Not sure, but it made me think of this.I know that hindsight is 20/20, but I had a strong feeling that Topuria - a slight underdog - was going to win decisively.
He was also only a -150 fav against Abus who had one ufc fight and was on a 3 fight win streak with one of those wins being a guy in his mma debut, lol.Strickland vs Izzy.
I was on a war rampage explaining why Strickland was a live dog and legit threat... maybe not confident enough to bet but still.
I thought Woodley was going to win that fight before I saw them both in the octagon. Tyron looked like he didn’t want to be there.I was just tellin dad... I mean my daddy how I knew Kamaru was gonna take the belt from Tyron because in the press conference, Tyron was tootin his own horn and Kamaru responded with, "you were a good champion." The truth is, even if you don't like people like Sean O'Malley or Conor, they have given back a lot. Most true champions act like champions. And I knew that was how a future champion would reply to Woodley.
Same, I kind of thought it was crazy that he was an underdog after his previous fight. His boxing looked so slick against Johnson who was also a southpaw, plus he was way more seasoned against high level opposition at that point that I figured it would take more than Conor had to blow him out of the water like he was used to doing.Nate v conor
Though it was short notice I fancied him for the win
He has stamina, size/leverage and a solid ground game
I was kind of a conor fan back then and I liked nates chances
I should have bet on that one too. Ronda was far too confident in her rudimentary striking from knocking out a few subpar fighters and wanted to prove something. Holly had the background to evade and counter her. By the time Ronda tried to settle into her roots, the trap had already been set.Based on payout, Holm vs R3 should have made a lot of Sherdoggers rich.
Holm was nearly +900 at one point.
Betting mma in that era was fun because the odds would be way off sometimes.Tamdan "The Barn Cat" McCrory opened as a -245 against Nate Marquardt. Had zero idea why a twiggy Jujitsu guy with no striking would be favored over Nate, regardless of how old he was. Started a thread on it here.
Also Nick Diaz vs Frank Shamrock. Frank was not only past his prime but much smaller than Diaz. Yet was a 2-1 favorite based on name value.
Same reason I didn't bet on either. Living in SoCal there was no way to place a bet back then and I didn't have a bookie. Hell even now they still don't have gambling apps.
That's one for which I distinctly remember posters calling the outcome in advance, like, years in advance. When that potential matchup was a fantasy matchup, dudes here were saying that Holly would defend the TD, stay outside and pick Ronda apart with kicks and jabs. I saw that same prediction a ton of times here in the couple of years leading up to it. Surely somebody here got a hookers and cocaine weekend off that bet, probably a bunch of people. That was one of the best calls I've seen this forum make.Based on payout, Holm vs R3 should have made a lot of Sherdoggers rich.
Holm was nearly +900 at one point.