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After I initially pondered at these Ultimate Fighting Championship gambling lines I had to consider a another look. I cannot believe that The Pitbull (22-6) is the online betting favorite. I might have though the betting lines would be -110 for both MMA fighters.

Jon Fitch is the most under rated UFC fighter and the rationale Jon Fitch is not the online betting favorite is that he is not an exciting fighter. Fitch is not a glamorous MMA fighter and he does not have outstanding wins but he is a professional all around UFC martial artist. He is like Dan Henderson and wins fights through attrition and going the distance. Out of his 21 wins eleven have been be decision with his last six UFC matches decided upon the judges. Remember that Jon Fitch has faced head on top rated level UFC martial artists and has only dropped to GSP Wilson Gouveia, and his initial mixed martial arts fight as opposed to Mike Pyle. The quantity of fighters he has beaten is extraordinary with victories over Paulo Thiago, Akihiro Gono, Chris Wilson, Diego Sanchez, Roan Carneiro, Josh Burkman, Brock Larson, and Alves.

Before his loss to Georges St Pierre, Fitch was on a sixteen fight winning streak everyone and anyone. He mastered them all and it proved that he could match up MMA from vantage point.

Striking wise Alves is a much better striker. He has a lot of power and has 10 KO’s out of his 16 victories. However, Fitch has the heart and head to take the shots and has only been KO once in his career. That was early on in his career against a much heavier Wilson Gouveia. Since then he has fought many tough strikers who could KO him like Diego Sanchez, Luigi Fioravanti, Shonie Carter, Paulo Thiago, Mike Pierce, Josh Burkman and Brock Larson.

The Pitbull is not generally known as a martial artist that could begin the later MMA rounds but his has been able to remove guys . He’s a 2nd round fighter and when he goes past the second rounds he begins to fade. He might be able to get his shots however, you can’t knock out the heart of Fitch. In the 1st battle between the two Alves was taking the match and he roughly knocked out Fitch but finally Fitch turned it around and wound up knocking out the American Top Team MMA fighter late in the 2nd round.

Jon dominates Alves in wrestling. Jon Fitch have the opportunity to take Thiago down thanks to his excellent wrestling. Fitch was a member of the Purdue wrestling team, a 4-year letter-man and was underneath Tom Erikson and became the team captain of his wrestling squad. He will have the take-down points but Alves does possess a good sprawl and even St Pierre had difficulties controlling Alves down once he got the takedown.

This MMA fight will likely go to judge’s decision since most of Jon Fitch’s MMA fights go the distance and a good wager is a novelty wager for this fight to go the distance. Jon Fitch will win this match up on takedown points and he will accumulate some shots on the ground. He won’t be able hold Alves but Fitch will score the tallies. The Pitbull will start off speedy but will gas out late in the 2nd round and into the third and that when Jon will win the fight.

With such a long lay off Alves will be rusty in this fight. I expect his cardio to suffer. At the best of time he had bad cardio. What do you think a yearlong lay off will do for him.

For a more detailed MMA matchup go to

http://www.fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-117-jon-fitch-thiago-alves.php

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As with Cain Velesquez, the jury is still out on whether Carwin is as effective as he is created to be. Cain Velesquez was able to mute his pundits with his fight versus Big Nog at UFC 110 nonetheless I do not imagine Shane Carwin will be able to do so against Frank as Frank Mir has turned out to be quite the mma fighter of late as he will probably use his size to his edge in this mixed martial arts fight. Like all wrestlers, Shane Carwin utilizes his utter toughness for punching which is not proficient. Mir has matured into a very the technical striker and with his current muscle gain , is skilled to pack a lot of strength into his punches.

Mir has been training with, a former professional kickboxer and a coach in striking He has been in a position to instruct Mir to be more specialized with his striking which has greatly increased his ability, proof of which was apparent when Frank dismantled Big Nog and a UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez against Cheick Kongo . At present within the UFC heavyweight division, Mir has the greatest 1-2 combination with his jab cross or jab upper becoming pretty awesome.

Carwin has better wrestling but it is improbable he will be able to use them in this battle. In his NCAA wrestling days Carwin was twice the Div 2 runner up, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association II Wrestling Heavyweight National Champion in 1999. In addition to he was also a 2-time All-American in football for Western State. Currently he tries to keep his skills at par as a volunteer coach . Given his depth on the wrestling mats Mir will make an effort to nullify Carwin’s strategy by keeping this battle standing up.

