UFC 181 Discussion Thread

[Hockey Guy]

We haven't had a dedicated UFC PPV thread for awhile but with 2 title fights I think this one is due it's own thread.

I'm shocked that we're only 3 days away & the 2 title fights at the top of the marquee are still there without changes(knock on wood).

My picks bolded:

MAIN CARD

Johny Hendricks(-210) vs. Robbie Lawler(+170) KO2 (POTN)
Anthony Pettis(-270) vs. Gilbert Melendez(+210) KO4 (FOTN)
Travis Browne(-325) vs. Brendan Schaub(+250) KO1
Todd Duffee(-325) vs. Anthony Hamilton(+250) KO2
Tony Ferguson(-260) vs. Abel Trujillo(+200) UD

Prelims

Urijah Faber(-500) vs. Francisco Rivera(+350) SUB1 (POTN)
Eddie Gordon(-165) vs. Josh Samman(+135) UD
Corey Anderson(-350) vs. Justin Jones(+265) KO2
Ashlee Evans-Smith(-200) vs. Raquel Pennington(+160) Wardrobe Malfunction would be the only reason I can see to even care.

Fight Pass Prelims

Matt Hobar(+250) vs. Sergio Pettis(-325) UD
Clay Collard(+115) vs. Alex White(-145) SUB2

All odds from bodog: http://sports.bodog.eu/sports-bettin...rtial-arts.jsp

Who's got the best value as an underdog? I'm thinking Lawlor in the ME or Trujillo in the main card opener.
Which fights intrigue you? I thin this is a real nice card & looking forward to Showtime's first title defense & Hendricks getting KTFO.

Discuss.

[Crowe Diddly]

Top shelf co-main events, and the rest of the card doesn't suck either. Gonna be fun! May as well start with these:

http://www.kountermove.com/draft/351...T-free/388255/

http://www.kountermove.com/draft/352...T-free/390138/

http://www.kountermove.com/draft/352...T-free/390136/

[cmoney]

Betting Anthony Pettis at -270 is about as close as you can get to free money

I also think Duffee could lose quickly and be the upset of the night. He has no chin

[Hockey Guy]

Betting Anthony Pettis at -270 is about as close as you can get to free money

I also think Duffee could lose quickly and be the upset of the night. He has no chin

I kinda agree to a certain point on Pettis but he's been out a long time & how will the Roofusport controversy affect him & did it affect his training & preparation?

Duffee will either get a quick KO or he'll gas & get KO'd himself IMO.

Also forgot to mention that I don't have to worry about a shitty stream for 181 or 182 because I'm getting a free stream direct from UFC.tv through that myvegas game that I made a thread about last year. I have a shit load of points(500K+) & for only 27K LP's each, I said WTF.

[shortbuspoker]

Betting Anthony Pettis at -270 is about as close as you can get to free money

I agree completely. I think that Gilbert will let his ego get the best of him and try to stand with Pettis. If so, it could lead to a brutal ko.

[sonatine]

Betting Anthony Pettis at -270 is about as close as you can get to free money

I was going to fall back on the phrase 'mortal lock' but you summed it up first.

[Crowe Diddly]

Hopefully, after Gil-Pettis is over with, the UFC will stop putting champions and/or top contenders as coaches on TUF. Silly that we've had to wait this long to see pettis fight again, esp when there's no benefit to them being on the show. I've watched a bunch of the episodes, and there's no heat between the two and Pettis pretty much swept every fight, except maybe 1 I think.

[Hockey Guy]

Hopefully, after Gil-Pettis is over with, the UFC will stop putting champions and/or top contenders as coaches on TUF. Silly that we've had to wait this long to see pettis fight again, esp when there's no benefit to them being on the show. I've watched a bunch of the episodes, and there's no heat between the two and Pettis pretty much swept every fight, except maybe 1 I think.

Definitely shouldn't be used for title fights.

[Hockey Guy]

Well, everybody made weight:
UFC 181 ‘HENDRICKS VS. LAWLER 2’ WEIGH-IN RESULTS:

Johny Hendricks (170) vs. Robbie Lawler (170)
Anthony Pettis (154.5) vs. Gilbert Melendez (155)
Travis Browne (243) vs. Brendan Schaub (244)
Todd Duffee (236.5) vs. Anthony Hamilton (256)
Tony Ferguson (156) vs. Abel Trujillo (156)
Urijah Faber (135.5) vs. Francisco Rivera (135)
Eddie Gordon (185.5) vs. Josh Samman (185.5)
Corey Anderson (204.5) vs. Justin Jones (204.5)
Raquel Pennington (136) vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (135.5)
Sergio Pettis (135) vs. Matt Hobar (136)
Alex Smith (145.5) vs. Clay Collard (146)

I guess we'll have to wait until after the fights to see who lost because they had a tough weight cut.
FFS, the real video doen't start until 6:15 if you care.

[Crowe Diddly]

Best part about tonite's main card is I kinda like everyone, so there's no ending that'll bum me out, save a terrible judge's decision. Maybe Brendan Schaub, maybe he's a guy I don't like, with his crazy actionless debacle against Arlovski and his Kaleb Starnes-like performance at metamoris. Love to see Travis Brown put this cat out early.

Yeah, so I like everyone bit Schaub. Love to see Gil win, love watching Pettis, everyone who's been a fan for a while, their heart pulls for Robbie, but fuckin A Johny Hendricks is the MAN, and I hope he defends a bunch of times. Travis Brown, dude's earned ultimate respect with his performances over the last two years. Trujillo and Ferguson both put on great fights and are capable of kick-ass finishes. Interesting, weird shit happens in Duffee fights, and I can't remember Hamilton's fights, but he seems to come to bang, so good enough.

Early fights about to start. Almost time for mini-Pettis!

[Shizzmoney]

I like Lawler +170 and Pettis/Melendez Fight goes Distance -140

[DJ_Chaps]

Top shelf co-main events, and the rest of the card doesn't suck either. Gonna be fun! May as well start with these:

http://www.kountermove.com/draft/351...T-free/388255/

http://www.kountermove.com/draft/352...T-free/390138/

http://www.kountermove.com/draft/352...T-free/390136/

holy fuck how did i miss this post? got shut out, had samman and i forget who else lol, but when i submitted twas full.

[4Dragons]

That eye poke.

[DJ_Chaps]

THAT MIDGET WAS GETTING KTFO AND HE KNEW IT. DIRTY SHIT THERE.

[Crowe Diddly]

We saw Uriah get old right there.

[DJ_Chaps]

Apparently Gordon needed to stop and have a seat on the way back to the locker room.

[BeerAndPoker]

CM Punk confirms he's gonna fight in the octagon.

[BigPoppaDump]

Can someone link me or pm me a good stream?

Soleforpresident.

[BeerAndPoker]

Can someone link me or pm me a good stream?

Soleforpresident.

This one has been working perfectly fine for me:

http://www.vipleague.se/boxing/25211...am-online.html

[BeerAndPoker]

Solid KO punch by Duffee.