Fight Night 71
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Welcome Enthusiasts to UFC 71. Tonight’s card is well positioned in that there is absolutely nothing going on in the sports world. The slate tonight in our opinion is high in viewing value but slight in underdog opportunity. We’ll tread lightly and try to pick up some profit.
UFC 2015 50-59 + $1,199.00 (includes Sunday’s fights which were not posted at this site)
-Let’s Fight-
Good -265 vs. Craig +245
Ex-Bellator Champ Good is a good striker with dubious skills on the mat. This is his UFC debut and he goes against a canine in Craig that is desperate for if he drops this fight he may end up flipping burgers somewhere. Craig is the younger much larger man and has a 2” reach edge over Good. Craig opened a reasonable dog +135 and now is inflated over a one dimensional fighter who may have some UFC debut jitters.
Craig +245 (half)
Alcantara -105 vs. Casey -105
Casey is a wrestler with decent submission skills and overall is improving as a fighter despite his 34 years of age. Our questions with Casey revolve around his cardio but he must know he has to improve there. Alcantara will be the larger man with height and reach advantage so to keep this fight standing is certainly his plan as Casey will have an edge on the floor especially early. We’ve been going back and forth on this one….
Alcantara -105 (half)
Yahya -105 vs. Kanehara -105
‘Styles make fights’, Rani wants this fight on the floor and Kanehara has a substantial striking edge. We’ll go with the striker.
Kanehara -105 (half)
Lee -255 vs. Moontasri +235
Kevin Lee seems destined for a Championship run in the UFC based on what we’ve seen thus far. He is a wrestling based fighter that will own edge on the mat and arrives with a well-rounded fight game. Lee’s areas of improvement as we see it are cardio and strike defense. His opponent James Moontasri is a powerful striker that can finish fights. We feel Moontasri will have to keep this fight standing in order to have a shot at getting to Lee’s chin and his take down defense appears to give him some opportunity to keep this on the feet. Holding our breath here but we’ll take the mutt….
Moontasri +235 (half)
Holm -220 vs. Reneau +200
The Preachers daughter (Holm) is an improving MMA fighter. In this fight however she does not own the reach advantage she has grown accustomed to in past bouts. While Holm is an accurate striker we do question her power as well her ability to fight off the mat. Reneau off an impressive win against Jess Andrade is a motivated and angry fighter who will want to get Holm to the mat and take her striking advantage away while she tries to rearrange her face with elbows. Holm will be in for a test tonight.
Reneau +200 (half)
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