UFC Betting Odds: UFC 132 Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber Preview
Saturday, July 02, 2011
by Bodog Sportsbook
So we know Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber are in the main event for Saturday’s UFC 132 show at the MGM Grand. That should be a hell of a fight; Cruz, by the way, has steamed from –130 to –155 on the UFC betting lines. But don’t forget about the undercard. You want big names? How about Tito Ortiz vs. Ryan Bader? Or Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben? This card is so stacked, George Sotiropoulos is in the prelims on Spike TV, and he’s one of the better lightweights in the business.
Talk about getting thrown to the wolves. Ortiz (15-8-1 lifetime) is on his last legs at age 36; he has four losses and a draw in his last five fights, while Bader is 12-1 and in the prime of his career at age 28. That one loss was this past February to Jon Jones – now the Light Heavyweight champion. Bader is favored at –575 to send Ortiz (+375) out to pasture this Saturday night.
Silva (33-10-1, 1 NC) isn’t exactly a young pup at age 34, but he’s breathed new life into his MMA career by dropping down from 205 to 185 pounds, beating Michael Bisping (+160) by unanimous decision last year at UFC 110. Before making the move to Middleweight, Silva had lost five of his previous six fights. Leben (25-7) is the younger fighter at 30, but he’s coming off a first-round loss to Brian Stann (+140) on New Year’s Day. He’s also the +150 underdog in this matchup against Silva. That makes Leben a value pick for Saturday, given his payouts at +180 over Yoshihiro Akiyama and +280 over Aaron Simpson.
The main card also includes Carlos Condit (–120) versus Dong Hyun Kim and Dennis Siver (–135) versus Watt Wiman. Sotiropoulos has a date with Rafael dos Anjos, an injury replacement for Evan Dunham.
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aaron simpson - brian stann - carlos condit - chris leben - dennis siver - dominick cruz - dong hyun kim - evan dunham - george sotiropoulos - jon jones
