All I'm going to say is buyer beware. Who has he ever fought? He dominated two no namers and now you're all running to suck is dick and jump on him against one of the best WW's of ALL TIME?! Sure he lost to Hendricks, but it was via flash KO, it's not like Hendricks dominated him standing up for multiple rounds before finally getting it. A. Silva could lose to Bonnar on Saturday that way; would that make A. Silva a worse fighter?? Would that mean he's now "washed up"?? I'm not saying E. Silva has no shot, he seems like quite the promising talent, all I'm saying is that I believe it's going to be a lot more even of a fight than people think, and I personally have Fitch as the "should be" favourite in this bout, so that's where my money will be. I'd be more impressed with Silva's resume if he had dominated an Alves or Sanchez but Charlie Brenneman? Carlo Prater?? No thanks. Not buying into the hype. Best of luck to everyone though.
P.S. Maia has amazing value, I have him rated as a -200 favourite. Also a parlay of Nog/Tex/A. Silva should be $ as well. You could even throw in P. Davis, although I know nothing about this Prado guy. I'll likely have one parlay with Davis and one without, just incase Prado happens to be Junior Dos Santos 2.0.
All I'm going to say is buyer beware. Who has he ever fought? He dominated two no namers and now you're all running to suck is dick and jump on him against one of the best WW's of ALL TIME?! Sure he lost to Hendricks, but it was via flash KO, it's not like Hendricks dominated him standing up for multiple rounds before finally getting it. A. Silva could lose to Bonnar on Saturday that way; would that make A. Silva a worse fighter?? Would that mean he's now "washed up"?? I'm not saying E. Silva has no shot, he seems like quite the promising talent, all I'm saying is that I believe it's going to be a lot more even of a fight than people think, and I personally have Fitch as the "should be" favourite in this bout, so that's where my money will be. I'd be more impressed with Silva's resume if he had dominated an Alves or Sanchez but Charlie Brenneman? Carlo Prater?? No thanks. Not buying into the hype. Best of luck to everyone though.
P.S. Maia has amazing value, I have him rated as a -200 favourite. Also a parlay of Nog/Tex/A. Silva should be $ as well. You could even throw in P. Davis, although I know nothing about this Prado guy. I'll likely have one parlay with Davis and one without, just incase Prado happens to be Junior Dos Santos 2.0.
"You could throw in P. Davis, although I know nothing about this Prado guy"
- dumbass
Clearly you don't either or else you'd pipe in with something more constructive than calling people names. Now, I'd go and dig up a quote about how much you loved Browne last Friday, but I have more class than that and would rather try and help others than bring them down. Enjoy losing money on Silva, just like you did backing Travis when Antonio Silva should have been the favourite. And best of luck on your Wagner Prado +400 bet.
"You could throw in P. Davis, although I know nothing about this Prado guy"
- dumbass
Clearly you don't either or else you'd pipe in with something more constructive than calling people names. Now, I'd go and dig up a quote about how much you loved Browne last Friday, but I have more class than that and would rather try and help others than bring them down. Enjoy losing money on Silva, just like you did backing Travis when Antonio Silva should have been the favourite. And best of luck on your Wagner Prado +400 bet.
The 2nd best WW of all time like you said got his ass whooped by old BJ Penn for 2 rounds. He had a close fight with Mike Pierce. His wins over his "run" include Ben Saunders and Gono.
Fitch is almost 35.
Fitch never had explosive TDs.
Brazilians win at an alarming rate in Brazil.
The ref may not even let Fitch lay on Silva. Theyd didn't let Rumble lay on Vitor, and Rumble is way more active from top position. If they don't let Fitch lay he has no chance at winning.
Fitch has been in the cage for 20 seconds in teh last how many months?
Fitch has been riddled with injuries.
I think people betting on Fitch are holding onto an old name that hasn't evolved. Similar to those who backed Faber over Barao.
I don't agree with you as I see many more reasons to liek Erick Silva in Brazil.
The 2nd best WW of all time like you said got his ass whooped by old BJ Penn for 2 rounds. He had a close fight with Mike Pierce. His wins over his "run" include Ben Saunders and Gono.
Fitch is almost 35.
Fitch never had explosive TDs.
Brazilians win at an alarming rate in Brazil.
The ref may not even let Fitch lay on Silva. Theyd didn't let Rumble lay on Vitor, and Rumble is way more active from top position. If they don't let Fitch lay he has no chance at winning.
Fitch has been in the cage for 20 seconds in teh last how many months?
Fitch has been riddled with injuries.
I think people betting on Fitch are holding onto an old name that hasn't evolved. Similar to those who backed Faber over Barao.
I don't agree with you as I see many more reasons to liek Erick Silva in Brazil.
I think comparing Silva to Barao is a little premature. You mock Saunders and Gono, yet fail to realize that Silva still hasn't beaten anyone close to those two talent wise. Barao worked his way up. Beat solid fighters in Cariaso and Jorgensen before fighting Faber. I was on Barao in that fight; I'm not biased against Brazilians or playing the blind ignorance card. All I'm saying is that Fitch has had success in the past against some pretty marquee competition, Silva has nothing to show yet. I think the UFC is feeding Silva to the wolves Saturday night, and Mr. Perfect is in for a rude awakening, much like Miocic was a few weeks back against a "mediocre" Struve. Anything can happen, and maybe Fitch isn't as good as I think he is anymore, but all we can do is use past fights/statistics to try and predict the future and while Fitch doesn't have as impressive stats as Silva, his level of competition faced which seems to rarely be taken into consideration by bettors has been much tougher than Silva's.
I'm not going all out on Fitch, I'll bet like a quarter unit, but I see value in the line, even more now that he's at plus money. We'll see what happens Saturday night.
