Greatest Kick of All Time in MMA – Anthony Pettis

December 17th, 2010admin

Last nights final ever WEC event produced a great night of fights.  In what could be the fight of the year, Anthony Pettis vs Ben Henderson, also produced what was arguably the greatest kick ever in a mixed martial arts fight.  Watch here as Anthony Pettis aka Showtime uses a movie style wall walk kick to almost knockout Ben Henderson.

WEC 53 Henderson vs Pettis Odds

December 13th, 2010admin

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis

Location: Glendale, Ariz.
Venue: Jobing.com Arena
Broadcast: Versus

WEC 53 Odds from BetUS

MAIN CARD

• Champ Benson Henderson -175 vs. Anthony Pettis +145 (for lightweight title)
• Champ Dominick Cruz -220 vs. Scott Jorgensen +175 (for bantamweight title)
• Donald Cerrone vs. Chris Horodecki
• Bart Palaszewski vs. Kamal Shalorus
• Danny Downes vs. Tiequan Zhang

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Shane Roller vs. Jamie Varner
• Ivan Menjivar vs. Brad Pickett
• Ken Stone vs. Eddie Wineland
• Danny Castillo vs. Will Kerr
• Yuri Alcantara vs. Ricardo Lamas
• Renan Barao vs. Chris Cariaso

After this card marks the end of the WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting).

UFC 122 Picks

November 11th, 2010admin

UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami

Location: Oberhausen, Germany
Venue: Konig Pilsener Arena
Broadcast: Spike TV

UFC 122 Odds from 5Dimes

MAIN CARD

• Nate Marquardt -210 vs. Yushin Okami +175
• Jorge Rivera -105 vs. Alessio Sakara -115
• Dennis Siver -125 vs. Andre Winner +105
• Amir Sadollah -310 vs. Peter Sobotta +255
• Krzysztof Soszynski -105 vs. Goran Reljic -115

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)

• Rob Kimmons +180 vs. Kyle Noke -220
• Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira +240 vs. Vladimir Matyushenko -280
• Pascal Krauss -210 vs. Mark Scanlon +175
• Duane “Bang” Ludwig +225 vs. Nick Osipczak -265
• Seth Petruzelli -115 vs. Karlos Vemola -105
• Kris McCray -105 vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha -115

UFC 122 is only a couple days away and unfortunately no there hasn’t been any new matches added to the card.  In a card lacking any superstars, looking more like a UFC fight night rather than a full fledged event.  Maybe thats why it still isn’t sold out in Germany yet.

The main card features Nate “The Great” Marquardt vs Yushin Okami.  Tough test for Marquardt as Okami finds ways not to lose.  Okami has power but haven’t really seen any knockout power so Nate should be safe from that.  The most likely output will be Nate winning by a 3 round snoozer.  At 5Dimes you can bet how long fights last, so a decision bet would be the favourite here.

Jorge Rivera has been rejuvinated lately, and unfortunately for Sakara he is standing in his warpath.  This will definitely be a slugfest making for the fight of the match.  Look for Rivera to continue his winning ways a pull off a tko here.

Dennis Siver is a fighter with all the moves but not the finish.  He finds ways to lose, and this time it will be to a Winner, Andre that is.  Andre should be successful here.

Amir Sadollah returns to the octagon as a big favourite over who???  Peter Sobotta.  ok..

In another good match Krzysztof Soszynski (hope I spelt it right) vs Goran Reljic will be a very good technical battle, which will likely end up in a decision.  For who?  I don’t have a clue.

On the undercard, one odd that is puzzling me is why Duane Ludwig is a +225 underdog to Nick Osipczak?  Definately worth the underdog pick here.

Also the 2nd last WEC fight card is on tonight featuring Urijah Faber vs Takeya Mizugaki.  Urijah is a heavy -370 favourite here.

>>> Bet on UFC 122 at 5 Dimes <<<

UFC and WEC to merge in 2001

October 28th, 2010admin

In a surprise announcement, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) will merge with its parent company Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) in January 2011. This means that the bantamweight and featherweight divisions will be introduced into UFC fights and the lightweight division will merge with the UFC one.

“The timing was right,” White said. “The reality is we purchased the WEC, (and) we started getting these lighter-weight guys exposure on television. … Now, as the UFC continues to grow globally, and we’re doing more and more fights, now we’re bringing in those lighter weightclasses.”

The final 2 WEC events will be WEC 52 on Nov 11 and WEC 53 on Dec 16.  You can bet on these final 2 WEC fights at BetUS.  Current featherweight champion Jose Aldo will keep his belt and become a UFC title holder.  He will defend that title at UFC 125 on Jan 1.  The other 2 belts are on the line at WEC53 bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz vs Scott Jorgensen and Ben Henderson takes on Anthony Pettis for the lightweight crown.  Then the winner of that fight will merge UFC/WEC titles and fight the winner of the Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard fight.

2011 will definately be an exciting year for MMA fans.

Strikeforce: Gina Carano vs Cristiane Santos Picks

August 10th, 2009admin

MAIN CARD

• Gina Carano vs. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (for Strikeforce women’s 145-pound title)
• Nick Diaz vs. Jay Hieron (for first-ever Strikforce welterweight title)
• Champ Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Gegard Mousasi (for Strikeforce light heavyweight title)
• Champ Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (for Strikeforce interim lightweight title)

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)

• Mike Kyle vs. Fabricio Werdum
• Mike Cook vs. Scott Lighty
• David “Tarzan” Douglas vs. Justin Wilcox
• Zak Bucia vs. James Terry
• Isaiah Hill vs. Alex Trevino

I forgot to post my WEC Bowles vs Torres picks, so I’ll post the strikeforce picks earlier than normal.  Though it never crossed my mind that Bowles would defeat Torres.  Not sure what the min odds it would have taken for me to take Bowles.

I can’t wait for this inaugural women’s title match, Gina “Conviction” Carano vs Cristianne “Cyborg” Santos.  I would have to put Gina as a nice favourite in this one.  Even though Cyborg is a tough cookie, Carano’s standup is unmatched, and I really believe this should sttay up on their feet.  The bigger question is if they will make weight or not. 

Nick Diaz vs Jay Hieron won’t even be close, Diaz will demolish Hieron.  Edit: Now that Diaz would rather get high than wear championship gold, Jesse Taylor vs Jay Hieron will be a much closer match.  At even money I would probably go with size over experience.  Taylor for the decision victory.

Though Babalu has looked much improved lately, this should be a no contest as well.  Gegard IMO might be in the top 10 P$P fighters in the world and just dominates Renato’s skills in every area.

I really hate boring fighters and Ishida is easily in the top 10 boring fighters list.  Hopefully Melendez is very hungry for revenge and just punishes him.  I would take Melendez here as well.

You can bet on Strikeforce fights here