UFC 154: St-Pierre Vs Condit(Nov 17th, 2012)

[Vaughany]

"I'm a happy to fight Cote because he a stand-up guy" Sakara wants to stand and bang again!

[rocky16]

Care to explain...? I'm leaning towards Diabate but would love to hear a case made for Griggs.

Diabate has horrible TDD and has nothing to offer on the ground. He won't be able to outstrike Griggs from his back while Griggs is on top smashing his head into the canvas. I got a small play on Griggs.

[rocky16]

adding a little bit on condit KOTN +1000 at bovada

bovada has some exotic props for this event

How many PPV Buys will UFC 154 Have? o/u 800k

Will UFC 154 Sellout?

How Many Canadians will win at UFC 154? o/u 4.5 -- i played the over on this one. gsp, hominick, cote, carvalho should all win, and the winner of makdessi/stout will necessarily be canadian. then you have bocek (slight dog) and ring.

I love your Condit KOTN prop bet. Condit can only win by TKO or KO and if he can KO GSP its sure to be KOTN.

[Beelzebubzy]

Hendricks will weigh 202 by Saturday according to dolce

[Vaughany]

Hendricks will weigh 202 by Saturday according to dolce

Kampmann wont be far off tht either

[feijao]

Diabate has horrible TDD and has nothing to offer on the ground. He won't be able to outstrike Griggs from his back while Griggs is on top smashing his head into the canvas. I got a small play on Griggs.

griggs does not have good takedowns and is not a good grappler. griggs likes to brawl. big mistake against a technical striker like diabate. i really like diabate at those odds, but i'll wait and see how griggs looks at the weighins

[PunisherIND]

Sakara/Cote won't go 3 round distance -190*
Makdessi/Stout goes 3 round distance -215

[rocky16]

griggs does not have good takedowns and is not a good grappler. griggs likes to brawl. big mistake against a technical striker like diabate. i really like diabate at those odds, but i'll wait and see how griggs looks at the weighins

Griggs doesn't have great takedowns, but if he gets inside Diabate and clinches, I think he'll get a trip takedown and proceed to beat Snake up. Griggs might not have the best takedowns, but he can get Diabate down if he wants to. Diabate has horrible defensive wrestling.

[Vaughany]

Sakara/Cote won't go 3 round distance -190*
Makdessi/Stout goes 3 round distance -215

Played those two and also Bocek/Dos Anjos distance

[PunisherIND]

Played those two and also Bocek/Dos Anjos distance

i was considering that one too, but i hesitated and its now -230. ill probably stay away at this point, although i do think it will hit for you.

[rocky16]

I'm liking Bocek in that fight. I think he outwrestles RDA and grinds him out over 3 rounds with top control.

[Hannibal]

You guys like Siler?
i think he's too big and athletic to be muscled around or taken down by elkins. He should smash elkins on the feet easily. Its just too easy to game plan for a guy like elkins. Hackleman will have him well prepared. This looks like a showcase fight where siler breaks out as a contender.

[Vaughany]

Sakara just posted this on his facebook...

Inizio porgendovi le scuse perché probabilmente non avete sentito la mia presenza ( anche se io ho sentito la vostra). Forse vi aspettavate più video nel blog, ma tra mille peripezie e imprevisti in preparazione ora arriva il fatidico momento. Rispetto a qualche anno fa ho più difficoltà a fare il peso, ma potete giurar ci ce la metterò tutta. E quando arriverò sulla bilancia mi sentirò come un marinaio che dall'alto della sua postazione vedrà il traguardo e griderà terraaaa. Se poi arriverò in terra un po' ammaccato, sconfitto o vincente non fa nulla. L'importante sarà esserci.
Grazie ancora e scusate se mi sono un po' isolato ma so che mi capirete. Grazie sempre del supporto.

From using google translate (my Italian is rusty!) he is saying that he hasn't had time to post blogs or update fans online due to being busy with the weight-cut. Also says that weight-cut is harder than it used to be...but guess that goes without sayin as he'll clearly bigger then he used to be out of fight camp

[Hannibal]

im watching Elkins vs Brandao...
Joe Rogan says "He's getting ****** up" @ 4:22 of the 2nd round haha

[Libert1ne]

Liking Bocek, Ring and Maguire at current odds.

Considering a GSP/Carmont parlay aswell.

[Educ8d Degener8]

If NCAA Stout shows up, Makdessi will bet gnp'd out...

