12-09T16:20:43.282-07:00Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.comBlogger2631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-84305904071683098552011-12-09T16:06:00.001-07:002011-12-09T16:20:43.301-07:00

Is there something the betting public knows that you and I don't...is Lyoto sick?  I don't think so, this seems to be a case of the fan favorite pulling odds that don't fit the fight.  You can can go to fight metric and look at stats...it's even there.  You can look at past performances and common opponents... that give some edge to Bones. But, what justifies Lyoto Machida as a 4 to 1 underdog

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UFC 140 is going to be a blast as the mixed martial arts product returns to the city of Toronto, Canada for the second time. Canada is a hot bed for any type of fight sports and the UFC is giving the fans exactly what they want: another star-studded UFC card. UFC betting fans will get to see Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, former Light Heavyweight Champions Lyoto Machida and Tito Ortiz,

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This card is filled with names that most of us can't put with a face, so I put up a reminder. Mayhem Miller vs Bisping is the reason most folks will be watching this event, but for sports bettors there are some interesting values to look at. Don't go crazy with the underdog bets, make sure you have one or two solid anchor bets and use 2/3rds of your probable winnings to bet on the dogs. Jason

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  Dan Henderson (+110) vs. "Shogun" Rua (-140) Over the years it's been questionable as to how either of these fighter would preform after layoffs or injuries, but I'm just going to assume that tomorrow night the best of both are going to show up.  If that holds true it should make for a hell of a fight. H-bomb vs the onslaught  -  iron chin vs illusive attack. There are two big factors in

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Juniour Dos Santos KO of Cain Velasquez  After 4 hours of excellent fights on Facebook I was very ready for a great heavyweight battle.  Dos Santos had other ideas. One minute and four seconds into the fight it was over! Time for endless ads and six replays of the entire fight. It was a bit of a let down, but Junior left no question about who the champion is. Junior dicsussed in the post

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Cain Velasquez (-165 at BetOnline) vs Junior Dos Santos (+150 at Bodog) Alright Fight Fans! This is set to be the best heavyweight battle in the history of the UFC. Two unbeaten forces of destruction squaring off for a world title. If you're not a UFC fan yet this one should do it. Lets get to the betting odds for this fight and how it could pay out. The betting lines for this fight opened up

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BJ Penn (-140) vs Nick Diaz (+120) at UFC 137 Weigh-Ins This is the type of fight that I like to see the weigh-in before I make a pick. BJ Penn went from buddy to bully yesterday.  I don't care why he did it, it fired both of them up and they both need animosity to fight at their best.  I Think Diaz was suprised and will be more affected. He also be more likely to fall into BJ's fight plan.

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A few gentlemen from the very successful poker training site Cardrunners.com came up with a brilliant and legal (USA and CAN) avenue for betting on major sports leagues like the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB. The venue at Draftday.com is a mix of fantasy leagues and sit-n-go tournaments. In short you select a league, choose how much you want to wager ($5 - $200), and how many people you want to play

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Jones opened as a -305 favorite, but his price has only increased as sportsbooks adjust the lines to account for his unwavering support. The 24-year old champion is currently at -550, with Jackson coming back at +400.“It showed us how much hype Jon Jones really has,” said MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas. “And it could be legitimate, but Quinton Jackson is not going to sit where he’s at now

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It’s not too often that the “little” guys get the top billing on a UFC card, but that’s the case for Saturday night’s UFC 132 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas when the headline fight is a bantamweight championship bout between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber. The original featured match of UFC 132 was set to be a rematch of B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch, but both were forced to withdraw because

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Well if you've never treated yourself to a live UFC event in Las Vegas, you're really missing out. It's honestly the most memorable live event experience of my life.  The crowd is electric and filled with ridiculously hot women. Not to mention the raw power of a live fight. For my first event I was worried about two things, would I be able to see anything and would I be able to afford it. The

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 UFC betting Odds at Bodog Unless you live under a rock you already know this is the UFC's biggest show to date with two title fights set at the top. I see both the favorites retaining their belts and with such stiff odds on them, the only bet on either will be as part of a parlay. My one real underdog pick will Randy Couture and my anchor bet for this card will be Ben Henderson. Couture is

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Georges St Pierre (-400 BetUS) vs Jake Shields (+300 BetUS) St. Pierre (21-2) is a heavy favorite in the bout, as much as 4-to-1 according to some. With wins over Matt Hughes, Josh Koscheck and Sean Sherk, among others, on his resume, the book on GSP is that he chews up wrestlers. And wrestling is a big piece of Shields' success. Although he's better known for his submission game, Shields

