UFC odds for Saturday?s event in Cologne, Germany are highlighted by a pair of fighters still looking to prove they have some gas in the tank as Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva clash in a catchweight fight. One of the rising stars in the UFC will also be available if you?re betting online, while a pair of former ?Ultimate Fighter? participants will also be on the card.
Franklin (24-4-0-1) is the favorite at -140 in his catchweight bout of 195 pounds with Silva (32-9-0-1), who has struggled with four losses in his last five fights. Despite the catchweight, it should be pretty even as both are used to fighting at 205 pounds. Silva is trying to bounce back from an awful knockout he suffered at the hands of ?Rampage? Jackson at UFC 92, while Franklin was beaten in a controversial split decision by Dan Henderson at UFC 93. Silva?s aggressive style should set the tone for the match, but he?s been making more mistakes as he?s gotten older, leaving himself open. Franklin should be disciplined enough to catch Silva when he?s open.
Cain Velasquez (5-0) will try to continue his UFC ascent as a -200 favorite in your sportsbook when he meets Cheick Kongo (14-4-1) in a heavyweight bout. Velasquez has only gone past the first round once, in his last fight against Denis Stojnic in a UFC Fight Night card in February. Kongo is a replacement for the injured Heath Herring, who beat Kongo in a split decision at UFC 82, and he?ll have an eye on the winner of the Brock Lesnar-Frank Mir match for the heavyweight title a UFC 100. It?ll be interesting to see how Velasquez?s chin holds up against a man of Kongo?s strength, so UFC betting players will have to pay attention to that.
Mike ?Quick? Swick (13-2) earned his nickname with a 20-second knockout of Alex Schoenauer in the finale of the first ?Ultimate Fighter? season, while Ben Saunders (7-0-2) beat Dan Barrera in a decision in the sixth season of the show. Swick is the UFC betting favorite at -225 in this in this welterweight bout, and he?ll be going for the knockout, but Saunders is a well-rounded fighter who can strike as well as go to the ground. An UFC betting upset isn?t out of the question in this fight.
Franklin (24-4-0-1) is the favorite at -140 in his catchweight bout of 195 pounds with Silva (32-9-0-1), who has struggled with four losses in his last five fights. Despite the catchweight, it should be pretty even as both are used to fighting at 205 pounds. Silva is trying to bounce back from an awful knockout he suffered at the hands of ?Rampage? Jackson at UFC 92, while Franklin was beaten in a controversial split decision by Dan Henderson at UFC 93. Silva?s aggressive style should set the tone for the match, but he?s been making more mistakes as he?s gotten older, leaving himself open. Franklin should be disciplined enough to catch Silva when he?s open.
Cain Velasquez (5-0) will try to continue his UFC ascent as a -200 favorite in your sportsbook when he meets Cheick Kongo (14-4-1) in a heavyweight bout. Velasquez has only gone past the first round once, in his last fight against Denis Stojnic in a UFC Fight Night card in February. Kongo is a replacement for the injured Heath Herring, who beat Kongo in a split decision at UFC 82, and he?ll have an eye on the winner of the Brock Lesnar-Frank Mir match for the heavyweight title a UFC 100. It?ll be interesting to see how Velasquez?s chin holds up against a man of Kongo?s strength, so UFC betting players will have to pay attention to that.
Mike ?Quick? Swick (13-2) earned his nickname with a 20-second knockout of Alex Schoenauer in the finale of the first ?Ultimate Fighter? season, while Ben Saunders (7-0-2) beat Dan Barrera in a decision in the sixth season of the show. Swick is the UFC betting favorite at -225 in this in this welterweight bout, and he?ll be going for the knockout, but Saunders is a well-rounded fighter who can strike as well as go to the ground. An UFC betting upset isn?t out of the question in this fight.
