UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck 2
UFC 124: St. Pierre vs. Koscheck II goes down this Saturday night, the fight we’ve been waiting to see ever since the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 aired. On the line is the Welterweight Championship, a belt that Georges St. Pierre has been holding since UFC 83 when he won the belt back from Matt Serra. Looking to bet on UFC matchups?
UFC 124 – EVENT INFO
Event: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck 2
Date: December 11, 2010
Time: 10PM ET/7PM PT
Location: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Broadcast: Pay-per-view
Betting: Bet on UFC 124 at Sportsbook.com
Main card:
Georges St. Pierre (20-2): -400
Josh Koscheck (15-4): +300
This is a fight years in the making. St. Pierre has owned this division for five years and is head and shoulders above everyone in the division, in every aspect except for one – trash talking! It’s too bad that Koschek’s mouth can’t deliver a knockout blow or apply a submission because he’s likely to win if it could. St. Pierre won’t be denied in front of his home town fans. Pick: Georges St Pierre -400
Stefan Struve (20-4): -150
Sean McCorkle (10-0): +120
Two enormous Heavyweights clash on Saturday. Both have their share of knockout and both have shown that they can submit their opponents. In what is sure to be a standup fight, I’ll take the more powerful of the two. Pick: Sean McCorkle +120
Jim Miller (18-2): +110
Charles Oliveira (14-0): -140
UFC veteran Jim Miller takes on slick and confident UFC up and comer at UFC 124. Miller’s only two losses are against the two Lightweights that will be fighting for the belt in early 2011 – Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard. Oliveira has been impressive for sure, but I think he waded a bit too deep in this fight, a bit too early in his UFC career. Pick: Jim Miller +110
Joe Stevenson (31-11): -300
Mac Danzig (19-8-1): +220
Two former TUF winners will be fighting for their UFC lives this Saturday. Stevenson has fought and lost against some of the best that the UFC has to offer while Danzig has waded around and has been just OK against “C level” fighters. There is no denying who the better fighter in this contest is. Pick: Joe Stevenson -300
Thiago Alves (17-7): -300
John Howard (14-4): +220
This is potentially Fight of the Night. Both of these men love to stand and bang! Alves will be looking to return to the elite class of the Welterweight division while John Howard will be looking to re-enter the Title picture after the first loss of his UFC career. I like Howard but Alves is too powerful, too crafty and too diverse for Howard in this one. Pick: Thiago Alves -300
Preliminary fights:
Mark Bocek (8-3): -135
Dustin Hazelett (12-6): +105
Dustin Hazelett hit a rough patch at Welterweight so he decided to move down to Lightweight where he would have a size and reach advantage. In his first bout at Lightweight he takes on a very tough Mark Bocek who has five wins in the UFC, all by rear naked choke. It is not that often that Hazelett takes on a better grappler than he, but this is one of those times. Pick: Mark Bocek -135
Matt Riddle (5-1): –300
Sean Pierson (13-5): +220
Sean Pierson, a late injury replacement is matched up against Matt Riddle who will be looking for his third straight win in the UFC. Riddle is a wrestler and Pierson is a dynamic striker. I like the striker and home town boy in this one. Pick: Sean Pierson
Joe Doerksen (46-13): +210
Dan Miller (12-4): -280
Uber-experienced jiu-jitsu Black Belt Joe Doerksen takes on another jiu-jitsu ace Dan Miller in what is sure to be a grappling match. I love the experience in this one – there is absolutely nothing that Doerksen hasn`t seen. Pick the upset. Pick: Joe Doerksen +210
T.J. Grant (16-4): +155
Ricardo Almeida (12-4): -190
TJ Grant has alternated wins and losses in the UFC yet there is a reason that he is still with the organization – he is a game fighter that goes 110 miles per hour at all times. Ricardo Almeida is jiu-jitsu Black Belt who looked anything but impressive against Matt Hughes in his last fight. Look for the relentless pace and superior striking to prevail in this one. Pick: TJ Grant +155
Rafael Natal (12-3): -175
Jesse Bongfeldt (21-6): +145
Brazilian jiu-jitsu Black Belt Rafael Natal will be looking for his first UFC win against a UFC newcomer that holds wins over some very tough competition – TJ Grant and Sean Pierson to name two. Natal is a one dimensional fighter while Bongfeldt is more well rounded. I like the varied fighting style to prevail in this one. Pick: Jesse Bongfeldt +145
Pat Audinwood (9-1-1): -140
John Makdessi (7-0): +110
GSP training partner John Makdessi makes his UFC debut against a fighter that was on a four fight win streak before running into Thiago Tavares in his last fight. This should be a good fight but I think the home town boy will crumble under the pressure and the well rounded Audinwood takes advantage. Pick: Pat Audinwood -140
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