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By: Tommy Strong, MMATorch UK Contributor
First and foremost I would like to pay tribute to Josh Hall who has sadly passed away. He was a regular player of this game and someone who always enjoyed interacting throughout each event. I got to know him well over the last year but unfortunately we never had the opportunity to meet him. My condolences go out to his family and friends, RIP Josh you'll be sorely missed by everyone.
UFC 190 comes from Brazil this Saturday night headlined by the one and only Ronda Rousey, who faces Bethe Correia in her latest title defense. The co-main event sees Mauricio Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira go to battle once again 10 years after locking horns in Pride in that year's “Fight of the Year.” Stefan Sturve will be looking to get back to winning ways after suffering back to back knockout losses, and will have the chance to do that against Big Nog. Also on the main card, "Big Foot" Silva meets Soa Palelei and newcomer Jessica Aguilar makes her UFC strawweight debut when she faces Claudia Gadelha. There's also two TUF final bouts if anyone is interested. No? Thought not.
The first round of the our latest World Cup starts this event; we are returning to the normal format, so the winner will be determined via confidence points. See the draw below. Good luck!
All UFC 190 picks should be submitted to tommy.strong@talk21.com before the first prelim fight on Saturday night.
World Cup 1st Round Draw:
Michael Douglas vs. Steve Sadler
Joel Wielenga vs. Eugene Kim
Charlie Hastings vs. David Little
Alex Potapoff vs. Carll Light
David Lindahn vs. Brice Schroeder
Scott Pipher vs. Sean Simpson
Malcolm Piper vs. Tommy Strong
Jfony vs. Jaymon10002
Anthony Sinnott vs. James Brown
John Lewish vs. Sam Martin
Mac Kinder vs. Neal Holic
Odiesel vs. Dan Moore
Cambo Nelson vs. Brian Foe
Mark Sacchetti vs. Kevin Seng
Dominic Marchionna vs. Chris Wood
Dave Hughes vs. Richard Race
Charles Mickael vs. Jason Poirier
MMATorch Confidence Picks Championship Match Up:
Dominic Marchionna (Champion) vs. David Lindahn (Challenger)
MMATorch Betting Picks Championship Match Up:
Cambo Nelson (Champion) vs. David Lindahn (Challenger)
UFC 190 FIGHT CARD:
Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Bethe Correia
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Little Nog
Glaico Franca vs. Fernando Bruno
Dileno Lopes vs. Reginaldo Vieira
Stefan Struve vs. "Big Nog"
Soa Palelei vs. "Big Foot" Silva
Claudia Gadelha vs. Jessica Aguilar
Demian Maia vs. Neil Magny
Patrick Cummings vs. Rafael Cavalcante
Warlley Alves vs. Nordine Taleb
luri Alcantara vs. Leandro Issa
Clint Hester vs. Vitor Miranda
Hugo Viana vs. Guido Cannetti
CONFIDENCE PICKS GAME AND RULES
1. UFC 190 is a 13 fight card. Therefore, the point values you assign must range from 13 (most confident) down to 1 (least confident).
2. Additionally, please list your prediction for method of victory, along with the round. Choose either TKO, KO, SUB, UD (Unanimous Decision) or SD (Split Decision).
3. Using UFC 190 as a template, here is how a simple entry might look:
13- Ronda SUB1
12- Viana UD
11- Lopes UD
10- Gadelha SD
9- Shogun Rua TKO2
8- Maia SUB2
7- Alves SUB1
6- Struve KO1
5- Cummings UD
4- Alcantara UD
3- Miranda TKO2
2- Palelei KO2
1- Bruno UD
4. When you email me your entry, please sort the entry numerically (as shown) from high to low. Thanks.
5. The first tie-breaker is the sum of confidence points. Using the examples above, a Rousey victory would earn 13 points. Bruno winning would earn just 1 point, etc.
6. If two participants earn the same number of confidence points, the next tie-breaker will be the total number of winners predicted. If Player A earns 40 points on 7 winning picks, and Player B earns 40 points on 6 winning picks, Player A would be declared the winner.
7. The next tie-breaker is the number of victory methods predicted correctly. Next would be predicted rounds of victory. If both players are still tied at this point, both players will be declared the winner. If the tie is for a championship, they would match up again at the next event, along with the winner of the pool. If the tie occurs in the pool itself, both challengers would advance to face the champion at the next event.
