The betting lines are out for UFC 134, and there aren't any real surprises. The lines for the top four fights have been out for a while, and among those four it seems that the Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin line has seen the most movement. The line opened up much closer, but Shogun has steadily crept out to becoming a rather large favorite in the fight. Brendan Schaub has also become a larger favorite over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira lately. Of the undercard lines, the Yves Jabouin vs. Ian Loveland line is about the only one that could be a little bit off. That fight seems a lot closer than the line indicates.
Here are the lines for the full card. You can catch the undercard lines after the jump.
Aug 27th, live on Pay-per-view from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Main card:
Anderson Silva (30-4) -525 vs. Yushin Okami (26-5) +375 [Middleweight title]
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (19-5) -240 vs. Forrest Griffin (18-6) +190
Brendan Schaub (8-1) -250 vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-6, 1 NC) +200
Ross Pearson +250 (12-4) vs. Edson Barboza (8-0) -310
Thiago Tavares (15-4-1) -215 vs. Spencer Fisher (24-7) +175
Yves Jabouin (14-7) +160 vs. Ian Loveland (14-8) -200
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Forrest at +190?
This is tempting after seeing Shogun’s workout video.
It's tempting
after watching Shogun’s career and his historic weakness to pressure fighters.
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"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
That's true
but if you haven’t seen the video yet, Shogun looked really sluggish. Not sure how long ago they filmed it though but it did not look good for him.
I rewatched it,
and he does look pretty lumbering. His injuries have only hurt him over time, but since his loss to Babalu back in the day, he’s always had trouble with grinders. Especially those with a mind to take top control. His best wins over top specialists are over a shot Coleman and an exhausted Arona.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
Griffin is definitely worth a play
I think Pearson is probably a pretty live dog too.
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Stanislav Nedkov
He was that guy who always wore the crazy Jesus shirts on Sengoku? I hope he rocks one on Saturday.
Some surprising lines...
Forrest and Pearson, for sure, and possibly Fisher.
I’m a little surprised to see Okami at +375, too. Seems high to me.
I’m a little surprised to see Okami at +375, too. Seems high to me.
I’m nervous this event is going to be depressing. I don’t want to see Nog ko’d and Shogun tapping after gassing hard.
hes just too slow for todays young heavyweights. I watched the Randy fight couple days ago and it was really fun but damn he got hit a lot by Randy Couture. No wonder Cain destroyed him easily.
First card in a while I probably will not bet. Shaub should win, but I just cant root against Nog. Anderson should win, but not betting it at that line, not even worth a parlay. Griffin and Okami have a little value, but not enough for me to bet them.
It pains me to say this,
but I’m gonna put some money on Forrest. And I’m a huge Shogun fan.
I’m a huge Spider fan but I don’t think Okami should be +400 as he is most places online. He’s really strong, his stand-up and chin are good enough to allow him to close the distance and he can take Anderson down. Also, unlike Chael, Okami has good submissions and submission defense so he’s much less likely to get caught by a triangle or armbar from the top.
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Ross Pearson
I know I’m in the minority of fans intersted in the career of Ross Pearson, but I was just thinking……..
If Pearson wins he’ll be 4 – 1 in the UFCwith decent wins in Siver and Barboza (by no means a foregone conclusion) so who should he fight next?
I was thinking maybe Cerrone/Miller
Thoughts anyone?
P.S. I know I am biased and am probably bigging hi up way too much by proposing Cerrone/Miller if he wins, but fuck it.
If Pearson wins he’ll be 4 – 1 in the UFCwith decent wins in Siver and Barboza (by no means a foregone conclusion) so who should he fight next?
I was thinking maybe Cerrone/Miller
Thoughts anyone?
P.S. I know I am biased and am probably bigging hi up way too much by proposing Cerrone/Miller if he wins, but fuck it.
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