UFC 132 Recap & Review – Too Much To Cover
Posted by Drew Ellis (07/03/2011 @ 11:19 am)
Well, where do I begin?
UFC 132 took place last night and was one of the most entertaining PPV’s I have seen in quite some time.
There were so many storylines that emerged from the event, but I guess I will have to start with the main event.
Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber put on quite a show, proving that bantamweights can headline a PPV. In the end, Cruz won a close unanimous decision that had Faber crushed and Cruz looking very joyous and relieved (AP Photograph).
I personally felt Cruz won 48-47 based on scoring rounds, but I don’t feel like the fight had a true winner or loser. I didn’t think Faber did enough to warrant winning the title, but I think he should be considered for an immediate rematch.
Faber’s quickness did nullify some of Cruz’ movement, but Cruz still seemed to dictate the pace and style of the fight. The ground scrambles were really impressive from both men and that essentially made the fight a standup battle, where Cruz landed a lot more strikes.
In the co-main event, Chris Leben defeated Wanderlei Silva by KO in just 27 seconds. Coming in, many thought Tito Ortiz would be fighting his last fight, but it may have been Silva that did, as he suffers another big time KO and is just 2-6 in his last eight fights.
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Posted in: Events, Fighters, News, Results, UFC
Tags: Carlos Condit, Chris Leben, Dennis Siver, Dominick Cruz, Dong Hyun Kim, Matt Wiman, Melvin Guillard, Ryan Bader, Shane Roller, Tito Ortiz, UFC 132, Urijah Faber, Wanderlei Silva
Early UFC 132 Betting Odds: Cruz Favored over Faber
Posted by Drew Ellis (06/27/2011 @ 3:43 pm)
UFC 132 takes place this Saturday night from Las Vegas and our friends at BetOnFighting.com have released their odds for six of the bouts on the card.
In the main event, UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz is a slight favorite to beat challenger Urijah Faber. Cruz has odds of -130 while Faber has a money line of +100.
Faber is the only blemish on Cruz’ record, but Cruz is a much different fighter now and Faber has somewhat underwhelmed in his short time at bantamweight.
In the co-main event, Wanderlei Silva (-185) is favored to beat Chris Leben (+155) in what should be a slugfest in the middleweight division. Both men are standup fighters that like to trade punches. You would expect someone to get KO’d in this one.
Silva has the more impressive wins list, but his chin is not nearly as strong as it once was. Leben isn’t a great technical striker, but when he hits you, it does a lot of damage.
In what could be Tito Ortiz’ final bout with the UFC, he is a heavy underdog (+365) in his contest with wrestling standout Ryan Bader (-465).
Bader has just one loss in his career, to current champion Jon Jones. Ortiz hasn’t won a fight since beating Ken Shamrock in October of 2006. He hasn’t beaten anyone currently relevant since he beat Forrest Griffin in a close decision in April of 2006.
Check out all the current odds for UFC 132 after the jump.
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Posted in: Betting Odds, Events, Fighters, News, UFC
Tags: Carlos Condit, Chris Leben, Dennis Siver, Dominick Cruz, Dong Hyun Kim, Matt Wiman, Melvin Guillard, Ryan Bader, Shane Roller, Tito Ortiz, UFC 132, Urijah Faber, Wanderlei Silva