On power alone he is a blue belt but in comparison to someone like Mir, he is certainly out matched—especially when it comes to grappling. Mir is at this time one of the grapplers in the Ufc and only after 5 years of training, he gained his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Ricardo Pires, a fourth degree black belt under Sergio Penha—this was right after his win over Sylvia at UFC 48: Payback. He presently trains under Osvaldo Alves but began his jiu-jitsu under Marcos Soares . As Soares is one of the most technical instructors in the world, his fundamentals has given Frank a great top game, merged with his tutelage under Alves and Pires, Frank has also been able to perfect his bottom game into something to be reckoned with. Despite his qualifications on the mats, it is less likely Carwin will have a likelihood on grappling. Frank is very well known on the bottom and wants to attack the legs and ankles. Mir favours several submissions and Shane just will not have the necessary expertise to steer out of Frank Mir’s assaults.

Carwin is a big and powerful MMA fighter who might be UFC champ one day, having said that, at the present he must confront Frank , a focused and committed MMA fighter. Mir has trained hard to get himself back to the top of the UFC. Gone are the days when his work ethic and training practices were questioned and he has since committed himself to being the optimum mixed martial arts martial artist he can be in preparation for a re-match with Brock Lesnar. Though Shane is in greater condition, however he has yet to be in a struggle further than the very first round. Shane’s physique requires more oxygenated blood or else fatigue sets in rapidly.

When it comes to UFC sports betting Frank -160 is a steal. Logically, I would have thought the online betting lines would have been -180 or -190 in favour of Frank. The key to this fight is Frank Mir’s improving stand-up power and technique. He will use quick striking combos to eastablish takedowns and once on top, he will out-match Carwin in a situation he doesn’t want to be in.

Stan Leung provides MMA handicapping previews for fighting-mma.com

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For the first time the UFC will be heading Down Under on Sunday, February 21, 2010 in Sydney, Australia at the Acer Arena. 5 Dimes has just released their full online betting odds for the UFC 110 line up that will headline Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira versus  Cain Velasquez. The winner will fight for the UFC heavyweight championship.

If you read your MMA matchup report we staed that

This fight will eventually go to the ground and Cain will try to maintain top position but Nogueira will bait him into one position and Velasquez will over commit and that is when Minotauro will submit him.

UFC betting wise the -120 lines for Nogueira is a good price to wager at. I would have set the Nogueira betting lines a bit higher, so to be this is a high value bet.

To bet view the online betting lines or bet on these fights go to 5 Dimes which is the best online sports book for UFC betting because they allow UFC props bets as well as parlays inadditon to money bets and over/under bets. 
 
 

Michael Bisping +115
Wanderlei Silva -135

Bisping/Silva goes 3 round distance +155
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -195
Bisping wins inside distance +255
 Not Bisping inside distance -365

Bisping wins by 3 round decision +329 
Not Bisping by 3 round decision -485

Silva wins inside distance +135
Not Silva inside distance -175

Silva wins by 3 round decision +417
Not Silva by 3 round decision -640

Bisping/Silva draw +7500
Fight not a draw -20000

George Sotiropoulos +220 
Joe Stevenson -260

Sotiropoulos/Stevenson goes 3 round dist +125 
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -165

Sotiropoulos wins inside distance +423
Not Sotiropoulos inside distance -665

Sotiropoulos wins by 3 round decision +466
Not Sotiropoulos by 3 round decision -797

Stevenson wins inside distance +109
Not Stevenson inside distance -149

Stevenson wins by 3 round decision +239 
Not Stevenson by 3 round decision -319

Sotiropoulos/Stevenson draw +7000
Fight not a draw -18500

Keith Jardine +120 
Ryan Bader -140

Jardine/Bader goes 3 round distance -140
Fight won’t go 3 round distance +100

Jardine wins inside distance +266
Not Jardine inside distance -386

Jardine wins by 3 round decision +331
Not Jardine by 3 round decision -492

Bader wins inside distance +295 
Not Bader inside distance -415

Bader wins by 3 round decision +167
Not Bader by 3 round decision -222

Jardine/Bader draw +5500
Fight not a draw -13500

Ben Rothwell +115
Mirko Filipovic -135

Rothwell/Filipovic goes 3 round distance +300
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -420

