UFC 148 Prelims
UFC 148 Prelims
UFC 148 Main Card
No way man; the crotch sniffer gets sparked out in round 2!
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Khabib Nurmagomedov 2.90 vs Gleison Tibau 1.48
Big step up for the Russia, Tibau is as solid a veteran as they come. He has a tone of experience, is a lethal grappler, has developed a decent striking game, and is by far the biggest LW in the UFC. Nurmagomedov has one UFC win and the man he defeated, Kamal Shalorus, went winless in the UFC over 3 fights getting finished in each and was then cut. Khabib did get the win but I saw some things that hand me concerned especially with his striking, and I watched the fight close because I picked him to win. He has limited experience working with the cage and this should be a factor here against a guy like Tibau that uses a lot of takedowns. Tibau doesn’t pay bad at almost $1.50 and will add some nice value to your bet card, while until Nurmagomedov shows me he can compete at this level he will need to pay greater than $3.25 before I get too interested.
Dong Hyun Kim to Win by Decision- $2.00- Taking this option will help to improve Kim’s value. I don’t see him submitting the BJJ ace or knocking him out so this bet makes sense. Consider using Kim by decision in place of Kim to win straight up.
Another pick from my UFC 148 Bet Pack:
Costa Philippou/Riki Fukuda Total Rounds Over 1.5- A pair of tough fighters with a combined 20 of 36 fights going he distance, including 5 of 6 in the UFC. Philippou has never be finished and Fukuda just once. Costa’s power is probably the biggest threat to this outcome but outside of that I expect to see this fight go at the very least beyond the middle of round 2.