UFC Fight Night 12 betting odds have been released by a few major sportsbooks including BodogLife, 5 Dimes and Pinnacle. A few of the headline fighters include Josh Burkman, Patrick Cote, Nate Diaz and Alvin Robinson.  UFC Fight Night 12 goes off at 10:15 on January 23rd.  Here are the odds posted for the event.

Josh Burkman vs. Mike Swick

• Burkman (+155)
• Swick (-185)

Drew McFedries vs. Patick Cote

• McFedries (+120)
• Cote (-150)

Nate Diaz vs. Alvin Robinson

• Diaz (-170)
• Robinson (+140)

Kurt Pellegrino vs. Alberto Crane

• Pellegrino (-350)
• Crane (+275)

Gray Manard vs. Dennis Siver

• Manard (-450)
• Siver (+300)

Cole Miller vs. Jeremy Stephens

• Miller (-170)
• Stephens (+140)

Corey Hill vs Joe Veres

• Hill (-170)
• Veres (+140)

Matt Wiman vs. Justin Bucholz

• Wiman (-200)
• Bucholz (+160)

Thiago Tavares vs. Michihiro Omigawa

• Tavares (-800)
• Omigawa (+500)

You can bet on each of these UFC Fight Night 12 bouts at our #1 rated sportsbook, Bodog. Check it out now…

The betting odds for UFC 81 are now out at online sportsbook’s Bodog and BetUS. The big matchup of the night showcases the UFC debut of Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir. Brock Lesnar has taken a lot of heat for being the favorite in this matchup, considering that it is his first true MMA fight. While I think Brock may do well, there’s no reason he should be favored here. Frank Mir will probably get a lot of betting action between now and the fight, so if you are planning on betting on Frank at UFC 81, I would do so ASAP.

Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir odds

• Brock Lesnar (-140)
• Frank Mir (+110)

• Over 1.5 rounds (+180)
• Under 1.5 rounds (-240)

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia odds

• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (-200)
• Tim Sylvia (+160)

• Over 2.5 rounds (-120)
• Under 2.5 rounds (-120)

Alan Belcher vs. Ricardo Almeida odds

• Ricardo Almeida (-130)
• Alan Belcher (EV)

Tyson Griffin vs. Gleison Tibau odds

• Tyson Griffin (-450)
• Gleison Tibau (+300)

Terry Martin vs. Marvin Eastman odds

• Terry Martin (-220)
• Marvin Eastman (+180)

Keita Nakamura vs. Rob Emerson odds

• Keita Nakamura (-265)
• Rob Emerson (+205)

Nate Marquadt vs Jeremy Horn odds

• Nate Marquadt (-225)
• Jeremy Horn (+185)

Chris Lytle vs. Kyle Bradley odds

• Chris Lytle (-600)
• Kyle Bradley (+400)

David Heath vs. Tim Boetsch odds

• David Heath (-270)
• Tim Boetsch (+210)

You can bet on UFC 81 today at our #1 rated site Bodog. Read our review of Bodog or Go and start betting now!

Paul Malignaggi and Herman Ngoudjo will be squaring off on Saturday, January 5th at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. This fight is an IBF light welterweight title bout.

Paul Malignaggi vs. Herman Ngoudjo odds

• Malignaggi (-600)
• Ngoudjo (+400)

You can bet on these fights today at Bodog

UFC 79 is right around the corner, so its time for my UFC 79 picks to be published. As of now, we have odds available for 3 fights, so I’ll go over those 3 in this post.

Chuck Liddell (-105) vs. Wanderlei Silva (-125)

• Chuck Liddell has been off his game for his past two fights and bettors have been taking note. According to an interview I did with Bodog this past week, the bets are coming in at a 5-1 rate in favor of Wanderlei Silva. That is a huge rate for a fight that has pretty even odds. As you know I love to go against the public opinion, and this situation is stacking up perfectly. This looks like a great spot for Liddell, so Im gonna put $210 on Chuck.
• My bet : $210 on Liddell to win $200 at Bodog

Matt Hughes (+190) vs. Georges St. Pierre (-240)

• Georges St. Pierre is a decent favorite in this fight, and he should be. The oddsmakers for this fight are giving Matt Hughes approximately a 30-35% chance to win this fight. I think Hughes should at least have a 40% chance to win this bout, so I do see some value in betting Matt Hughes. I’m gonna make a small play on Hughes in this fight.

