UFC 73 - Sacramento, California July 7th 2007

[kickserv]

wew baby is this one great card :scared

I mean wow:scared


"stacked" is an appropiate name for this card.....no doubt about that :SIB



anyway.....no bets yet but.........


I don't see Sean Sherk losing, sure he's a big fav but nonetheless I think Sherk rolls through Hermes Franca.....Sherk just way too fit....5 rounds will be way too much for Hermes :SIB


also....Chris Lytle is another big fav, but nonetheless I think he wins easily :SIB



Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans should be a great fight I'm looking forward to that one.

 

[kegray1]

I agree on all things you said.
I think Evans either KO's Tito and Tito is able to go boring ground and pound on him.
I think Tito get KO'ed though.

Watching Big Nog/Herring 3 should be better than people think(entertainment wise). Nog will win for sure,but Heath made the first fight close and exciting.2nd fight was a good 1st round before Nog slapped a anaconda on him in the early 2nd.

I think Anderson Silva is way too much for Nate.
Nate reminds me of Rich Franklin and I think he will have the same fate as Rich vs Anderson.

ALl these great fights and "The Worlds Most Boring Fighter" Stephan Bonnar. His fight wont even make the air.
Love all these:
Anderson Silva(-150)
Sean Sherk(-250)
Nog(-600)
Kenny Florian(-300)
Chris Lytle(-400)
PARLAY THOSE 5. 200 wins 896.36
In my head, I am already spending this cash.
Hope it is not to cocky,but I really believe in these fighters.
If I am worried about any then it is the Florian fight.
Robinson is a great up and comer.Will parlay him in something small @+260.Probably with Nog,Lytle,and Sherk.

 

[kickserv]

good stuff Kegray.......but gotta disagree with ya on the most boring fighter..........it has to be Tim Sylvia.........oh and he's also the luckiest fighter in the UFC....how he's allowed to keep fighting in the UFC is beyond me....he does nothing...nothing...that bout with Randy was pathetic....the guy did nothing :nono:



anyway........I think Anderson will pull off the win but beware of favs in the UFC......underdogs do seem to be the way to go......but with that being said I'd be shocked if Nog, Sherk, or Lytle lose:SIB

 

[kegray1]

I agree Tim is boring as hell.
UFC must not think much of Stephan though.
He is 9-4.2 losses to Forrest and 1 close 1one to Rashad. He has been good against others but to may not be broadcast on PPV card.
What do you think of Florian?
Robinson does have good odds,but all he can do is submit someone.Not sure that works against Kenny.

 

[kickserv]

ummmm......gun to my head I pick Florian.....as for odds I go with Robinson.........that should help ya :mj07:

 

[layinwood]

This is the first i've seen of any odds for these fights. This is going to be a fun night for fighting. I've been all over the Spider including him as my biggest bet in a long time but I was really hoping he would be a bigger fav. I really think that Nate is going to give him big big trouble. Anderson has no problem going to the ground and fighting from his back, and he shouldn't have a problem because he's very good at it, but if you watched the Marquardt Lister fight then you will see what I'm not worried about the ground at all. It was boring as hell but Nate did what he had to do and didn't take chances. He's very strong and I think he can get Silva to the ground when he wants. I highly doubt he makes the same mistake Franklin did by thinking he can fight out of the tai clinch. I was going to go big on Nate but I thought he would be at least +200. I may still get some down on him but not near as much. Probably going to be Franca, Herring and Ortiz.

Oh if you can, get down on Abbott at +225 vs Kimbo. I went large on Kimbo vs Mercer but somebody's drinking the Kimbo coolaid, he's not bad but fighting Tank is a big step up and at those odds it looks realllllly good.

 

[abc]

why parlay all favorites.. this is the ufc :nono:

 

[The Sponge]

If Tito wins i hope he doesn't get a title shot. Im tired of him fighting guys from reality shows or Ken Shamrock. Let him fight a contender before he gets even close to a title shot. I know Evans is good but is he top tier? I don't think so. Let Tito take on one of the big guns in the 205 division. I think Vanderli would kill him if he is still training.

