Originally posted by: GuidaClayAllDay Date: August 06, 2009 at 01:59 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/first-franklin-vs-belfort-line-up.16181/
Franklin (-125) vs Belfort (-110) on "Sports Interaction" (I think they don't put out good lines in general since they've been featured on bestfightodds.com, but...)
Is it just me or does this line make you want to pimp your girlfriend and bet the revenues on Belfort???
On a serious note, I think Belfort is going to tear Franklin a new a-hole. I would bet 3 units on Belfort at this price. I hope the books I have accounts with put out similar lines.
That doesn't look too far off for an initial line to me. I was thinking they'd open -115 each, but I could see Franklin opening slightly higher due to the greater name recognition. I'll be intereseted to see where bodog opens and how it moves.
Originally posted by: GuidaClayAllDay Date: August 06, 2009 at 11:55 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/first-franklin-vs-belfort-line-up.16181/
Yeah I guess your right. Even though Franklin is the more popular guy I think there's a lot of hype behind Belfort right now. I still like Belfort in this match up.
I could also be heavily biased cause I'm a big Rich Franklin fan but I have a hard time seeing Vitor just walking through him or anything. Franklin's only lost to 3 people 2 of who are on a lot of top 10 pfp lists and I really think in a 5round fight Franklin would have beat Dan Henderson.
I see the fight with Belfort playing out a lot like the fight with Wanderlei in that it'll primarily be a kickboxing match. I can't remember how the Franklin/Wanderlei lines ended but I would expect this fight's line to be closer than that one, again most likely ending with Franklin as the favorite. If he ever gets underdog status I'll definitely be taking that bet.
schmacko said:
I could also be heavily biased cause I'm a big Rich Franklin fan but I have a hard time seeing Vitor just walking through him or anything. Franklin's only lost to 3 people 2 of who are on a lot of top 10 pfp lists and I really think in a 5round fight Franklin would have beat Dan Henderson.
I see the fight with Belfort playing out a lot like the fight with Wanderlei in that it'll primarily be a kickboxing match. I can't remember how the Franklin/Wanderlei lines ended but I would expect this fight's line to be closer than that one, again most likely ending with Franklin as the favorite. If he ever gets underdog status I'll definitely be taking that bet.
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+1. i like rich in this fight. prob all the way to -175 or so. belfort has squandered the most talent maybe of anyone ever in MMA
I am kinda hoping that a lot of money comes in on Vitor between now and fight night. I think Franklin can outpoint a Dec out of Vitor and I would love to have Franklin at Ev or any +
Originally posted by: Tai_Mai_Shu Date: August 07, 2009 at 01:46 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/first-franklin-vs-belfort-line-up.16181/