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by Richard Gardner | Bodog Sportsbook Manager Despite the fact that welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre continues to say he hasn’t made any plans for his UFC future and that he’s totally focused on this Saturday’s fight with Jake Shields at Rogers Centre in Toronto, rumors persist that the bout against Shields will be St-Pierre’s last at 170 pounds. Then again, if St-Pierre is upset by the +

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Jon Jones (-205) finds himself living the dream after being offered a title fight just two years into his UFC career. The current champion, Shogun Rua (+165), is likely to make this a nightmare for Jones.  Many were surprised when Jones was posted as a significant favorite the day this fight was announced. Some of this is based on Jones' popularity with bettors, some on Rua's untested knee and 

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Sportsbook accounts are great for betting on fights, but they're real purpose shines during March Madness. Many betting sites offer bracket contests with prizes up to $1 Million dollars. BetUS has stepped it up offering a prize of $5 MILLION DOLLARS! To fill in your perfect bracket you just need to register with BetUS and get a FREE bracket entry for every $100 deposit. It's basically a free

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Place Your Bets at Bodog Sportsbook A free fight card with some very close and exciting match ups means good viewing and good betting. I see four UnderDogs worth a look especially Alessio Sakara at +190. The other three are slight dogs. The main event is a strong matchup between two guys with a great fighting spirit. I’ve been a big Kampmann fan since he came on the UFC scene. Martin’s inner

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 Bet on all aspects of UFC 127 at Bodog Sports Book I'm going with an anchor and hammer set of bets on Saturday with the addition of a parlay bet for my hammer. The parlay is definitely a 7 cherries bet, but the anchors are solid and profit from those should carry this bet ticket. Desert Dog's Picks for UFC 127 BJ Penn via TKO Jorge Rivera via TKO Dennis Siver via TKO Chris Lytle via

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Picks from 39 Pro MMA fighters on the upcoming UFC 127 fight between Jon Fitch and B.J. Penn were compiled. There's some quickies and some pretty well thought out responses. Here's the overall results: Pros who picked Fitch: 24 (71%) Pros who picked Penn: 10 (29%) Pros who could not decide: 5 (ignored for probabilities) In betting terms those percentages equate to handicapped lines of -245

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Dennis is coming into this fight a 3 to 1 underdog (Bodog), but I have to agree with his perception of this fight...he is being over looked by fans and bettors for that matter. George has tremendous skills and an 8 fight win streak is nothing to ignore, but he has not faced this type of stand up fighter. Siver's speed and power could be too much. George was outmatched by Lauzon's standup in his

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BJ Penn (+170) vs Jon Fitch (-200) It's a fight we've all been talking about but the betting public is liking BJ less and less. BJ opened as a very slight dog and is now edging toward a 2 to 1 underdog. Pretty amazing for a title holder in two weight classes and someone just coming off a huge KO win. People seem more focused on BJ's past losses to both Edgar and St Pierre. Pierre won with

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For the most part expect the favorites to win their fights - with two exceptions - Andrei Arlovski is facing a fellow Russian Sergei Karitonov. Sergei has been quite inactive in the last three years Although he has some big wins he has some glaring losses, I think Arlovski is a decent value as a dog. Second is Ray Sefo against Valentijn Overeem (Alistair's brother) who has a record of

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Winners: Anderson Silva affirms greatest ever.Steven Seagal gets credit for the kick.Everyone who watched UFC126. Losers: Yushin Okami probably not getting a title shot.GSP gets to face Silva if he beats Shields...Oh shit.  Winners: Forrest gets a huge and needed win.Forrest is one step closer to another title shot. Losers: No one really, it was a great fight and Franklin is Still solid in the

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Desert Dog's Picks for UFC 126 Anderson Silva via TKO - Bet 210  to win 100 (Make Your Bet) Rich Franklin via UD - Bet 155 to win 100 (Make Your Bet) Jon Jones via TKO - Bet 280 to win 100 (Make Your Bet) Migual Torres - Bet None Carlos Rocha via Sub - Bet 100 to win 220 (Make Your Bet) N. Yamamoto over Johnson via UD - Bet none Paul Taylor over Gabe Ruediger via enima - Bet none Ricardo

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Anderson Silva (-220 BetUS) vs Vitor Belfort (+230 5Dimes) Record: 27-4-0Record: 12-0-0 WinsWins 15 (T)KO’s (56%)13 (T)KO’s (68%) 5 Submissions (18%)2 Submissions (11%) 7 Decisions (26%)4 Decisions (21%) LossesLosses 1 Decision (25%)2 (T)KO’s (25%) 2 Submissions (50%)1 Submissions (12%) 1 DQ  (25%)5 Decision  (62%) Height: 6’2”Height: 6’ Reach: 77.5”Reach: 74” Fight Match up Edge: Anderson

