Tito Ortiz +105
Forrest Griffin -135
Cancellation after cancellation has led this rematch to become the headliner of yet another mundane UFC card. Tito Ortiz (15-6-1) is returning from a year and a half absence from the sport. A squabble with Dana White and back surgery the cause for his prolonged absence. During that year and a half hiatus, Tito teased and flirted with numerous different organizations just like his skank hooker girlfriend does in Where the Boys Aren't 14. But realizing how much they needed each other, White and Ortiz eventually made up and Ortiz signed a new deal with the UFC.
Forrest Griffin (16-6) has always been a hard nosed, tire out the other fighter by letting him pound your face in type of fighter. After defeating Shogun and Rampage, Griffin's stock came crashing down faster than Enron's. His pound me in the face until you gas out style didn't exactly work against Rashad Evans and it was even less effective against Anderson Silva. Forrest doesn't realize you can only get your lights turned out so many times before you are retarded. Lately, Griffin's lights have been shutting off with ease.
Ortiz has never had one punch knock out power. His victories were always ground and pound TKO style. Ortiz still has great takedowns and Griffin still has a loose guard just like Tito's skank hooker girlfriend. Ortiz will take Forrest down and start elbowing him in the skull, playing right into Griffin's beat on me until you get tired strategy. However, Tito is up to challenge and his elbows are going to turn out the lights once again.
TITO ORTIZ +105
JOSH KOSCHECK +105
ANTHONY JOHNSON -135
Cancellation after cancellation has led this fight to become the co-main event of yet another mundane UFC card. Josh Koscheck (13-4) is doing the UFC brass another favor as he stepped up to fight Anthony Johnson (8-2) on short notice to keep the 106 card from completely falling apart. Both fighters are coming off of one sided destructions of over-matched opponents.
All of Johnson's UFC victories have been brutal knockouts of bottom tier fighters. This is the first step up in competition for Johnson. Both fighters were collegiate wrestlers but Koscheck has the better pedigree. However, the striking advantage definitely goes to the gorilla strengthened Johnson. The outcome of this fight depends strictly on Koscheck and his gameplan. If he takes Johnson to the mat, he can pull out a win. If he tries to man up and throw leather with Johnson... BOOM goes the dynamite. I like the experience factor in this fight and Koscheck has more experience just like Tito Ortiz's skank hooker girlfriend.
JOSH KOSCHECK +105
LUIS CANE +125
ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA -135
Luis Cane (10-1) will make his move into the upper echelon of light heavyweights if he can beat Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (17-3). Cane has only gone to a decision once and his lone loss was actually a DQ for kneeing a downed opponent in the head. Cane has looked good in the UFC but has not yet faced someone as skilled as Nogueira.
Ahh... the Nogueira brothers. It's always fun to mock and ridicule twins, yet somewhat confusing. It gets really confusing when the only difference between the twins is a few letters in their middle name. It gets more confusing when they fight in the same organization.
Antonio Rogerio is not widely known or as talented as his bigger brother Antonio Rodrigo. However, he is just as ugly. If ugliness translated into fighting skill, the Nogueira brothers would never lose. Although not as good as his brother, Mini Me has enough talent to win. Cane is a little over-matched in this fight considering he couldn't finish Steve Cantwell in his last fight.
ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA -135
UNDERCARD
My biggest action on this card was actually Dustin Hazellett at +100 against Karo Parisyan. Howeven Karo has pulled out from the fight again with a list of different excuses. So we lose an exciting fighter in Hazelett from the PPV and I lose a solid bet. I do love me some dogs on the undercard though.
Ben Saunders +180 and
Phil Baroni +180 are both capable of an upset. My best dog though is
Fabricio Camoes +190 against an aged Caol Uno. Skank hooker girlfriend.