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UFC 90 Betting Odds and Predictions
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UFC 90 Betting Odds and Predictions
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Friday, 24 October 2008

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Betting Odds and Predictions.for upcoming Oct. 25 UFC 90 event Silva vs. Cote

Anderson Silva (-600) vs. Patrick Cote (+505)
Sean Sherk (-230) vs. Tyson Griffin (+212)
Josh Koscheck (-150) vs. Thiago Alves (+135)
Gray Maynard (-220) vs. Rich Clementi (+210)
Fabricio Werdum (-850) vs. Junior Dos Santos (+600)
Thales Leites (-445) vs. Drew McFedries (+365)
Spencer Fisher (-345) vs. Shannon Gugerty (+299)
Hermes Franca (-180) vs. Marcus Aurelio (+190)
Josh Burkman (-197) vs. Pete Sell (+200)
Dan Miller (-325) vs. Matt Horwich (+305)

Predictions from: MMAbettingblog.com

Anderson Silva vs. Patrcik Cote

In the main event of the evening, Pound for Pound number one contender Anderson “The Spider” Silva defends his UFC Middleweight Title against Canadian contender Patrick “The Predator” Cote. While Cote is certainly a good fighter, the fact that he is getting a title shot is more a testament to Silva’s dominance of the division than it is to Cote’s merits inside the Octagon.

Cote’s disadvantages going into this fight are many. For one thing, he is noticably smaller than his opponent, who endures a nearly superhuman weight cut to make the Middleweight limit of 185 pounds. In addition to his size disadvantage, Cote is also inferior to Silva in the conditioning department, and will not be able to hang around if the fight makes it to later rounds. Most importantly, though, Cote has a massive disadvantage in the stylistic matchup. Primarily a striker, Cote has powerful hands and a decent chin. Unlike most strikers in MMA, though, Cote does not fare well in boxing exchanges. Rather, he likes to bully his opponents around, getting in the clinch and then scoring hard shots as he pushes out.

Needless to say, Anderson Silva’s clinch is not a place any rational human being willingly enters. Rich Franklin, who proved he was still a dangerous fighter with a recent win over the talented Matt Hamill at Light Heavyweight, learned this the hard way, enduring two brutal destructions in that exact position. Bear in mind that Franklin is a superior striker to Cote, and that unlike Cote he does not need to get in close to dole out damage, and it becomes pretty clear that Cote is going to be in for a long night.

If Silva’s game has one hole, it is on the ground. While he is an accomplished grappler, he has shown a weakness to takedowns and guard passes in some of his recent fights, notably against Dan Henderson and Travis Lutter. Cote, though, is not nearly on the same level as either of those men, and so his one hope of victory is pretty much unattainable. Look for Silva to live up to his nickname, drawing Cote in and then snaring him before the kill.

It’s entirely possible the fighter introductions will be longer than the fight is. Silva by utter destruction in Round 1.

Josh Koscheck Vs. Thiago Alves

Josh Koscheck, much like Drew McFedries, stepped up on short notice as a replacement for the injured Diego Sanchez. He is set to meet Thiago “Pitbull” Alves, a well rounded fighter who is riding the momentum of a shocking TKO victories over top contender Karo “The Heat” Parisyan and former champion Matt Hughes.

Pats Prediction:

Koscheck’s development as a fighter will prove to be his saving grace, as his striking should be just good enough to keep Alves at bay long enough for him to secure the inevitable takedown. From there, Alves is the fish out of water, and Koscheck should be able to hold him down and keep him in trouble with ground and pound.

Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin

Tyson Griffin, one of UFC’s hottest young prospects at 155 pounds, will be looking to assert himself as a top contender to BJ Penn’s title in what is arguably UFC’s most stacked division when he comes up against powerhouse Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk. For his part, Sherk is hungry to restore some of the prestige he lost in his recent dismantling by BJ Penn.

Pats Prediction

That said, I see Sherk grinding this one out to a much needed win, getting the best of the wrestling exchanges and controlling the fight from the top on his way to a hard-fought unanimous decision win.

                     

Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior Dos Santos

Relatively unknown Junior dos Santos is getting thrown to the wolves immediately in his UFC debut, being matched up with dangerous Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Fabricio Werdum. Primarily a striker, dos Santos made a name for himself on much smaller shows, amassing an impressive 6-1 record. Werdum, though, is on a whole different level from dos Santos’ previous opponents, so the up and comer is going to have his hands full to say the least.

Pats Prediction:  Dos Santos will have to chalk this one up to a learning experience, because he will be easily submitted by Werdum inside the very first round.

  Thales Leites vs. Drew McFedries 

McFedries, who stepped up to replace Goran Reljic in this fight, will be looking to avenge his recent loss to the relatively unknown Mike Massenzio on Ultimate Fight Night. He will have a tough task on his hands in the form of Thales Leites, who is coming off an extremely controversial split-decision win against Nathan Marquardt in a fight where he was largely dominated but pulled ahead on points thanks to questionable deductions for fouls.

Pats Prediction: Leites by submission early in the second round 

 

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