UFC on Versus 3 March 3rd

[poopoo333]

Yeah I was curious to see the line on that one. Anybody look at the prelims yet on this card? I kinda wanna get an early start. The one I have really been looking at has been Tavares/Roller. At first I thought Roller could just out grapple Tavares but I'm not sure anymore. Roller ends up on his back often for such a high level wrestler against lesser grapplers then Tavares. Tavares is aggressive, and seems to try to put people on their backs often. Tavares can push the pace, and I think if he does Roller may gas (when Pettis pushed the pace Roller gassed). Tavares is probably the better striker as well. I want to watch Tavares/Griffin to see how he did against another wrestler.

[trotterz]

KOch would have been easy money. Sure shot and he would have probably been around -200

[poopoo333]

Another injury for this card:

Cub Swanson out at UFC on Versus 3, promotion seeking new opponent for Erik Koch

[poopoo333]

I think we will probably get Weidman as an underdog.

[edman5555]

Yeah I am just thinking he might have enough overall skill to win. He has 30 fights, other guy has like 4.

[MMA_scientist]

I can believe he is a brown belt, he has only been submitted by Lister, who would also submit 99% of blackbelts. But he has not shown a very good ground game or a willingness to fight on teh ground at all... There is a difference between your run of the mill brown belt or black belt, and high level competition guys. Sakara has been training bjj for like 10 years, so he should be at least a brown belt, assuming he trains somewhat regularly.

[edman5555]

sakara is a brown belt in bjj isnt he?

[MMA_scientist]

Did not know that about Weidman. I remember reading about a purple belt that gave Galvao a good match, but did not know it was Weidman. Weidman will probably open as a favorite,if not, I will be on him. Perfect grappler/striker matchup... and you know my position on that.

[trotterz]

This is the kind of line that you have to play as soon as it gets out, because the line will probably move a lot

[edman5555]

I have a feeling his line will get bet a lot if he opens around +200. There was a story about him on BE. He beat Phil Davis and Ryan Bader in wrestling matches. I think he also hung in there with Andre Galvao in a grappling match. He has a little bit of hype about him and he is a wrestler.

[poopoo333]

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/She...-Weidman-19956

[poopoo333]

Yeah I still have to look at Weidman's videos to make sure he isn't one of those high level grapplers that can't translate it into the cage at all. I just watched Sakara fight Leites. He did a pretty good job scrambling back to his feet and defending some of the early TDs.

[edman5555]

Hes only had 4 fights. Alessio's wrestling probably sucks though, not that I have checked. It's not crazy for him to take him down for 3 rounds. Alessio has wayyy more experiecne though.

[edman5555]

Nice find PP. I didn't even look into this guy.Now I will

[poopoo333]

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/2/14...fc-on-versus-3

"The New Yorker's grappling prowess can't be denied, as he defeated Ryan Bader and Phil Davis in wrestling competition while at Hofstra University as a two-time D-1 All American. Weidman has also excelled in BJJ competitions as a purple belt under Matt Serra, including his performance at the 2009 Abu Dhabi Submission Grappling tournament where had had his coming-out party against grappling phenom, Andre Galvao, in a match that saw Galvao eventually win by points, but not before Weidman had Galvao in trouble with several submissions and some highight-reel throws."


Any chance he opens as a huge dog to Sakara? If so, I'm on it. Sakara hasn't been preparing for a fighter with this type of grappling, he only has 3 weeks until this fight. Sakara has also been inactive, and has had health problems and has a hard time making 185 as it is.