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Jon Jones (-300 Bodog)   vs    Ryan Bader (+225 5Dimes) Record: 11-1-0Record: 12-0-0 WinsWins 7 (T)KO’s (63.6%)5 (T)KO’s (41.7%) 2 Submissions (18.2%)3 Submissions (25%) 2 Decisions (18.2%)4 Decisions (33.3%) LossesLosses 0 (T)KO’s (0%)0 (T)KO’s (0%) 0 Submissions (0%)0 Submissions (0%) 1 DQ  (100%)0 Decision  (0%) Height: 6’4”Height: 6’2” Reach: 84.5”Reach: 74” Fight Match up Edge: Jon

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Rich Franklin (-170 Bodog)   vs   Forrest Griffin (+145 5Dimes) Record: 28-5-0Record: 17-6-0 WinsWins 15 (T)KO’s (53.6%)3 (T)KO’s (17.7%) 10 Submissions (35.7%)7 Submissions (41.2%) 3 Decisions (10.7%)7 Decisions (41.2%) LossesLosses 4 (T)KO’s (80%)4 (T)KO’s (80%) 0 Submissions (0%)0 Submissions (0%) 1 Decision  (20%)2 Decision  (20%) Height: 6’1”Height: 6’3” Reach: 76”Reach: 77” Fight Match

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You wanna make a bet....

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Jon Anik of MMA live sits down with Kenny Florian, Brian Stann, and Frankie Edgar to discuss the upcoming UFC Fight night, the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, UFC 126, and a bunch of other great matchups in pipe for this spring. Kenny and Frankie both have a great perspective on the Guillard vs Dunham bout scheduled for this weekend. They both agree with my assessment of how the fight is

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Melvin Guillard (+200 BetUS) vs. Evan Dunham (-260 BetUS)  - 155 lbs This fight doesn't hold any title stakes, but it should be an action packed bout. Guillard is coming off his most controlled performance to date pulling out a split decision against power striker Jeremy Stephens. Guillard's downfall over his entire career has been submission defense. All but one of his losses have come by

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Well the "technical difficulties" of last week were not solved until I returned home well after UFC 125 was in the books. I just watched the show last night and was suprised by every fight except the Diaz vs Kim. Clay Guida put on a great fight and actually calmed down enough to follow a great game plan to take home his third submission win in a row. Brandon Vera's striking

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Pettis gif by ZombieProphet over at CampizonE MMA What can you say but WOW! Anthony Pettis lands a matrix move in the last minute of round five and secures the WEC lightweight title just in time to move to the UFC for a chance at that title. I'm crossing my fingers that Frankie will avenge his loss to Gray and face off against Pettis. The excitement and energy of two new weight

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Tonight promises to be a Grand "Grand Finale" for the WEC with two titles on the line and obviously huge implications for these fighters transitions into the UFC. The biggest is the opportunity for Bend Henderson or Anothony Pettis to fight for the UFC lightweight title with a win tonight. In betting terms, the best odds on favorites are from 5Dimes and the best odds for WEC dogbets are provided

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GSP is Captain Canada GSP vs Koscheck has garnered more interest than possibly any UFC event in recent years. For us bettors that means lots of action. This doesn't rank up there with GSP's second bout against Hughes where you could get Georges as an underdog. Instead, it's more like GSP vs Serra II, where GSP's odds were just reasonable, but the security and expected value was very high. BetUS

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Main card picks: Cain Velasquez +120 (Bet 100 win 120) BetUS Martin Kampmann +200 (Bet 100 win 200) Bodog Diego Sanchez -100 (Bet 100 win 100) BetUSMatt Hamill -240 (Bet 120 win 50) BodogGabriel Gonzaga -155 5Dimes    Tom Lawlor +145 (Bet 50 win 72.5) BetUSUndercard Picks:  Court McGee -220  Bodog  Sam Stout -175  BodogDaniel Roberts -145 BetUS Chris Camozzi +110 5Dimes    Jon Madsen -200 

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Main card picks: Frank Mir -220 (Bet 110 win 50) 5Dimes Rogererio Nogueira +150 (Bet 100 win 150) 5DimesChris Lytle -130 (Bet 130 win 100) 5Dimes Evan Dunham -240 (Bet 120 win 50) BodogMelvin Guilard -160 (Bet 80 win 50)  BetPhoenixUndercard Picks: CB Dollaway -330 5Dimes  Joey Beltran +130 (Bet 65 win 100) 5Dimes  Julio Paulino +145 (Bet 100 win 145) 5Dimes  Thiago Tavares -250 Bodog  Sean

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Jon Fitch, Josh Thomson, Javier Mendez and others provide their professional insight to the two main event fights at UFC 119. I think they all hit the nail on the head, which is unfortunate for Cro Cop.  You wanna make a bet....

