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UFC 98 Pick Recap
Saturday, June 6th, 2009George Roop (-160) defeats Dave Kaplan (+120) by split decision
I picked Roop to win this fight, and he was able to pull off a very close split decision victory. Not a bad way to start the event.
Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida (-500) defeats Brandon Wolff (+300) by submission
I liked Wolff in this one. But what can I do. +300 fighters can’t win every time, and Wolff ended up getting dominated.
Kyle Bradley (+220) defeats Phillipe Nover (-330) by TKO
I picked Bradley and he ended up winning this one very quickly because of a horribly unnecessary stoppage by the referee 1 minute into the fight. It seems like every UFC event of the last 12 months or so has had at least one terrible stoppage, and this is probably the worst of all. I understand wanting to protect fighters, but it is just getting ridiculous…
Tim “The Thrashing Machine” Hague (+220) defeats Patrick “Get Hype” Barry (-330) by submission
I picked Hague in this one. I thought that Barry was somewhat over hyped, and the fact that he got caught by a guillotine choke less than two minutes into the fight really doesn’t help to disprove that. It was at this point in the event that I knew I was going to have a good night. After winning 3 of my first 4 fights including two large underdogs (they were both +220), I knew I could lose almost every other fight of the night and still come out on top.
Frankie “The Answer” Edgar (+200) defeats Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk (-300) by unanimous decision
Edgar was my pick, giving me my 4th win of the night. He won in dominating fashion, taking the fight 30-27 on all three judges’ scorecards.
Matt Hughes (-275) defeats Matt Serra (+190) by unanimous decision
I picked Serra, and it was a close fight. If I had to do it all over I’d pick Serra again. There is no way that Hughes is worth -275 against any UFC caliber welterweight right now. He is just too far past his prime.
Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida (-200) defeats “Sugar” Rashad Evans (+150) by KO
I picked Evans, and if there is one pick I just missed on this is it. I didn’t think that Machida would outclass Evans, but that’s exactly what he did.
Overall, this was a great night for me. I went 4-3 with 3 of my wins coming from underdogs. I hope you had a good night as well!
UFC 98 | Patrick Barry vs. Tim Hague | Gambling Pick
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Do you think Patrick Barry is practicing the Tiger Knee?
Heavyweights:
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Patrick “Get Hype” Barry (-330 at BetUs)
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Name (Odds)
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Tim “The Thrashing Machine” Hague (+220 at BetUs)
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4-0-0 (1-0 in UFC)
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Record
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9-1-0 (0-0 in UFC)
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United States
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Country
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Canada
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Roufusport
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Team
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29 Years Old
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Age
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26 Years Old
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Patrick Barry is an accomplished kickboxer who accumulated a record of 18-6 including bouts in K-1 and the World Combat League. Titles he has acquired include the 2008 Combat USA Heavyweight championship, 2005 Kings of Kickboxing tournament championship, 2004 U.S. Open Sanshou champion, and 2003 U.S. Open Sanshou championship. That said, he doesn’t have a whole lot of MMA experience. He has only had 4 MMA fights, and his only UFC win was over the unheralded Dan Evensen.
King of the Cage Canada Heavyweight Champion Tim Hague has a lot more experience than Patrick Barry, but he does not have any notable victories. He defeated Ruben “Warpath” Villareal in 2007, but that doesn’t really count for much. His only defeat was a split decision loss to Miodrag Petkovic. He later ended up avenging that loss in October of 2008. Hague has a lot of finishing power. 5 of his 9 wins have come by way of (T)KO, and 2 of his wins have come by submission.
I like Hague’s combination of experience, stopping power, and odds. At +220 Hague only needs about a 32% chance of winning to make this a good bet, and I think he has that chance.
Fun Fact: Patrick Barry lists Sagat as one of his three heroes.
My Pick: Tim Hague (+220)