{"id":43603,"date":"2011-09-22T09:49:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=43603"},"modified":"2011-09-22T09:49:49","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:49:49","slug":"free-ufc-135-picks-card-odds-22911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/fight-club\/free-ufc-135-picks-card-odds-22911\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 135 Fight Card Odds | Gambling Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC 135 – Jones vs. Rampage<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\nDate\/Time: September 24, 2011, 9pm ET\/6pm PT
\nVenue: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, United States
\nBroadcast:<\/strong> Pay-per-view
\nBetting: Bet on UFC 135 at BetOnline.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Main card:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jon Jones (13-1): -550<\/strong>
\n Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8): +400<\/strong><\/p>\n

What a main event! Jon Jones is an absolute nightmare matchup for Rampage in this one. Jones is big, athletic, long, quick, powerful and dynamic while Rampage is the same old one dimensional standup fighter. Expect Jones to easily dodge any of the telegraphed strikes thrown by Rampage and for the youngster to school the veteran in this one. Jones has too many tools and is too young and hungry for Rampage to have a chance. It will be exciting and it will end with a KO.<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Jon Jones -550<\/p>\n

Matt Hughes (45-8): +380<\/strong>
\n Josh Koscheck (17-5): -480<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a battle of legend vs. “wannabe legend“, Matt Hughes will attempt to slow Josh Koschek\u2019s reassertion up the Welterweight ladder. Both men are very well versed, well rounded and can end this fight anywhere, anytime. I like the experience of Hughes and his relentless takedown game to overpower Kos. Hughes`s legacy is on the line here \u2013 something that he takes very seriously. In a close fight, take the veteran to prevail in a huge upset.<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Matt Hughes +380<\/p>\n

Rob Broughton (15-5-1): +300<\/strong>
\n Travis Browne (11-0-1): -400<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a Heavyweight clash of heavy handed strikers, one undefeated streak will end. Rob Broughton has won five straight fights while Travis Browne has never tasted defeat. I like Browne as the better technical striker in this one \u2013 a KO is almost certain!<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Travis Browne -400<\/p>\n

Nate Diaz (13-7): -260<\/strong>
\n Takanori Gomi (32-7, 1 NC): +200<\/strong><\/p>\n

A classic `clash of styles\u2019 is featured in the Diaz\/Gomi bout. Diaz is a submission fighter while Gomi prefers to keep the fight standing. With a lack of striking prowess, Diaz will have a difficult time closing the ground on the heavy handed Gomi. I like Gomi to catch Diaz in the second round ending the fight with a highlight reel KO.<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Takanori Gomi +200<\/p>\n

Mark Hunt (6-7): +275<\/strong>
\n Ben Rothwell (31-7): -350<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ben Rothwell returns to the Octagon after a stint of relative inactivity against kick boxer Mark Hunt. Octagon Rust and the fact that Rothwell has had his issues in the past defending kicks will be the difference in this fight. In an exciting brawl, expect the kick boxer to come out on top.<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Mark Hunt +275<\/p>\n

Preliminary card:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aaron Riley (30-12-1): +240<\/strong>
\n Tony Ferguson (11-2): -300<\/strong><\/p>\n

A once highly touted prospect Aaron Riley will try to get his career back in order when he takes on dangerous striker Tony Ferguson at UFC 135. Riley has been susceptible to heavy hands recently \u2013 Riley has lost 2 of his last 4 fights by KO. That plays into the devastating striking game of Ferguson unfortunately for Riley. [ad-3573245]<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Tony Ferguson -300<\/p>\n

Tim Boetsch (13-4): -170<\/strong>
\n Nick Ring (12-0): +140<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nick Ring puts a perfect record on the line against Tim Boetsch who is coming off a huge win over Kendall Grove. Expect Boetsch`s size (a natural Light Heavyweight fighting at Middleweight) to be too much in this one. In this fight, size does matter.<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Time Boetsch -170<\/p>\n

Ricardo Romero (11-2): +130<\/strong>
\n James Te Huna (12-5): -160<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both of these fighters will be looking to rebound after losses in their last fights. Te Huna has an awful time defending against submissions \u2013 4 of his 5 losses have come by way of submission. Romero on the other hand is very well versed in submissions \u2013 5 of his last 6 wins have come via tapout. Romero wins this fight easily by, you guessed it, submission.<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Ricardo Romero +130<\/p>\n

Cole Escovedo (17-7): +160<\/strong>
\n Takeya Mizugaki (14-6-2): -200<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Bantamweight action, two fighters in desperate need of a win do battle. Mizugaki is known as a bit of a grinder \u2013 not scared to go the distance in his fights. Expect much of the same in this one with Cole Escovedo`s serious lack of takedown defense being his Achilles heel once again.<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Takeya Mizugaki -200<\/p>\n

Junior Assuncao (13-4-0): -125<\/strong>
\n Eddie Yagin (15-4-1) -105<\/strong><\/p>\n

Junior Assuncao returns to the Octagon after four years away when he takes on highly touted Eddie Yagin in Featherweight action. Assuncao is a Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu but he will have a hard time with Octagon rust and with the all around prowess of a confident and recently impressive Yagin. Yagin recently submitted former Bellator champion Joe Soto \u2013 that\u2019s enough for me.<\/p>\n

Pick:<\/strong> Eddie Yagin -105<\/p>\n

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UFC 135 matchup between Jon Jones (13-1) and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8). Saturday night will give us a glimpse into the future of the UFC with a ton of quality bouts. Here are your UFC 135 free predictions and previews\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":43558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1436],"tags":[471,52363,52310,28641,52362,52314,52315,52316,52317,3365],"class_list":["post-43603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fight-club","tag-free-picks","tag-jones-vs-rampage","tag-matt-hughes-vs-josh-koscheck","tag-official-fight-card","tag-ufc-135","tag-ufc-135-betting-odds","tag-ufc-135-fight-card","tag-ufc-135-lines","tag-ufc-135-picks","tag-ultimate-fighting-championship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43603"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43715,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43603\/revisions\/43715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}