Post UFC 88 Quick Thoughts
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Ryo Chonan won a slightly controversial decision against Roan Carneiro. I’m not saying that MMA is anywhere near as corrupt as boxing when it comes to judges decisions, but it’s never a good idea ot bet against someone the UFC wants to win.
Jason Lambert vs. Jason MacDonald: MacDonald won this fight, but I still like [...]
The Bow Tie Aficionado Picks UFC 87
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Ultimate Fighting Championship live from Minneapolis, MN Saturday August 9th at 10 PM ET!!! Let’s get to it.
Welterweights:
Luke Cummo (-140)
Name (Odds)
Tamdan "The Barn Cat" McCrory (+110)
6-5-0 (3-3 in UFC)
Record
8-1-0 (1-1 in UFC)
United States
Country
United States
Serra Jiu-Jitsu
Team
28
Age
21
Luke Cummo is 6-5 with no notable victories, yet he’s the favorite? Tamdan [...]
UFC 83 Undercard: Joe Doerksen vs. Jason “The Athlete” MacDonald
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Middleweights:
Jason MacDonald
Name (Odds)
Joe Doerksen
19-9-0 (3-2 in UFC)
Record
39-11-0 (1-4 in UFC)
Canada
Country
Canada
Pro Camp
Team
32 Years Old
Age
30 Years Old
Jason MacDonald has had a pretty good run in the UFC. His only 2 UFC losses came at the hands of Rich Franklin (#3 middleweight in the world) and Yushin Okami (#8 middleweight in the [...]
MMA Links of the Week
Saturday, April 12th, 2008No fights to bet on this weekend, so I’m going to start a new feature: Links of the Week. These are not advertisers, these are just sites and articles that I enjoy and want to share.
mmascraps.com - Ultimate MMA Videos. And excellent blog where you can literally find hundreds of hours of MMA fights and [...]
Bow Tie Betting - Week 4 Results
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Fighter
Fighter
Hypothetical Bet Size
Event
Winner
Running Total
Anthony Johnson (+235)
Tommy Speer (-295)
$100
UFC Fight Night 13
Anthony Johnson by KO
+$235
George Sotiropoulos (-165)
Roman Mitichyan (+135)
$100
UFC Fight Night 13
Sotiropoulos wins by TKO
+$135
Clay Guida (-600)
Samy Schiavo (+400)
$100
UFC Fight Night 13
Guida wins by TKO
+$35
Manny Gamburyan (-800)
Jeff Cox (+500)
$200
UFC Fight Night 13
Gamburyan wins by submission
+$60
Marcus Aurelio (-800)
Ryan Roberts [...]
International Fight League (IFL) April 4, 2008 Picks
Friday, April 4th, 2008Light Heavyweights:
Carmelo Marrero (-155)
Name (Odds)
Mike Ciesnolevicz (+125)
7-2-0
Record
13-3
United States
Country
United States
American Top Team
Team
Miletich Martial Arts
27 Years Old
Age
28 Years Old
Carmelo Marrero is a veteran of the UFC where he earned a victory against Cheick Kongo (11-4-1) at UFC 64. He would go on to lose his next two UFC bouts. [...]
Week 4 Mid Week Pick Recap
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Here is a rundown of my hypothetical picks for Wednesday:
UFC Fight Night 13 (Broomfield Event Center, Colorado , 4:45 PM ET Wednesday, April 2nd)
Frank Edgar (-175)
$100 to win $57.14
Din Thomas (-160)
$100 to win $62.50
Ryan Roberts (+500)
$100 to win $500
Samy Schiavo (+400)
$100 to win $400
Roman Mitichyan (+135)
$100 to win $135
Anthony Johnson [...]
Bow Tie Betting - Week 3 Results
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Fighter
Fighter
Hypothetical Bet Size
Event
Winner
Running Total
Logan Clark (-325)
Scott Harper (+250)
$100
WEC 33
Logan Clark by TKO
+$30.76
Kenji Osawa (-120)
Chris Manuel (+110)
$50
WEC 33
Decision DRAW
+$30.76
Richard Crunkilton Jr (-240)
Sergio Gomez (+190)
$50
WEC 33
Rich Crunkilton by Unanimous Decision
-$19.24
Brock Larson (-300)
John Alessio (+240)
$50
WEC 33
Brock Larson by DQ (Illegal Knee)
-$69.24
Hiromitsu Miura (-170)
Blas [...]
The Bow Tie Aficionado Picks EliteXC/Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Le
Monday, March 24th, 2008This EliteXC/Strikeforce event is scheduled for March 29th, 2008 and it will be broadcast live on Showtime at 9 PM ET. I already picked the Shamrock vs. Le fight a few days ago.
Middleweights:
Joey Villasenor (-210)
Name (Odds)
Evangelista Santos (+170)
24-6-0
Record
16-11-0
United States
Country
Brazil
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Team
Chute Boxe
32 Years Old
Age
30 Years Old
Joey Villasenor [...]
The Bow Tie Aficionado Picks Hayato Sakurai vs. Hidetaka Monma
Thursday, March 13th, 2008DREAM 1 offers a couple of non-tournament fights. The only one that you can currently find odds for on bodoglife.com is the Hayato Sakurai vs. Hidetaka Monma fight.
Hayato Sakurai (-800)
Name (Odds)
Hidetaka Monma (+500)
31 - 7 - 2
Record
14 - 7 - 3
Japan
Country
Japan
Mach Dojo
Team
Wajyutsu Keisyukai A3
32 Years Old
Age
34 Years Old
Hayato Sakurai is a [...]