WEC-36: Hollywood, Florida – Live on Versus

 
 

5Dimes.com has released the online betting odds for WEC 36. To maximizes your betting profit, we at www.fighting-mma.com suggest  that do parlay bets for this event to lessen some of the betting lines to go in your favor.

Due to the Threat of Hurricane Ike to South Florida the WEC 36 fight has been rescheduled for November 5, 2008 which leaves more time for Paulo Filho (16-0) to get back into game shape.

The co main event has Brazilian Top Team fighter and top ten middleweight fighter in the world, Paulo Filho fighting tough MMA fighter and 2 time NCAA wreslting champion Chael Sonnen who many thought was beating Filho in their first fight. Chael Sonnen was winning the stand up battle but lost due to a verbal Submission by armbar which he claims he did not say.

The two are back to fight each other as Paulo Filho has just completed his substance-abuse recovery program due to addiction to over the counter drugs. Will the lay off and drug problem affect Filho? Is he the same pitbull fighter that was so intimating throughout his 16 and 0 career? The online sportsbooks are still saying yes as he is a -160 favorite but betting on Chael Sonnen at +130 is a very good value bet. But one thing to remember is that Chael Sonnen has lost 5 out his 9 fights to submissions to top level grapplers like Jeremy Horn, Forrest Griffin, Trevor Prangley and Renato Sobral.

But if you break down the fight

Striking: Chael Sonnen
Wrestling: Chael Sonnen
Grappling: Paulo Filho

The main event has top pound for pound fighter in the world Urijah Faber fighting Mike Brown. Brown is not a bad fighter as this ATT product has wins over Jeff Curran and  Yves Edwards. His loses have come to good fighters like Masakazu Imanari, Joe Lauzon, Genki Sudo, and Hermes Franca. At 19 and 4 Brown is a tough competitor. Remember Faber is not unbeatable he has lost in the past and there are still questions out in the MMA world if he has fought top levels guys yet. However his X Factor is his aggressiveness and overall skill. At -370, I thought the lines would be larger so Matt Brown might surprise a few in this fight.

One dog pick fighter to look at is Leonard Garcia who is a up and coming fighter. He will take on an aging Jens Pulver who may have seen better days. At +155, Garcia has much better grappling skills then Pulver.

The best value bet to make is Donald Cerrone -130. At 8 and 0 he might be a name people will be talking about in the next couple of years. He has all of his 8 wins all by submissions which means on the ground he is very dangerous. His opponent Rob “Razor” McCullough’s 3 of 4 loses have come by submission. At -130 this best bet to make in relationship to the MMA betting odds.

All WEC 36 betting lines below

Mike Brown +300 
Urijah Faber -370 

Chael Sonnen +130 
Paulo Filho -160 

Leonardo Garcia +155 
Jens Pulver -185 

Danillo Villefort +195 
Jake Rosholt -245 

Donald Cerrone -130 
Rob Mccullough EV

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