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- Jan 20, 2010
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I sense something special right around the corner. Can you feel that? Alright then. Let's hit some goddam winners.
Brock Lesnar -130
Shane Carwin +110
OK so let's not waste too much time on this headliner, featuring two of the biggest damn brutes that you will ever see. You know why? Because I'm absolutely clueless. Lesnar (4-1-0) is the UFC's newest BMOC. The HNIC, if you will. Remember in 'Lethal Weapon 2' when Riggs drops that gigantic shipping container on the bad guy? I imagine that once they lifted that container up, the villain closely resembled Frank Mir following his rematch with Lesnar. It was LOL-tastic!
Is the hair OK?
The problem for Lesnar is that he hasn't fought in a year due to some semi-mysterious illness. I am always leery of cage rust. So there's that. And then, there's Shane Carwin (12-0-0).
This guy is just nasty. In watching him bully around guys like Mir and Gabriel Gonzaga, I can only describe it as a Popeye cartoon once he eats his spinach. It's over the top and comically frightening. Carwin is one of two guys in the UFC who stand any chance against Lesnar (Juniro dos Santos being the other).
This will be a fun fight, and I should leave it alone, but I won't. In such a close fight, I'll take the small dog, and bet against cage rust guy. Go Carwin.
Yoshihiro Akiyama -210
Chris Leben +175
It's a damn shame that Wandy Silva had to pull out of this fight. The best kind of money is easy money, and man was that some easy money. The UFC had to find a quick replacement.
There is short notice, then there is really short notice, and then, there is wtf!??!? short notice. Chris Leben (20-6-0) just fought two weeks ago! That is one strike. Leben is also a pretty one-dimensional fighter. Great knockout power, not much else. Strike two. Akiyama (13-1-0, 2 NC) is a well-rounded judo artist. He should have several tricks up his sleeve. Strike three.
BUT WAIT!!!
Fading Asians in the UFC, no matter what drunken monkey nonsense legend they bring along with them, is a goldmine. Every time I think the trend is over, it isn't. Fading the favored Asian and not thinking twice. Go Leben.
Krzysztof Soszynski -250
Stephan Bonnar +210
This is a rematch of silly proportions. Back in February these two fought and Soszynski (bless you!) won in the third round. Replays showed that a cut on Bonnar's noggin was actually due to an inadvertent head butt. Rematch awarded. Whatever.
You like easy money? I got more of it!
Stephan Bonnar (14-7-0) remains in the UFC only because of his title fight for TUF Season One, which is widely praised for taking the UFC mainstream. The guy is just a joke. Krysztof (20-10-1) is going to murderize this fool. Go Soszynski.
George Sotiropoulos -190
Kurt Pellegrino +165
There has been a buzz about George Sotiropoulos (12-2-0) ever since his days on The Ultimate Fighter. Now he has taken out a quality guy in Joe Stevenson, and a million vuvuzelas (vuvuzelae?) couldn't rival the Sotiropoulos buzz right now. There is one problem here - Kurt Pellegrino (21-4-0) ain't no joke.
I've been betting on 'Batman' Pellegrino for ages. That equates to four straight winners for both of us against Thiago Tavares, Rob Emerson (lol), Josh Neer and Fabricio Camoes. Go Pellegrino.
Sotiropoulos is of Greek descent, so you already know where he likes to put his vuvuzela.
Brock Lesnar -130
Shane Carwin +110
OK so let's not waste too much time on this headliner, featuring two of the biggest damn brutes that you will ever see. You know why? Because I'm absolutely clueless. Lesnar (4-1-0) is the UFC's newest BMOC. The HNIC, if you will. Remember in 'Lethal Weapon 2' when Riggs drops that gigantic shipping container on the bad guy? I imagine that once they lifted that container up, the villain closely resembled Frank Mir following his rematch with Lesnar. It was LOL-tastic!
Is the hair OK?
The problem for Lesnar is that he hasn't fought in a year due to some semi-mysterious illness. I am always leery of cage rust. So there's that. And then, there's Shane Carwin (12-0-0).
This guy is just nasty. In watching him bully around guys like Mir and Gabriel Gonzaga, I can only describe it as a Popeye cartoon once he eats his spinach. It's over the top and comically frightening. Carwin is one of two guys in the UFC who stand any chance against Lesnar (Juniro dos Santos being the other).
This will be a fun fight, and I should leave it alone, but I won't. In such a close fight, I'll take the small dog, and bet against cage rust guy. Go Carwin.
Yoshihiro Akiyama -210
Chris Leben +175
It's a damn shame that Wandy Silva had to pull out of this fight. The best kind of money is easy money, and man was that some easy money. The UFC had to find a quick replacement.
There is short notice, then there is really short notice, and then, there is wtf!??!? short notice. Chris Leben (20-6-0) just fought two weeks ago! That is one strike. Leben is also a pretty one-dimensional fighter. Great knockout power, not much else. Strike two. Akiyama (13-1-0, 2 NC) is a well-rounded judo artist. He should have several tricks up his sleeve. Strike three.
BUT WAIT!!!
Fading Asians in the UFC, no matter what drunken monkey nonsense legend they bring along with them, is a goldmine. Every time I think the trend is over, it isn't. Fading the favored Asian and not thinking twice. Go Leben.
Krzysztof Soszynski -250
Stephan Bonnar +210
This is a rematch of silly proportions. Back in February these two fought and Soszynski (bless you!) won in the third round. Replays showed that a cut on Bonnar's noggin was actually due to an inadvertent head butt. Rematch awarded. Whatever.
You like easy money? I got more of it!
Stephan Bonnar (14-7-0) remains in the UFC only because of his title fight for TUF Season One, which is widely praised for taking the UFC mainstream. The guy is just a joke. Krysztof (20-10-1) is going to murderize this fool. Go Soszynski.
Watch this. I dare you.
George Sotiropoulos -190
Kurt Pellegrino +165
There has been a buzz about George Sotiropoulos (12-2-0) ever since his days on The Ultimate Fighter. Now he has taken out a quality guy in Joe Stevenson, and a million vuvuzelas (vuvuzelae?) couldn't rival the Sotiropoulos buzz right now. There is one problem here - Kurt Pellegrino (21-4-0) ain't no joke.
I've been betting on 'Batman' Pellegrino for ages. That equates to four straight winners for both of us against Thiago Tavares, Rob Emerson (lol), Josh Neer and Fabricio Camoes. Go Pellegrino.
Sotiropoulos is of Greek descent, so you already know where he likes to put his vuvuzela.
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