UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez Betting Odds

by Nick Thomas on Dec 9, 2009 7:52 PM EST in MMA News

Are up:

Main Bouts:
B.J. Penn (14-5-1) -285 vs. Diego Sanchez (21-2) +225
BJ Penn

Frank Mir (12-4) -220 vs. Cheick Kongo (14-5-1) +180

Jon Fitch (19-3) -500 vs. Mike Pierce (10-1) +325

Kenny Florian (11-4) -225 vs. Clay Guida (25-10) +185

Stefan Struve (22-3) -145 vs. Paul Buentello (27-10) +115

Preliminary Bouts:
Wilson Gouveia (18-6) -125 vs. Alan Belcher (14-6) -105

Matt Wiman (10-5) -340 vs. Shane Nelson (12-4) +260

Johny Hendricks (6-0) -500 vs. Ricardo Funch (7-0) +325

Rousimar Palhares (9-2) -340 vs. Lucio Linhares (13-4) +260

Edgar Garcia (7-1) -265 vs. DaMarques Johnson (12-7) +205

T.J. Grant (14-3) -130 vs. Kevin Burns (10-3) EVEN
TJ Grant

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I have a bankroll of a whole $50! Thanks Houston Alexander!!!

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 9, 2009 8:00 PM EST reply actions

$210 here

The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)

by ufc4 on Dec 9, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions

Bro, I told you not to bet against Kimbo. I made a big deal about it, too. It was the Jon Jones DQ that really took me for a spin to the cleaners.

by goodbones on Dec 9, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions

Kimbo cost me 6000 fake $.
My last 300$ goes in a kongo/bj parlay.

"You talk too much, too much, too much..."

by spectaa on Dec 9, 2009 8:32 PM EST up reply actions

Do any of you gamble for real money?

Kimbo wants to take your caterpiller and do bad things to it.

by Mr.Kib on Dec 10, 2009 3:59 AM EST up reply actions

I would if I had any

Just kidding, I just don’t play with my money, it’s tempting though.

"You talk too much, too much, too much..."

by spectaa on Dec 10, 2009 7:34 AM EST up reply actions

And I lost almost everything in my betus account bc of Houston being Retarded!!! I’m on the fence, but if I had any money left to bet , I would bet that Houston got something for that loss! The Bones DQ could have really sucked, but being he was parlayed with kimbo it didn’t matter at that point. Thank God for Football!

by SHOGUNROBBERY on Dec 10, 2009 8:34 AM EST up reply actions

If he got any thing for that loss it would be that he is still in the UFC.

Kimbo wants to take your caterpiller and do bad things to it.

by Mr.Kib on Dec 10, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions

I thought for sure I’d dumped a whole bunch of fake money onto Houston, but looking back, I must have thought better of it. I only lost money on the TUF 10 finale because of Jones being DQ’d.

Ranking MMA

by JRN on Dec 9, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions

Yep he crushed any chance I had for respectability

Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.

by Day Man on Dec 9, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions

Sweet main card but its pretty slim pickings on the under card. I think Linhares-Palhares will be good ( and its going to be hilarious to listen to Goldie screw up their names) but other than its really bleh.

by Rabbit915 on Dec 9, 2009 8:01 PM EST reply actions

Someone find some value for me on this card, please.

by goodbones on Dec 9, 2009 8:02 PM EST reply actions

Swick, Rumble, and Bones severely hurt my bankroll.

by goodbones on Dec 9, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions

Just imagine if …and big IF Mir thinks he can stand with Kongo.

Kimbo wants to take your caterpiller and do bad things to it.

by Mr.Kib on Dec 10, 2009 4:01 AM EST up reply actions

Betting the house on Big Paul!

