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5u on Laprise before the odds shift
why so confident
5u on Laprise before the odds shift
why so confident
he's been markedly better since returning to welterweight + he trains at tristar which has like a 65% win ratio this year.. going to add him into some parlays with heavy favorites as well
Cannon will be at a height disadvantage but has the same reach as Reyes (at least according to tapology which can be wong but I'm pretty sure I've seen 77" Reyes vs 77.5" Cannon on the tale of the tape) has better hands, good head movement, good at seeing shots coming. I don't think Reyes punches harder than Shawn Jordan (although that was a short right hand behind the ear that knocked Cannon down). Cannon has good cardio too, Cutelaba poured it on him in round one ESPECIALLY to the body and Cannon didn't look much slower in the third round. Albeit if Reyes (although he hasn't shown a terribly good amount of it) decides to wrestle Cannon to the ground he can most likely keep on top. Reyes looks like he has the ability to stay heavy on top (had some heavy hips in the Kimball fight). I think +220 is worth the risk though. Put 1.5u on him at that price. Also Cannon has a nickname advantage. "Killa Gorilla" > "The Devastator"
I like Laprise too, he should win round 2 and 3.
Right. The question marks on Reyes are why I'm not going bigger on Cannon. Haven't found any evidence on wrestling but I know Reyes played d-back in college and even went as far as the draft but didn't get picked up. All of Reyes' cage time professionally adds up to less than 15 minutes. @Sadistics mentioned he looks for that fight but can't find it. Neither could I.I think I have to put something on Cannon here out of principle, but I don't feel like I have a good read at all on Reyes. I've only been able to find a few of his fights and that barely adds up to 5 mins of total footage. Reyes's cardio and wrestling are question marks imo, as is how he matches up with a much better striker than he's previously faced. He's fought two of the worst LHWs on the UFC roster (Kimball is more of a blown up MW) and outside of the UFC his opponents had a combined record of 18-26. It's not going to be easy to get Cannon out of there early and Reyes has been out of the first round only once as a pro, going to decision with a 4-5 guy in 2015. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any tape of that fight.
Why do people like Laprise? He isn’t better at Luque than anything other than maybe cardio and IMO he’s a step down in competition from Niko Price who Luque dominated
He will likely have the speed advantage and has looked fantastic at 170. He carried his power up as well
I'm looking forward to entertaining back and forth striking exchanges and Chad can hold his own on the ground as well. I'm not going to lay heavy money on Laprise but I think this fight should be a pick 'em so I'll likely put an average bet on him. His best path to victory is a close decision or he times Luque and gets inside with his accurate combos and tko's him.
Laprise has better boxing. He’s slickWhy do people like Laprise? He isn’t better at Luque than anything other than maybe cardio and IMO he’s a step down in competition from Niko Price who Luque dominated
He showed no power at LW besides koing Gouti who has a glass jaw. At WW he dropped Camozzi with a body shot which is more about timing and perfect placement as opposed to power. There was no proof at LW he has power let along at WW. I question his chin - dropped hard by Trinaldo and dropped by Bofando. We've also never really seen Chad's ground game so not sure how you know he can hold his own on the mat.
wtf you even doingLaprise has better boxing. He’s slick
Around +200 was worth a shot to me.
Keep in mind I’ve only done tape for the Cummings fight
I have 11 units tied up on that match because of my phenomenal memory. And of course Cummings price drops after I switch sides
because she holds a pretty good wrestling edge and Grasso prob wont finish her with limited powerCan someone explain to me why Suarez had value at -190 vs Grasso?
Not even saying about the current odds.