UFC 120 England Oct 16th

[Luke]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

which one?

Either really, but especially Bisping/Akiyama.

Akiyama just got subbed by Leben and wasn't looking great even before the sub, so I wouldn't be entirely surprised to see him come in as the dog here.

Bisping -175

[Ludo]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

Bisping wins this fight 9 out of 10 times. Akiyama gassed horribly against Belcher and he did the same thing against Leben. After the midway point of the second round it's like someone flips a switch that makes him lose all his energy. Bisping will use footwork to outstrike him and take a decision most likely.

[zY|]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

If Akiyama had better conditioning he'd easily beat both Bisping AND Leben.

As it stands, I have to favor Bisping.

[Ludo]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

If he had better cardio he could be top 5 in the division. With Judo that good and a chin that hard he could go really far if he was able to last more than seven and a half minutes before his hands went to his sides.

[Luke]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

James McSweeney vs. Tom Blackledge set for this card


Guess McSweeney isnt cut and he's dropping back to 205

[Luke]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson

A light-heavyweight bout between Cyrille Diabate (17-6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Alexander Gustafsson (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will be part of October's UFC 120 event.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed with a source close to the event that bout agreements are being finalized for the matchup, which was first reported by MMAFighting.com.

UFC 120 takes place Oct. 16 at The O2 in London. The night's main card airs via same-day delay on Spike TV.

Diabate vs. Gustafsson is likely to be part of the night's preliminary card.

Diabate, a French kickboxer who made his pro MMA debut more than a decade ago, recently picked up his sixth consecutive win with a TKO of Luiz Cane. That UFC 114 bout marked the PRIDE and EliteXC's UFC debut.

Nicknamed "Snake," Diabate continues to round out his game. Earlier in his career, the 36-year-old relied heavily on his hands, and he was often stopped by submission fighters. But lately, he's submitted as many opponents as he's knocked out.

His upcoming opponent, Gustafsson, is a Swedish striker who opened his career with nine straight victories. Seven of them, including his octagon debut against Jared Hamman at UFC 105, came via knockout.

However, in his most recent bout, the 23-year-old suffered a submission loss to highly touted Phil Davis at UFC 112.

The latest UFC 120 card now includes:

•Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Michael Bisping*
•Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy*
•John Hathaway vs. Dong Hyun Kim*
•Travis Browne vs. Cheick Kongo*
•Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton
*•Tom Blackledge vs. James McSweeney*
•Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson
*•Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz*
•Paul Sass vs. TBA

[Mr. IWS]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

^^^^^^^ Somebody gettin KTFO in that one.

[Luke]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

Claude Patrick VS James Wilks added

[poopoo333]

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[SPX]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

Akiyama at +200 would've been a sure bet for me if one of my books had had that opening line. I see that it got pounded and there's no wonder why. We'll see what happens with it. As of right now, the fight's a no-bet for me. But I'd take Bisping at -150 and Akiyama at +175.

[Luke]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

holy crap Bisping opened at -280????

[poopoo333]

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I like Bisping for a big play @-155.

[SPX]

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I like Bisping for a big play @-155.

My problem with betting on Bisping is this:

Kang took Bisping down and controlled him for the entire first round. If he could've kept his shit together, then I don't see why he couldn't have repeated that performance for the next two.

Akiyama's cardio was obviously poor for the Leben fight, but I think a lot of his issues also had to do with the fact that Leben hits hard as fuck and Akiyama was dealing with the cobwebs from the first round on. After all, Akiyama didn't look nearly as bad in the Belcher fight, and Bisping will not hit him nearly as hard as Leben did. If it stays on the feet, Bisping will outpoint him. But I can definitely see Akiyama winning via Judo Surprise.

[poopoo333]

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I like Bisping for a big play @-155.

Kang took Bisping down and controlled him for the entire first round. If he could've kept his shit together, then I don't see why he couldn't have repeated that performance for the next two.

I may be wrong, but I am pretty sure that Kang dropped Bisping with a punch, and didn't take him down.

[Ludo]

Re: UFC 120 England Oct 16th

PP is right, it was a punch that dropped Bisping.