"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni

by midwestbred on Dec 9, 2009 8:03 PM EST reply actions

He’s gonna be a big challenge for Struve.
He’s gone 12 – 2 in his last 14 fights, with losses to the Reem and Arlovski.

by goodbones on Dec 9, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions

I’m shocked that Struve is the favourite, he’s looked outclassed on his feet so far in his career and Buentello hasn’t been submitted in years.

by rabrown on Dec 9, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions

yeah, seriously. I guess many MMA fans started watching after Buentello left the UFC the first time. I just put some dough on Paul, decent odds as far as I’m concerned. This could be a repeat of Buentello vs. Eilers (if I’m lucky)

"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye

by mburtoni on Dec 9, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions

For some reason I have a feeling that Struve is gonna take this one, so he’s most likely gonna get knocked out.

The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)

by ufc4 on Dec 9, 2009 9:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I think people are worried about the camp Buentello put in.

by Neil Manich on Dec 9, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions

The Headhunter will come through.

"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye

by mburtoni on Dec 9, 2009 11:15 PM EST up reply actions

Is there any value on Funch at +325?

by goodbones on Dec 9, 2009 8:04 PM EST reply actions

I was wondering about Linhares as well

"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni

by midwestbred on Dec 9, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions

I think Linhares is a good fighter with some slick jiu jitsu and that he will win some fights in the UFC but this is a terrible stylistic matchup because Palhares has better wrestling and also better jiu jitsu.

by Rabbit915 on Dec 9, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions

But seriously, Johny Hendricks at -500? is he really that much of a favorite?

by goodbones on Dec 9, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions

only because he TKO’d Amir live on PPV.

"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye

by mburtoni on Dec 9, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions

Mike Pierce at +325 is intriguing

I feel like he has the wrestling ability to keep Fitch from working his top game, and his boxing is coming along. Considering Fitch has a tendency to leave himself wide open going for power shots without any setup, I could see him getting knocked down a couple times and dropping a decision to Pierce.

by smoogy2 on Dec 9, 2009 8:52 PM EST reply actions

I think was thinking the same thing as a hail mary bet;

oh welcome back too :)

by Beren on Dec 9, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks dawg. I think Pierce has a good chance… if he can step in and overcome the reach advantage, Fitch is ripe for the taking.

by smoogy2 on Dec 9, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions

Parlay of BJ, Struve, and Garcia for half my bankroll of fake money
a little on the uber-longshots
The rest on BJ

by argyle on Dec 9, 2009 9:55 PM EST reply actions

Linhares is very interesting at +235, which is what I got him for at Sportsbook.com today. He’s never been submitted, has vastly better striking, hits harder and has better cardio. If you’ve ever seen him fight, you know he’s an animal. Palhares has better BJJ, but better BJJ doesn’t mean he’s going to submit Linhares.

I also like Buentello. Can’t believe he’s not the favorite in this bout. I think he’ll KO Struve in the first round, so obviously I jumped on him at +115.

Heavy.com -- Lead Staff Writer

by jbotter on Dec 9, 2009 11:49 PM EST reply actions

Linhares’ striking mainly consists of firing haymakers from the hip like he is the MMA version of Rambo

by smoogy2 on Dec 10, 2009 12:27 AM EST up reply actions

Yes, but Palhares’ striking typically consists of him pulling guard.

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by jbotter on Dec 10, 2009 12:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Kongo is free money as far as I’m concerned. His stand up is great and mirs takedowns are not that good. Kongo has usually been defeated by decision. 1 tko due to gilbert yvel. Never submitted. Mir isn’t knocking him out or taking a decision.

by cager on Dec 10, 2009 12:30 AM EST reply actions

Yeah, but who has he fought that would realistically sub him?

Cro Cop, Herring, Cain, Evensen, and Yvel? His matchmaking is almost always to get a nice stand up battle. Cain is the only exception that jumps to mind, and he hasn’t shown any proficient submission game. I’m not gonna say Mir is the best black belt in MMA or even in his weight class, but he’s a totally different league than the rest of Kongo’s opponents and has incredibly offense oriented grappling. A sub won’t surprise me at all.

by pdl on Dec 10, 2009 12:38 AM EST up reply actions

True

But then again, look at the people frank mir has submitted. Tim sylvia is his best submission as far as competition. Just saying you can spin it both ways. In the end, mir needs the fight on the ground to win. Mir will eat leather trying to do so. Cain got lucky, mir won’t. And I like Cain.

by cager on Dec 10, 2009 1:49 AM EST up reply actions

Traven was BJJ Black Belt...

