History of Randy Couture Betting Lines

This one is too close to call it seems, the undercard may provide more value.

this is suppose to be the latest BETTING line. I’m sure the ODDS are much more lop sided. the fact that the betting line is so tight leads me to believe that there are a lot of gamblers who just can’t accept the fact that a professional wrestler is about to destroy a seasoned, and well respected professional fighter. once again let me say, only because i love The Natural, the heavy weight division is ridiculous because of the weight limits.

And the first Belfort – Couture fight ended on an early eye cut in the first round out of nowhere. I’m taking a leap of logic here, but given what we learned about Randy and how he fights Belfort, one can make the case that Couture is more like 3-3 since 2002 when he’s the favorite. It’s a leap yes, but not far fetched.

I’ve been wanting to say this for a long time, and this seems like the best place to say it. People keep harping about Lesnar getting a shot at the UFC Heavyweight Title in only his 4th professional fight. Let’s look at Randy’s 4th professional fight according to both sherdog and wikipedia.

It was a different era, but at the UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan, Randy Couture defeated Maurice Smith to become the UFC Heavyweight champion in only his 4th professional fight.

Kinda ironic.

1. In almost the same time frame between Couture’s last fight VS this fight, Brock has fought three times. Experience counts a lot in MMA, but so does muscle memory and ring rust.

1. And to invalidate my previous commentt: It was about a one year layoff between retirement and comeback that Couture won his heavyweight belt.

1. Randy Couture moved to light heavyweight because he thought that modern heavyweights were “too big” and “too strong”

1. Randy retired because he felt that age had caught up with him. Almost three years later, why does he feel that he’s stronger than ever?

As a martial arts fan, I’d love to see Randy validate the notion that wisdom and experience beats youth and strength. However, when you bet, you take the emotions out of it. Forget the fact that Lesnar was a pro wrestler. Forget that Couture is your hero because he beat the odds and won against younger and bigger men.

Just remember that most of the UFC hall of famers and ex champions had one thing in common: a strong wrestling background (Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes, Dan Severn, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, GSP, etc.)

Disclaimer: I don’t bet. I have never watched Brock Lesnar in the WWE. I do believe that Brock Lesnar winning will be the best thing for MMA’s growth for the next 5-10 years.