Rothwell wins inside distance +163 
Not Rothwell inside distance -213

Rothwell wins by 3 round decision +6322 
Not Rothwell by 3 round decision -1295

Filipovic wins inside distance +110
Not Filipovic inside distance -150

Filipovic wins by 3 round decision +526 
Not Filipovic by 3 round decision -977

Rothwell/Filipovic draw +9000
Fight not a draw -25000

Cain Velasquez -1151.870 
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira -105

Velasquez/Nogueira goes 3 round distance -120
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -120

Velasquez wins inside distance +240
Not Velasquez inside distance -320

Velasquez wins by 3 round decision +255
Not Velasquez by 3 round decision -365

Nogueira wins inside distance +262 
Not Nogueira inside distance -382

Nogueira wins by 3 round decision +253 
Not Nogueira by 3 round decision -357

Velasquez/Nogueira draw +6500 
Fight not a draw -16500 
 
 

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Official Fight Card for UFC 109 Relentless has been released. Like UFC 108, UFC 109 is riddled with injuries. The main event will be a battle of two UFC hall of famers in Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman. This might have been a good fight 4 years ago but this main event will be a snooze fest. Whatever the UFC betting lines are I would lay a lot on the Natural.

The best fight of the night will be the co-main event between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnenn. The most interesting fight of the night will be Matt Serra and Frank Trigg. Both fighters are big talkers and the trash talking has already begun. Both are in the late half of their thirties, have UFC careers on life-support, coming off losses, had memorable battles with two of the divisions elites, and neither are strangers to hyping a fight with verbal strikes As Trigg was quoted as saying

Both are in the late half of their thirties, have UFC careers on life-support, coming off losses, had memorable battles with two of the divisions elites, and neither are strangers to hyping a fight with verbal strikes.

For hard core UFC fans the fight everyone is waiting for is the return of a Gracie to the UFC. Rolles Gracie Jr. is a 2nd degree black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and the son of one of the pioneers of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Rolls Gracie who is considered the best BJJ fighter in history before he died tragically in a kite flying accident. Rolles Gracie Jr. He will make his UFC debut versus Mostapha Al-turk in a heavyweight fight. Gracie has been working with Greg Jackson at Jackson’s fighting submission and will have a complete MMA game by the time he enters the octagon.

The early UFC 109 betting lines have been put by 5 Dimes but the lines for the Paulo Thiago  versus Josh Koscheck  will be replaced due to an injury but Koscheck. Josh Koscheck was scheduled to face Paulo Thiago, but was forced off the card with an injury. Thiago is now expected to face Mike Swick. A Middleweight Championship bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort was confirmed by UFC President Dana White but called off due to Silva’s slow healing from elbow surgery. Antônio Rogério Nogueira had to withdraw from his bout against Brandon Vera due to a fractured ankle and Vera will face Jon Jones on March 21, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 21 insterad.

  For all UFC 109 betting lines go to 5 Dimes

Mark Coleman  +320
Randy Couture  -390

Paulo Thiago  +340
Josh Koscheck  -425

Frank Trigg  +105  
Matt Serra  -125

Dan Miller  +270
Demian Maia  -330

Chael Sonnen  +260  
Nate Marquardt  -320

To view the entire fight card see the matchups below

Main Card

Light Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman
Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller
Welterweight bout: Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg

Preliminary Card

Lightweight bout: Mac Danzig vs. Justin Buchholz
Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres
Lightweight bout: Phillipe Nover vs. Rob Emerson
Light Heavyweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Phil Davis
Heavyweight bout: Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Heavyweight bout: Mostapha Al-turk vs. Rolles Gracie

Announced Matchups

These matches have been reported as finalised by reliable sources, but not yet added to the official card.

Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs. Mike Swick

For all UFC 109 betting lines go to 5 Dimes

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Dynamite!! is Japan’s biggest annual combat sports event, and Dynamite 2009 is finally upon us. The New Year’s Eve event takes place Thursday night in Japan, which means the wee hours of Thursday morning in the United States, and we’ll have live results right here at MMAFighting.com.

MMA betting wise there was some good betting upsets like Melvin Manhoef beating Kazuo Misaki, Masanori Kanehara beating former pound for pound top ten fighter  Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto. Yamamoto seems to be slipping as will have to focus on his training a little better. Another betting dog that won was Akihiro Gono beating top ten lightweight Hayato Sakurai by armbar.