• My bet : $50 on Hughes +190 to win $95 at BetUS

Lyoto Machida (-130) vs. Rameau Sokoudjou (EV)

• I really have no opinion either way on this bout, and I’m not gonna place a bet. I think the line is just right so there is really no value to gain by betting on this fight. If I had a gun to my head, I’d take Rameau at +100.

Melvin Guillard (-225) vs. Rich Clementi (+185)

• I sort of like Melvin Guillard in this spot, but Im not sure I will bite on the -225 line. Melvin Guillard is an awesome fighter with a 20-6-2 record and has shown some great improvements in his past 2-3 fights. If I can find a -105 line I will put $50 on Melvin

• My bet : No bet as of now

Sao Palelei (-140) vs. Eddie Sanchez (+110)

• Ughh what an ugly fight this is. I’m not really sure why this is even a main card fight. Sao Paleleihasn’t been in the ring for what seems like a century and Eddie Sanchez hasn’t really shown us anything to prove he’s a good enough fighter to bet on. There’s too many unknowns with this fight to make a smart bet on it, so I’ll pass.

Luis Cane (-200) vs. James Irvin (+160)

• Luis Cane is a bit of a mystery to me. He has a great MMA record of 7-0 but I’ve yet to see much of him. James Irvin is coming back from a knee injury that put him out of the loop for a while. Before the injury Irvin had some solid wins and I think this will be a big comeback fight for him. He’s probably been itching to get back in the octagon, so this bout will mean a lot to him.

• My bet : $25 on James Irvin (+160) at Bodog

Other fights

• I have no opinion on the last three fights and won’t be putting any money on them.

***You can bet on UFC 79 today at Bodog***

The betting odds for the IFL’s December 29th Grand Prix have been released at Bookmaker.com.  I believe the other sportsbooks such as Bodog and BetUS will roll out odds a few days before the event.

IFL Grand Prix finals odds

• Wagnney Fabiano  (-350)
• LC Davis  (+280)

• Delson Heleno  (-185)
• Jay Hieron  (+155)

• Benji Radach  (-330)
• Matt Horwich  (+270)

• Antoine Jaoude  (-145)
• Roy Nelson  (+115)

• Chris Horodecki  (-285)
• Ryan Schultz  (+225)

• Brett Cooper  (+290)
• Rory Markham  (-360)

• Alex Cook  (+135)
• Marcello Salazar  (-165)

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The action around the web is beginning to heat up for UFC 79 and Matt Hughes and Wanderlei Silva are drawing the most betting action thus far. According to Bodog, bets are coming in at a 5-1 pace for the Axe Murderer Wanderlei Silva to beat Chuck Liddell. It seems by the numbers that the betting public is truly writing off Chuck Liddell at this point. I think many MMA fans are weary of betting on Chuck due to his recent losses to Keith Jardine and Quinton Jackson. However, Wanderlei Silva is also in the same boat as he has lost his past two bouts to Dan Henderson and Mirko Cro Cop.

In the main event of the night, Matt Hughes as a +160 underdog is holding a slight edge in betting action over his opponent Georges St. Pierre in the main event. This was actually a surprise to me due to the fact that GSP is a reasonable favorite (-200), and also GSP has been drawing the most attention for this bout in the MMA media.

The only other fight to have odds for UFC 79 is Lyoto Machida and Rameau Sokoudjou. The betting action for this fight so far has been 50/50.

Editor’s note : Bet on all your favorite fighters at UFC 79 today at Bodog

On Saturday December 8th, mixed martial arts and boxing both aired at the same time with a full card of fights.  The UFC’s Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV featured a main bout between Roger Huerta and Clay Guida, while boxing had a pay per view event featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Ricky Hatton.

