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This Weekend: Bellator 46

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Jonathan

Bellator Fighting Championships 46
June 25, 2011
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino,
Hollywood, Florida, United States

Bellator Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinals

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#11] Marlon Sandro (17 – 2 – 0) vs. [#58] Genair Martins da Silva Junior (10 – 3 – 0)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#10] Luis Palomino (16 – 6 – 0) vs. [#39LW] Pat Curran (13 – 4 – 0)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#43] Ronnie Mann (19 – 2 – 1) vs. [#291LW] Adam Schindler (10 – 3 – 0)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#61] Nazareno Malegarie (19 – 1 – 0) vs. [#272LW] Jacob Devree (10 – 1 – 0)

Women’s Super Flyweight (125 lbs)
[#6] Jessica Aguilar (10 – 4 – 0) vs. [#8FLY] Carla Esparza (5 – 1 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#149] Dan Cramer (6 – 2 – 0) vs. [#203] Josh Samman (9 – 1 – 0)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#80] Tony Johnson Jr. (5 – 1 – 0) vs. [#150] Derrick Lewis (4 – 1 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#149FW] Alexandre Bezerra (8 – 1 – 0) vs. [#453] Mat McCook (8 – 4 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[*] Moyses Gabin (5 – 4 – 0) vs. [*] David Baggett (6 – 6 – 0)

This Weekend: Strikeforce – Challengers 16

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Jonathan

Strikeforce – Challengers 16
June 24, 2011
ShoWare Center,
Kent, Washington, United States

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#159] James Terry (10 – 2 – 0) vs. [#195] Caros Fodor (9 – 2 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[*] Matt Ricehouse (4 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Ryan Couture (2 – 0 – 0)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#87] Lorenz Larkin (10 – 0 – 0) vs. [#171HW] Gian Villante (7 – 2 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#47] Jason High (13 – 3 – 0) vs. [#56] Quinn Mulhern (15 – 1 – 0)

Women’s Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#14] Julia Budd (1 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Germaine de Randamie (2 – 1 – 0)

Preliminary Bouts

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#142] Derek Brunson (6 – 0 – 0) vs. [#274] Jeremy Hamilton (9 – 0 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#50MW] Eduardo Pamplona (14 – 2 – 0) vs. [*] Jerron Peoples (3 – 0 – 0)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#101] Trevor Smith (7 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Keith Berry (10 – 6 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#134WW] Sterling Ford (12 – 4 – 0) vs. [#211FW] Charon Spain (6 – 5 – 0)

This Weekend: Strikeforce – Overeem vs. Werdum (Repost)

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Jonathan

Strikeforce – Overeem vs. Werdum
June 18, 2011
American Airlines Center,
Dallas, Texas, United States

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#3] Fabricio Werdum (14 – 4 – 1) vs. [#8] Alistair Overeem (34 – 11 – 0)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#10] Josh Barnett (29 – 5 – 0) vs. [#14] Brett Rogers (11 – 2 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#15] Jorge Masvidal (21 – 6 – 0) vs. [#68WW] K.J. Noons (10 – 3 – 0)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#21] Jeff Monson (42 – 11 – 0) vs. [#28] Daniel Cormier (7 – 0 – 0)

Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#46] Chad Griggs (10 – 1 – 0) vs. [#98] Valentijn Overeem (29 – 25 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#27] Justin Wilcox (11 – 3 – 0) vs. [#42] Gesias Cavalcante (15 – 4 – 1)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#54] Magno Almeida (9 – 1 – 0) vs. [#273] Conor Heun (8 – 4 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#345] Joe Ray (5 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Nah-Shon Burrell (5 – 1 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#121] Mike Bronzoulis (12 – 2 – 1) vs. [#288] Todd Moore (13 – 4 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#171WW] Brian Melancon (5 – 1 – 0) vs. [#355] Isaac Vallie Flagg (11 – 3 – 1)

This Weekend: Saturday June 18, 2011

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Jonathan

Armageddon Fighting Championships 6
June 18, 2011
Bear Mountain Arena,
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#83] John Salter (6 – 2 – 0) vs. [#100] Kalib Starnes (12 – 6 – 1)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#108] Mike Nickels (9 – 4 – 0) vs. [#144] Robert Drysdale (2 – 0 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#334] Derek Medler (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Jaret Evans (7 – 3 – 0)

Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#220] Andrew Buckland (13 – 8 – 1) vs. [*] Chase Degenhardt (6 – 2 – 0)

Undisputed MMA 1
June 18, 2011
Gamboa Outdoor Center,
Amarillo, Texas, United States

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#86LHW] Marcus Sursa (11 – 6 – 0) vs. [#187] Nathan James (11 – 7 – 1)

Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#105] Jason Sampson (6 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Randy Villarreal (6 – 3 – 0)

Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#185] Sean Spencer (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Kreg Hartle (2 – 1 – 0)
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This Weekend: Friday June 17th, 2011

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jonathan

Slammer in the Hammer
June 17, 2011
Copps Coliseum,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#53] Francis Carmont (15 – 7 – 0) vs. [#103] Jason Day (19 – 11 – 0)

Lightweight? (155 lbs)
[#161] Brad Cardinal (13 – 6 – 0) vs. [#399WW] Daron Cruickshank (7 – 2 – 0)

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#35] D.J. Linderman (9 – 2 – 0) vs. [#178] Tim Chemelli (8 – 0 – 0)

Challenge MMA (Canada) – Montreal
June 17, 2011
Centre Pierre-Charbonneau
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#33] Emanuel Newton (14 – 6 – 1) vs. [#50] Steve Bosse (8 – 1 – 0)

Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#465] Jesse Gross (6 – 1 – 0) vs. [*] Stephane Lamarche (7 – 10 – 0)

Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#165] Tim Wadsworth (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Juan Barrantes (7 – 5 – 0)
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Strikeforce 6/18: A Gambling Analysis

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jason

This monthly gambling snippet is my 4th and I am batting 100% so far (4 for 4) — even with the type of result, I am practically dead on! Now that I’ve adequately jinxed myself, let’s flip the script and take a look at this weekend’s Strikeforce card. Maybe the switch from UFC will reverse the aforementioned jinx and put me back into rhythm.

The value on this card in my mind, is Chad Griggs. The odds vary on this fight, but they sit around even, and there is the odd site that has Valentijn Overeem as the favorite. I won’t pretend to be an expert on either guy, but when you have a guy who has lost 25 times, versus a younger fighter who is rated higher by Fight Matrix and has a 10-1 record, you take the latter. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Griggs pounding on a downed Overeem for the stoppage.

I’m placing the same type of theory on betting for Justin Wilcox. He’s also a small underdog (about +130) against Gesias Cavalcante. Apparently, the late money is coming in on Wilcox, so maybe others are sharing my ever decreasing faith in the Japanese crossover fighters. Even when they do win a decision, they don’t win the fight, so I’ll take Wilcox by decision.

So there you have it. Two underdog picks in which I’m applying theory and instinct over knowledge. A little different than the last couple posts, but hopefully it comes through. If I go 6 for 6, I may need to make a career out of this.

This Weekend: Strikeforce – Overeem vs. Werdum

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Jonathan