UFC Betting, MMA Sports Betting Information

The final online betting lines are out at online sports betting sportsbook 5 Dimes for the upcoming UFC 87 Seek and Destroy that will headline top 170 welterweight fighter Georges St Pierre versus American Kickboxing Academy fighter Jon Fitch. The online UFC betting odds are distinctly in favor of GSP at -345 but there are many online UFC betting props for this particular MMA fight. If you want a UFC handicapping prediction for this fight go to http://www.fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2008/ufc-87-online-betting-georges-st-pierre-jon-fitch.php

Other UFC props in bet you can wager at 5 Dimes include the other two UFC main event fight for the Kenny Florian versus Roger Huerta and the Heath Herring and WWE star Brock Lesner fight. 

With the UFC event fast approaching the rest of the fighting betting odds have been released. One fight that stands out is the Dan Evensen versus Cheick Kongo fight. Evensen is a heavy handed fighter that has a good ground game and getting the underdog betting odds at +400 might be too hard to pass up. The staff at fighting-mma.com like this bet and getting it at +400 is a great bet to make. Lay some money on this fight for a great payout as Cheick Kongo is still a one dimensional fighter.

Another great underdog bet to make is Tamden Mccrory to beat Luke Cummo. We have no idea why Luke Cummo is the betting favorite. The only explanation we can figure out is that Cummo was on the reality show and he is getting favorable odds because he was on the TV show. Hat same explanation can be said for the Ryan Thomas and Ben Saunders fight as well. Because Ben Saunders was on the TUF show he is getting favorable betting lines. Though he should be a favorite in this fight getting Thomas at +240 is a steal.

For all other UFC 87 betting lines see the odds below

 

Dan Evensen  +400 
Cheick Kongo  -550 

Steve Bruno  +255  
Chris Wilson  -335 Tamden Mccrory  +100  
Luke Cummo  -130

Jon Jones  +200  
Andre Gusmao  -240

Ryan Thomas  +240  
Ben Saunders  -280  

Rob Emerson  +260  
Manny Gamburyan  -320 

Jason MacDonald  +230
Demian Maia  -270

Kenny Florian  -155
Roger Huerta  +135  

Florian/Huerta goes 3 round distance  +160
Fight won’t go 3 round distance  -210 

Heath Herring  +210 
Brock Lesnar  -250 

Herring/Lesnar goes 3 round distance  +310
Fight won’t go 3 round distance  -430 

Georges St-Pierre  -345 
Jon Fitch  +285

St-Pierre/Fitch goes 5 round distance  +320  
Fight won’t go 5 round distance  -425
St-Pierre wins inside distance  -180
St-Pierre wins by 5 round decision  +479 
Fitch wins inside distance  +391 
Fitch wins by 5 round decision  +1170
St-Pierre/Fitch draw  +7000  
G.St-Pierre wins in round 1  +423 
G.St-Pierre wins in round 2  +445 
G.St-Pierre wins in round 3  +640  
G.St-Pierre wins in round 4  +785  
G.St-Pierre wins in round 5  +975
J.Fitch wins in round 1  +1485
J.Fitch wins in round 2  +1500
J.Fitch wins in round 3  +1800 
J.Fitch wins in round 4  +2100 
J.Fitch wins in round 5  +2450
Any other result  -4900 

For all other UFC 87 betting lines see the odds below

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MMA Tip of the week by Jason Scully of GrapplersGuide.com

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Today we are going to be talking about the North South Choke.

There has been a large number of posts about the north south choke at GrapplersGuide.com and for good reason.  This is a very good submission to learn and in my opinion can be extremely high percentage when done properly and set up properly. 

My personal favorite north south choke is the “no arm” version.  If you haven’t seen the video of me demonstrating this technique on YouTube you can check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XEYLpWacg0

Let’s list some very important details about this choke:

-When you go for this choke it is important that you block your opponent’s face from turning into your body.  You can do this by turning your hip right into the side of his face and you can also push his face over with your hand of the arm that isn’t around his head.  If he can turn his face into you then it’ll be easier for him to work an escape

-When finishing the choke place your forehead on the ground for better position.  It also makes it harder for your opponent to place his hand under your face in an attempt to push on it to make space for an escape.

-Make sure your WHOLE body is flat.  Sprawl your legs back and sink your body into the ground.  Your hips should be flat on the ground and you should be sliding down right into your opponent.

-Walk your shoulders and body backwards as you sink.  This will help you tighten it up.

-Keep your elbows close to your body.  In most positions and attacks having your elbows in makes your position tighter and stronger.

-You should have your bicep of the arm that is around your opponents head across your opponen’ts neck.  Your shoulders should also be shrugged up as this also makes the position much tighter.

-If your position feels loose keep walking your body back, flatten your hips, check that your head is down, and that his face isn’t turning into you.

-If he is able to turn his face into you when you attack for the north south choke you can use your fist of your free arm to push his face over but make sure you keep control of his head so he can’t move.

-Control of his head in this position is key.  If he can’t move his head then he won’t be able to move his body.

I highly recommend that you practice this submission. It can be used by grapplers of all sizes and when learned correctly can be extremely high percetage.  Just ask Marcelo Garcia.  He hit this move 3 times alone in the last ADCC tournament.  While the choke is called the “North South Choke”, it isn’t necessarily set-up from the north south position. It is mostly set up from side control.  I’ve had success setting up from from side control, north south, scarf hold, reverse scarf hold, and knee on belly just to name a few.

When you start getting used to this attack you’ll realize how fast you are able to execute it.  Along with that, if you can’t get this choke for some reason, it works extremely well in connection with the Brabo Choke.  If you don’t know what that is I’d definitely recommend you do a YouTube or Google search for “brabo choke” as it’s another great attack that you can set up from many situation.

Well that’s it for this weeks Grapplers Guide tip.  Make sure you post comments or questions on the North South Choke YouTube page so I can help you out or even send me a personal e-mail at thegrapplersguide@gmail.com

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