Online sportsbook Bodoglife.com made a statement to MMAbettingblog.com that

“The betting handle for Ultimate Fighter 6 was small.  Huerta and Guida was the most bet on fight of the event, but in terms of revenues it only drew what we normally see for a preliminary match of a UFC pay per view”

They went on to compare the handle for The Ultimate Fighter and the PPV boxing event of the night.

“On a night where the UFC went head to head with the most hyped boxing matches of the year, the UFC was the forgotten event in the bettor’s eyes.  Even the Roger Huerta-Clay Guida fight failed to outdraw the Jeff Lacy-Peter Manfredo Jr. undercard.”

The outcome of the betting revenues is a bit shocking to me.  I understand that the TUF finale was not a PPV event, and had it been a PPV event with bigger fighters the betting handles would have obviously been much higher.  However, when the Bodog sportsbook doesn’t even draw as much betting action for the main TUF fight as boxing does for an undercard bout, I think it shows how much more betting is ingrained in the boxing culture.

Mixed martial arts is still a very new sport to many people.  The majority of the public probably does not even realize they can bet on MMA fights.  As MMA continues to gain popularity, and betting becomes a more acceptable part of the culture, I think we will see a rise in the amount of betting action handled on MMA events.  With Chuck Liddell fighting at UFC 79, the December 29th event is sure to compete with any sport in terms of betting action.  We’ll have to wait and see…

The following are bios of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters in the world.  This list will continue to develop, so check back often.

• Mauricio Shogun Rua - UFC
• Fedor Emelianenko - Affliction & M1
• Randy Couture - UFC
• Chuck Liddell - UFC
• Tito Ortiz - Free Agent
• Rich Franklin - UFC
• Nate Diaz - UFC
• Josh Neer - UFC
• Houston Alexander - UFC
• Clay Guida - UFC
• Mac Danzig - UFC
• Ed Herman - UFC
• Kyle Bradley - UFC
• Alan Belcher - UFC
• Eric Schafer - UFC
• Ryan Jensen - UFC
• Joe Vedepo - UFC
• Wilson Gouveia - UFC
• Alessio Sakara - UFC
• Joe Lauzon - UFC
• Kimbo Slice - Elite XC
• Ken Shamrock - Elite XC
• Andrei Arlovski - Affliction
• Akihiro Gono - UFC
• Dan Hardy - UFC
• Paul Kelly - UFC
• Marcus Davis - UFC
• Paul Taylor - UFC
• Chris Lytle - UFC
• Luiz Cane - UFC
• Rameau Sokoudjou - Affliction
• Brandon Vera - UFC
• Keith Jardine - UFC
• Chris Leben - UFC
• Michael Bisping - UFC
• Sam Stout - UFC
• Terry Etim - UFC
• Jess Liaudin - UFC
• David Bielkheden - UFC
• Neil Wain - UFC
• Shane Carwin - UFC
• Pete Sell - UFC
• Josh Burkman - UFC
• Marcus Aurelio - UFC
• Hermes Franca - UFC
• Drew McFedries - UFC
• Thales Leites - UFC
• Junior Dos Santos - UFC
• Fabricio Werdum - UFC
• Tyson Griffin - UFC
• Sean Sherk - UFC
• Josh Koscheck - UFC
• Thiago Alves - UFC
• Patrick Cote - UFC
• Anderson Silva - UFC
• Gray Maynard - UFC
• Rich Clementi - UFC
• Jens Pulver – WEC
• Leonard Garcia – WEC
• Donald Cerrone – WEC
• Rob McCullough – WEC
• Paulo Filho – WEC
• Chael Sonnen – WEC
• Mike Brown – WEC
• Urijah Faber – WEC
• Aaron Riley – UFC
• Jorge Gurgel – UFC
• Tamdan McCrory – UFC
• Dustin Hazelett – UFC
• Josh Hendricks – UFC
• Gabriel Gonzaga – UFC
• Amir Sadollah – UFC
• Nick Catone – UFC
• Demian Maia – UFC
• Nate Quarry – UFC
• Kenny Florian – UFC
• Joe Stevenson – UFC
• Brock Lesnar – UFC
• Randy Couture – UFC
• Yves Edwards -
• Duane Ludwig -
• Renato Sobral – Affliction
• Bobby Southworth -
• Joe Riggs -
• Luke Stewart -
• Danny Martinez – WEC
• Joseph Benavidez – WEC
• Waggney Fabiano – WEC
• Akitoshi Tamura – WEC
• Brian Bowles – WEC
• Will Ribeiro – WEC
• Manny Tapia – WEC
• Miguel Torres – WEC
• Yoshiyuki Yoshida – UFC
• Mike Swick – UFC
• Jonathan Goulet – UFC
• Steve Cantwell – UFC
• Razak Al-Hassan – UFC
• Tim Credeur – UFC
• Nate Loughran – UFC
• Matt Wiman – UFC
• Jim Miller – UFC
• Phillipe Nover – UFC
• Efrain Escudero – UFC
• Ryan Bader – UFC
• Vinny Magalhaes – UFC
• Jason MacDonald – UFC
• Wilson Gouveia – UFC
• Anthony Johnson – UFC
• Kevin Burns – UFC
• Junie Browning – UFC
• Dave Kaplan – UFC
• Mustapha Al-Turk – UFC
• Cheick Kongo – UFC
• Mike Massenzio – UFC
• CB Dollaway – UFC
• Wanderlei Silva – UFC
• Quinton Jackson – UFC
• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – UFC
• Frank Mir – UFC
• Rashad Evans – UFC
• Forrest Griffin – UFC

