{"id":5391,"date":"2009-08-26T18:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-26T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/ufc-102-betting-three-to-watch-in-portland\/"},"modified":"2009-08-26T18:50:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-26T23:50:00","slug":"ufc-102-betting-three-to-watch-in-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/ufc-102-betting-three-to-watch-in-portland\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 102 Betting – Three To Watch In Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Saturday’s UFC<\/span> 102 fight card<\/a> is being lauded as one of the deepest cards in a while, so let’s take a look at the top three fights that will take place in <\/span><\/font>Portland<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

UFC<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/span> 102 Odds – Saturday, August 29, <\/span><\/font><\/b>10:00 PM ET<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:time><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Randy Couture (16-9) vs<\/span> Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira<\/span> (31-5-1-1)<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Couture is a -165 favorite in this heavyweight encounter between two legendary fighters, and both have something to prove as they come off losses. A win is essential, as these two former champions are jockeying for a spot in line to challenge Brock Lesnar<\/span>, who beat Couture at UFC<\/span> 91. Both are solid boxers, so it’ll be a fight between Couture’s wrestling and Nogueira’s<\/span> Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu<\/span> and Muay<\/span> <\/span><\/font>Thai.<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> The "Natural" has done it all in UFC<\/span>, while Nogueira<\/span> is 13 years younger, with more experience. Take "Big Nog<\/span>" in an online betting<\/a> upset.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Thiago<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/span> Silva (13-1) vs<\/span> Keith Jardine<\/span> (14-5)<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Jardine<\/span><\/font><\/span> is favored at -155 by betting services<\/a>, but he’s lost three of his last five fights, and his two wins came via split decision. He’s also facing a hungry Silva, who was knocked out by light-heavyweight champion Lyoto<\/span> Machida<\/span>. Thiago’s<\/span> hero is Wanderlei<\/span> Silva, who knocked out Jardine<\/span> in 38 seconds, and you can bet that Thiago<\/span> has asked Wanderlei<\/span> for tips. Look for Silva’s viciously Muay<\/span> Thai knees to be the deciding factor. Go with Thiago<\/span> Silva for another upset win.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Nate<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/span> Marquardt (<\/span><\/font><\/b>28-8-2<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/st1:date>) vs<\/span> Demian<\/span> Maia<\/span> (10-0)<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Marquardt is a -165 favorite in this contest that should play out on the mat. Marquardt is a submission specialist with a background in boxing, and he is currently the No.3 middleweight in the world. However, he’ll have his hands full with Maia<\/span>, who has yet to lose and some people are calling him the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu<\/span> artist on the planet. In four of his last five fights, he’s been awarded the "Submission of the Night". Marquardt has lost two of his last three against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu<\/span> fighters, and Maia<\/span> may be a betetr<\/span> fighter than Thales<\/span> Leites<\/span>, who Marquardt lost to at UFC<\/span> 85. Take Demian<\/span> Maia<\/span> in Saturday’s sports picks<\/a>. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday’s UFC 102 fight card is being lauded as one of the deepest cards in a while, so let’s take a look at the top three fights that will take place in Portland.   UFC 102 Odds – Saturday, August 29, 10:00 PM ET   Randy Couture (16-9) vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1-1) Couture is a … Continue reading UFC 102 Betting – Three To Watch In Portland<\/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-5391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5391","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=5391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}