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I would like to recommend two Sportsbooks which are industry leaders and are considered to be in the top 5% of books ranked by SportsbookReview.com. Several factors have lead to my support of theses books. Obviously they need to have full odds for MMA and the UFC, but even more importantly is customer service, stability, security, and the ability to move money in and out of your account with

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Main card picks: BJ Penn -280 (Bet 280 win 100) 5Dimes Randy Couture -560 (Bet 560 win 100) 5DimesKenny Florian -150  (Bet 300 win 200) 5DimesMario Miranda +205 (Bet 100 win 205) BodogMarcus Davis +175 (Bet 100 win 175)  5Dimes Undercard Picks: Dan Miller -275 5Dimes  Joe Lauzon -325 5Dimes  Nik Lentz +102 (Bet 100 win 102) 5Dimes  Mike Peirce -250 Bodog  Nick Osipczak -140 Sportsbook  Gerald

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James Toney Focused Subtitles or not Toney is bringing a lot of interest to the table. This is the first real test of a pure-elite boxer stepping into a cage with a truly elite MMA fighter. So how will this play out, will the questions of boxing vs MMA really be answered with this one fight? Hell if I know, but I do know that this is a serious fight for both men. James Toney Betting Line +540

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Here are the current odds for WEC 50. The favorites in the top three fights should win and have moderate value for chalk bets. I'll be gone until Monday so I won't be able to update these odds. I don't see any outstanding values, but I also don't know WEC fighters as well, so if you see a hot bet let us know. 5DimesBetUSBodogSportsBook Dominick Cruz -235-300-225-240 Joseph Benavidez +195+200+

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Welcome to the biggest card of 2010. Two title contender fights and one title fight which has taken all the lime light.  Chael Sonnen has talked his way into the fight of his life which is just what he wanted. He may be mentally challenged but he has the style and ability to take this fight to Anderson and truly test his grit. The rest of the main card fights are closer than the odds may suggest

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UFC 117:  Jon Fitch (-105 Bodog) vs Thiago Alves (-120 BetUS) How quickly we seem to forget the past. I know 2006 may be way outside your short term memory, but take a little journey back with me. Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves met up for the first time at UFN 5 at the Hard Rock Cafe with about 17 people in the audience to witness the outcome. It was Fitch's 3rd fight in the UFC and Thiago's 4th.

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-35309420302671402462010-08-03T10:23:00.001-06:002010-08-03T12:26:59.000-06:00

Chael Sonnen Taps Out Just an early prediction. Love it or hate it, Chael's endless jawing has fight fans on both sides of this one frothed. The betting odds show that bettors don't buy Sonnen's belief that he can control Silva for five rounds. Anderson Silva (-450) vs Chael Sonnen (+325) Chael Sonnen Taps Again Chael has proven with his last three fights that he can overpower and out

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The UFC on Versus show isn't the greatest set of fights ever but, any fight with Jon Jones is worth watching in my opinion. In terms of betting opportunities I see a two dog parlay that provides some fat odds and pretty decent expected value. Parlay (+748): Munoz over Okami (+165) and Gomi over Griffin (+220) Mark Munoz (8-1) has found his pace with three straight wins and is the picture of who

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Desert Dog’s Picks for UFC 116: Brock Lesnar (-130 at 5Dimes) : 130 to win 100 George Sotiropoulos (-175 at Bodog) : 340 to win 200 The rest of the betting picks for UFC 116: Stephan Bonnar (+190) over Krzysztof Soszynski (-210)  Brendan Schaub (-300) over Chris Tuchscherer (+275) Goran Reljic (-160) over Kendall Grove (+145) Chris Leben (+170) over Yoshihiro Akiyama (-

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I'm in transit between work and vacation, but this card and championship fight is too big to pass up. I'll be posting some analysis and potential bets tonight or tomorrow. You wanna make a bet....

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The betting lines have been released for all of the UFC 114 bouts and now it's time to see if there are any bargains in the bin. The headline fight between Rashad Evans and Quinton Rampage Jackson has been bouncing around at basically even for nearly a month now.  I still think Rampage should be a slight favorite, giving a bet on him at any of the current odds (-105 Bodog) good value. The best

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Do you really want to piss off Rampage? This fight was interesting when it was first announced, but now that Dana has hinted that the winner is likely to face Shogun for his first title defense the stakes just got a lot higher for both guys. There hasn't been much discussion of where Rampage stands with the UFC and if he even wants to continue fighting, but for now I'll just assume he does to

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Dan Miragliotta stepping though on his takedown of Paul Daley (Photo from Esther Lin at Fanhouse) Paul Daley was released from the UFC for his sucker punch well after the bell. Then he had to suffer one more takedown from big tan Dan. You wanna make a bet....

