Originally Posted by
terpkeg
Why does everyone love Varner so much? I will admit, I put no effort into handicapping this event yet. I have watched no footage, read no articles. But, I was thinking at work today, If I had to open this line, I would have set -120/+100 Varner. I obviously would have been pounded.
I do think, stylistically, this is a bad match up for Roller at first glance. His stand up game is far from as evolved as Varner, who has a boxing background, and Varner has the wrestling pedigree to keep it up. However, I was way off on the Varner - Cerronne fight since I did not do my homework re: Varner's nagging injuries and instability at ACS.
Has anything changed since then? This seems like a fairly quick turn around for a guy who was battling so many injuries. It is possible that Varner has wore his body down and is on the downside of his career, or atleast going through a rough spot. Whereas, Roller has not taking nearly as much damage and, in theory, should be improving significantly each time out.