All the results of the 11 MMA fights (including nine featuring Dream fighters taking on Sengoku Raiden Championship fighters) and the seven K-1 fights are below.

 K-1 MAX, bout: Masato def. Andy Souwer via unanimous decision

  Sengoku Heavyweight bout: Hidehiko Yoshida def. Satoshi Ishii via unanimous decision

  DREAM vs SRC: Shinya Aoki def. Mizuto Hirota via armbar stoppage

  DREAM, Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi def. Gary Goodridge via first-round TKO

  DREAM vs SRC: Alistair Overeem def. Kazuyuki Fujita via first-round KO

  DREAM vs SRC: Masanori Kanehara def. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto via unanimous decision

  DREAM vs SRC: Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazunori Yokota via unanimous decision

  DREAM vs SRC: Hideo Tokoro def. Jong Man Kim via unanimous decision

  DREAM vs SRC: Melvin Manhoef def. Kazuo Misaki via first-round TKO

  DREAM vs SRC: Akihiro Gono def. Hayato Sakurai via second-round armbar submission

  DREAM vs SRC: Michihiro Omigawa def. Hiroyuki Takaya via first-round TKO

  DREAM vs SRC: Hiroshi Izumi def. Katsuyori Shibata via unanimous decision

  K-1 KOSHIEN, Final: Masaaki Noiri def. Shota Shimada via unanimous decision

  K-1 Heavyweight bout: Ray Sefo def. Yosuke Nishijima via unanimous decision

  DREAM, Super Hulk Final: Ikuhisa Minowa def. Rameau Sokoudjou via third-round TKO

  K-1 KOSHIEN, Semi-Finals: Shota Shimada def. Katsuki Ishida via majority decision

  K-1 KOSHIEN, Semi-Finals: Masaaki Noiri def. Hiroya via unanimous decision

  K-1 KOSHIEN, Reserve Fight: Tsukasa Fuji vs. Tatuya Kusakabe

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Dynamite!! 2009 will be held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2009. The event will include fight from the DREAM, Sengoku Raiden Championship, K-1, and K-1 World MAX organizations and will have the finals for the K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament, The Final Four from the  K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final, The Dream Super Hulk champion and  the K-1 KOSHIEN 2009 Champion.

5 Dimes has put out the online better odds for Dynamite!! 2009. Kid” Yamamoto who was once a top ten pound for pound fighter opens up at -425 versus Masanori Kanehara but the lines are pretty steep to wager on Yamamoto. A better bet would be to lay a MMA bet on Melvin Manhoef who comes in as the underdog versus Kazuo Misaki at +130. Manhoef has KO power and if he catches Misaki with a high leg kick it will be over. I like Manhoef to KO Misaki, so best a lot on the underdog.

Hayato Sakurai is he favorite in his fight with Akihiko Gono and his betting line at -215 is worth the price to lay a wager on. Gegard Mousasi   opened up with a -1350 MMA line versus Gary Goodridge  (+650 ). This is pretty much a sure thing and if I have a huge amount of money I would shell out the price to lay on Mousasi  since there is absolutely no way Goodridge  will win this fight. 

To view all Dynamite!! 2009 betting lines go 5 Dimes and place a bet.

Masanori Kanehara (SRC)  +320
Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto (DREAM)  -425

Mizuto Hirota (SRC)  +285 
Shinya Aoki (DREAM)  -375

Kazuyuki Fujita (SRC)  +600
Alistair Overeem (DREAM)  -1050

Melvin Manhoef (DREAM)  +130  
Kazuo Misaki (SRC)  -160  

Kazunori Yokota (SRC)  +320  
Tatsuya Kawajiri (DREAM)  -425

Akihiko Gono (SRC)  +170
Hayato Sakurai (DREAM)  -215

Michihiro Omigawa (SRC)  -105 
Hiroyuki Takaya (DREAM)  -125 

Hiroshi Izumi (SRC)  +120 
Katsuyori Shibata (DREAM)  -150  

Jong Man Kim (SRC)  +160  
Hideo Tokoro (DREAM)  -195

Ikuhisa Minowa  +250  
Rameau Sokoudjou  -325

Hidehiko Yoshida  +210  
Satoshi Ishii  -270

Gary Goodridge  +650  
Gegard Mousasi  -1350  

Andy Souwer  +120  
Masato  -150 

Yosuke Nishijima  +325 Ray Sefo  -435

To see the full kickboxing and MMA card see full schedule below Official Fight Card (MMA)

