WEC 39: Brown vs Garcia Betting Odds
by Nick Thomas on Feb 25, 2009 5:50 PM EST
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PrintMain Card Bouts:
Mike Brown 20-4-0 -165 Vs. Leonard Garcia 16-3-0 +135
Bart Palaszewski 30-11-0 Vs. Ricardo Lamas 5-0-0
Jose Aldo 13-1-0 -700 Vs. Chris Mickle 31-11-2 +500
Rob McCullough 16-5-0 -160 Vs. Marcus Hicks 8-1-0 +130
Preliminary Bouts:
Danny Castillo 6-1-0 -175 Vs. Phil Cardella 12-2-0 +145
Damacio Page 10-4-0 -165 Vs. Marcos Galvao 9-2-1 +135
Johny Hendricks 4-0-0 -320 Vs. Alex Serdyukov 12-4-0 +260
Kenji Osawa 14-8-2 -120 Vs. Rafael Rebello 5-2-0 -110
Alex Karalexis 9-4-0 -240 Vs. Greg McIntyre 5-3-0 +190
John Franchi 4-0-0 -130 Vs. Mike Budnik 8-1-0 EV 
Mike Pierce 6-2-0 -195 Vs. Justin Haskins 4-2-0 +155
-- Odds via bestfightodds.com
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Jeez, look at McCullough
He hasn’t fallen of that much, has he? -160 against Hicks?
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by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 25, 2009 6:43 PM EST reply actions
Hicks is GOOD
I’ll honestly be very impressed if McCullough beats him.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 25, 2009 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
No doubt
I would put money on hicks for sure. McCullough drops his head and gets caught in the Hicks guillotine and its over and done.
"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"
He obviously...
made some mistakes in his last fight but Hicks is the kind of guy that can wear McCullough down and submit him for sure.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 25, 2009 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
I think Hicks lacks the range to stand with razor and he lacks the boxing skill to work inside without getting tagged. He is a tough guy, but he is one of those guys who is very talented, but doesn’t have to right body type. I think he is just too short to beat a tall striker like McCullough. He is, not doubt, very skilled.
I don't see it.
At all. C’mon, this isn’t McCullough’s first rodeo. Who has Hicks beat?
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 25, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions
Okay, honestly?
Are you guys fucking with me? Hicks? Really? How does Hicks win this fight?
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 25, 2009 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
Nice dodge.
How does Hicks win? I’d probably say guillotine after overwhelming Razor, who has looked quite lackadaisical and tired in his past few fights. Of course, I agree with the odds posted and would not be surprised at all if Razor put Hicks down with strikes.
Didn't mean to dodge.
McCullough’s wins over Crunkilton, Nam Phan, Sarmiento, and Cope, while not worthy of Hall of Fame induction, are certainly more impressive than anything on Hicks’ record.
Additionally, McCullough went three rounds with Varner and took Cerrone to a decision. Those two are currently the cream of the WEC 155 crop. While I’m hesitant to use MMAth, or mutual common opponent, you have to admit Hicks looked completely overwhelmed in the short time he managed to last against Varner.
In closing, McCullough by superior stand-up, McCullough by vastly more experienced (fighting profesionally for eight years now), McCullough by Team-Punishment developed sprawl when Hicks realizes he can’t hang on the feet and tries to shoot on him.
The guillotines against inexperienced opponents. Do not see Rob getting caught in some amateur-hour shit like that.
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 26, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
The only really impressive win you listed was over Cleat (albeit Rich was fighting like a bit of a dumbass). Cope is not really a decent win at all, the Sarmiento fight was definitely controlled by Rob but at the same time not much more than dancing around throwing low kicks, and his win over Nam Phan (a natural FW) was at a time when both of them were complete unknowns. I’d take Hicks’ wins over Ratcliff and Gomez over all of Razor’s wins except Cleat.
this should have gone here:
Gomez over Sarmiento, Phan, and Cope?
Gomez is the definition of a regional-show level fighter. He has one win outside of Wisconsin, and it was in Indiana. Cope, meanwhile, is a world-class Muay Thai practitioner. In what part of the game is Gomez world class?
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 26, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
1. Kit Cope is not a world-class muay thai practitioner, he’s a fraud. His entire career is made up and was capped by his ‘Real Life’ documentary where he fought a fat cab driver. If you told anyone in the MT community that Kit Cope is ‘world-class’ they would either laugh at you or have no idea who you are talking about.
Moreover, why would his (fake) muay thai creds make the win any more impressive? Malaipet, an actual Lumpinee stadium champ of considerable notoriety, is 3-3 in MMA. Getting a win over him is not really notable, so why should a win over a MT fraud be notable?
And I’ll just add that if you’re going to criticize Gomez for only fighting in regional shows in Wisconsin, I’ll point out that Nam Phan has only fought once outside California. In addition, when Razor beat Nam Phan, it was:
- the third fight of the night for both men
- only a two-rounder
- and Nam had only a 4-0 record against opponents whose aggregate record at the time was 6-3, with one making his MMA debut (and last fight) against Phan. It wasn’t exactly an impressive win at the time, nor is it really now.
Jesus
I swore I was going to stop doing this, but are you really comparing the region of California to the region of Wisconsin in terms of MMA scene? Do you really think that’s a good parallel?
Hicks and McCullough fight in about 60 hours. I guess we’ll find out then.
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 27, 2009 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Well, if you’re allowed to say that Kit Cope is a world-class muay thai fighter, I can compare Wisconsin to Cali. :p
by ilostmydog on Feb 27, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Touche.
Well played.
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 27, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
Gomez over Sarmiento, Phan, and Cope?
Gomez is the definition of a regional-show level fighter. He has one win outside of Wisconsin, and it was in Indiana. Cope, meanwhile, is a world-class Muay Thai practitioner. In what part of the game is Gomez world class?
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 26, 2009 2:10 PM EST reply actions
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