Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 9
June 30, 2011
Coca-Cola Dome,
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#339] Jeremy Smith (3 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Jesse Juarez (1 – 0 – 0)
This Weekend: UFC 132 – Cruz vs. Faber 2
UFC 132 – Cruz vs. Faber 2
July 2, 2011
Mandalay Bay Events Center,
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
UFC Bantamweight Championship
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#1][#7DD] Dominick Cruz (17 – 1 – 0) vs. [#3] Urijah Faber (25 – 4 – 0)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[*] Wanderlei Silva (33 – 10 – 1) vs. [#23] Chris Leben (21 – 7 – 0)
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#9] Ryan Bader (12 – 1 – 0) vs. [#27] Tito Ortiz (16 – 8 – 1)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#7] Carlos Condit (26 – 5 – 0) vs. [#18] Dong Hyun Kim (14 – 0 – 1)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#8] Dennis Siver (18 – 7 – 0) vs. [#32] Matt Wiman (13 – 5 – 0)
Preliminary Bouts
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#15] Melvin Guillard (27 – 8 – 2) vs. [#27] Shane Roller (10 – 3 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#12] George Sotiropoulos (14 – 3 – 0) vs. [#56] Rafael dos Anjos (14 – 5 – 0)
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#5] Brian Bowles (9 – 1 – 0) vs. [#18] Takeya Mizugaki (14 – 5 – 2)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#36] Aaron Simpson (9 – 2 – 0) vs. [#185] Brad Tavares (7 – 0 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#147] Andre Winner (11 – 5 – 1) vs. [#182] Anthony Njokuani (13 – 5 – 0)
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#67FW] Jeff Hougland (9 – 4 – 0) vs. [#67] Donny Walker (15 – 6 – 0)
This Weekend: UFC Live 4 – Story vs. Brenneman
UFC Live 4 – Story vs. Brenneman
June 26, 2011
Consol Energy Center,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#11] Rick Story (13 – 3 – 0) vs. [#97] Charlie Brenneman (13 – 2 – 0)
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#16] Cheick Kongo (15 – 6 – 2) vs. [#44] Patrick Barry (6 – 2 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#54] John Howard (14 – 6 – 0) vs. [#136] Matt Brown (11 – 10 – 0)
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
[#20] Matt Mitrione (4 – 0 – 0) vs. [#91] Christian Morecraft (7 – 1 – 0)
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#8] Manny Gamburyan (11 – 5 – 0) vs. [#37LW] Tyson Griffin (14 – 5 – 0)
Preliminary Bouts
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#56LW] Joe Stevenson (33 – 13 – 0) vs. [#35] Javier Vazquez (15 – 5 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#58] Joe Lauzon (21 – 3 – 2) vs. [#131] Curt Warburton (7 – 2 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#50] Daniel Roberts (12 – 2 – 0) vs. [#112MW] Rich Attonito (9 – 4 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#22] Nik Lentz (21 – 3 – 2) vs. [#78] Charles Oliveira (14 – 1 – 0)
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#69LW] Ricardo Lamas (9 – 2 – 0) vs. [#151LW] Matt Grice (13 – 3 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#180] Michael Johnson (8 – 5 – 0) vs. [*] Edward Faaloloto (2 – 1 – 0)
This Weekend: Saturday June 25th, 2011
Shark Fights 16 – Neer vs. Juarez
June 25, 2011
Ector County Coliseum,
Odessa, Texas, United States
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#73] Josh Neer (29 – 10 – 1) vs. [#117] Jesse Juarez (15 – 6 – 0)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#70] Elvis Mutapcic (8 – 1 – 0) vs. [#200] Artenas Young (6 – 3 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#317WW] Danny Salinas (7 – 2 – 0) vs. [*] Anselmo Luis Luna Jr. (5 – 2 – 0)
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#72BW] Jared Downing (6 – 0 – 0) vs. [#200] Ran Weathers (15 – 8 – 0)
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#77] Joseph Sandoval (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Randy Hinds (5 – 4 – 0)
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This Weekend: Friday June 24, 2011
Deep 54 – Impact
June 24, 2011
Korakuen Hall,
Tokyo, Japan
DEEP Bantamweight Championship
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#14] Hiroshi Nakamura (12 – 4 – 5) vs. [#28] Takafumi Otsuka (11 – 8 – 1)
DEEP Light Heavyweight Championship
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
[#100MW] Yoshiyuki Nakanishi (9 – 2 – 0) vs. [#194] Bernard Ackah (5 – 3 – 0)
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#52LW] Kazunori Yokota (11 – 5 – 3) vs. [#104] Shoji Maruyama (8 – 6 – 1)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#101] Ryo Chonan (18 – 12 – 0) vs. [#125] Shigetoshi Iwase (11 – 13 – 3)
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This Weekend: Bellator 46
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
Welterweight? (170 lbs)
[#171] Brian Melancon (5 – 1 – 0) vs. [#355LW] Isaac Vallie Flagg (11 – 3 – 1)
This Weekend: Saturday & Sunday, June 11th & 12th, 2011
BAMMA USA – Badbeat 2
June 11, 2011
Commerce Casino,
Commerce, California, United States
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#93] Chad George (21 – 7 – 0) vs. [*] Bobby Sanchez (6 – 13 – 0)
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#61] Georgi Karakhanyan (15 – 3 – 1) vs. [*] Vince Ortiz (7 – 5 – 0)
Knuckleforce
June 11, 2011
The Park Hotel,
Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#212] Matt Howard (8 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Shaun Lomas (9 – 26 – 0)
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This Weekend: Friday June 10, 2010
Score Fighting Series
June 10, 2011
Hershey Centre,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#31] Jordan Mein (21 – 7 – 0) vs. [#39] Marius Zaromskis (14 – 5 – 0)
Light Heavyweight (170 lbs)
[#30] Rameu Thierry Sokoudjou (11 – 8 – 0) vs. [#60] Roy Boughton (5 – 1 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#65] Joe Doerksen (46 – 15 – 0) vs. [#170] Luigi Fioravanti (22 – 9 – 0)
Featherweight (145 lbs)
[#56] Antonio Carvalho (12 – 4 – 0) vs. [*] Doug Evans (3 – 11 – 0)
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
[#67FW] Nick Mamalis (16 – 7 – 0) vs. [#74] Adrian Wooley (7 – 1 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#142] Kurt Southern (8 – 3 – 0) vs. [#264] Jorge Britto (12 – 7 – 1)
Catchweight (140 lbs)
[#98BW] Josh Hill (5 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Darin Cooley (3 – 0 – 0)
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This Weekend: MFC 30
Maximum Fighting Championships 30 – Unplugged 4: Up Close and Personal
June 10, 2011
Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#18] Brian Cobb (18 – 6 – 0) vs. [#34] Drew Fickett (41 – 13 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#54] Marcus Davis (18 – 9 – 0) vs. [#157] Pete Spratt (22 – 19 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#290] Sheldon Wescott (4 – 1 – 1) vs. [#295] Thomas Denny (27 – 18 – 1)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#232] Curtis Demarce (10 – 9 – 0) vs. [*] Robert Washington (9 – 3 – 0)
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#234LHW] Cody Krahn (10 – 3 – 0) vs. [*] Andreas Spang (5 – 1 – 0)
Welterweight (170 lbs)
[#159] Jamie Toney (14 – 6 – 0) vs. [#351] Dhiego Lima (5 – 1 – 0)
Lightweight (155 lbs)
[#481] Scott Cleve (3 – 0 – 0) vs. [*] Mukai Maromo (4 – 2 – 0)