UFC FN 82: Hendricks vs. Thompson - Page 2

I took a look at Thompson. Johny Hendricks looks like a goldmine, maybe I'm missing something.
Hes a very high level striker. I don't think Hendricks has any intention to strike with him.

On February 05 2016 23:09 Minsk wrote: I took a look at Thompson. Johny Hendricks looks like a goldmine, maybe I'm missing something. Hes a very high level striker. I don't think Hendricks has any intention to strike with him.

I also don't understand the odds.


Hendricks should be champion, i think hes best WW.
Thompson is good, but hes not top 5 caliber imo.
And its a style nightmare for Thompson.

I kinda stopped betting on 5Dimes due to doing too bad on it, but my DK teams will definetly have Hendricks a lot.


Then again, i'm not an expert mma better and i can clearly be wrong.

Johny Hendricks (170) vs. Stephen Thompson (170)
Roy Nelson (258) vs. Jared Rosholt (245)
Rafael Cavalcante (205) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (206)
Joseph Benavidez (125) vs. Zach Makovsky (125)
Misha Cirkunov (206) vs. Alex Nicholson (201)
Mike Pyle (170) vs. Sean Spencer (170)
Josh Burkman (156) vs. K.J. Noons (156)
Damian Grabowski (235) vs. Derrick Lewis (263)
Ray Borg (125) vs. Justin Scoggins (125)
Noad Lahat (145) vs. Diego Rivas (144)
Mickey Gall (170) vs. Mike Jackson (170)
Artem Lobov (145) vs. Alex White (145)


- Hendricks looked great. Thompson looked good, too.
- Benavidez and Makovsky are identical in size. I thought Makovsky would be shorter for some reason.
- Cirkunov looked massive and will be even bigger on fight-night. Nicholson is longer, but he won't get much bigger by the time he actually fights.
- Noons looked pretty good, but he's a part-time fighter with a lot of non-fighting stuff going on in his life, so him having abs doesn't mean much to me because he hasn't upgraded his skills in the past 5 years or so. Burkman looked a little drained, but it's his first fight at 155, so it's expected. Total pass for me.
- Borg looked better than last time, which is funny cuz he raped his opponent after looking terrible on the scale. Scoggins is 3-4 inches taller, but I think that will work against him.
- Gall and Jackson are similar in size. Gall is a BJJ guy with crappy striking and basic take downs, while Jackson is a striker with no ground game. All the pressure is on Gall in this fight.

I have

Hendricks ML
Makovsky ML
Cavalcante ML

On February 06 2016 03:18 Minsk wrote: I have Hendricks ML Makovsky ML Cavalcante ML

Makovsky decision & Cavalcante KO = the most likely outcome if they win

Hendricks ML is a good bet, especially if you got it at -215 or better. His ML is worse now; it got bet down after he looked great at the weigh-in.

I made a parlay on Benavidez + Thompson. I made it when Thompson was at +230

Theres a nice Hendricks ITD bet at 2.87. What you think? Five round fight with a soft opponent, seems like good odds. I'm almost getting scared by the odds where maybe I'm missing something, and not taking it.....yet.....what the fuck.

On February 06 2016 17:37 Minsk wrote: Theres a nice Hendricks ITD bet at 2.87. What you think? Five round fight with a soft opponent, seems like good odds. I'm almost getting scared by the odds where maybe I'm missing something, and not taking it.....yet.....what the fuck.

Thompson isn't soft, which is why Hendricks' KO/TKO and ITD lines look juicy/good

Most bettors think Hendricks wins by decision most of the time.

I didn't take the bet, I think hes soft, but more important has good movement and elusive. Hendricks usually knocks people out with his hands not GnP, he might have trouble connecting here, but it is a 5 round fight. Took Cavalcante ITD instead.

On February 06 2016 19:25 Minsk wrote: I didn't take the bet, I think hes soft, but more important has good movement and elusive. Hendricks usually knocks people out with his hands not GnP, he might have trouble connecting here, but it is a 5 round fight. Took Cavalcante ITD instead.

Hendricks only knocks people out when he's facing opponents with poor head movement. He hasn't knocked anyone out in 3+ years, and it's mostly due to him throwing the same punches in every fight and setting them up the same way; people have learned how to avoid his full power.

Cavalcante KO/TKO is better than ITD, since he won't submit OSP.

I think its also because Hendrix used to be more wild and brawled more throwing often at 100% without covering up properly and while that makes you KO often, it also doesnt fly in high level fights... kind of how Wanderlei lost so easily vs an improved Rampage.

Diego Rivas looked really good for the whole 2nd round that I watched that fight.

On February 07 2016 01:18 Minsk wrote: Diego Rivas looked really good for the whole 2nd round that I watched that fight.

Rivas looked good during the entire 23 seconds of Round 2?

Round 1 was almost a 10-8 in Lahat's favor.

Great performance from Justin Scoggins.

Yea Scoggins looked like a beast.

Welcome to the UFC, Damian Grabowski!

GREAT FIGHT between Mike Pyle and Sean Spencer!

Mike Pyle is back, baby!

Benevidez by decision it is...
Gogo Cavalcante....2nd bullet.

I guess I just bet on someone that has no intention of winning...that was pathetic. He couldn't throw 4 more leg kicks?

Faggot fuck, I'm sure he will get fired. Cost me the bet.