Current UFC 148 Betting Odds – On Saturday, July 7, 2012, UFC 148 will air live from their home base in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the headlining bout, Middleweight champion Anderson “Spider” Silva will look to defend his title for the second time against Chael Sonnen, who came half of a round from unseating the champion in their first matchup. This is a highly anticipated rematch, both because of the personal animosity between these two and the fact that Sonnen has already showed that his unstoppable wrestling and top control game are a solid counter to Silva’s world-class striking. Silva’s only weakness is his takedown defense, and Sonnen is perfectly positioned to exploit that flaw. Sonnen is going to have to be more careful on top to avoid getting caught in another submission, which has long been his Achilles’ heel, but Silva is going to need a drastically different game plan this time, because spending 4 plus rounds on your back getting pummeled is not a winning strategy.
Main Card:
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Silva (-300)
- Sonnen (+230)
Betonline.com Odds
- Silva (-300)
- Sonnen (+250)
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Griffin (-325)
- Ortiz (+250)
Betonline.com Odds
- Griffin (-325)
- Ortiz (+270)
Cung Le vs. Patrick Cote
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Le (+185
- Cote (-235)
Betonline.com Odds
- Le
- Cote
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Hyun Kim (-160)
- Maia (+130)
Betonline.com Odds
- Hyun (-145)
- Kim (+125)
Preliminary Card:
Ivan Menjivar vs. Mike Easton
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Menjivar (+100)
- Easton (-130)
Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Mendes (-600)
- McKenzie (+400)
Gleison Tibau vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Tibau (-210)
- Nurmagomedov (+170)
Melvin Guillard vs. Fabricio Camoes
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Guillard (-285)
- Camoes (+225)
Constantinos Philippou vs. Riki Fukuda
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Philippou (-185)
- Fukuda (+150)
John Alessio vs. Shane Roller
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Alessio (+160)
- Roller (-200)
Rafeallo Oliveira vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo
Bovada.Iv Odds
- Oliveira (+150)
- Izquierdo (-185)
In the semi-main event, jiu-jitsu ace Renan “Barao” Pegado steps up on late notice to replace injured Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz against former WEC Featherweight king Urijah “The California Kid” Faber. Pegado is riding an insane 27 fight winning streak, having not lost since his first professional bout in 2005, but the versatile Faber is a huge step up in competition for him, so this is actually a very compelling last-minute addition. In another featured bout, former Light Heavyweight champions Forrest Griffin and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz will meet in a rematch of their controversial 2009 fight, which Griffin won by split decision. Rounding out the card are a Middleweight bout pitting tough veteran Patrick Cote against Strikeforce legend Cung Le and a Welterweight bout between submission wiz Demian Maia and judo standout Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim.
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