Silva now. Silva later.

How early is too early to place a bet on the Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin bout on UFC 77?
The fight is still more than two weeks away and probably isn’t too high on anyone’s radar, just yet.
There are some risks in betting too early. There’s still a lot of time for information to leak [...]

EliteXC: Lawler new champ

Is this the new “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler? A composed, methodical striker?
Lawler’s game plan paid off. He’s the new EliteXC middleweight champ after giving Murilo “Ninja” Rua a clinic last night in boxing, footwork and patience.
He controlled the fight against Rua, dictating where the fight would take place, landing counterstrike after counterstrike.
He came out slow in [...]

Run, Forrest. Run.

Chuck Liddell is headlining next weekend’s UFC 76 but the fight I’m most looking forward to as a fan and a bettor is the matchup between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Forrest Griffin.You can’t say enough about Rua, a Muay Thai fighter out of Brazil’s Chute Box Academy. He’s got an excellent standup and is an [...]

Elite XC: Lawler vs. Rua (the other one)

There’s a nice card on deck Saturday night for MMA fans with access to Showtime.
I’m too cheap to spring for anything more than HBO but if Elite XC continues to improve its offerings, I may have to bite the bullet and upgrade my cable package.
The headline bout has “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (-200) squaring off against [...]