BETTING GAME AND RULES
Here are the UFC 190 betting lines courtesy of 5Dimes:
Ronda Rousey (c) -1700
Bethe Correia +1100
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua -190
Little Nog +165
Glaico Franca -175
Fernando Bruno +155
Dileno Lopes -340
Reginaldo Vieira +280
Stefan Struve -165
"Big Nog" +145
Soa Palelei -210
"Big Foot" Silva +175
Claudia Gadelha -440
Jessica Aguilar +350
Demian Maia -175
Neil Magny +155
Patrick Cummings -155
Rafael Cavalcante +135
Warlley Alves -235
Nordine Taleb +195
luri Alcantara -250
Leandro Issa +210
Clint Hester -160
Vitor Miranda +140
Hugo Viana -380
Guido Cannetti +315
8. Using UFC 190 as a template again, here is how a simple entry might look:
$450 on Rousey
$300 on Cummings
$50 on Struve
$200 Parlay on Alves, Hester and Struve
9. Every player has $1000 of fake, imaginary, theoretical, play money to wager on each event. This is not a real money game, it is strictly for fun.
10. Players must place a bet of at least $50, but no more than $500, on each of 3 or more different fighters. Bets may be in any denomination, as long as the amount falls in the range of $50 - $500.
11. Players may also play a parlay bet. A parlay bet is a bet placed on multiple fighters. All fighters in the parlay must win their fights in order for the parlay to pay off. Parlay bets pay off at a higher rate than a bet on a single fighter. The parlay bet may be placed on either two or three fighters.
12. The minimum parlay bet is $50. The maximum parlay bet is $200. This money comes out of the $1000 allotted to each player. The parlay bet is NOT separate from the $1000 budget. A player is not required to play a parlay bet. The maximum number of parlay bets a player may wager is one.
13. Whether or not a player chooses to place a parlay bet, the player must still place at least three straight bets. It is not legal to place two bets on individual fighters and one parlay bet. No entry is considered valid unless there are a minimum of 3 straight bets placed on individual fighters.
14. If a fight ends in a draw, any money bet on said fighter will be refunded, with no fake money commission taken. If a fighter in a 3-fighter parlay is involved in a draw, that fighter will be removed from the parlay and the 3-fighter parlay will be treated as a 2-fighter parlay. If a fighter in a 2-fighter parlay is involved in a draw, that fighter will be removed from the parlay and the 2-fighter parlay will be treated as a straight bet on the remaining fighter.
JOKER CARD:
15. Joker card can be placed on any fighter up to the maximum value of 4 confidence points, 1 being the minimum.
For example, if you placed your joker card on a fighter with 4 confidence points and the fighter goes onto win, you earn an extra 4 points to your overall total.
If your fighter is to lose, not only do you lose your 4 points, an additional 4 points will be taken from your total.
If it's 3 points on a fighter, an additional 3 would be added to your total, and for a loss 3 extra points taken from your total, etc.
*The Joker Card (DOES NOT) have to be played, it's very much optional.
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS:
16. If a fighter has a positive number such as +150 next to his name, he is the underdog, which means a successful bet on that fighter will pay off at a higher rate. That means that if the fighter wins, the bet will payout $150 net profit for every $100 bet on him. If a player were to bet $500 on a +150 fighter, and the fighter wins, the player will profit $750. If a player bets $500 on a +150 fighter, and the fighter loses, the player will lose his $500 bet.
17. If a fighter has a negative number such as -200 next to his name, he is the favourite, which means a successful bet on that fighter will pay off at a lower rate. That means that if the fighter wins, the bet will payout $100 net profit for every $200 bet on him. If a player were to bet $500 on a -200 fighter, and the fighter wins, the player will profit $250. If a player bets $500 on a -200 fighter, and the fighter loses, the player will lose his $500 bet.
Structure for each game
18. For each UFC numbered (or listed otherwise) event, both the Confidence Picks and Betting Game will feature a champion and a challenger facing off against one another. The winner of the head to head battle will be declared the reigning champion.
19. All other players for each UFC numbered (or listed otherwise) event will compete against each other for the right to face off against the reigning champion at the next UFC numbered event. This is known as The Pool.
20. As games administrator, I have the subjective right to eliminate any entry for any reason I deem worthy.
21. Entries may be submitted via email (tommy.strong@talk21.com), or on the comment section of this post. Email is the preferred method, because if a player posts an invalid entry, I have no way to make sure I can get hold of the player so that it may be corrected. Please, under no circumstances should you both email and post on the board your entry. One or the other please,preferably via email.
22. If you have any questions, please email me and ask. For game updates follow me on Twitter, @MMATorchTom
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