UFC Betting, MMA Sports Betting Information

5 Dimes has put out their online betting odds for UFC 102 along with some UFC prop bets for the next UFC event that will be held on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon for the first time.

The mixed martial arts main event will be former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion, Randy Couture, fighting former PRIDE Heavyweight and UFC Interim Heavyweight champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

The winner will most likely get a shot a Brock Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight championship. Both fighters are coming off a loss as Nogueira lost to Frank Mir and Couture lost to Lesnar. If you read the handicapping matchup for this fight we recommended

At the end of the day Nogueira is a better fighter with more skills. He can take a beating and will end up with a submission. Though Couture will control the first part of the fight, in the end Nogueira will put out a submission

Also on the card is Demian Maia versus Nate Marquardt fight. The online UFC betting odds have Maia as the betting underdog. His skills seem to be too good and at that price he is worth the bet.

One of the best bets of the night is the Ed Herman versus Aaron Simpson fight. Herman is a -150 favorite. This price is a steal for a very talented fighter. Yes he has some loses but to top level fighter unlike Aaron Simpson who is still unknown. At -150 this is one of the best bets to make.

The best UFC prop bet is for the fight between Thiago Silva and Keith Jardine to go the 3 round distance at +110. If you take Keith Jardine at -160 and parlay that fight with the UFC prop bet you can a decent payout.

James Irvin +160
Wilson Gouveia -185

Chris Tuchscherer +295
Gabriel Gonzaga -355

Justin McCully +210
Mike Russow -250

Tim Hague +110 
Todd Duffee -140

Aaron Simpson +120
Ed Herman -150

Nick Catone +155
Mark Munoz -185

Demian Maia +135
Nate Marquardt -155 

Maia/Marquardt goes 3 round distance +235
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -315

Jake Rosholt +130 
Chris Leben -150 

Rosholt/Leben goes 3 round distance +170
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -230

Thiago Silva +140 
Keith Jardine -160 

Silva/Jardine goes 3 round distance +110 
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -150

Krzysztof Soszynski +155
Brandon Vera -175 

Soszynski/Vera goes 3 round distance +175 
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -245

Randy Couture -170
Antonio Nogueira +150 

Couture/Nogueira goes 3 round distance -125
Fight won’t go 3 round distance -115