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-40038758685561433492010-05-07T14:42:00.004-06:002010-05-07T14:53:58.420-06:00

In a recent back and forth between the UFC's Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley at the MMA Underground, Daley called for a photoshop contest to do the "fraggle" justice.  Here are some of the best so far. I know Daley picked "Bob Ross" as the winner already, but holy shit I love the Kosfunkle! Click the link to see 19 more works of art....

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WEC featherweight championship Jose "Junior" Aldo (-280 BetUS) vs. Urijah "The California Kid" Faber(+225 Bodog) Aldo is likely the most feared striker in the division, some sharp BJJ, and amazing takedown defense, just ask the incredibly strong Mike Brown who was unable to get him down. Jose Aldo looks to be unbeatable in this division, but then again so did BJ Penn. Urijah Faber must

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Strikeforce Nashville with a bang this weekend, featuring a whopping three title fights. The first thing I thought when I saw the odds was "did Tim Stout go blind or something, cause Miller isn't THAT great". But seeing the unexpected upsets over the last two months it might be worth considering a bet on Stout. Strikeforce Main Event Betting Odds Dan Henderson (-400 BetUS) vs. Jake Shields (+

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Vancouver fans are showing no lack of excitement for their first ever UFC PPV event. According to the Examiner “The UFC announced that a new record for the fastest sellout in the organization’s history was set. UFC 115, which takes place in Vancouver on June 12, sold out just 30 minutes after the ticket pre-sale began. Shortly after the sellout was made official, UFC President Dana

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One of my favorite sites to gauge how people, with a good understanding of MMA and MMA betting, stand on the fights in each major UFC, WEC, & Strikeforce event is MMAmoneyline.com. More specifically their Pros Picks page which pits 8 MMA sites against one another in a betting competition. It's very telling in events like UFC 112 and others with heavy favorites when fighters picked by every

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-7580191738548514792010-04-13T21:26:00.000-06:002010-04-13T21:26:15.449-06:00

Don't fuck around in Belgian malls they're full of ninjas in mime shirts. You wanna make a bet....

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Dana and the UFC are done trying to protect the TUF story line and have moved on to selling tickets. The long rumored bout between Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin is set for UFC 115 on June 12 in Vancouver, Canada.  The full fight card for UFC 115 has also been confirmed. It's not the strongest card in history but there are some exciting names worth seeing. Main Event Chuck Liddell vs. Rich

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Frankie Edgar put on the show of his life simply out "slicking" the Prodigy. BJ looked baffled by round four. BJ's power and accuracy were there but he seemed unable to pull the trigger due to Edgars movement and speed. Wow, just plain Wow! Congrats to Edgar on Being the NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION!! No real response from BJ Penn about injuries or meth addictions (joke)... just 5 hard fought

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-12598787960767550362010-04-09T13:18:00.002-06:002010-04-10T08:01:48.367-06:00

Both Guys look great and should be an awesome fight, but the odds are terrible. Remember Maia vs Marquardt? Ya me too, this will be even worse. All I want is one god damn Gracie to win in the modern UFC. Renzo you’re a total goober sometimes... but I really, really hope you take out Hughes...Please! Gustafsson is an interesting +425 dog (Bodog). KO’d 7 of 9 opponents, is unbeaten, and

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-63062508066566991692010-03-29T18:07:00.000-06:002010-03-29T18:07:41.844-06:00

The betting lines for UFC Fight night 21 are rolling out and a few bargins look ripe for picking, especially some surprisingly heavy underdogs. Top of the list is Lucio Linhares at +450 (Bodog) in his fight against Yushin Okami. Yushin should be the favorite here, but Linhares has the same stature as Okami, has shown a slightly better finishing rate, and Yushin has reached the disallusioned

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Photo via Getty Images Jon Jones played the smart fight taking it to the ground and cracking Brandon Vera's face with (legal) elbows. It was a night of brutal finishes as every fight on the braodcast ended in TKO. You wanna make a bet....

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Jones got a little energized when Dana decided to separate them at the weigh-ins and the energy was definitely electric. I’m looking forward to the hole card, but this one is at the top of my list. I really hope to see Jones tested and then the absolute destruction of Vera. Sorry Brandon I’ve moved on. See all of Combat Lifestyles pics from the UFC on Versus weigh ins.