Bodog has just released the first set of odds for the K-1 World Grand Prix.  The event will be held at Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.  There is actually no date set on the event yet.

Mighty Mo vs. Chalid “Die Faust” odds

•  Mighty Mo (-200)
•  Chalid “Die Faust” (+160)

Musashi vs. David Dancrade odds

• Musashi  (-650)
• David Dancrade  (+450)

Ray Sefo vs. Paul Slowinski odds

• Ray Sefo  (-350)
• Paul Slowinski  (+275)

Semmy Schilt vs. Glaube Feitosa odds

• Semmy Schilt  (-800)
• Glaube Feitosa  (+500)

Hong Man Choi vs. Jerome Le Banner odds

•  Hong Man Choi  (-125)
•  Jerome Le Banner (-105)

Peter Aerts vs. Junichi Sawayashiki odds

•  Peter Aerts  (-800)
•  Junichi Sawayashiki  (+500)

Badr Hari vs. Remy Bonjasky odds

•  Badr Hari  (-125)
•  Remy Bonjasky  (-105)

You can bet on this event today at Bodog.

The WBC Welterweight title is on the line in Las Vegas this weekend as Floyd Mayweather Jr. squares off against Rick Hatton Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Bodoglife.com has the early beat on this fight as has Mayweather pegged as the early favorite in this bout.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Rick Hatton odds

• Mayweather Jr. (-240)
• Hatton (+190)

Over/Under on total rounds

• Over 11.5 rounds (-260)
• Under 11.5 rounds (+190)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Ricky Hatton knockout odds

• These odds and more props are listed at Bodog.  Check it out now!

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Rick Hatton preview

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the current super welterweight champion of the world. He is 38-0 in his professional boxing career, with most of his wins coming via technical knockout. Mayweather Jr. has beaten Oscar De la Hoya, Carlos Baldomir and Zab Judah in his past three fights. His last three fights have also all went 12 rounds.

Ricky Hatton is one of the greatest British fighters of all time. His professional boxing record is 43-0, with 32 of his wins coming via technical knockout. In his past few bouts Hatton has beaten Jose lUis Castillo, Juan Urango and Luis Collazo.

The early betting money thus far has been on Mayweather, and many people have been backing him in a large way. Popular boxing journalists and bloggers have all been spouting this as a one sided bout, and many casual fans see the fight playing out that way.

Bet on this fight today at Bodoglife.com