UFC Betting – Looking Ahead to UFC 87 Lesnar vs. Coleman

[Shame About Ray]

We here at BetUS Sportsbook like to take a long look ahead at future betting opportunities and break down the odds. UFC 87 is a ways away but why not be informed early on? Brock Lesnar, who wasn't doing badly until he was submitted by Frank Mir in his UFC debut, will take to the Octagon again at UFC 87 on August 19, when he will take on MMA legend Mark Coleman, the first-ever UFC heavyweight champion, who is trying to be a "comeback kid" at age 43. The fight will take place at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

BetUS UFC Betting Odds

August 19 -- Minneapolis

BROCK LESNAR -280
MARK COLEMAN +210

I am one of those people who believe the UFC was not unhappy at all that Brock Lesnar, the former WWE heavyweight champion, lost in the first round to Frank Mir in his UFC debut in January. I think it was important to the UFC, which prefers to build the brand over building stars, to position itself as an endeavor too rough for someone involved in "sports entertainment" to engage in.

Of course, there is a lot more to Lesnar than that. He is legitimately a great athlete, having won the 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship while attending the University of Minnesota, before capturing the WWE championship on three different occasions and becoming the organization's youngest champion ever.

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