DREAM Heavyweight bout:  Gary Goodridge vs.  Gegard Mousasi
DREAM vs SRC, Middleweight bout:  Melvin Manhoef vs.  Kazuo Misaki
DREAM vs SRC, Lightweight bout:  Shinya Aoki (DREAM Champion) vs.  Mizuto Hirota (SRC Champion)
DREAM vs SRC, Lightweight bout:  Tatsuya Kawajiri vs.  Kazunori Yokota
Sengoku Raiden Championship Heavyweight bout:  Satoshi Ishii vs.  Hidehiko Yoshida
DREAM vs SRC, Heavyweight bout:  Alistair Overeem vs.  Kazuyuki Fujita
DREAM vs SRC, Featherweight bout:  Norifumi Yamamoto vs.  Masanori Kanehara (SRC Champion)
DREAM vs SRC, Welterweight bout:  Hayato Sakurai vs.  Akihiro Gono
DREAM vs SRC, Heavyweight bout:  Katsuyori Shibata vs.  Hiroshi Izumi
DREAM vs SRC, Featherweight bout:  Hiroyuki Takaya vs.  Michihiro Omigawa
DREAM vs SRC, Featherweight bout:  Hideo Tokoro vs.  Jong Man Kim
DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix 2009 Final:  Ikuhisa Minowa vs.  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Official Fight Card (K-1)

K-1 MAX bout:  Masato vs.  Andy Souwer
K-1 Heavyweight bout:  Ray Sefo vs.  Yosuke Nishijima
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Semi-Finals:  Shota Shimada vs.  Katsuki Ishida
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Semi-Finals:  Hiroya vs.  Masaaki Noiri
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Reserve Fight:  Tsukasa Fuji vs.  Tatuya Kusakabe
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Final:  Hiroya/ Masaaki Noiri vs.  Shota Shimada/ Katsuki Ishida

To view all Dynamite!! 2009 betting lines go 5 Dimes and place a bet.

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Strikforce Evolution is this Saturday night and the online betting lines are out for this mixed martial arts event. There are few surprises in the sports betting lines. Once surprise is the is how wide the betting lines are for the Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza  and Matt Lindland  fight. I actually think Lindland should be the online betting favorite despite his brutal KO at the hands of Vitor Belfort at Affliction.

True MMA and jiujutsu lovers love Jacare who is a grappling wizard and is one of the best grapplers in the world. He has won such prestigious title like 2009 ADCC Super fight winner, 2008 Dream Middleweight GP runner up, 2004 Open weight World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, 2005 Openweight World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, 2005 ADCC 77-87KG Division winner and 2005 ADCC Absolute Division runner-up.

However, he still has to work on his stand up skills but with a 10 and 2 record he will draw some bets. Opening up at +220 is worth a small bet on Lindland who is not the greatest standup striker and is getting older.  If this goes to the ground look for a pretty good beating by Jacare but he is fighting a Olympic caliber wrestler. We saw how hard it was for Jacare to beat Randy Couture in a grappling match.  We think the lines should be much closer than people think but the smart money bet is still on Jacare.

Scott Smith has good hand but he will totally be confused with the awkward fighting skills of Cung Le . Smith will not be able to handle the kicks of Le and he will eventually get KO’ed. This bet is a no brainier but the fight will be very entertaining to watch. Look for Le to easier retain his Middleweight title.

The main event has former champion Gilbert Melendez taking on current champion Josh Thomson. The challenger opens up as a slight underdog at -110. He was surprised by Thomson in his first fight and I expect him to put on a better show for the once top ten pound for pound MMA fighter in the world. Take Melendez  to win a decision with a tougher work ethic in this fight. 