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The betting lines for the full UFC on Versus card have been released by BetUS and 5 Dimes, so I'm posting some quick thoughts on the fights and their value from a betting perspective. From a fight fan perspective, this is just a great card and I hope several of the undercard fights make it to the broadcast. UFC on Versus Main Card: Jon Jones (-240 5Dimes) vs Brandon Vera (+200 BetUS) Great

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-53795625260236625942010-03-10T14:46:00.001-07:002010-03-10T14:46:06.568-07:00

UFC 111:  Jon Fitch (+110 BetUS) vs Thiago Alves (-130 Bodog) How quickly we seem to forget the past. I know 2006 may be way outside your short term memory, but take a little journey back with me. Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves met up for the first time at UFN 5 at the Hard Rock Cafe with about 17 people in the audience to witness the outcome. It was Fitch's 3rd fight in the UFC and Thiago's 4th.

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Here's your chance to smack down Dana "The Dome" White and it's free. I'm sure it will be a bit of a junk show, so really how can you resist. Sign up for the UFC Poker Room before this Thursday, March 11 at 10 p.m. ET.  It's an entirely free poker room, with lots of tournaments for UFC swag, cash, tickets, and even full trips. The Dana White Bounty Tournament is free too. The winner receives a

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The superstars of the WEC lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight divisions will be all lighting up the cage at WEC 47. Bowles vs Cruz is the Bantamweight Title fight headlines the show, but there's plenty of interest to see the return of Miguel Torres, Jens Pulver, and Leonard Garcia just to mention a few. All betting lines provided below are from Bogdog Sportsbook, lines are also available

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-48855414172751546472010-02-26T12:59:00.002-07:002011-02-11T16:32:40.013-07:00

Captain Canada has proven his near invincibility with 13 wins in the UFC and his two UFC losses... vengeance was later rained down on Hughes and Serra. GSP has been the favorite in every fight he's had since 2007 and  minus one BIG exception (-700 against Serra), he's come  through with flying colors. Dan "Underdog" Hardy has been posted as the underdog in his last 5 fights...and he's paid off

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-64392890274962059622010-02-23T11:24:00.000-07:002010-02-23T11:24:14.290-07:00

Event: UFC 112 Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010, at 10 p.m. ET PPV Location: United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Concert Arena, Ferrari World, Yas Island Main event:  UFC Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia Main card (Televised): UFC Lightweight Championship: BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz DaMarques Johnson vs. Brad

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Cain Velasquez (-120 BetUS)    Antonio Nogueira (+105 5Dimes) First, the odds in this fight have flipped in the last week with Valasquez now being the slight  favorite. This often happens after the betting public sees promo video and articles about a big fight. In this case it hasn't made foreseeing an outcome any easier. "Big Nog" has really impressed in his move to the UFC and aside from his

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George Sotiropoulos (+200 BetUS) vs Joe Stevenson (-240 5Dimes) George (11-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) is set to show people in his home country what he is all about. Primarily know for his submission chops, Soiropoulos is more than sufficient on his feet. Most writers and the betting public are giving Joe Stevenson (31-10 MMA, 8-4 UFC) the edge in this fight based on his wrestling. Although both fighters

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-67656853905986606542010-02-06T02:29:00.003-07:002010-02-06T02:55:08.435-07:00

Desert Dog's picks and bets for UFC 109: Main CardRandy Couture via TKO, No BetMike Swick via decision, Bet 400 to win 200 at Bodog Marquardt via Submission, Bet 750 win 200 at 5DimesMiller via split decision, Bet 50 to win  162.5 at BodogSerra via submission, Bet 132 to win 100 at 5Dimes Preliminary Fights Mac Danzig via ?, No Bet Guillard via KO, No Bet Hague via submission, Bet 50 to win 95

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-63577455750259923072010-02-03T12:59:00.001-07:002010-02-03T13:49:09.591-07:00

Nate Marquardt is facing vetran grappler Chael Sonnen, in what could be one of the most exciting fights of the show. Nate is now a heavy favorite, his betting line opened around -270 and have moved to a very wide range from -525 at Bodog to -370 at 5Dimes. It's pretty rare to see fight odds this spread out the week of an event. I think it's indicative of how this fight has been marketed and how

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-86139345030265667692010-02-02T16:46:00.000-07:002010-02-02T16:46:41.564-07:00

Over the last month betting lines on Maia vs Miller have spread. Maia initially opened at -320 at 5 Dimes and BetUS, now he's sitting as high as -500 at Bodog. Of course, the opposite is true for Miller who opened at +250 at most books and is now going for +350 at Bodog. The betting pulic is looking at the history of one common opponent Chael Sonnen, Maia beat him and Miller lost to him. Chael

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-2770913497236384022010-01-30T14:13:00.002-07:002010-01-30T14:23:49.699-07:00

