Comments on: UFC Fight Night odds, betting lines and analysis for ‘Silva vs. Irvin’ in Las Vegas

By: jakey

jakey — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:09:00 +0000

Irvin might win but i just couldnt bet against silva

By: john

john — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:23:19 +0000

MMAcrossfire: Yeah, I was going through my Pride dvd’s all week, and man am I hyped. There is no fighter I would rather watch than Fedor.

His submissions and ground n pound get most of the praise, but people seem to under rate his stand up. He is NAST standing. He has a mean (leading hand) left hook that is very explosive, and he usually follows it up with some great combos: Hooks/uppercutts to the head and body of his opponents, also his leg kicks and body kicks are outstanding. Tim wont present anything that Fedor hasnt seen before…He already knocked off Semmy Shilt who IMO is a better version of Tim Sylvia. Look to the Couture/Sylvia fight….Tim was so worried about being taken down by Randy that he left himself wide open and let Randy outstrike him, and if we are being honest, Coutures stand up is pathetic when compared to Fedor’s…Randy lacks the power/speed/ that Fedor has in the stand up. If Tim was so scared to get taken down by randy, then he will be petrified of going to the ground against Fedor who has a ground n pound, so brutal that I really cant compare it to anyone elses….on top of that Fedor’s submissions are world class….I expect Tim to be frieghtened of being taken down (as he should be) which should make it pretty easy for Fedor to bang him up in the stand up until he gets the fight to the ground…then its…GAME OVER!!!!!

Intangibles: Go to Fedor! Why, simple, he is just a stone cold winner. Thats what he does, He flat out wins, he has that “It factor”. He wins every scramble always landing in a good position.

He handles the nerves so much better than most of his opponents. Come Saturday when they are both in the ring, Fedor will be calm and cool as Ice (business as usual) and if anyone thinks that Tim isnt going to be filled with Nerves and some doubt, then they are sadly dillusional!

By: b.w.

b.w. — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:17:51 +0000

its his hips. he moves like a lw.

By: john

john — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:14:58 +0000

Stinky: Jump on the Franca fight because he wont be the Underdog come saturday. I expect that line to even up by then or even for Franca to become a slight favorite.

If you like Hermes, like I do, Jump on the internet betting NOW…I promise that line will not stay this sweet!

By: PW

PW — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:53:54 +0000

I hope Vera wins just because I don’t like dudes with two first names.

By: MMACrossfire

MMACrossfire — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:31:37 +0000

john – Really wish I could watch Affliction 1. I’ve got basic cable; my finances are such that I can’t afford the $100 per month package. Oh well… there are ways to watch the important fights, but in low-def unfortunately.

That said, I was perusing old Fedor fights last night. (!) I was reminded about how freakishly explosive Fedor can be. And his hands are nasty and lightening fast. They guy is brutal once he swarms. I suspect that will be his method against Timmy, should a submission opportunity not present itself.

In fact, watching some of those Pride fights, I started thinking that I’m not sure Couture could take Fedor now or then.

By: randy murders

randy murders — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:27:52 +0000

james is 10000000000000x better at muay thai then leben though, lebens a straight up brawler like a MW tank kinda no ground game,and his standup is just take punches and swing for the fences only difference really is the cardio irvins gonna prove to be the toughest fight for anderson ever
this card has the possibility to be the best card of the year (which aint sayin much really) but if silva and irvin show to much respect for each others power it’ll be a boring points fest

By: randy murders

randy murders — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:23:35 +0000

tim sylvia is about as good at wrestling as my friends dead turtle on its back

By: ~stinky~fingers~

~stinky~fingers~ — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:22:02 +0000

steroid franca is the underdog?

man i should start betting on the internet because two of

my bookies have him as the fav and the other bookie has

it all even = as a straight up bet.

i just upped that bet another 15,000 so i got 20,000

riding on the steroid boy- straight bet!

By: john

john — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:09:13 +0000

I hear you on Cale, I often make a bet according to what the odds are and not according to weho is the better fighter so I understand your thinking.

I am staying away from the Arlovski fight. I LOVE BABALU/Barnett/fedor/Aleks….Best pick is Nogueira over Dewees…I cant find odds on the fight, and the odds will be through the roof, but it doesnt matter because no way that lil Nog looses this fight.

there are many lopsided fights this weekend….finding upsets is harder than usual… I dont know anything yet, I will start making up my mind probably tomorrow!