UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

[bigboydan]

Sat March 1st on ppv. UFC Middlewieght champ Anderson Silva puts his title on the line against Pride Middlewieght champ Dan Henderson.

UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE

Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson

UNDERCARD

Andrei Arlovski Vs Jake O' Brian

Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo

David Bielkheden Vs Diego Sanchez

[DeluxeLiner]

I really like Cheick Kongo at -175. He is a talented beast of a man who last beat Mikro Cro Cop.

[shady610]

havnt seen the odds but i wont be touching the main event either way.

[harsh506]

i think there could be some easy money on arlovski.... any1 else?

[DeluxeLiner]

I would totally agree with you harsh except I have no idea who is jake o brian is. I am sure arlofski is going to beat anybody though, and remake himself as a contender.

[twtb19]

I think if anyone can beat A Silva, Henderson is the perfect guy. He should be able to take him down and keep him there. He also has an iron chin and has been hit with a ton of big shots in his career. That being said, this isn't a fight he needs to stand there and show how tough he is or it could be a long night.

[The Seer]

Bet opposite of Robzilla

[JJOdin]

Luke Cummo, the TUF 2 runner up is also scheduled to take on Luigi Fioravanti. Here's an interview: http://www.submittomma.com/articles/...interview.html

That could be an interesting fight. Both guys like to bang. Usually when that happens, Cummo wins.

[Thor4140]

Official Fight Card

Main Card

* Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson
Middleweight Championship Bout
* Heath Herring vs. Cheick Kongo
* Alessio Sakara vs. Chris Leben
* Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner
* Chris Wilson vs. Jon Fitch

Preliminary Bouts

* Jake O’Brien vs. Andrei Arlovski
* Luigi Fioravanti vs. Luke Cummo
* Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Koscheck
* David Bielkheden vs. Diego Sanchez
* John Halverson vs. Jorge Gurgel

[bigboydan]

I'm going to take my chances with Dan Henderson +125 for 1 unit tonight fellas.

[JJOdin]

I think Henderson is more likely to win also. But this one is close.

[The Seer]

I think these two are good bets for those that want to put down some bucks.

Jorge Gurgel -170

Dan Henderson +135

[ChuteBoxe]

5 Units on Hendo (+130)

[shady610]

Silva looked great and now im wondering who he may fight next.

[moses millsap]

Had money on Henderson too, but Silva is just flat out amazing.

[JJOdin]

Thought Henderson would win. But can't believe how good Silva was. Here is a review of the event: http://www.submittomma.com/articles/ufc_82_review.html

I'm wondering if there is anyone in the middleweight division that has a chance to even come close to him at this point.

[The Seer]

Silva suprised me. I had 5 bets that night and he's the only one I lost so it was not all bad.

[The Seer]

I'm wondering if there is anyone in the middleweight division that has a chance to even come close to him at this point.

That division isn't the strongest, but as always it'll be a matter of time before somebody gets a punch in or sub in on him. Nobody is unbeatable.

[bigboydan]

UFC 82 Fighter Payouts

MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS

-Anderson Silva: $140,000 (defeated Dan Henderson; win bonus was $70,000)

-Dan Henderson: $100,000 (lost to Anderson Silva; win bonus would have been $150,000)

MAIN CARD FIGHTERS

-Heath Herring: $140,000 (defeated Cheick Kongo; win bonus was $70,000)

-Jon Fitch: $60,000 (defeated Chris Wilson; win bonus was $30,000)

-Chris Leben: $50,000 (defeated Alessio Sakara; win bonus was $25,000)

-Cheick Kongo: $30,000 (lost to Heath Herring; win bonus would have been $30,000)

-Yushin Okami: $28,000 (defeated Evan Tanner; win bonus was $14,000)

-Evan Tanner: $25,000 (lost to Yushin Okami; win bonus would have been $25,000)

-Alessio Sakara: $17,000 (lost to Chris Leben; win bonus would have been $17,000)

-Chris Wilson: $12,000 (lost to Jon Fitch; win bonus would have been $12,000)


PRELIMINARY MATCH FIGHTERS

-Andrei Arlovski: $170,000 (defeated Jake O’Brien; win bonus was $65,000)

-Diego Sanchez: $60,000 (defeated David Bielkheden; win bonus was $30,000)

-Josh Koscheck: $20,000 (defeated Dustin Hazelett; win bonus was $10,000)

-Luigi Fioravanti: $16,000 (defeated Luke Cummo; win bonus was $8,000)

-Luke Cummo: $16,000 (lost to Luigi Fioravanti; win bonus would have been $16,000)

-Jorge Gurgel: $14,000 (defeated John Halverson; win bonus was $7,000)

-Dustin Hazelett: $12,000 (lost to Josh Koscheck; win bonus would have been $12,000)

-Jake O’Brien: $11,000 (lost to Andrei Arlovski; win bonus would have been $11,000)

-David Bielkheden: $8,000 (lost to Diego Sanchez; win bonus would have been $8,000)

-John Halverson: $3,000 (lost to Jorge Gurgel; win bonus would have been $3,000)


DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $932,000