UFC Betting

Brock Lesnar beat the undefeated Shane Carwin this past Saturday night to become the best UFC/MMA heavyweight in the world. Many MMA betting fans, including this one, had their doubts about Lesnar coming back from a digestive disease and a year off to beat the terrific Carwin.

Carwin had shown the ability to knockout his opponent’s in the past and he had, supposedly, staying power. He was also geared up for this fight and appeared to be catching Lesnar at the perfect time.

Lesnar’s doubters were wrong. Although money flowed in on Carwin late so that both fighters went off at -115, Lesnar ended up looking like the original -145 UFC/MMA bet that he had been earlier in the week. He forced Carwin to submit at 2:19 of Round 2 with an arm-triangle choke.

The fight didn’t start out that way. Carwin looked like he was going to knock Lesnar out early on in the fight, but by the beginning of Round 2, Carwin had lost his legs. There’s no shame to Shane’s game, however, and he remains one of the top heavyweights in the world. But at the end of Saturday night, it was all about Brock Lesnar and his amazing fighting skills and even more more amazing heart. Because Fedor Emelinanko suffered a loss a couple of week’s ago to Fabricio Werdum, there’s no doubt anymore, Brock Lesnar is the best heavyweight in the world.

Well, unless you’re an Alistair Overeem or Cain Velasquez fan.

Value to be Found Betting UFC/MMA

I read an interesting article this morning regarding the fact that boxing is still the sport that “major” gamblers bet in order to make profit. First, I’m not exactly sure what the definition of a “major” gambler is, and second the article correctly defined what I’ve been saying all along about value found in betting UFC/MMA.

If you wager $100,000 on any single event, then, yes, bet boxing. It makes more sense to take Floyd Mayweather Jr. at -600 to beat a guy with no shot, but if all you’re betting is around $100 bucks on each fight or so, like probably most of us who read the articles in the locker room are doing, then definitely turn to UFC/MMA in the online sportsbook.

Fabricio Werdum recently beat Fedor Emelianenko as a big long shot. Brock Lesnar beat Shane Carwin as a less than -200 favorite. Favorites lose all of the time in UFC/MMA. So, if you’re a gambler who likes to make wagers and get value for your money, then look to bet on UFC/MMA.

UFC/MMA wagering right now is more akin to betting on baseball or horse racing. Finding value is more important than putting a huge wager on a “sure thing” like Mayweather or Manny Pacquaio because most sports gamblers don’t have the type of bankroll needed to make $20,000 off of a $100,000 bet on Mayweather or Pacquaio

To me, that betting fact speaks volumes about how terrific MMA fighters really are and also how competitive the sport remains compared to the Hollywood-ization of boxing. Just like Hollywood, where anybody could probably name the 5 male actors that make almost all of the money in the film industry, boxing is made up of about 5 moneymaking fighters.

Not in MMA. In MMA there are great fighters in every division. Case in point? Check out what’s coming up at both UFC 117 and UFC 118.

Thiago Alves -130 vs. Jon Fitch -110 and Anderson Silva -450 vs. Chael Sonnen +275

UFC 118

BJ Penn -350 vs. Frankie Edgar +250 and Randy Couture -650 vs. James Toney +375

Alves, Silva and Chonnen are on the same card at UFC 117. Penn, Edgar and Couture are on the same card at UFC 118. That’s what I call great competition!

The next UFC/MMA betting event occurs on August 1st with UFC on Versus!

-by D.S. Williamson

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