So me and my friend want to open up a cup cake shop but only have $1000. We're hoping to turn this starter money into $50,000 by betting on MMA and boxing since we love watching sweaty men roll around so why not make money off it. Hopefully we're sucessful because if we fail we're back to the brothel performing handy J's on strangers.
UFC on Fox 2
Bet 1
Chris Weidman -150 to win vs. Demian Maia
$300 to win $200
Chris Weidman is an all American wrestler and Demian Maia is a world class BJJ guy, not to be confused with BBBJ. Weidman will be able to dictate where this fight takes place and thanks to his abilty to pick up BJJ quickly under the tutelage of his camp he should be able to avoid Demian's sub attempts. Here is the real secret nobody knows and that's the fact that Weidman has heavy hands and much improved striking. I expect Weidman to keep it standing and actually surprise people by rocking Maia on his feet and then finishing him with ground and pound.
Bet 2
Evan Dunham -375 to win vs. Nik Lentz
Charles "Aloe Vera" -500 to win vs. Eric Wisely
Chael Sonnen -400 to win vs. Michael Spitsbing
Rashad Evans -190 to win vs. Phil Davis
Parlay $210 to win $400
Evan Dunham has great TDD and very good striking. Lentz is a strong grappler and will be looking to grind out a decision. Dunham might get taken down a few times but even if he is he has shown to be great off his back and very resilient and will pop back up with ease. He will pick apart Lent on his feet and should cruise to an easy decision or maybe even a late TKO or submission.
Charles "Aloe vera" is a young stud who was being hyped by the UFC just a few months ago for good reason. He has explosive strikes, brilliant submissions, and athleticism to boot. He was also one of the youngest talents in the UFC and was thrown to the sharks against UFC vets like Jim Miller and "Cowboy" Cerrone. I think both were great learning lessons for him and now he returns action at a svelt 144 pounds. Normally I would be worried when a guy drops weight especially his first fight but "Aloe Vera" is young (which makes cutting easier), already had a small frame and more importantly made weight with ease at the weigh in. I expect him to put on highlight reel performance most likely ending with a submission.
Chael Sonnen is a takedown machine. All you have to do is look at his fight with Yushin Okami as evidence. Okami has been described as a "wall" and a grappling monster but in his fight with Chael he looked more like Sonnen's girlfriend. Sonnen will come forward aggressively and like in past fights he will take down his opponent at will and grind out a decision. What makes things even tougher for Bisping is the fact that he took this fight on short notice and wasn't preparing for takedowns much less Sonnen's takedowns.
Evans vs. Davis is the closest fight and the toughest of the group to call and if the other three fights cover I will most likely hedge this bet. Rashad is athletic, has one punch KO power, great wrestling, but has had cardio problems in the past and in a 5 round fight that has to be a concern. The real X factor though is Phil Davis' growth since he last stepped into the cage. Phil is a brilliant wrestler and his collegiate accomplishments dwarf Rashad's. He has already shown a perpensity to pick up BJJ as evidenced by his subs in his recent matches. The one problem he has is that he has yet to show he is a complete fighter because his lack of striking. Many wrestlers showed lackluster striking but eventually broke out. Guys like Evans, Koscheck, Maynard, and even Frankie Edgar started out as one dimensional guys but eventually turned into complete fighters. The question is will this be the fight where Davis' striking turns the corner and he starts to show he's a complete fighter. I say no as I see Rashad sprawl and brawling his way to a unanimous decision.
Bet 3
George Roop +120 to win vs. Cub Swanson
Shane Roller -220 to win vs. Michael Johnson
Evan Dunham -375 to win vs. Nik Lentz
Charles "Aloe Vera" -500 to win vs. Nick Wisely
Parlay $80 to win $300
George Roop has shown he has drastically improved his striking since his days on the Ultimate Fighter. He toyed with the once number 1 contender Josh Grispi, he KOed the cement headed Korean Zombie, and was robbed but clearly beat Leonard Garcia. Against the best grappler in the division he was beat by Hatsu Hioki but Hioki mostly just held him down and was never able to put Roop in danger. Swanson doesn't have the takedowns or submissions of Hioki which means this will turn into a battle on the feet. Swanson like most opponents will struggle against Roops freakish reach at the weight class. Roop will pepper Swanson with punches and kicks and will eventually gain a TKO stoppage.
Shane Roller has evolved into a complete fighter by adding KO power and submissions to his already decorated wrestling background. In Johnson he faces an athletic raw version of himself. Roller should be able to pull out the victory by relying on his experience and capitalizing on a Johnson's over aggressiveness. The mistake by Johnson will most likely be standing when he leaves himself wide open. Roller will clip him and follow up with either punches or an opportune choke and end the night. Also Roller's losses have mostly come against top ten guys (Henderson, Pettis, Guilliard) but he usually beats fringe guys (Njokuani, Tavares, Varner, and Castillo). Johnson falls into the latter.
