Richard Hale -160 vs Ryan Martinez +140 – nice opportunity for Martinez, who steps in for an injured Queiroz on late notice and faces Hale. looking at both guys, Martinez is getting better but Hale on another level at this stage. Not sure about why the line is so low but i will pass because of the late switch. Still i think Hale is the better fighter all the way around and i expect him to be win. They do have a common opponent that they both fought last year, Mike Wessel. Martinez lost a split decision, Hale won by 1st rd ko.
2 units Richard Hale -160
Vitaly Minakov -600 vs Ron Sparks +475 – Remember this name, Vitaly Minakov a Sambo world champion in just his 2nd fight in the U.S., is bringing some fast and heavy hands along with a special talent of throwing guys down(he’s a heavyweight) and taking quick dominant position of them. with just 10 fights on his resume, he will only get better and poor Ron Sparks steps in and has to face this beast. Sparks does bring the power but will have no answer once he gets slammed down to the mat. normally, i wouldn’t touch a high line like this, but this russian is going to be a champion and one of the top heavyweights in the world. Since the line is down under -500, i will make a play on this future star.
1 unit Vitaly Minakov -600
Renato Sobral -140 vs Jacob Noe +120 – Sobral should be able to take Noe down and beat him up but as we’ve seen this isn’t the same old “babalu” he’s looking slow out there and even worse when he gets hit, he’s just going out. Noe definitely can absorb some shots so if he can keep it standing i think the fight is in his favor. If Sobral can get an early takedown, i will hope Jacob can get up, still at this point i’m going to fade Sobral as i don’t see him fighting at a high level for much longer. line has gone up over -200 which surprises me because i see this as a pretty close to even fight.
1 unit Jacob Noe +120
“opinions” on other fights;
War Machine -330 vs Blas Avena +270 – line has come down considerably, definite question marks for War Machine as he’s been out of action for nearly 2 years. Before a pretty aggressive fighter that doesn’t give up, he has been given a dangerous opponent in Blas Avena, who has finished all 8 of his wins, but he has been stopped in all 6 of his losses(all by ko/tko). Should be a lot of drama and maybe a fun fight. Coming off the long layoff, i will fade War Machine and take Blas to win the fight by stoppage.
King Mo -1000 vs Seth Petruzelli +700 – another big line drop as King Mo possibly “ripe” for the upset after getting ko’d by Emanuel Newton last time out. I didn’t like Mo’s answers about what went wrong in that fight, he said he just needs to tweak a few things?? what? he’s just walking forward with no respect for his opponents and its not like he’s a seasoned striker, he’s got a lot to learn. When things don’t go well for Petruzelli he has shown to give up and fade away in fights, but his power is real. i will guess Petruzelli will be a popular dog, but i will “pass” and just watch it.
good luck with your plays,
boldtiger
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