{"id":6426,"date":"2009-11-17T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/ufc-106-betting-koscheck-vs-johnson-preview-pick\/"},"modified":"2009-11-17T16:41:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T21:41:00","slug":"ufc-106-betting-koscheck-vs-johnson-preview-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/ufc-106-betting-koscheck-vs-johnson-preview-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 106 Betting – Koscheck vs Johnson Preview & Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UFC<\/span><\/font><\/span> 106 doesn’t give sports betting<\/a> fans a title fight to wager on but it does offer some very even matchups<\/span> that make for fun yet difficult choices. For the welterweight clash between Josh Koscheck<\/span> and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson in particular, bettors are almost split down the middle. Here’s a preview and pick to help you with your decision.<\/p>\n

Josh Koscheck<\/span> (13-4) vs<\/span> Anthony Johnson (8-2)
<\/span><\/b>Sportsbook<\/a> odds: Koscheck<\/span> -105, Johnson -125<\/p>\n

Josh Koscheck<\/span> and Anthony Johnson probably have a few guys in their way before they can top the welterweight contender ladder\u2014Dan Hardy, Jon Fitch and Thiago<\/span> Alves<\/span>\u2014but they’re fearsome up-and-comers in the division. Both guys can be classified as next-generation mixed martial artists in that they’re athletes who absorb new skills like sponges.<\/p>\n

Koscheck<\/span> in particular has improved dramatically over the last few years. He was always a phenomenal wrestler and remains arguably a top-five wrestler in the entire UFC<\/span> for any weight class. He’s become more dangerous over the years, however, by improving his kickboxing and developing some serious punching power. A well-rounded Koscheck<\/span> has a better chance to contend for a title than he did a few years ago but his new skills sometimes hurt him too. He too frequently abandons his real strength\u2014his wrestling\u2014in favor of “showing” off his newfound striking ability. That cost him his fights with Thiago<\/span> Alves<\/span> and Paulo Thiago<\/span>. It’s the equivalent to a good rushing team in NFL betting<\/a> getting caught up in a passing shootout. <\/p>\n

Anthony Johnson is likely crossing his fingers hoping that Koscheck<\/span> wants to stand and trade with him. The reason: Johnson is an absolute killer. He’s 6’2″ and reportedly walks around as heavy as 220 pounds when he’s not training, so the fact that he’s fighting at 170 pounds is almost unfair. He’s an imposing physical presence with devastating knockout power. He doesn’t pound out TKOs with flurries\u2014he can floor an opponent with a single punch or head kick. On the feet, Johnson has an advantage. On the ground, he does have a wrestling background but he’s largely untested in the UFC<\/span>. Online betting fans have to think Koscheck<\/span> has the advantage on the canvas, though Johnson at the very least will be hard to hold down.<\/p>\n


Sports picks<\/span><\/a> choice: Johnson -125<\/span><\/b>. Koscheck<\/span> can absolutely win this fight if he plays it smart and goes for the takedown, but he’s fallen in love with the striking game too much. The longer he stays standing with Johnson, the more likely he is to have his head taken off. Pick Johnson but understand that this fight could really go either way.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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UFC 106 doesn’t give sports betting fans a title fight to wager on but it does offer some very even matchups that make for fun yet difficult choices. For the welterweight clash between Josh Koscheck and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson in particular, bettors are almost split down the middle. Here’s a preview and pick to help … Continue reading UFC 106 Betting – Koscheck vs Johnson Preview & Pick<\/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-6426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6426","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=6426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6426\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}