Event: Strikeforce: "Miami" Date: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at 10 p.m. ET on SHOWTIME Location: BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida As is typical of the Strikeforce events, some of the new names they are promoting strongly have been handed weak competition (Hershal Walker and Bobby Lashley especially). While not great odds they stack up well in a parlay bet. Although Lashley's odds are so

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World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) goes down in Arco Arena in Sacramento, California on Sunday January 10. The main card promises some barn burners, especially the main event. Top billing goes to lightweight champion Jamie "C-4" Varner and interim title holder Ben "Smooth" Henderson.  Who will unify the belts?Tune in to the Versus network  at 9 p.m. ET and find out for yourself live. Jamie Varner

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On Dec. 29 "Countdown UFC 108: Jacob vs. Edward." will spotlight the Jan. 2 Event to be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. UFC 108 is the UFC's first show of 2010 and has been redesigned weekly by the infamous gypsy curse, that can only be broken by an epic battle between two immortal beings. OK, maybe I’m taking this creepy promo poster a little to far. The UFC had grand

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Desert Dog's Pick for UFC 107: Main card picks: BJ Penn -275 (Bet 550 win 200) Bodog Cheick Kongo +180 (Bet 100 win 180) Bodog Jon Fitch -400  (Bet 1200 win 300)  BetUS Kenny Florian -210 (No Bet) Stefan Struve -135 (Bet 135 win 100) BetUS Undercard Picks: Wilson Gouveia (-105) Matt Wiman (-340) Johnny Hendricks (-500) Rousimar Palhares (-340) Edgar Garcia (-265) T.J. Grant (-130) B.J.

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The handicappers at BetUS are providing their usual excellent selection of free betting picks for this Saturdays UFC 107 Sanchez vs Penn event. BetUS is definitely the most UFC friendly sportsbook with excellent betting guides, picks, loyalty promotions, and of course thier always entertaining and informative podcasts and fighter interviews. You wanna make a bet....

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Frank Mir (-200 BetUS) vs Cheick Congo (+220 BetUS) An interesting matchup and not the typical grappler vs kickboxer, because Mir's not that good of a wrestler. His ground game is very solid and but when the fight hits the ground he's on his back more often than not. Mir's very dangerous from that position, but stronger opponents like Lesnar were able to dominate him with ground and pound.

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Kimbo Slice (+200 BetUS) vs. Houston Alexander (-260 BetUS) The interest in Kimbo never seises to amaze me. He's an incredibly likeable aging hulk - but is he a UFC caliber MMA fighter? His brief fighting stint on TUF 10 didn't answer any questions about his ability. His desire to learn came through strong and he's continued to work on developing some sort of ground game...at least the ability

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Roy Nelson (-275 BetUS) vs Brendan Schaub (+215 BetUS) Few people are excited about the thought of Roy Nelson getting a UFC contract, including Dana White. The problem is he knows how to win and his competition so far has just plain sucked. Brendan Schaub is still budding as a fighter and will likey be moving down to 205 lbs after this fight. Point being - Size is a real issue in this match up.

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Well it's not the sexiest fight card you'll ever see, but it's free! Four and a half Heavyweight bouts and only the the big one has a pair of fighters with any real future in MMA. Kimbo and Houston will be fighting at a catch weight of 215 lbs and I'll bet that won't be too easy for Mr. Slice.  The Main event should provide an excellent stage for Jon "Bones" Jones to show off his exciting and

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You wanna make a bet....

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Ariel Helwani of MMA FanHouse provides another good interview. Dana talks about how UFC 106 went, his thoughts on the few small controversys...eye pokes and scoring, and he talks about who really impressed him (hint he recieved two bonuses).

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Main card picks: Forrest Griffin -120 (Bet $240 win $200) Bodog Anthony Johnson -120 (Bet $60 win $50) BetUS Amir Sadollah -185 Sportsbook Jacob Volkmann +200 (Bet $100 win $200) BetUS Antonio Rogerio Nogueira -150 5 Dimes Undercard Picks: Ben Saunders +190 (Bet $100 win $190) Bodog Jake Rosholt -180 5 Dimes Brock Larson -500 BetUs Fabricio Camoes +200 (Bet $100 win

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Unknowns never make the most popular bets, but they often make the profitable. I expect Camoes to dominate the faultering veteran Uno. Fabricio "Morango" Camoes - UFC 106 from 1360 Films on Vimeo.You wanna make a bet....

