UFC: ufc 134

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]
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Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (19-5) -240 vs. Forrest Griffin (18-6) +190
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Brendan Schaub (8-1) -250 vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-6, 1 NC) +200
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Ross Pearson +250 (12-4) vs. Edson Barboza (8-0) -310

Luiz Cane (11-3) -245 vs. Stanislav Nedkov (11-0) +195

Spike TV Card:
Thiago Tavares (15-4-1) -215 vs. Spencer Fisher (24-7) +175

Rousimar Palhares (12-3) -255 vs. Dan Miller (13-5, 1 NC) +205

Preliminary Card:

Paulo Thiago (12-3) -400 vs. David Mitchell (11-1) +300

Erick Silva (12-1) -285 vs. Luis Ramos (19-6) +225

Yuri Alcantara (25-3) -435 vs. Felipe Arantes (13-4) +335

Yves Jabouin (14-7) +160 vs. Ian Loveland (14-8) -200

Raphael Assuncao (20-4) -170 vs. Johnny Eduardo (25-8) +140

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Forrest at +190?

This is tempting after seeing Shogun’s workout video.

by av1o3 on Aug 25, 2011 8:05 PM EDT replyactions

It's tempting

after watching Shogun’s career and his historic weakness to pressure fighters.

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by ElliotMatheny on Aug 25, 2011 8:31 PM EDT up replyactions

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.

by av1o3 on Aug 25, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up replyactions

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.

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"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates

by ElliotMatheny on Aug 26, 2011 2:06 AM EDT up replyactions

And Forrest’s dragging Franklin to the ground and grinding out a decision

"You should work for 15 minutes to knock your opponent out, submit him, or improve your position to give yourself the best chance of doing either." - Dan Hardy

by Day Man on Aug 26, 2011 2:48 AM EDT up replyactions

Griffin is definitely worth a play

I think Pearson is probably a pretty live dog too.

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by Worldisart on Aug 25, 2011 8:07 PM EDT replyactions

Stanislav Nedkov

He was that guy who always wore the crazy Jesus shirts on Sengoku? I hope he rocks one on Saturday.

by rtype on Aug 25, 2011 8:13 PM EDT replyactions

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.

by skeebop on Aug 25, 2011 8:16 PM EDT replyactions

Am I the only one that thinks Okami stands no chance here??? Silva fighting in front of his home crowd? I expect to see the unexpected from him!!!

Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo

by ANance on Aug 25, 2011 8:17 PM EDT replyactions

I really like

The Paul Harris line.I think he is going to send Miller back to America on crutches.

by Dr Mcsexy on Aug 25, 2011 8:20 PM EDT replyactions

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.

by Tats16 on Aug 25, 2011 8:21 PM EDT replyactions

Nog getting ko’d is a pretty good chance….sucks…

Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo

by ANance on Aug 25, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up replyactions

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.

by Tats16 on Aug 25, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up replyactions

Add to that the fact that Brendan is a hard-punching beast. They shoulda put Nog against Crocop in front of his home crowd. That woulda been fun to see.

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by ANance on Aug 25, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up replyactions

Big Nog only Brazilian that is fighting a foreigner as an underdog

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by Tom Mendes on Aug 25, 2011 8:27 PM EDT replyactions

im surprised that Yves isn't the favoirte considering who he is fighting

by darkotto23 on Aug 25, 2011 8:44 PM EDT replyactions

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.

by metaldome on Aug 25, 2011 8:48 PM EDT replyactions

Actually, Griffin might be worth a small play. I could see Shogun tiring if the pace is pushed.

by metaldome on Aug 25, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up replyactions

laying some money on yves, i think he will tko the barn owl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVtwkIvcT_g

by chavez_26 on Aug 26, 2011 12:58 AM EDT replyactions

It pains me to say this,

but I’m gonna put some money on Forrest. And I’m a huge Shogun fan.

by Rob Young on Aug 26, 2011 1:00 AM EDT replyactions

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.

"You should work for 15 minutes to knock your opponent out, submit him, or improve your position to give yourself the best chance of doing either." - Dan Hardy

by Day Man on Aug 26, 2011 2:52 AM EDT replyactions

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.

by no_guts_no_glory on Aug 26, 2011 8:24 AM EDT replyactions