UFC 78 Validation
I have been a bit frustrated this week as bodog has not been putting up the betting lines for UFC78 until just the day before the fight. At first I thought they might have been blocking me because of my stellar 9-1-1 record.
When I started betting on UFC events I deposited 300 and have since turned that into almost 1300. I do not bet on it really for the sake of gambling just that it makes the fights that much more entertaining.
I just placed my bets on bodog.com for ufc78. While there is no title fights going on in tonights event there are a lot of interesting matchups.
As much as I wanted to lay the wood on the Bisping/Evans title fight I am staying away. The line is just a bit to wild for me. I think Evans should win this fight super easy… like probably 8/10 times however in MMA when you have a good striker like Bisping he is just one leg kick from knocking Rashad TFO Here is what I did bet on:
I bet on Chris Lytle +155 I bet 50$ which means if I win I will win 77.50. Even though Lytle is the underdog I think he will pull off the win.
My big pick of the night is Spencer “The King” fisher to win. Spencer is from my home town and trains some of my friends back in Bettendorf Iowa. His opponent Frankie Edgar, is currently undefeated with a impressive 7-0 MMA record (2-0 UFC) but I feel spence has too many weapons and will come out on top.
The 3rd fight I bet on is Omaha, Nebraskas own Houston Alexander VS
I bet $50 on Houston. I like him I just think this will be a much tougher fight for him then he has had in the past. Houston Alexander is almost a 2:1 favorite for this fight and I think that is pretty steep. If I was betting strictly pot odds I would bet against him but since he is a local guy I don’t feel thats a good move ;).
Its not that I dont think Houston is good… He is for sure good. Here is the thing with Houston. He is very very very nice guy and when we have met him locally he has been nothing but super nice. Last month in las vegas though at UFC77 he was more concerned with getting his pictures taken with Dana White (he had me take this photo for him) and the rest of the fighters then he was with his fans. Anyway he seemed way more like a fanboi of the rest of the fighters then a real fighter himself. We are aways looking for fighters to work with and he wanted us to do some stuff with him but after that I kind of thought he might be a flash in the pan. We like to invest in fighters that are going to be around for a while (fedor, matt hughes). Course its possible all of this stuff with Houston is just because he is so new… we might be able to do something yet… Anyway.
If you every wanted to wager on UFC events MMA Junkie has some great guides here:
- MMAjunkie.com MMA Wagering Guide: opening and funding an account
- MMA Wagering 101: reading a line, converting a line to a percentage
- MMA Wagering 202: setting your own lines, finding value in lines
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Very interesting post… you should make it a weekly one with your tips for the fights
Jeremy, you’re just betting for the fun right? Since the winnings are just loose change to you.
This bothers me when people make comments like this =P. I will never be comfortable with losing money. I play to win. Always.
Jeremy, never said anything about losing money. Said the winning amount would be loose change to you. Loose change, not “lose” change.
that was my point… its not loose change. People that waste money just because they have it are the ones who never will have it very long
Good point. Glad to see you still have your head on straight. Seems to be people that hustle and earn their money are the ones that care about it the most.
Its about the win dude…the kill…the knock out…its never about the money…its about the bragging rights!!
Everyone play’s to win but for god sake , $50 for $70 (why don’t you put $5000 for $7000)
well for 1 the most you can bet is 1,000 and 2nd i dont bet that much.
Best of luck!
tonights fight does not interest me…okay, my wife won’t let me watch tonight.
I agree with those pics. Spencer fisher is an animal. Bisbing seems to get manhandled in the octagon a lot before pulling out the victory. That hamil victory was super suspect. I’m pulling for houston, but the only thing that worries me is his stamina….he seems AWFULLY out of breath in those fights and we haven’t seen more than a few minutes of him in action. But, the guy hits like a ton of bricks and seems to completely overwhelm people.
And i don’t see karo losing either…that guy is a nut job.
hehe nothing for canadian users :
After you win how do you get your winnings? I thought if you were in the states you couldn’t get your money for betting.
takes 3 days to wire into your account. Never had a issue.
I’ve got to join Bodog, I always thought you had to be 21 to join betting sites but after reading the terms it says you only have to be 18… thanks for the post Jeremy.
I was albe to join fine, the only time you have to be 21 is in casinos because of the alcohol.
I bet on Doerksen and Reinhardt though Im not a huge fan of either. My big bet this weekend wasnt MMA but MLS on my hometowns team
Ouch 0-2:(
good picks. can’t argue with any of them
Seems like these UFC fights are the new “wrestling” events. I haven’t really gotten a chance to sit down to watch one of these events, but I remember being entertained by wrestling in the past
-Mike
Except this is real;)
Damn Shoe - it wasn’t your night.
ya sucked… now 9-1-4 =(
shoe, you got seriously killed tonight.
Hey shoe you think Kid Yamamoto will ever fight any of these mma guys and how short do you think the match will be if he does lol
it will be really short because the lightest UFC division is 155 pounds and his natural weight is like 140. So he’d be fighting against guys that are 170 pounds by fight time and, very quickly, get his ass handed to him.
no way, i think he would wipe the floor with whoever, “Kid” is a machine
wow you dable into everything. Make money from Shoemoneys betting tips.
Fishcer’s performance was very poor!
I haven’t seen a mount like Houston’s since the last Jenna Jameson flick I saw!!
Rashad v. Bisping could have been a draw. Especially the way Bisping’s last decision went.
UFC would have loved to keep both fighters ‘undefeated’!!
Overall the fights were somewhat uneventful and the Prudential center will probably not be seeing the UFC return any time soon.
Anyone know why Atlantic City didn’t host these fights?
Fishcer’s performance was very poor!
I haven’t seen a mount like Houston’s since the last Jenna Jamison flick I saw!!
Rashad v. Bisping could have been a drawl. Especially the way his last decision went. It seemed UFC would have loved to keep both fighters ‘undefeated’!!
Overall the fights were somewhat uneventful and the Prudential center will probably not be seeing the UFC return any time soon.
Anyone know why Atlantic City didn’t get these fights?
houston is jacked, like for real
Nobody bets for the sake of gambling, it’s always to make it more exciting. Who wants to watch a horse race without something riding on it? Unless it’s your team you have nothing at stake so watching can at times grow tiring, but when you are winning and losing with the guys out there then it becomes more than a game. Ask any degenerate gambler about why they bet and they will tell you the same thing.
i come from the same area as michael bisping, he rocks man, bet on him to win every time
Not the best ufc, think bisping & evans was a draw. Evans was fighting for the decision. You could hear is cornerman say after the first round. Give me 10 more minutes. Bisping should drop to 185lbs now and forget about a rematch with hamill.
I don’t bet but i think you last bet was a little off wack because the returns aren’t good.