I think comparing Silva to Barao is a little premature. You mock Saunders and Gono, yet fail to realize that Silva still hasn't beaten anyone close to those two talent wise. Barao worked his way up. Beat solid fighters in Cariaso and Jorgensen before fighting Faber. I was on Barao in that fight; I'm not biased against Brazilians or playing the blind ignorance card. All I'm saying is that Fitch has had success in the past against some pretty marquee competition, Silva has nothing to show yet. I think the UFC is feeding Silva to the wolves Saturday night, and Mr. Perfect is in for a rude awakening, much like Miocic was a few weeks back against a "mediocre" Struve. Anything can happen, and maybe Fitch isn't as good as I think he is anymore, but all we can do is use past fights/statistics to try and predict the future and while Fitch doesn't have as impressive stats as Silva, his level of competition faced which seems to rarely be taken into consideration by bettors has been much tougher than Silva's.
I'm not going all out on Fitch, I'll bet like a quarter unit, but I see value in the line, even more now that he's at plus money. We'll see what happens Saturday night.
How can you beat opponents you are not given? Silva wrecked teh Brazilian circuit for a while. The UFC brought him in and gave him start up fights. Do you think they are going to give him top 10s in his first couple UFC fights? He can't fight guys he isn't given.
You think they are feeding Silva to the wolves? What logic is that? It is the other way around. They HATE Jon Fitch and want him no where near the top. He is as boring as they come and has butt heads with the UFC brass a few times before. Why would they give Silva Brenneman then go straight to Fitch? Because they know Silva can beat him and they can build him up off of Fitch's name. They are in the business of creating contenders.
They love when Brazilians do well in Brazil. They want the crowd to cheer and be excited. Why would they send Fitch to Brazil to blanket SIlva and make a boring fight if they thought that would happen?
This is a case where they are feeding an old name that everyone knows to a young upcoming exciting fighter.
Even if Fitch gets Silva down, they will get stood up quickly in Brazil to keep teh fans happy. Has happened at each Brazilian card.
If you go strictly on records and stats when betting you will lose a lot. Many fights need foresight. Same way as why they are doing Rory vs. Penn. Penn is done and coming out of retirement. Rory has beat no one that good yet, but we all know he probably destroys Penn. Obviously they want Rory's name to build, and what better way than beat Penn who is nothing but a name with 1 round in him anymore.
How can you beat opponents you are not given? Silva wrecked teh Brazilian circuit for a while. The UFC brought him in and gave him start up fights. Do you think they are going to give him top 10s in his first couple UFC fights? He can't fight guys he isn't given.
You think they are feeding Silva to the wolves? What logic is that? It is the other way around. They HATE Jon Fitch and want him no where near the top. He is as boring as they come and has butt heads with the UFC brass a few times before. Why would they give Silva Brenneman then go straight to Fitch? Because they know Silva can beat him and they can build him up off of Fitch's name. They are in the business of creating contenders.
They love when Brazilians do well in Brazil. They want the crowd to cheer and be excited. Why would they send Fitch to Brazil to blanket SIlva and make a boring fight if they thought that would happen?
This is a case where they are feeding an old name that everyone knows to a young upcoming exciting fighter.
Even if Fitch gets Silva down, they will get stood up quickly in Brazil to keep teh fans happy. Has happened at each Brazilian card.
If you go strictly on records and stats when betting you will lose a lot. Many fights need foresight. Same way as why they are doing Rory vs. Penn. Penn is done and coming out of retirement. Rory has beat no one that good yet, but we all know he probably destroys Penn. Obviously they want Rory's name to build, and what better way than beat Penn who is nothing but a name with 1 round in him anymore.
you are going to lay down on a guy that is coming off shoulder and knee injuries(there is a good chance jon is not 100 percent), one-punched ko'd in his previous fight, clearly losing to bj before penn gassed and recently bad-mouthing the ufc and dana white where the chance of this fight going to the cards is a distinct probablity(unless silva finishes fitch)?
in a close fight you are hoping for a jon fitch decision in brazil?
you are going to lay down on a guy that is coming off shoulder and knee injuries(there is a good chance jon is not 100 percent), one-punched ko'd in his previous fight, clearly losing to bj before penn gassed and recently bad-mouthing the ufc and dana white where the chance of this fight going to the cards is a distinct probablity(unless silva finishes fitch)?
in a close fight you are hoping for a jon fitch decision in brazil?
Look at how he neutralized the wrestling of Brenneman. Fitch doesn't have those kind of takedowns and Silva's TDD, dynamic striking style and explosiveness is going to be key here once again.
Look at how he neutralized the wrestling of Brenneman. Fitch doesn't have those kind of takedowns and Silva's TDD, dynamic striking style and explosiveness is going to be key here once again.
Clearly you don't either or else you'd pipe in with something more constructive than calling people names. Now, I'd go and dig up a quote about how much you loved Browne last Friday, but I have more class than that and would rather try and help others than bring them down. Enjoy losing money on Silva, just like you did backing Travis when Antonio Silva should have been the favourite. And best of luck on your Wagner Prado +400 bet.
I didn't write anything else because I didn't need to. I was just quoting your ridiculous statement that you may make a bet on a fighter and yet know nothing about his opponent. That doesn't make you sound very smart.
Clearly you don't either or else you'd pipe in with something more constructive than calling people names. Now, I'd go and dig up a quote about how much you loved Browne last Friday, but I have more class than that and would rather try and help others than bring them down. Enjoy losing money on Silva, just like you did backing Travis when Antonio Silva should have been the favourite. And best of luck on your Wagner Prado +400 bet.
I didn't write anything else because I didn't need to. I was just quoting your ridiculous statement that you may make a bet on a fighter and yet know nothing about his opponent. That doesn't make you sound very smart.
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