UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao - Page 3

UFC 149 weigh-in starts in 1 hour 25 minutes.

you guys realize barao has won 30 fights in a row and hasn't lost in 7 years right? No to mention he's only 25 years old. Seems like insta call right here.

+ brazilian = hacked

Kongo = 6'4, 231 pounds. (Kongo even wore his shoes and that big African beaded necklace with a metal pendant on it.)
Jordan = 6'0, 250 pounds.

UFC 149 weigh-in photos: http://mmajunkie.com/news/29804/ufc-1...os-an-mmajunkie-com-image-gallery.mma





Urijah Faber (135) vs. Renan Barao (135)
Hector Lombard (185.5) vs. Tim Boetsch (186)
Cheick Kongo (231) vs. Shawn Jordan (250)
Brian Ebersole (171) vs. James Head (170)
Chris Clements (170) vs. Matt Riddle (170.8)
Court McGee (185.5) vs. Nick Ring (185)
Roland Delorme (135) vs. Francisco Rivera (136)
Anthony Perosh (205) vs. Ryan Jimmo (205.5)
Bryan Caraway (135.5) vs. Mitch Gagnon (135)
Antonio Carvalho (145) vs. Daniel Pineda (145)
Mitch Clarke (155) vs. Anton Kuivanen (156)

On July 20 2012 14:48 K40Cheddar wrote: you guys realize barao has won 30 fights in a row and hasn't lost in 7 years right? No to mention he's only 25 years old. Seems like insta call right here. + brazilian = hacked

Most fight fans don't compensate for competition.

Yes barao is on a 30 fight win streak, but all but two have been against completely random low level competition. It's easy to look good fighting non top competition. Shit look how good faber looks when he faces fighters like mizugaki & bowels. Both much better than 99% of the people on baraos record.

I'm pretty confident if Faber fought the same opponents he'd be undefeated as well.


Not saying barao isn't the real deal. He might kill faber. But really there isn't enough information on him yet to make a very solid read imo. We'll know a lot more about him saturday.

I personally think it'll be a really close tough fight. Hoping Barao looks great though, because he's got the style to give Cruz a really tough challenge.

What do you guys think would be some good parlays here?
Going to make 4-5 parlays with mostly favourites.
Then one Ring, Kongo, Boetsch, Faber for the lulz. 44.35x for the win.

anyone care to bet on Faber? I'll take Barao. min 100usd bets only pokerstars.

this is like free money on faber with these odds.

i think barao looks like a terrible version of Aldo in the striking department and Faber does have a very good chance of beating Barao. i just hate wrestlers so much i want them to keep losing so that wrestlers just stay away from MMA and just to the WWE or the Olympics lol. still i think Faber will lose this fight and apart from a couple of good takedowns he will get KTFO or TKOed here coz refs just stop fights way too much when someone is peppering some dude on the ground unlike the old days.

What would be the vig free odds for Faber - Barao? I might be interested to bet with whamm!.

im not too sure about odds in this fight, if its not too ridiculous ill bet for sure.

On July 21 2012 00:35 whamm! wrote: im not too sure about odds in this fight, if its not too ridiculous ill bet for sure.

You said you have 399$ on PS, we bet 100$ on Fantasy vs Jangbi, so if you lose you'll have 299 left.

So what would you say for 100$ on Faber to win said 299$? Just hustling lol

eh, i didnt know the odds were that bad for Barao, i like the OSL bets more since I love BW more than I hate wresters lol.
might take a rain check on this wth those odds

so unpredictable fight... I can see Faber winning by points, taking Barao down and I can see Barao winning by knockout.

Barao has a crazy aggressive style, he is always trying some risky spinning kicks and elbows that could cost him the fight or the win if landed.

I would bet on Barao if he had better odds, but as it is, I prefer to put my money on something else...

On July 21 2012 00:27 whamm! wrote: i think barao looks like a terrible version of Aldo in the striking department and Faber does have a very good chance of beating Barao. i just hate wrestlers so much i want them to keep losing so that wrestlers just stay away from MMA and just to the WWE or the Olympics lol. still i think Faber will lose this fight and apart from a couple of good takedowns he will get KTFO or TKOed here coz refs just stop fights way too much when someone is peppering some dude on the ground unlike the old days.

Faber

Wins = 26
KO/TKO = 7
Submission = 14
Decision = 4
Disqualification = 1

Barao

Wins = 28
KO/TKO = 6
Submission = 13
Decision = 9

+ Show Spoiler +

This fight is closer than you think. There was value with Faber at +171 on Pinnacle yesterday. It is down to +161 now.

And I dont know how the lines opened at the sportbooks but I heard it was close.

Whamm, I think a fair bet on Barao would be 150 for Haivan's 100. This is closer than you realize.

On July 21 2012 01:16 PuertoRican wrote: Show nested quote + On July 21 2012 00:27 whamm! wrote: i think barao looks like a terrible version of Aldo in the striking department and Faber does have a very good chance of beating Barao. i just hate wrestlers so much i want them to keep losing so that wrestlers just stay away from MMA and just to the WWE or the Olympics lol. still i think Faber will lose this fight and apart from a couple of good takedowns he will get KTFO or TKOed here coz refs just stop fights way too much when someone is peppering some dude on the ground unlike the old days. Faber Wins = 26 KO/TKO = 7 Submission = 14 Decision = 4 Disqualification = 1 Barao Wins = 28 KO/TKO = 6 Submission = 13 Decision = 9 + Show Spoiler +

Faber looks weird in that pic.

On July 21 2012 00:27 whamm! wrote: i think barao looks like a terrible version of Aldo in the striking department and Faber does have a very good chance of beating Barao. i just hate wrestlers so much i want them to keep losing so that wrestlers just stay away from MMA and just to the WWE or the Olympics lol. still i think Faber will lose this fight and apart from a couple of good takedowns he will get KTFO or TKOed here coz refs just stop fights way too much when someone is peppering some dude on the ground unlike the old days.

Nope. I would say Aldo is better tho. But terrible is not the roght word. Barao is just too good to be called a 'terrible' version of Aldo.

And again this fight is 50/50, Faber doesnt really have a good chance, its more like close to a coinflip.

But then again, Barao could be something like Silva or Jones in his weight class. We'll see.

Prelims start in 2 hours: http://www.facebook.com/UFC/app_247211121995467

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Chris Fields vs. John Phillips
Jack Mason vs. Danny Roberts
Leigh Cohoon vs. Aaron Wilkinson
Brett Sizeland vs. Denniston Sutherland
Dale Hardiman vs. Ido Pariente
Kris Edwards vs. Brian Hyslop

If you're bored, Cage Warriors 48 is live right now. http://cagewarriors.mmajunkie.com/

The only person I heard of on the card is Aaron Wilkinson, but this will give me something to watch before UFC starts.

had a small bet on Carvalho as well as a small bet on Faber