I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.

by Loot on Dec 10, 2009 1:57 AM EST up reply actions

Traven was more than just a black belt

he won the mundials 2×. And won ADCC at open weight. Mir subbing him is nothing short of phenomenal

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'09 is the year of the FW's.

by ElliotMatheny on Dec 10, 2009 2:00 AM EST up reply actions

I really want Kongo to win. But he’s never really beaten a top-tier HW, unless you count Cro Cop, which is iffy. He’s a good gatekeeper, but I just don’t see him beating Mir, unless Mir gasses or something or catches him early. He lost to Herring just because he couldn’t do ANYTHING on the ground, even though he dominated the striking, and Mir’s better than Herring on the ground.

On the other hand, a part of me want to see Mir rematch Nog, and obviously that may not happen if Mir loses…

by TLow on Dec 10, 2009 3:21 AM EST up reply actions

You’re giving your money away if you bet on Kongo.

Let’s be real, Kongo WILL tire early in the 2nd and even if Mir’s takedown’s are garbage, it’ll still hit the floor eventually when Kongo inevitably clinches. On the floor Kongo has NO chance.

by nastyem on Dec 10, 2009 9:48 AM EST up reply actions

Palhares all the way. Dude is incredibly powerful at middleweight. Tossed Hendo and Horne all over the place. Stand up needs some work… :(

by cager on Dec 10, 2009 12:34 AM EST reply actions

I want Diego to win so badly. I really can’t stand BJ Penn.

by goodbones on Dec 10, 2009 1:46 AM EST reply actions

gonna bet 50$ on:
Buentello
TJ Grant
Belcher

by SocketX on Dec 10, 2009 6:52 AM EST reply actions

No money bets on this card…

If I was forced to bet I would put money on Kongo over Mir… Man I wanna see Kongo vs Dos Santos.

With 108 This has been the worst fukin quarter… thank god for BJ vs Diego. I think this fight will be epic. Fight of the year.

PPV’s need to have a title fight main event. Depending on how marketable that fight is or isnt the co-main should make up for it. If the title fight sells the card on its own then the co-main should be based on “merit” not on marketability (a contender fight)… if the title fight cant sell the card on its own then the co-main should be based on marketability (Tito vs Forrest type of fight).

In addition to a title fight main event and an appropriate co-main event there should also be a “featured fight” like a: (crocop vs rothwell, Florian vs Huerta type fight.)

UFC 107 is a true ppv card. 102, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110 had and has every element except for the main event and in order to maximize retention and maintain the prestige of a UFC ppv this formula needs to be adhered to.

From March of next year on we should be seeing pure ppv’s with true main events:

March: GSP vs Hardy
April: Anderson vs Vitor
May: Machida vs Shogun
June: Bj vs ? (Rampage vs Rashad)
July: Brock vs Carwin
Aug: GSP vs
Sep: Anderson vs
October: Shogun vs
Nov: Brock vs
etc…

by mmalogic on Dec 10, 2009 7:56 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

GOOD POST MMALOGIC

I love how you put Shogun vs and not Machida vs!!! Giving the man the respect he deserves for winning that fight! I would like to see Dos vs Kongo too, but I think Dos would take him down. I know how great Dos’ standup is, but why risk getting KO when he can easily use his jits? He rolls with some of the best as I’m sure you know.

by SHOGUNROBBERY on Dec 10, 2009 8:44 AM EST up reply actions

lol, good catch.

by mmalogic on Dec 10, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions

I agree with a minor quibble.

I thought 102 was one of the best cards of the year while 104 had a great title fight and nothing worthwhile to support it. The most interesting matchup outside of the main event was Sonnen-Okami, and that got prelim’d.

by pdl on Dec 10, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions

I know KenFlo is supposed to be dramatically improved, but something tells me Guida is too strong/fit. Ken isnt going to KO Clay, and if it goes to decision, Guida wins because he will have top control most of the fight.

by ryanwk628 on Dec 10, 2009 9:59 AM EST reply actions