The UFC 102 odds are on the board and as per usual, Dana White has produced quite the card to froth over. A lot of people were talking about how UFC 101 turned out to be a boring card and how the UFC cards since UFC 100 have been somewhat deflating, but UFC 102 will pick up the slack.
The headlining event for online betting to watch will be the Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture battle. It's a fight between two legends in MMA and it's a bout that everyone has wanted to see for a long time. Both fighters come into the matchup in different shape and with a number of question marks.
Couture, The Natural, is coming off a tough knockout loss to Brock Lesnar while Nogueira is coming off of a fight where he made Frank Mir look like Mike Tyson.
There is lots of speculation regarding Noguiera's shape, especially after how badly he lost to Mir. Just 20 days prior to that fight, Noguiera was in a hospital bed dealing with a staph infection, which may have contributed to his bad beat. On the other hand, a lot of people are suggesting that the 33-year-old had nothing left in the tank for that fight and is running on fumes for this one after nearly 40 fights work of MMA wear and tear.
While Couture is 13 years older, the general feel is that he's just older man with much less mileage whereas Big Nog is just a car that has been driven into the ground.
If he's healthy and in shape, those who have placed a sports bet online know that Nogueira is still one of the best in the division and still is in line for a shot at Lesnar if he does win this fight. There are plenty of options for him as well beyong this fight, which include tilts with Cain Velasquez, Shane Carwin or maybe even the winner of the Mirko Cro Cop and Junior Dos Santos battle.
But if Couture comes out and dominates Minotauro like many people are predicting on their sports picks, then the retirement conversation for Big Nog will start up once again. He has to at least put up a fight and keep it close. If the result is one-sided loss like it was against Mir, then it truly means that Big Nog has nothing left in the tank.
The headlining event for online betting to watch will be the Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture battle. It's a fight between two legends in MMA and it's a bout that everyone has wanted to see for a long time. Both fighters come into the matchup in different shape and with a number of question marks.
Couture, The Natural, is coming off a tough knockout loss to Brock Lesnar while Nogueira is coming off of a fight where he made Frank Mir look like Mike Tyson.
There is lots of speculation regarding Noguiera's shape, especially after how badly he lost to Mir. Just 20 days prior to that fight, Noguiera was in a hospital bed dealing with a staph infection, which may have contributed to his bad beat. On the other hand, a lot of people are suggesting that the 33-year-old had nothing left in the tank for that fight and is running on fumes for this one after nearly 40 fights work of MMA wear and tear.
While Couture is 13 years older, the general feel is that he's just older man with much less mileage whereas Big Nog is just a car that has been driven into the ground.
If he's healthy and in shape, those who have placed a sports bet online know that Nogueira is still one of the best in the division and still is in line for a shot at Lesnar if he does win this fight. There are plenty of options for him as well beyong this fight, which include tilts with Cain Velasquez, Shane Carwin or maybe even the winner of the Mirko Cro Cop and Junior Dos Santos battle.
But if Couture comes out and dominates Minotauro like many people are predicting on their sports picks, then the retirement conversation for Big Nog will start up once again. He has to at least put up a fight and keep it close. If the result is one-sided loss like it was against Mir, then it truly means that Big Nog has nothing left in the tank.
