{"id":4449,"date":"2009-05-20T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/05\/ufc-odds-ufc-98-picks\/"},"modified":"2009-05-20T10:08:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-20T15:08:00","slug":"ufc-odds-ufc-98-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/05\/ufc-odds-ufc-98-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Odds — UFC 98 Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It seems like MMA<\/span> betting<\/a> fans haven’t been treated to a good UFC<\/span> card in months, but this Saturday’s UFC<\/span> 98 odds start a string of star-studded events that should make for an exciting summer. Let’s break down the main events for the UFC<\/span> 98 odds.<\/p>\n

Rashad<\/span><\/b><\/span> Evans (18-0-1) vs<\/span> Lyoto<\/span> Machida<\/span> (14-0) — For UFC<\/span> Light Heavyweight Championship
<\/span><\/b>UFC<\/span> odds<\/a>: Evans +160, Machida<\/span> -200<\/p>\n

It’s not often that MMA<\/span> betting fans see the challenger heavily favored at the sportsbook to take down the champ, but Lyoto<\/span> “the Dragon” Machida<\/span> is that good. <\/span><\/i>He’s been untouchable in his UFC<\/span> betting career\u2014not just in that he’s undefeated, but also because he’s literally untouchable, allowing fewer successful strikes than any fighter in the sport. Considering that Evans is also a defensive fighter and lacks major striking prowess, he’ll have a tough time hitting <\/span><\/font>Machida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Dragon’s upright stance, based in Karate, helps him keep his chin far away from opponents and sets him up for vicious counterstrikes. Evans’ best chance to improve his UFC<\/span> odds is to take Machida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> to the ground. While Machida’s<\/span> Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu<\/span> is solid, Evans is as big and strong as anyone in his division and could use his great wrestling ability to dictate the pace of the fight. Unfortunately for Rashad<\/span>, though, getting close enough to Machida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> to bring him down is a tall order. Bet on the Machida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> to win a fight that should go the distance.<\/p>\n

Online bet: Machida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> -200<\/p>\n

Matt Hughes (43-7) vs<\/span> Matt Serra<\/span> (16-5)<\/span>
<\/span><\/b>UFC<\/span> odds<\/a>: Hughes -300, Serra<\/span> +240<\/p>\n

After more than year’s delay due to injuries suffered in training, Matt Serra<\/span> is finally ready to battle his nemesis Matt Hughes. The two developed a hatred for each other while coaching The Ultimate Fighter 6 <\/span><\/i>and are ready to settle the score. Both men have seen their UFC<\/span> odds and pride crumble in recent contests\u2014Serra<\/span> after Georges St-Pierre pummeled him in their rematch and Hughes after both St-Pierre and Thiago<\/span> Alves<\/span> busted him up badly. The UFC<\/span> odds for this welterweight grudge match favor Hughes, and for good reason.<\/span> The man many still call the best ever in his weight class dominates through good size and wrestling, whereas Serra<\/span> is a relatively small welterweight and, as GSP<\/span> proved, can be dominated on the ground by bigger men. Expect Hughes to close out his illustrious career with a decisive win in the UFC<\/span> 98 odds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Online bet: Hughes -300<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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It seems like MMA betting fans haven’t been treated to a good UFC card in months, but this Saturday’s UFC 98 odds start a string of star-studded events that should make for an exciting summer. Let’s break down the main events for the UFC 98 odds. Rashad Evans (18-0-1) vs Lyoto Machida (14-0) — For … Continue reading UFC Odds — UFC 98 Picks<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}