UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

[SPX]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

oh I just figured it was a picture of something

Nah, it was kind of funny. Someone posted it on SD earlier.

[poopoo333]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

“I see myself giving the fans entertaining fights and the UFC can put me anywhere they want, they can have me fight anybody and I will fight him and put on a good show. Its not like I want a title shot as soon as possible – I am 22. I am trying to improve my game with every fight and I am doing that so far. I have, in my opinion, 15 to 18 years of competition ahead of me and I am loving my job. I couldn’t be more thankful for the way things are going.”

Struve then turned his attentions to his UFC 124 opponent, Sean McCorkle, a fighter that’s spent a great deal of his time on The Underground forum talking trash about the towering Dutchman.

“I don’t really care about what he has been saying to me. He got me focused and… I think he is a funny dude. That’s all. Its gonna be a good fight and I am probably gonna knock him out. I am pretty sure I am going to stop him.”

“I’ve seen his fights before [he joined] the UFC and I am not impressed with his fights at all. He won against Mark Hunt but Mark Hunt had lost his last six fights, so… its like, you can go 40-0 by beating guys who are 5-40, you know? You can go on forever but now he is in the big league so he is in trouble.”

Struve is coming off an impressive second round TKO win over Christian Morecraft at UFC 117 in August. Prior to that he’d had a three-fight winning streak snapped when he went down early at the hands of “Ultimate Fighter” season ten winner, Roy Nelson.

As for McCorkle, this monster cut down from his natural 320 pound frame to make the 265 pound limit to take on veteran Mark Hunt at UFC 119 last month. He was taken down early in the fight but managed to secure a sickening kimura which snapped the former K-1 stars arm.

[zY|]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

This has got to be the best UFC trailer ever.

[youtube:sszit6r6]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqQxz49gT_Q[/youtube:sszit6r6]

[YoungTRK484]

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Nice trailer. Got me pumped a bit, love the song in the background of course and they do a goodjob of making a potnential Kos blowout loss look competitive. I bet those are not actaully Kos and GSP's arms ripping down those photos though. Marketing 101 there.

[Luke]

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[MMA_scientist]

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really? Why is Struve favored so much? Is it because of all the wins that he has over top competition? Or is it because he has never been dropped by a big brawler with heavy hands?

[poopoo333]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

really? Why is Struve favored so much? Is it because of all the wins that he has over top competition? Or is it because he has never been dropped by a big brawler with heavy hands?

My sarcasm detector is working today.

[MMA_scientist]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Seriously though, that line is dumb. Struve might win, I know nothing of McCorkle's work except that he kimura'd Hunt, which means he is at least passable on the ground. But Struve is now and ever shall be a mid level guy, he shouldn't be -260 over any UFC HW. I am probably going to toss a value play on McCorkle, but going to wait for the line to open elsewhere.

[Luke]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Lol sportsbet opens the line at Struve -260 McCorkle +180 ,5dimes has the line at Struve +110 McCorkle -150 .

Someones got a bad number up .I say its sportsbet.com

[MMA_scientist]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Figures... when it opens at one of my books the value is gone. Oh well.

I would put it at -115 for both guys.

Raw potential versus established mediocrity

Maybe slight edge to McCorkle because Struve got dropped by Buentello and Nelson, and a man the size of McCorkle HAS to have power.

[MMA_scientist]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

I see it opened at +180 on 5dimes too. Money came in fast and dropped it. I think it will come back to close to even.

[edman5555]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Fuck I can't believe I missed Mccorkle. Motherfucker. I wanted to bet that. +180

[edman5555]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

I think Jim Miller has a good shot at beating Oliv. He will take him down, he is big as hell. He seems to have good BJJ. He should be able to stop oliv from subbing him..maybe.

[edman5555]

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I hate the way lines move so FAST. Unless you catch the line in 5 minutes, it can be gone. Like BJ at +130.

[poopoo333]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Alves -305
Howard +245
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Stevenson -290
Danzig +230


The Alves line will get way better imo