UFC 116 Rumors/Discussion

[Vaughany]

brock has the experience man.

As an amateur wrestler, he was a four-time All-American, two-time Big Ten Champion and NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion.

carwin just cant walk into the fight. not expecting to be slaped or a DDT to the face
O Yeah all the time




^ perfect

lol cudn't resist...its catchy!

[Vaughany]

Should be a good event...I dont think ther is much value for betting on winners on this card tho now tht Wanderlei is out. May put small plays on Grove and Brown. However, definetely see potential in prop bets for this event if ther is decent odds. Will defo be bettin on Soz/Bonnar to decision, Griffin to win by decision. Also see Brown/Lytle and Leben/Akiyama as good chances of going to decision?

[Educ8d Degener8]

Just saw this line is up...

Sotiropoulos -195
Pellegrino +155


I threw a unit on Sotiropoulos. He's my early feel here, and I expect the line to shift lower based on the public and his dominant win over Joe Daddy, so will likely have a buy back opportunity if my opinion changes this week based on homework done (or lack thereof).

BOL

[Kaladarus]

Just saw this line is up...

Sotiropoulos -195
Pellegrino +155


I threw a unit on Sotiropoulos. He's my early feel here, and I expect the line to shift lower based on the public and his dominant win over Joe Daddy, so will likely have a buy back opportunity if my opinion changes this week based on homework done (or lack thereof).

BOL

Pellegrino is tough and could potentially grind out a decision. However, he has been somewhat prone to getting submitted in the past. This plays into Sotiropoulos' specialty. Sotiropoulos can also win a decision if it goes there. I like Sotiropoulos' chances in this one, but I'm not sure I like the line enough to make any decent size play.

[The HOFF]

Chris Lytle opened at -190 . And has now moved to -260 . WTF? I thought I would be getting Lytle in -150 range.

[stefan084]

sotiropoulos already at -215 at 5dimes

[cky312]

Pellegrino is tough and could potentially grind out a decision. However, he has been somewhat prone to getting submitted in the past. This plays into Sotiropoulos' specialty. Sotiropoulos can also win a decision if it goes there. I like Sotiropoulos' chances in this one, but I'm not sure I like the line enough to make any decent size play.

I don't see Batman winning here unless his standup is good enough to keep Sotiropoulos off for 3 rounds. Pellegrino was losing the Camoes fight until the controversial slam he pulled on Camoes. I know MMAth don't always work but this sure seems like a pretty feasible formula when both fighters' strength is on the ground and Sotiropoulos has a clear cut win over a quality opponent in Stevenson as oppose to Pellegrino who almost lost to an at best experienced grappler in Camoes. I miss the -175 opener for George but I still had a decent sized play at -195

[Facepunch]

Wait for the weigh in, Lesnar is getting over a lot more than mono, and being fat.

I wonder if his typical bad boy (fake ass wwe) persona is going to be a little less intense looking at a big guy who can stand with him, on top of his health etc.

He strikes me as one of those mental midgets that needs to "zone in" by being a dick, and getting mad at his opponent.

Just wait til weigh in.

[The HOFF]

Wait for the weigh in, Lesnar is getting over a lot more than mono, and being fat.

I wonder if his typical bad boy (fake ass wwe) persona is going to be a little less intense looking at a big guy who can stand with him, on top of his health etc.

He strikes me as one of those mental midgets that needs to "zone in" by being a dick, and getting mad at his opponent.

Just wait til weigh in.

I really think he only has that attitude when somebody talks shit to him. Herring and Mir both talked alot of shit and brought the whole WWE thing. So Lesnar destroyed them and did his talking after kicking their ass. He never said anything bad about Couture and respected him after the fight. Carwin again has talked shit and brought up the fake wrestling so I'm sure Lesnar will have that intensity. Lesnar still dwarfs Carwin when they stand toe to toe.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Brock Lesnar -140
Shane Carwin +120

Chis Leben +170
Yoshihiro akiyama -200

Krzysztof Soszynski -220
Stephan Bonnar +180

Brendan Schaub -320
Chris Tuchscherer +260

Goran Reljic -165
Kendal Grove +145

George Sotiropoulos -180
Kurt Pellegrino +140

Chris Lytle -195
Matt Brown +155

Ricardo Romero -145
Seth Petruzelli +115

Dave Branch +200
Gerald Harris -260

Daniel Roberts -170
Forrest Petz +140

Jon Madsen +115
Karlos Vemola -145

[Wade Dwayne]

Any one else laying the chalk on the Aussie Sotiropoulos at -210? Seems worth it

[Sledge187]

Any one else laying the chalk on the Aussie Sotiropoulos at -210? Seems worth it

I really like this play.

[Shane]

So do I. He looked awesome against Stevenson.

[bogbat]

Any one else laying the chalk on the Aussie Sotiropoulos at -210? Seems worth it

I think he'll win. Too much chalk for me though, might look at putting him in a two team parlay.

[brooks85]

ya ill be trying to work him in a parlay also, months ago I had high hopes for a fedor/sotiro parlay, thankfully this line was not out when fedor fought, or id be down even more. I love sotiro in this matchup.

[The HOFF]

One play for the card:

BROCK LESNAR -130 (6.5u to win 5u)

[36mafia]

weigh ins on spike 7 pm ET if you guys are interested

[phillybadboy]

i hope the fights r entertaining

[Educ8d Degener8]

i hope the fights r entertaining

Don't worry Philly... should be some good ones. Main event, Sexyama vs Leben, Brown vs Lytle (consensus favorite to win FOTN), Pellegrino vs Sotiropoulos (fight I'm looking forward to), and Bonnar vs Kryzstof should be a war too (darkhorse contender for FOTN if both come out guns-a-blazing)...

Not a lot of "name" fighters on this card as far as the general public, but lots of solid matchups.

[brooks85]

the importance of tonights fight gets better


cain is officially next in line

[Vaughany]

Just seen Forrest Petz's interview on UFC.com and he is a speaking and hearing version of the legend that is Matt Hamill! Looks just like him!

[JuicedUp]

Word is Sotiropoulos had a rough weight cut for what it's worth.

[bogbat]

Word is Sotiropoulos had a rough weight cut for what it's worth.

Source?

[Educ8d Degener8]

Source?

Dug this up... sheeeeit... I'm backing George here... may pull back some of my bet... I dunno.

The rest of the weigh-ins were fairly uneventful, except for the apparent struggles of George Sotiropoulos. Early rumors that Sotiropoulos had weight-cut issues seemed on the mark, as he appeared weak and drawn out, just making the lightweight limit at 156 (non-title fights get a one-pound allowance).

After Pellegrino blew past him on the way backstage, Sotiropoulos walked off slowly, trudging down the stairs in pain. He'll have 24 hours to rehydrate and come back full strength in a pivotal fight among two surging lightweights.

[JuicedUp]

Source?

Mike Chiappetta of Fanhouse.com

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Pellegrino +140 might be worth a look then, he may take a decison with take downs and top control alone

[cky312]

Got me worried, George does look quite weak in the picture.