For all Strikeforce betting lines go to BetUS

Matt Lindland  +220 
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza  -280 

Mike Whitehead  +405  
Muhammed Lawal  -560

Scott Smith  +270  
Cung Le  -360

Gilbert Melendez  -110
Josh Thomson  -120

All other main fights and preliminary fights include: Main Card

Preliminary Card

Light Heavyweight bout:  Scott Lighty vs.  Antwain Britt
Lightweight bout:  Daisuke Nakamura vs.  Justin Wilcox
Featherweight bout:  Luis Mendoza vs.  Juan Nunez
Lightweight bout:  Alex Trevino vs.  Bobby Stack
Lightweight bout:  Alexander Crispim vs.  AJ Fonseca

For all Strikeforce betting lines go to BetUS

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You know a sport is popular when the prop bets start to increase. 5 Dimes has always put out UFC prop bets but for UFC 107 they have issued a lot more prop bets than normal. 5 Dime has been a leader in mixed martial arts betting but now they have just released their full sports book betting lines for UFC 107.

One fight worth betting is the Alan Belcher versus Wilson Gouveia fight. Belcher has vastly improved his game as he beat Denis Kang and narrowly lost to Yoshihiro Akiyama. Many people felt he won that fight. Belcher opens up at -105 while Gouveia is the favorite at -125. Gouveia has never been a hard trainer and he will be overwhelmed by the pressure Belcher will out on him. I say bet a lot on Belcher for the underdog victory. 

5 Dimes has also put over under betting for the first time. So now you can bet on totals as well as on the money line, in addition to parlays and prop bets.

If you have the money you can always bet a prop bet on the Florian/Guida fight not to be a draw. However, you will have shell out 15,000 dollars just to win 100 if the fight is not a draw.

If you read our matchup report we said Jon Fitch would beat Mike Pierce. That was before the lines were released.  Yes we still recommend that fight but we were hoping the lines would open up at -300 instead. If you have the money it is a good bet. A better bet is the Frank Mir fight. He is now at -200. When the lines first opened he was at -185. It is best to bet now since they might move even further by the time the fight rolls around.

In our BJ Penn versus Diego Sanchez handicapping report we liked the fight to go the distance and for Sanchez to win by decision. This is our recommended UFC prop bet for Sanchez wins by 5 round decision +451.

To see all the UFC 107 betting lines or wager on these fights go to 5 Dimes

Alan Belcher  -105 
Wilson Gouveia  -125

T.J. Grant  -135  
Kevin Burns  +105

Lucio Linhares  +260  
Rousimar Palhares  -350

Ricardo Funch  +320  
Johny Hendricks  -425

Shane Nelson  +260 
Matt Wiman  -350  

DaMarques Johnson  +210|
Edgar Garcia  -270

Paul Buentello  +105
Stefan Struve  -125

Buentello/Struve goes 3 round distance  +500 -Fight won’t go 3 round distance  -900 
Buentello wins inside distance  +109 - Not Buentello inside distance  -149 
Buentello wins by 3 round decision  +189 - Not Buentello by 3 round decision  -5660 
Struve wins inside distance  +108 - Not Struve inside distance  -148 
Struve wins by 3 round decision  +639  - Not Struve by 3 round decision  -1315  
Buentello/Struve draw  +8000 - Fight not a draw  -23000

Clay Guida  +180 Over 2½ -195 
Kenny Florian  -220 Under 2½ +160

Guida/Florian goes 3 round distance  -150 - Fight won’t go 3 round distance  +120  
Guida wins inside distance  +1034 - Not Guida inside distance  -1835 
Guida wins by 3 round decision  +244 - Not Guida by 3 round decision  -310 
Florian wins inside distance  +160 - Not Florian inside distance  -195 
Florian wins by 3 round decision  +203 - Not Florian by 3 round decision  -263 
Guida/Florian draw  +6000 - Fight not a draw  -15000
Guida wins in round 1  +2050 - Any other result  -5125 |
Guida wins in round 2  +2590 - Any other result  -6250 
Guida wins in round 3  +3300 - Any other result  -9000 
Florian wins in round 1  +410  - Any other result  -565 
Florian wins in round 2  +600 - Any other result  -1050 
Florian wins in round 3  +800  - Any other result  -1475 
Guida/Florian starts round 3  -235 - Fight won’t start round 3  +178 
Guida/Florian starts round 2  -469 - Fight won’t start round 2  +344  

Mike Pierce  +325 
Jon Fitch  -400

Pierce/Fitch goes 3 round distance  -190 - Fight won’t go 3 round distance  +150  
Pierce wins inside distance  +740 - Not Pierce inside distance  -1570 
Pierce wins by 3 round decision  +471 - Not Pierce by 3 round decision  -812 
Fitch wins inside distance  +204 - Not Fitch inside distance  -284 
Fitch wins by 3 round decision  -114 - Not Fitch by 3 round decision  -126  
Pierce/Fitch draw  +6500 - Any other result  -16500  

