UFC 134

By Fight Fans

Prelims start at 23:30 GMT Tonight

Main Event starts at 02:30 GMT (Early hours tomorrow morning)

Will Anderson Silva beat Yushin Okami? One would think so. He only has Sonnen left in my opinion to clear out this entire division. Is 1.25 worth it? Not really with Okami only losing 1 out of his last 7 bouts and this being to Chael Sonnen.

Will Mauricio “Shogun” Rua defeat Forrest Griffin? Again one would think so. His skill set is far deeper than Forrest’s, he adjusted to his loss against Machida perfectly and one would expect him to adjust  accordingly here. Is 1.45 worth it? I think it’s probably correct and hence not worth a single bet. Rua has not fought on the ground for a long time and I still think that Forrest poses a threat here, as he did before but mainly due to a lack of practice.

Nogueira v Schaub. Schaub has some good wins running into this fight and Nogueira has been out for some time. I would still want odds of better than 1.5 for the single, which are not available.

Pearson v Barboza. I apologise to those of you who have taken an early price of 3.4 for Pearson as 3.6 is now available at WBX. I still stand by my decision and no highlight reel is going to tell me otherwise. Barboza struggled against Njokuani and this makes anything above 3 an excellent value bet.

Cane v Nedkov. Cane has come through a bad patch and shown that he still has some serious knockout power. At the same time, are you willing to back against an undefeated unknown?

Tavares v Fisher. Both men are coming into this bout with poor records. Tavares looks far more well rounded than Fisher. 1.48 is available at WBX, I’m waiting for 1.5 again for the single.

Pick: UFC 134 Triple: Tavares, Schaub, Rua; 1.5 pts @ 3 (Boylesports)

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