Current UFC 134 Betting Odds– On August 27, 2011, UFC will hold their first live event from Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The featured bout will pit the UFC Middleweight champion, Brazil’s own Anderson “Spider” Silva, against long-suffering top contender Yushin “Thunder” Okami. Silva has been tearing through the division for years, but Okami has made a very strong case for being the top contender. For a variety of reasons, though, Okami has seen his title shot pushed back time after time, and now he has the opportunity to become UFC’s first Japanese-born champion. Silva’s striking and jiu-jitsu are deadly, but he has shown some trouble dealing with dominant wrestlers who have some striking prowess, so Okami is going to be one of his toughest challenges yet. Okami can box very effectively and has dominant takedowns and positional control. If he can exploit Silva’s subpar takedown defense and avoid leaving himself exposed for any submissions like Chael Sonnen did, Okami might be in a perfect position to pull off the upset and capitalize on his long sought-after title shot.
Main Event:
Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Bodog.com Odds
- Silva (-625)
- Okami (+425)
Betonline.com Odds
- Silva (-450)
- Okami (+325)
Mauiricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin
Bodog.com Odds
- Rua (-280)
- Griffin (+220)
Betonline.com Odds
- Rua (-220)
- Griffin (+180)
Brendan Schaub vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Bodog.com Odds
- Schaub (-250)
- Nogueira (+195)
Betonline.com Odds
- Schaub (-210)
- Nogueira (+170)
Ross Pearson vs. Edson Barboza
Bodog.com Odds
- Pearson (+250)
- Barboza (-325)
Betonline.com Odds
- Pearson (+210)
- Barboza (-270)
Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Bodog.com Odds
- Cane (-210)
- Nedkov (+170)
Betonline.com Odds
- Cane
- Nedkov
Preliminary Card:
Thiago Tavares vs. Spencer Fisher
Bodog.com Odds
- Tavares (-210)
- Fisher (+170)
Luis Ramos vs. Erick Silva
Bodog.com Odds
- Ramos (+215)
- Silva (-275)
Paulo Thiago vs. David Mitchell
Bodog.com Odds
- Thiago (-450)
- Mitchell (+325)
Rousimar Palhares vs. Dan Miller
Bodog.com Odds
- Palhares (-315)
- Miller (+245)
Yuri Alcantara vs. Felipe Arantes
Bodog.com Odds
- Alcantara (-500)
- Arantes (+350)
Yves Jabouin vs. Ian Loveland
Bodog.com Odds
- Jabouin (+165)
- Loveland (-215)
UFC Rio brings the Brazilian fans many of its heroes. The Co-Main event features Mauricio Rua (19-5) up against Forrest Griffin (18-6) to try and even the score. Also Big Nog (32-6-1-1) againstfast rising star Brendan Schaub (8-1), Edson Barboza (8-0) vs. Ross Pearson (12-4), and Luiz Cane (11-3-1) taking on Stanislav Nedkov (11-0).
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