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Jan 1, 2010 - 10:15:57 AM By Matt Pelkey, MMATorch Columnist
Author's Note: My apologies for the lateness of this post. I've had the flu the last few days and haven't been out of bed for more than a couple minutes at a time. I hope everyone had a fun and safe New Year's Eve!
The UFC brings us the little card that could(n't stay the least bit in tact) in UFC 108 this Saturday. What was originally supposed to be a monster year's end show has turned into a marginal pay-per-view at best. That's not to say it won't be a good night of fights, I think it will, there's just not much on the line, and considering all the fights that were at one time supposed to be on this card, it has to be considered a major disappointment. Nonetheless the show must go on, and so must our's here at the Torch.
At UFC 107, Jamie "The Boss" Penick bested Nick "sent from my ipod touch" Underwood to capture the Prediction title, while reigning betting champ Scott "The Fountain of Youth" Hart defended his title for the umpteenth time against Lane "Nice Guy" Bradford. Saturday, Penick will put his title on the line against comments section entry Godric while Hart will battle Penick who'll try to become a dual champ. That's what he have going down here at the Torch, but let's see what the UFC has in store:
Prediction Contest:
I'm pretty sure everyone knows how this works by now, but just in case...Basically you pick the winners of each fight, including method (e.g. KO, submission, decision) and round. The winner is the one who picks the most fights correctly. Ties will be broken by who had the most number of rounds and methods correctly predicted. In case anyone is wondering, only rounds and methods in fights where you predicted the correct winner count.
Rashad Evans (-215) vs. Thiago Silva (+170)
Paul Daley (+105) vs. Dustin Hazelett (-135)
Joe Lauzon (-300) vs. Sam Stout (+220)
Duane Ludwig (+350) vs. Jim Miller (-500)
Junior Dos Santos (-350) vs. Gilbert Yvel (+250)
Martin Kampmann (-280) vs. Jacob Volkmann (+210)
Dan Lauzon (+130) vs. Cole Miller (-160)
Mark Munoz (-400) vs. Ryan Jensen (+300)
Mike Pyle (+110) vs. Jake Ellenberger (-140)
Rafaello Oliveira (-180) vs. John Gunderson (+150)
Betting Contest:
As you can see, there's a number attached to each fighter. That number represents how much money you can make off each fighter. The way it works is, if a fighter has a positive number he's an underdog. The positive number means if you were to bet $100 dollars on him, you would make the amount of the positive number. For example, if you were to bet $100 on Yvel and he won, you would make back the hundred you bet, plus $250 for a total payout of $350.
If the fighter has a negative number, that number represents how much you would have to bet to make $100 on the fighter. For example, if you bet $350 on Dos Santos and he won, you'd make back the $350, plus a $100 profit, for a total payout of $450.
Each contestant has $1000 in theoretical money. You can bet it on as many fighters as you'd like, but you have to bet on at least three. The most you can bet on a single fighter is $500, and bets have to be in multiples of $100.
I'm setting a deadline of 6p.m. (EST) Saturday to get all of your picks in. The lines are courtesy of betus.com.
Note: In the event that one of the #1 contenders fails to show for their title shot, the champ will defend against the next best performer from the previous contest. You've been warned, so bring your A game everybody!
As always you can submit your picks one of three ways: by emailing me at matt6buckeye@hotmail.com, posting them on the message boards, or by leaving them in the comments section right down there. Good luck!
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