Originally Posted by
MMAbetMASTA
you didn't get hendricks at + money, dummy... OH SNAP!!! He never got better than -110 on coast.
Kos is my 'pick on paper' but this is a no play fight for me unless kos moves in the +120 range or better, then I might put a line on kos.. Only like johnny as a good sized dog, otherwise I stay away as I think he gets grinded to a UD. Really hard to call how this fight goes, don't understand why people are so high on it when there will prob be better plays once the rest of the lines are out and much easier fights to call.... And while johnny is the bettter striker, a lot of people on these forums are shitting on kos' stand up. While I agree kos' stand up is far from perfect, I don't think its bad enough and john's is good enough to where kos is at some significant disadvantage on the feet - he can def hold his own against john I think, but will lose most exchanges. If he comes in with a wrestle minded approach and utilizes what he's good at - wrestling with power singles and doubles - johnny is not gonna have many chances to get off on the feet and get the ko. Could def see johnny koing kos, but if kos comes with a grappling game plan and not a brawl, then it really will limit that ko possibility. Kos has openly stated he's focusing on his wrestling at his camp. If he fights smart he is totally capable of smothering john in the clinch and getting good tds here and there. This is such a hard fight to call it really is a coin flip toss up - its either a no play or a play on whoever ends up being the bigger dog come fight time...
And I know I've said it before and I'll say it again, Pierce arguably beat both kos and hendricks... I scored both fights 29-28 pierce (as did 2 of 3 sherdog judges in both fights), I know I'm biased as I had money on pierce in both fights, but I've rewatched them and he clearly beat kos although I could see the argument for johnny getting the w.
Anyways, I bring it up because its funny that handricks and kos are in contention talks when pierce arguable beat both these dudes... It sucks for pierce, guy is so underrated.
Like a 50 sprinkle on diaz if he reaches +200, sit on that one as I've been saying and wait to see where the line moves...