Cheick Kongo  +170 Over 1½ -115 
Frank Mir  -200 Under 1½ -115

Kongo/Mir goes 3 round distance  +280 - Fight won’t go 3 round distance  -370   
Kongo wins inside distance  +231 - Not Kongo inside distance  -291 
Kongo wins by 3 round decision  +936  -Not Kongo by 3 round decision  -1662 
Mir wins inside distance  -110 -Not Mir inside distance  -120  
Mir wins by 3 round decision  +437 -Not Mir by 3 round decision  -640  
Kongo/Mir draw  +7500 -Fight not a draw  -20000 
Kongo wins in round 1  +445 -Any other result  -660 
Kongo wins in round 2  +800 -Any other result  -1475
Kongo wins in round 3  +1400 - Any other result  -3050 
Mir wins in round 1  +280 -Any other result  -370
Mir wins in round 2  +400 - Any other result  -550 
Mir wins in round 3  +825 - Any other result  -1500 
Kongo/Mir starts round 3  +162 - Fight won’t start round 3  -198  
Kongo/Mir starts round 2  -172 - Fight won’t start round 2  +142

Diego Sanchez  +250 Over 2½ -115
BJ Penn  -300 Under 2½ -115

Sanchez/Penn goes 5 round distance  +210 - Fight won’t go 5 round distance  -270 
Sanchez wins inside distance  +573- Not Sanchez inside distance  -980  
Sanchez wins by 5 round decision  +451  - Not Sanchez by 5 round decision  -676
Penn wins inside distance  -160 - Not Penn inside distance  +130   
Penn wins by 5 round decision  +493 - Not Penn by 5 round decision  -780 
Sanchez/Penn draw  +7000 - Fight not a draw  -18500  
Sanchez wins in round 1  +1600 - Any other result  -4000
Sanchez wins in round 2  +2150 - Any other result  -5375  
Sanchez wins in round 3  +2600 - Any other result  -6400 
Sanchez wins in round 4  +3100 – Any other result  -8000 
Sanchez wins in round 5  +3590 - Any other result  -1000
B.J.Penn wins in round 1  +300 - Any other result  -390
B.J.Penn wins in round 2  +422 - Any other result  -595  
B.J.Penn wins in round 3  +600 - Any other result  -1050  
B.J.Penn wins in round 4  +1075 - Any other result  -1937  
B.J.Penn wins in round 5  +1700 - Any other result  -4250   
Sanchez/Penn starts round 5  +171 - Fight won’t start round 5  -216|
Sanchez/Penn starts round 4  +123 - Fight won’t start round 4  -153 
Sanchez/Penn starts round 3  -138- Fight won’t start round 3  +108
Sanchez/Penn starts round 2  -322 - Fight won’t start round 2  +249

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The Ultimate Fighter 10 (TUF 10) online betting lines are out and there are a few surprises. Kimbo Slice opened up with a +210 on most sportsbooks.  Believe me the staff at fighting-mma.com think Kimbo is a HORRIBLE fighter BUT so is Houston Alexander. I guess the TUF show proved nothing to only strengthen Kimbo detractors.

However, Dana White wants to cash in the on the Kimbo craze and has handed picked a perfect fighter and made the fight tailored towards a Kimbo win. There is no fix but there the UFC is trying to give Kimbo as much of an advantage as they can for him to win. First they made the fight a catch weight at 215 pounds which means Kimbo doers not have to cut any weight and he will have more power fighting a light heavyweight.

It pains me to say it but bet a lot of money on a Kimbo win. No matter what someone is getting knocked out. I don’t think that will be a UFC prop bet offered by an sports book.

Another bet that is worth wagering on is for “Titties” Darrill Schoonover to beat James Mcsweeney. Mcsweeney proved nothing on the show. I was not impressed with his kicks especially his jumping kick which leaves him very off balance against better stronger  fighters. Darrill Schoonover has very good hands and will knock out Mcsweeney who is smaller and really should be fighting in the light heavyweight division.

