Jon Jones (-300) vs. Ryan Bader (+240)
Jon “Bones” Jones (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is one of the most dynamic up and coming fighters in the UFC. He currently trains under Greg Jackson in Albuquerque New Mexico with fighters such as Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt and Brian Stann. Jones has a [...]
Read More →Jake Ellenberger (-300) vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (+250)
Jake Ellenberger (23-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was a former wrestler at University of Nebraska at Omaha. He competed for one season, going 6-3 and then became an assistant coach for 3 years. Ellenberger has underrated boxing, but likes to get takedowns and use [...]
Read More →Miguel Torres (-360) vs. Antonio Banuelos (+300)
Miguel Torres (38-3 MMA, 6-2 WEC) is making his debut under the UFC banner after a 3 year career in the WEC that included 3 title defenses at bantamweight. Torres is renowned for his ground game and has received a black belt [...]
Read More →Starting with the Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg event, We will be hosting a “fantasy betting competition”. In the week before every UFC and Strikeforce event for the remainder of 2011, fellow MMA betting personalities will go head to head with thesportsjury.com’s MMA writer Zach Lambert. The other participants are Canadian MMA bettor Tyler [...]
Read More →Tyron Woodley (-180) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (+185)
Tyron Woodley (7-0 MMA, 5-0 Strikeforce) is a former standout wrestler from the University of Missouri. “T-Wood” is one of the hottest welterweight prospects in MMA. While a teammate of Ben Askren at Missouri, Woodley was able to amass 110 wins and become an [...]
Read More →Daniel Cormier (-700) vs. Devin Cole (+600)
Daniel Cormier (6-0 MMA, 3-0 Strikeforce) is one of the best wrestlers in MMA. His credentials are incredible: 4 time US World Team member, 2 time Olympian, a Gold and Bronze at the Pan Am Games, a Bronze at the 2007 World Championships. Most [...]
Read More →Apologies for the delay on the article. Great night of fights, here are my thoughts:
1. Time for a change. The title fight between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard was awesome. I thought Maynard was going to finish Edgar in the first round, but Edgar hung tough and withstood the storm. [...]
Read More →The final WEC card took place last Thursday and once again fulfilled all my expectations in a fight card. Exciting from top to bottom and punctuated by Milwaukee’s Anthony Pettis landing an Ong Bak inspired kick to win the 155 title. Here is what’s in store for the winners of the [...]
Read More →I just chatted with UFC 124 fighter Sean McCorkle on Facebook about who he would like to fight next. “I would like to fight Cro Cop next, but I don’t think it will happen”. What does the public think? Should the UFC give McCorkle Cro Cop? Or does he need another win over [...]
Read More →According to Ben Askren’s Twitter and Facebook pages, he will be having a rematch with Jake Herbert at the Midland tournament. I asked Ben if it would be in Freestyle (The style Ben qualified for the Olympics in and Jake went to the World Championships) or Folkstyle (The style NCAA wrestling uses). He [...]
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