Desert Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06793888601434707406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37166152.post-49014254755266066752009-11-19T14:53:00.010-07:002009-12-02T13:33:54.129-07:00

Karo Parisyan has burned his last bridge in the UFC with yet another last minute pull-out. Dana White didn't care to explain in any detail why Heat got cold feet, Twittering only this:"Karo Parisyan has fucked over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again!!! He will not be fighting Saturday or ever again in the UFC!!""Pulled out of the fight the day before weigh ins again with a laundry list of

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Spencer Fisher (+200 Bodog) vs Joe Stevenson (-220 BetUS) Spencer fisher (23-4) has only lost 3 decisions to Stout, Edgar, and Prater. Spencer also has one TKO loss to Hermes Franca, but it is pretty clear that injuries and infection played a role in his performance. The competition he's faced in both the middleweight and lightweight divisions have been very solid over all. His wins are fairly

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Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (-400 BetUS) vs. Ben “Smooth” Henderson (+300 BetUS) WEC Interim Lightweight Title FightWith Jamie Varner on the injured role, this fight for the interim belt, features Cerrone looking ahead and not at the fight on hand.The “Cowboy” holds the superior skill set and a solid size and reach advantage. If he brings all of his tools to bear in this fight he should at least get

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UFC 103 this Saturday night is going up against another highly anticipated Pay-per-view event as Floyd Mayweather makes his return to the ring the same night. What could hurt UFC betting is that Mayweather has been out of the ring since 2007 and people have no doubt missed seeing him dance around the ring, making his opponents look foolish.Regardless, the faithful MMA fan base will have their

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Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)Location: Rose Garden in Portland, OregonMain event:265 lbs.: Randy Couture (-170 bodog) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (+150 BetUS) Never bet against Couture, it's a cliché, but it's true in this fight. Couture is currently a -170 favorite and in a perfect match up against Big Nog. In all aspects of the fight Randy has the edge

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Carano (+160) vs Santos (-185 Bodog)Female fighters are finally coming into there own with the first ever ladies headline event topped with the first ever women's title on the line.Gina Carano (7-0) is with out a doubt the most recognized female fighter in the world but she's also a very strong fighter with a lot of heart and heavy hands. Gina has trained with many of the best in the business and

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Oh damn, I'm pretty wasted right now...you ever had Jack Daniels Rye...It's really fucking good. Any way I'm looking to recoop a 1.15 unit loss from last night with a bet on the sweet WEC 42 card tonight. The two badest mother fuckers at 135 are set for 5 rounds and the odds are very out of whack. I think it's based on how amazing and diverse Miguel Torres game is and how relatively narrow the

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There were a couple of fights last night that made me want to shut it down and just get drunk. Not because I lost a little money, but because of unbridled boredom. #1 Josh Neer vs Kirt Pelligrino – from fight of the night potential to nap of the night. I was as pissed as Neer at the end of this one. I hate fights being won through top control win little to no aggression from good position.

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These boys better put on a show or the Philly fans will eat them for suppa. I don’t think they’ll be disappointed. There’s potential for lots of highlight footage in this show. In terms of bets I’m running primarily with chalk bets except for one shocker…I hope. Be sure to check out the lines being offered by 5 Dimes Sportsbook, they offer not only some of the best lines available, but some very

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Photo via the prowess of Fightlinker's photoshop skills The odds of this happening at UFC 101 is 100%...Of course Anderson will hit him back.Forrest Griffin (+285 Bodog) vs Anderson Silva (-350 BetUS)Nobody seems to be giving Forrest much of a chance. Yes he's had his shit conked by Jardine and Evans, but he's also stepped and beat Rampage and Rua...That's huge, really. Anderson of course could

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BJ Penn (-230 BetUS) vs Kenny Florian (+200 Bodog)Technique or power, ground or striking? Typical questions for any match up, but in this one it's a bit cloudy. BJ's prowess on the ground is well know, but his finishes on the ground typically are initiated with strikes. Penn has greatly improved his cardio and has very smooth technical boxing with the fortunate addition of heavy hands. On top of

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Desert Dog back with my tips and “Smart Bets” for UFC 100: this Saturday, July 11 at the Mandaly Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. It's an unbelievable card as the UFC hits the century mark, with two world titles and a card filled with intriuging and tough match ups.At first glance you might think most of these fights are set to be blow outs, but remeber the odds are set according to public setiment and

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According to The Sun, UFC 100 will air LIVE and FREE on Sky channel 433 - Formerly Racing World network — they will become a UFC station for nine hours. Coverage will begin at 9pm on Saturday with all five episodes of the UFC's Top 100 Fights. They will be followed by the official Countdown to UFC 100 program, taking you up to 3am when the live show from Vegas begins.No subscription to Sky

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Brock Lesnar (- 225 Bodog) vs Frank Mir (+190 BetUS)Brock (Cock Chestnar...thanks Fightlinker) is no doubt a physical freak of nature and of course holds a tremendous wrestling background, but really what have we seen of him? His first big fight showed that as a wrestler he coud take down someone like Mir...who is great on the ground but has never been a solid wrestler or shown a need for

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