Everyone will be looking at the Matt Mitrione +250 versus Marcus Jones -325 fight. Big Baby has very good grappling skills and will use his NFL experience to take Mitrione and sub him. Mitrione can strike but he needs to refine his striking more. Despite the fact Jones has a weak chin bet on Jones for a submission victory.

The main event has Matt Hamill +230 versus very heavy handed striker Jon Jones -270. Jones is a beast and has incredible striking while Hamill mostly relies on his wrestling. The difference is that Jones also has a background in wrestling. Look for a beating on Jones

So who will be the TUF 10 champ. Well it will be our fight from the start. Roy Nelson has experience, grappling and striking. He is a true MMA fighter and well rounded. That fact makes this bout all the more disappointing since there is no way a guy with four professional fights to his name should be fighting Nelson, a proven veteran of 17 bouts. Nelson has the chin to survive Schaub’s power and the mat game to exploit his still unpolished jiu-jitsu.

Nelson beat Frank Mir in a grappling match and will take this fight to the ground and use his belly to pin Brendan Schaub + down and ground and pound him out.

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Dennis Hallman +190
John Howard -250

Rodney Wallace -115
Brian Stann -115

Joe Brammer +320
Mark Bocek -425

Jon Madsen +270
Justin Wren -360

Darrill Schoonover -115
James Mcsweeney -115

Kimbo Slice +210
Houston Alexander -270

Matt Veach +415
Frank Edgar -580

Matt Mitrione +250
Marcus Jones -325

Brendan Schaub +180
Roy Nelson -240

Matt Hamill +230
Jon Jones -270

Hamill/Jones goes 3 round distance +120

Fight won’t go 3 round distance -160

Hamill wins inside distance +437

Not Hamill inside distance -710

Hamill wins by 3 round decision +470

Not Hamill by 3 round decision -810

Jones wins inside distance +110

Not Jones inside distance -150

Jones wins by 3 round decision +225

Not Jones by 3 round decision -305

Hamill/Jones draw +7000

Fight not a draw -18500

Hamill wins in round 1 +945
Any other result -1685

Hamill wins in round 2 +1380
Any other result -2945

Hamill wins in round 3 +1650
Any other result -4125

Jones wins in round 1 +375
Any other result -515

Jones wins in round 2 +430
Any other result -625

Jones wins in round 3 +695
Any other result -1285

Hamill/Jones starts round 3 -133
Fight won’t start round 3 +113
Hamill/Jones starts round 2 -332
Fight won’t start round 2 +254

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DREAM.12 will take place on October 25, 2009 in Osaka, Japan. The event will mark the first time DREAM has used a hexagon cage. Fights will consist of three five-minute rounds, as used in the North American system, though elbows will remain illegal

Kazushi Sakuraba who just recently fought on Oct 6 will now fight again against Zelg Galesic. Galesic was suppose to fight Melvin Manhoef but he has to pull out due to injury.

Manhoef was replaced by Kazushi Sakuraba who is known as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. Sakuraba snapped a two-fight losing streak when he submitted boxer Rubin Williams,Williams with a first-round kimura at Dream 11 on Oct. 6.

5 Dimes has put out hte ealry online MMA betting lines for all the fights. The best underdog pick of hte night looks to be Kazushi Sakuraba at +135

The Official Fight Card for Dream 12 includes:

Middleweight bout: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Zelg Galesic

  Middleweight bout: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tokimitsu Ishizawa

  Welterweight bout: Marius Zaromskis vs. Ho Bae Myeon

  Featherweight bout: Keisuke Fujiwara vs. Tomoya Miyashita

  Middleweight bout: Paulo Filho vs. Dong Sik Yoon

  Featherweight bout: Chase Beebe vs. Yoshiro Maeda

  Lightweight bout: Eddie Alvarez vs. Katsunori Kikuno

  Lightweight bout: Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Won Sik Park

Dream 12 Betting Lines:

Katsunori Kikuno +300
Eddie Alvarez -390

Won Sik Park +220
Kuniyoshi Hironaka -280

Yoshiro Maeda +115
Chase Beebe -145

Paulo Filho -410
Dong Sik Yoon +315

Zelg Galesic -165
Kazushi Sakuraba +135

Tokimitsu Ishizawa +173
Katsuyori Shibata -220

Myeon Ho Bae +290
Marius Zaromskis -380

James Thompson +675
Alistair Overeem -1235

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