any UFC fans here? TIPPING COMP - UFC 85

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Mon May 26, 2008 3:10 pm

howdy folks,
just wondering if there are any fans of the UFC here,
(Ultimate Fighting Championship for those that don't know)
and if there's enough people i might start up a tipping comp here for the next UFC event.

tipping comp would be either -
Winner? - Round number/Judges decision? - Via knockout/submission?
OR
betting with $1000 pretend cash on whatever the current odds are

let me know your thoughts

The next event - UFC 85 BEDLAM - is only 2 weeks away

AMACHA · Post by **AMACHA** » Mon May 26, 2008 3:40 pm

haha what are the c hances im the biggest ufc fan outthere lmao i have form ufc 40 to ufc 84 on my computer lmaoo i train MMA (BJJ and Muay Thai) myself as well ahaha i love ufc faviourite fighters:

1: Anderson (spider) Silvia
2: Georges (rush) st piere

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Mon May 26, 2008 3:54 pm

dude did you see Keith Jardine get ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED yesterday???

looks like i can count you in

yep, Anderson Silva is pound-for-pound the best fighter on the planet.
gotta feel sorry for Rich Franklin though...
he'd be the best middle weight in the world if it wasn't for the spider.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:28 pm

Well im a big fan but cause of my sh*tty ass internet download limit i only can watch when they come out DVD. FFS im only up to 74.....

Yeah St Piere and Conture are my fav's. Man anyone who can win back the title at like 44 has my respect.

Ill tell who i f**ken hate though matt hughes god hes an um himself C^&T

But yeah im in,

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:00 pm

lol... then you'll be pleased to know Matt Hughes is in the main event of the next card

(unfortunately he's gonna be a pretty heavy favorite)
i agree with you 100%... the guy is a total pr!ck

as for Randy Couture...
he's severed all ties with UFC and vacated the heavyweight title,
he wanted to fight Fedor Emelianenko (one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time)
but UFC couldn't sign him, so he quit

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:24 pm

OMG really that sucks he was so good and really down to earth.

AMACHA · Post by **AMACHA** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:44 pm

yeh i did see him get destroyed mate.....not the best fight i like fair fightsi know there different weight classes but id loveto see st piere anderon silva who wuld your moeny be on? mien would be on silva even though i love st piere to death. coture great fighter but i hated his personality same with matt hughs.....

but my fav fighter of all time in all sports is FLOYD MONEY MAYWEATHER greatest fukn boxer alivveeee

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Mon May 26, 2008 8:07 pm

st pierre would have to come up a weight division to fight Silva...
and even if it was the other way around i'd STILL pick Silva!
the guy is just ridiculously talented.

the fight i'd LOVE to see would be Silva stepping up a weight class
and taking on Rampage Jackson... that would be insane

Silva may have to consider stepping up a class soon,
because he's gonna run out of opponents at middleweight.
i'm guessing the winner of Bisping vs "Dooms" Day at UFC 85
will become number 1 contender... Bisping vs Silva would be worth seeing

as for Mayweather... the guy is a tool
he reminds me of how much Mundine used to mouth off,
only Mundine has been punched in the head so often he doesn't talk too well anymore

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon May 26, 2008 10:16 pm

I love george but i think silva would have his way with him.

Who is hughes takin on in his next fight?

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:23 am

may as well put up the card so people can start making their predictions -

UFC 85 - Bedlam
Sunday 8th June 2008
O2 Arena, London, England

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:36 am

So how is this going to work, what are picking. I say we just make it easy and go for "WHO EVER WINS" and bet (pretend money) accordingly.

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:31 pm

cool, well go for the play money bets...
* $1,000 to play with
* Minimum 3 picks
* Maximum 6 picks
* Bets to be rounded to the nearest $100

the odds are as follows -

Thiago Alves +175
Matt Hughes -225

Fabricio Werdum +105
Brandon Vera -125

Thales Leites +130
Nate Marquardt -150

Michael Bisping -340
Jason Day +280

Jorge Rivera +200
Martin Kampmann -260

Marcus Davis -105
Mike Swick -115

Luiz Cane +105
Jason Lambert -135

Thiago Tavares -425
Matt Wiman +340

Ryo Chonan -135
Roan Carniero +115

Jess Liaudin +200
Paul Taylor -260

Neil Wain +290
Antoni Hardonk -380

for those not familiar with the US odds system,
a plus sign indicates how much you'd get back if you bet $100
a minus sign shows how much you'd have to bet to win $100

easiest way to think of it is this -
minus = favorite... the higher the number, the shorter the odds
(eg. Thiago Tavares -425 is a MASSIVE favorite)
plus = outsider... the higher the number, the more of a longshot
(eg. Matt Wiman +340 is a huge longshot, the person most likely to be destroyed)

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:44 pm

So in you example if I bet $425 on Thiago Tavares to win and he did i would recieve $100

is that correct?

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:00 pm

I8A4RE wrote:So in you example if I bet $425 on Thiago Tavares to win and he did i would recieve $100

is that correct?

correctamundo
you'd win $100 plus your original $425 back = $525

whereas Matt Wiman is +340 so if you bet $100
you'd win $340 plus your original $100 back = $440

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:41 pm

So what do you mean bets rounded to nearest $100

And the fight between Marcus and mike swick ......whos the favourite, both of them have -

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:04 pm

I8A4RE wrote:So what do you mean bets rounded to nearest $100

And the fight between Marcus and mike swick ......whos the favourite, both of them have -

eg. $200 on Fighter A / $300 on Fighter B / $500 on Fighter C

i don't wanna have to calculate the return on $237.85 @ -345

mike swick is the slight favorite... but just barely,
should be a really even match up

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:19 pm

Ok thats what i thought

Heres mine then

Matt Huges VS Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves $200 -------> just cause i hate matt hughes

Fabricio Werdum VS Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera $300

Marcus Davis VS Mike Swick
Mike Swick $300

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:25 pm

nice choices... i'm thinkin of putting my cash on Vera as well

...but unless my maths is off, you've still got $200 left to bet with

here are my tips -
$300 on Martin Kampmann
$300 on Michael Bisping
$200 on Brandon Vera
$100 on Jess Liaudin
$100 on Matt Wiman

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue May 27, 2008 3:33 pm

oh yeah i thought it would be like poker, whatever we finish with after this round, we take to the next round. is that making any sense? But if its going to be we get $1000 every round then i will increas me bets

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Tue May 27, 2008 3:55 pm

nah, we'll just work on the basis of $1,000 per event
and p!ss the lot up the wall quicker than sam on a turbo project

the only thing you can take to the next round (possibly)
is the title of FTO AUS CURRENT UFC BETTING CHAMPION!