 

[layinwood]

Why would he kill Tito when Tito has already beaten him before. I don't like Tito but he gets no respect. He's beaten some of the whos who in mma. Yeah he's lost to Randy and Chuck but there's no harm in that.

 

[The Sponge]

wew baby is this one great card :scared

I mean wow:scared


"stacked" is an appropiate name for this card.....no doubt about that :SIB



anyway.....no bets yet but.........


I don't see Sean Sherk losing, sure he's a big fav but nonetheless I think Sherk rolls through Hermes Franca.....Sherk just way too fit....5 rounds will be way too much for Hermes :SIB


also....Chris Lytle is another big fav, but nonetheless I think he wins easily :SIB



Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans should be a great fight I'm looking forward to that one.

74 and 75 aren't to shabby either. Nice to see them finally stepping it up.

 

[gardenweasel]

what happens to tito if he loses?.....where`s he go from here?....in his 30`s.....

does he become a stepping stone?... a gatekeeper?....

i hope he realizes how important this fight is to his career....

who`s the better wrestler?....

 

[abc]

I was thinkin the same thing. If tito loses he is done. He got his chance twice against chuck.. and lost both pretty badly. If he loses here.. he should go star in pornos with his hooker girlfriend.

 

[layinwood]

I think this is a no win situation for Tito, if he wins then people will say that Evans wasn't for real and if he loses he's screwed. They should have thrown one of the Pride big names at him. Losing to Chuck twice is not a big deal. Randy did and he's ok now. Chuck is just a bad matchup for some people.

 

[gardenweasel]

i was thinking about how forrest griffin came on late vs tito.....

all the experts always talk about ortiz` cardio......i thought he gassed a bit vs griffin....and you canthrow those shamrock fights out....

i admit,my first inclination was ortiz here....now,i`m not so sure.....i`m swinging back in the other direction a bit....

not a bad fall back position,eh,abc......

 

[layinwood]

Didn't Tito come in to that fight off of ACL surgery (or some kind of kneee surgery) so him not having his normal cardio can't be held against him. Hey, he could get his ass kicked because I really think Evans is a good fighter but I like the spot and odds on Tito for this. He's beaten who the UFC has put in front of him except for Chuckie, again not his fault.


I can't wait for a nice steak, beer and few friends. This is going to be a fun sat night. :00hour

 

[The Sponge]

Didn't Tito come in to that fight off of ACL surgery (or some kind of kneee surgery) so him not having his normal cardio can't be held against him. Hey, he could get his ass kicked because I really think Evans is a good fighter but I like the spot and odds on Tito for this. He's beaten who the UFC has put in front of him except for Chuckie, again not his fault.


I can't wait for a nice steak, beer and few friends. This is going to be a fun sat night. :00hour

Speaking of Ortiz he is coming up on espn news in a few minutes Its 432 eastern right now. I like Tito in this match also but i can see him losing and then jumping to another federation.

 

[kickserv]

agree with you guys on both respects..............one...it is kinda of a no win situation for Tito.............and two.....I think Tito has a great record....I mean his losses are nothing to be ashamed about....:SIB


I do think Tito will beat Evans but it will be close I think the odds are dead on in this fight...If I were the oddsmaker this would be a pick-em :SIB

 

[kickserv]

UFC Record (since UFC 58)
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Prop Bet 1-2
Fighter versus Fighter 43-27
Parlays 18-16


+33.92 Joe Rogans



ok will add more wagers later.....but just can't pass this one up:


Parlay
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Chris Lytle
Sean Sherk

odds = $1.72 *3 Joe Rogans :scared :scared


yes I know I know I know.....betting on dogs is the way to go in the UFC but I just can't see these two guys losing:SIB

 

[kickserv]

and holy crap..........I don't know if I can lay off this prop:

Sean Sherk/Hermes Franca won't go 5 round distance $2.20 :scared :scared :scared :scared


I think Sherk will roll him....that is one tasty prop bet :scared :com:

yes......Sherk isn't exactly the knockout kinda fighter, but I think Franca will be "throwing in the towel" by the 4th:SIB



tasty prop....soooooooooooooo tasty:SIB

 

[The Sponge]

I might not even bet any of these and still enjoy it. Don't seem to have that same feeling in the other sports. Get to start it all off with the Klitz /Brewster fight.