UFC 134 Rio de Janeiro Aug 27th

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And I of course have fun. I was very happy to see Tito get a win over Bader. Brought a smile to my face for sure.

how do you cope with losing, say if tarec lost? I would go on full life tilt.

[poopoo333]

Picks please, not based on odds, just who is going to win. ** is the guy you have most confidence in.

Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami- Anderson is Anderson, Okami has a path to victory of course, but it has been tried before.
Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin - I don't see why this is any different than the first fight.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub- Nogueira is 50.
Ross Pearson vs. Edson Barboza- striker/striker, one guy has kicks.
Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov- Don't think Nedkov will get through his hands
Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Tavares- Fisher has had trouble with top oriented grapplers, Tavares will bully him.
Rousimar Palhares vs. Dan Miller- Palhares is better everywhere, except cardio. He has done 3 rounds though.
Raphael Assuncao vs. Johnny Eduardo- wild guess.
Paulo Thiago** vs. David Mitchell- Two different classes of fighter here, Thiago has him beat everywhere, he will stop him and with style.
Yuri Alcantara vs. Felipe Arantes- Alcantara can finish this anywhere it goes. Looked impressive against higher level of comp. He will overwhelm Arantes early.
Erick Silva vs. Luis Ramos- just going with sbjj here, I didn't look hard at this one.
Yves Jabouin vs. Ian Loveland- grappler/striker, I am going with the grappler

Agreed with everyone except I am leaning Eduardo. My **pick is Schaub.

[sbjj]

And I of course have fun. I was very happy to see Tito get a win over Bader. Brought a smile to my face for sure.

[Ludo]

Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Mauricio Rua vs.Forrest Griffin
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub**
Ross Pearson vs. Edson Barboza
Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Tavares
Rousimar Palhares vs. Dan Miller
Raphael Assuncao vs. Johnny Eduardo
Paulo Thiago vs. David Mitchell
Yuri Alcantara vs. Felipe Arantes
Erick Silva vs. Luis Ramos
Yves Jabouin vs. Ian Loveland

[SPX]

I think it's natural to want guys that you identify with, or that seem cool, to succeed.

Likewise, guys it's natural to want guys who are obviously dickheads to fail.

MMA (and sports in general, I think, especially sports when it's about one vs one instead of teams) really is like real-life pro-wrestling. There are storylines and characters, only in MMA the storylines and characters are (mostly) real.

[sbjj]

The way I see it is that there's a lot more to the MMA game than just betting. If you don't allow yourself to be a fan then you miss out on a lot of the fun.

You completely misunderstood my post...which is probably my fault. I am a fan of MMA Fighting, combat sports in general. I do not need to know that a guy is funny in his personal life to enjoy watching him fight.

I have become a fan of that Legends fighting championship based over in China I believe, and I do not know any of those guys, but still enjoy the fights themselves.

i just personally do not understand how fans get so wrapped up in a certain fighter. but then again, I have never been that way. I respect all these guys because they are exceptional athletes. Not because they look a certain way or act a certain way.

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The way I see it is that there's a lot more to the MMA game than just betting. If you don't allow yourself to be a fan then you miss out on a lot of the fun.

he bets 10-20k a fight. Letting any personal feelings into it could be deadly.

[SPX]

Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Mauricio Rua vs.Forrest Griffin
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub
Ross Pearson vs. Edson Barboza**
Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Tavares
Rousimar Palhares vs. Dan Miller
Raphael Assuncao vs. Johnny Eduardo
Paulo Thiago vs. David Mitchell
Yuri Alcantara vs. Felipe Arantes
Erick Silva vs. Luis Ramos
Yves Jabouin vs. Ian Loveland

[SPX]

I try my best to not get attached to these guys on a personal level all together because I fear it might cloud my judgement when it comes to their fights.

The way I see it is that there's a lot more to the MMA game than just betting. If you don't allow yourself to be a fan then you miss out on a lot of the fun.

[MMA_scientist]

Picks please, not based on odds, just who is going to win. ** is the guy you have most confidence in.

Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami- Anderson is Anderson, Okami has a path to victory of course, but it has been tried before.
Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin - I don't see why this is any different than the first fight.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub- Nogueira is 50.
Ross Pearson vs. Edson Barboza- striker/striker, one guy has kicks.
Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov- Don't think Nedkov will get through his hands
Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Tavares- Fisher has had trouble with top oriented grapplers, Tavares will bully him.
Rousimar Palhares vs. Dan Miller- Palhares is better everywhere, except cardio. He has done 3 rounds though.
Raphael Assuncao vs. Johnny Eduardo- wild guess.
Paulo Thiago** vs. David Mitchell- Two different classes of fighter here, Thiago has him beat everywhere, he will stop him and with style.
Yuri Alcantara vs. Felipe Arantes- Alcantara can finish this anywhere it goes. Looked impressive against higher level of comp. He will overwhelm Arantes early.
Erick Silva vs. Luis Ramos- just going with sbjj here, I didn't look hard at this one.
Yves Jabouin vs. Ian Loveland- grappler/striker, I am going with the grappler

[MMA_scientist]

Scientist what is your bet on this card for the crazy parlay? Not schaub by sub?

I don't have one. Not Schaub by Sub is -13000 or so, it is not worth it, even though it is a lock. The $12 I would get from betting on it is not worth the stress. Just going to wait for the next event... that is the beauty of the 2011 parlay, there is no rush.

[poopoo333]

Scientist what is your bet on this card for the crazy parlay? Not schaub by sub?

[MMA_scientist]

I finally pulled the trigger on my parlay. I went with Alcantara/Thiago.

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http://www.ufc.com/media/UFCRIO-WEIGH-ARCHIVE

^^if you missed weigh ins

it's like you're reading the ufc's twitter or something.

[MMA_scientist]

I can't stand Barry.

I really don't mind Schaub, like I said I just find him indescribably annoying. There is no reason, it is not fair.

We have the discussion all the time about being fans vs. bettors... I just don't have the attention span to follow the sport closely enough unless I am fan. I definitely have my attachments, and they definitely cloud me. But it is the price I pay for staying interested.