[TheCalculator]

So far:

Griggs
Maguire
Carmont by decision +300 BETDSI
Garza
Hendricks

[Imsmarterthanu]

I'm on azamat gashimov

[Grabaka]

Matt Riddle	$465.00	-155		P
Rafael Dos Anjos	$147.50	-148		P
Alessio Sakara	$150.00	225		P
Cyrille Diabate	$60.00	-120		P
Steven Siler	$50.00	105		P
Azamat Gashimov	$50.00	240		P
Siler + Garza	$50.00	587		P
Siler + RDA vs Bocek Dec	$50.00	174		P
Cotto + Mizugaki + Tuck + Phillipou	$50.00	217		P
Obama + Johny Hendricks ITD	$100.00	377		P

[Vaughany]

[GunShard]

GSP's Muay Thai trainer is a beast.

[Vaughany]

Matt Riddle	$465.00	-155		P
Rafael Dos Anjos	$147.50	-148		P
Alessio Sakara	$150.00	225		P
Cyrille Diabate	$60.00	-120		P
Steven Siler	$50.00	105		P
Azamat Gashimov	$50.00	240		P
Siler + Garza	$50.00	587		P
Siler + RDA vs Bocek Dec	$50.00	174		P
Cotto + Mizugaki + Tuck + Phillipou	$50.00	217		P
Obama + Johny Hendricks ITD	$100.00	377		P

Good stuff brother...I found you a shirt to spend your winnings on!...

[BIGDAY]

"I'm a happy to fight Cote because he a stand-up guy" Sakara wants to stand and bang again!

Ive come to the conclusion that these fukkers have 1/2 a brain when it comes to gameplaning.

[Vaughany]

Legionarius loves to "Bing bong Bang!"

[Rubber Guard]

Thats some real gay music to be hitting pads too.

Edit: the first song. at least it changed quick.

[Rubber Guard]

Hendricks really showing off that power when he's going after those mits.

[Beelzebubzy]

I am liking stout at -200
I loved the bull at 300 but -200 stout should steal rounds with his D5 wrestling

[Vaughany]

I am liking stout at -200
I loved the bull at 300 but -200 stout should steal rounds with his D5 wrestling

yeah played Stout at -205 on BM thinking it wouldnt get much better than tht then see him at -180 on pinnacle

[tanner]

I'm on azamat gashimov

any insight considering there is pretty much no tape of his fights online.

[NunyaBidness]

I found a few. He looked terrible in all of them.

[tanner]

I found a few. He looked terrible in all of them.

yeah from the little i read and seen on him, he didn't look very good. Menjivar should handle this kid pretty easily, if not, he should probably retire.

[Vaughany]

Sakara considering move to light-heavyweight

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Alessio Sakara has revealed he may move to light-heavyweight after this weekend's fight with Patrick Cote, due to his ongoing battle to make weight.
Sakara faces Cote in a potential crowd-pleaser at UFC 154 in Montreal, as two middleweights come with the intention to trade leather.
The Italian is coming off a loss to Brian Stann and has fought at middleweight for the last four years. However, ESPN understands that a change to Sakara's training regime has prompted issues with his weight cut.
Sakara is carrying more muscle nowadays, and at the age of 30 he admits he may need to go back to 205lbs. The decision will be made by how he copes on Saturday against Cote.
"I feel good, I have to cut weight, but I feel good," Sakara told ESPN. "I focus on Patrick Cote, who once fought Anderson Silva.
"But my body is changing at 185. I don't know if I'll come back at 205. I don't know. I'll see how I feel when I make weight.
"I'm not a young guy, I'm 30-years-old, my body has changed, so I'll see how I am on Saturday. I could go to 205 or I could stay at 185. But I don't like to talk about the future, I like to talk about present."
The present is a meeting with The Predator, who himself is coming off a loss to Cung Le. Cote is fighting in front of his home fans, and Sakara believes he will need to take a leaf out of Rocky Balbao's book when the fictional character met Ivan Drago.
"I feel it's Rocky style when he fought in Russia. I'm Italian and Patrick is Canadian. So it's very nice for me," Sakara said.
"It's a good fight for the fans. He strikes, I do too, and people like knockouts. This is a very good fight. A Knockout of the Night is very possible."


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[Jerseychi]

Liking Bocek, Ring and Maguire at current odds.

Considering a GSP/Carmont parlay aswell.

Was thinking the same about Bocek and Ring. Maguire fight is a toughter call.

[Beelzebubzy]

V are you loading up on cote

that stann love tap ko would make me do the same

[Vaughany]

V are you loading up on cote

that stann love tap ko would make me do the same

Got Fight Doesnt go Distance at -190 and will probably play Cote TKO/KO/inside hedged with Sakara by decision depending on odds. Find it hard to bet against Legionarius...I think he's better than Cote everywhere except durability but that alone can balance it all out! I think Cote was smart as well for going to Serra/Longo for a couple weeks and doing some sparring with Philippou who obviously has some similarities to Sakara in terms of having a boxing base and orthodox style.