For Dunham and "Olive Vera" see previous bet.
Start $1000
$590 in action
$410 bank
UFC on Fox 2
Bet 1
Chris Weidman -150 to win vs. Demian Maia
$300 to win $200
Chris Weidman is an all American wrestler and Demian Maia is a world class BJJ guy, not to be confused with BBBJ. Weidman will be able to dictate where this fight takes place and thanks to his abilty to pick up BJJ quickly under the tutelage of his camp he should be able to avoid Demian's sub attempts. Here is the real secret nobody knows and that's the fact that Weidman has heavy hands and much improved striking. I expect Weidman to keep it standing and actually surprise people by rocking Maia on his feet and then finishing him with ground and pound.
Bet 2
Evan Dunham -375 to win vs. Nik Lentz
Charles "Aloe Vera" -500 to win vs. Eric Wisely
Chael Sonnen -400 to win vs. Michael Spitsbing
Rashad Evans -190 to win vs. Phil Davis
Parlay $210 to win $400
Evan Dunham has great TDD and very good striking. Lentz is a strong grappler and will be looking to grind out a decision. Dunham might get taken down a few times but even if he is he has shown to be great off his back and very resilient and will pop back up with ease. He will pick apart Lent on his feet and should cruise to an easy decision or maybe even a late TKO or submission.
Charles "Aloe vera" is a young stud who was being hyped by the UFC just a few months ago for good reason. He has explosive strikes, brilliant submissions, and athleticism to boot. He was also one of the youngest talents in the UFC and was thrown to the sharks against UFC vets like Jim Miller and "Cowboy" Cerrone. I think both were great learning lessons for him and now he returns action at a svelt 144 pounds. Normally I would be worried when a guy drops weight especially his first fight but "Aloe Vera" is young (which makes cutting easier), already had a small frame and more importantly made weight with ease at the weigh in. I expect him to put on highlight reel performance most likely ending with a submission.
Chael Sonnen is a takedown machine. All you have to do is look at his fight with Yushin Okami as evidence. Okami has been described as a "wall" and a grappling monster but in his fight with Chael he looked more like Sonnen's girlfriend. Sonnen will come forward aggressively and like in past fights he will take down his opponent at will and grind out a decision. What makes things even tougher for Bisping is the fact that he took this fight on short notice and wasn't preparing for takedowns much less Sonnen's takedowns.
Evans vs. Davis is the closest fight and the toughest of the group to call and if the other three fights cover I will most likely hedge this bet. Rashad is athletic, has one punch KO power, great wrestling, but has had cardio problems in the past and in a 5 round fight that has to be a concern. The real X factor though is Phil Davis' growth since he last stepped into the cage. Phil is a brilliant wrestler and his collegiate accomplishments dwarf Rashad's. He has already shown a perpensity to pick up BJJ as evidenced by his subs in his recent matches. The one problem he has is that he has yet to show he is a complete fighter because his lack of striking. Many wrestlers showed lackluster striking but eventually broke out. Guys like Evans, Koscheck, Maynard, and even Frankie Edgar started out as one dimensional guys but eventually turned into complete fighters. The question is will this be the fight where Davis' striking turns the corner and he starts to show he's a complete fighter. I say no as I see Rashad sprawl and brawling his way to a unanimous decision.
Bet 3
George Roop +120 to win vs. Cub Swanson
Shane Roller -220 to win vs. Michael Johnson
Evan Dunham -375 to win vs. Nik Lentz
Charles "Aloe Vera" -500 to win vs. Nick Wisely
Parlay $80 to win $300
George Roop has shown he has drastically improved his striking since his days on the Ultimate Fighter. He toyed with the once number 1 contender Josh Grispi, he KOed the cement headed Korean Zombie, and was robbed but clearly beat Leonard Garcia. Against the best grappler in the division he was beat by Hatsu Hioki but Hioki mostly just held him down and was never able to put Roop in danger. Swanson doesn't have the takedowns or submissions of Hioki which means this will turn into a battle on the feet. Swanson like most opponents will struggle against Roops freakish reach at the weight class. Roop will pepper Swanson with punches and kicks and will eventually gain a TKO stoppage.
Shane Roller has evolved into a complete fighter by adding KO power and submissions to his already decorated wrestling background. In Johnson he faces an athletic raw version of himself. Roller should be able to pull out the victory by relying on his experience and capitalizing on a Johnson's over aggressiveness. The mistake by Johnson will most likely be standing when he leaves himself wide open. Roller will clip him and follow up with either punches or an opportune choke and end the night. Also Roller's losses have mostly come against top ten guys (Henderson, Pettis, Guilliard) but he usually beats fringe guys (Njokuani, Tavares, Varner, and Castillo). Johnson falls into the latter.
For Dunham and "Olive Vera" see previous bet.
Start $1000
$590 in action
$410 bank
