Comments on: UFC 85 in London: Upset City? http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/06/08/ufc-85-in-london-upset-city/ MMA Opinion and Cheap MMA Gear Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: trevor http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/06/08/ufc-85-in-london-upset-city/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 trevor Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:27:51 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=604#comment-1202 and on 86 Almeida being an underdog against Cote is free money and on 86 Almeida being an underdog against Cote is free money

]]> By: trevor http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/06/08/ufc-85-in-london-upset-city/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 trevor Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:31:40 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=604#comment-1195 I think there's a good chance to make some money on Marvin Eastman, Jeremy Stephens and Dean Lister if you can get odds like those on Pinnacle. Eastman has solid striking and his chin isn't as bad as it's reputation. McFedries is beatable standing and Eastman might even be able to wrestle with him if he has to, I think this is potentially a good underdog bet. Stephens has some decent to good wrestling and can get some good ground and pound going. Fisher is tough but his wrestling just isn't that great. Stephens isn't as good a wrestler as Edgar probably and is more likely to take a risk and go for it trying to put his man away, so he could definitely get caught with a sub or strike. Fisher is better standing but Stephens shouldn't have to deal with it if he doesn't want to. There is an experience disparity but I think Stephens has a very good chance to upset. Lister hasn't had many great performances but there are several things working for him against Horn. 1) Horn hasn't been looking good for awhile. He looks wore out (understandably so). 2) He's been tapped in two recent fights by Marquardt and Santiago, though Santiago hit him with a knee first. 3) Lister is a better grappler than Horn. 4) Lister has shown a good chin while Horn's has been less than perfect lately. I think Lister has a very good chance of dominating this fight with superior grappling, there is no way he should be the underdog but I guess he is... anyway the underdogs aren't quite as ripe on this card as they were the last two but those three seem like they have good shots. I think there’s a good chance to make some money on Marvin Eastman, Jeremy Stephens and Dean Lister if you can get odds like those on Pinnacle.

Eastman has solid striking and his chin isn’t as bad as it’s reputation. McFedries is beatable standing and Eastman might even be able to wrestle with him if he has to, I think this is potentially a good underdog bet.

Stephens has some decent to good wrestling and can get some good ground and pound going. Fisher is tough but his wrestling just isn’t that great. Stephens isn’t as good a wrestler as Edgar probably and is more likely to take a risk and go for it trying to put his man away, so he could definitely get caught with a sub or strike. Fisher is better standing but Stephens shouldn’t have to deal with it if he doesn’t want to. There is an experience disparity but I think Stephens has a very good chance to upset.

Lister hasn’t had many great performances but there are several things working for him against Horn. 1) Horn hasn’t been looking good for awhile. He looks wore out (understandably so). 2) He’s been tapped in two recent fights by Marquardt and Santiago, though Santiago hit him with a knee first. 3) Lister is a better grappler than Horn. 4) Lister has shown a good chin while Horn’s has been less than perfect lately. I think Lister has a very good chance of dominating this fight with superior grappling, there is no way he should be the underdog but I guess he is…

anyway the underdogs aren’t quite as ripe on this card as they were the last two but those three seem like they have good shots.

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