Free MMA Picks Yushin Okami vs Chael Sonnen

Free MMA Picks Yushin Okami vs Chael Sonnen: "Before this fight Okami has not beaten top level guys, but has beat the guys he should be beat. Going by this logic he should lose to Sonnen since he is a top level guy and not a mid range fighter."

Free MMA Picks Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell

Free MMA Picks Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell: "Is Cain Velasquez the next big thing in the mixed martial arts heavyweight division? I say he is but he is still not that experienced as he only has 6 professional MMA fights. I do think he will be a great heavyweight fighter but he has yet to fight a top level heavyweight."

Chuck Liddell prepares to go Dancing With The Stars

Chuck Liddell prepares to go Dancing With The Stars: "One again the athletes will be well represented. Not only will Chuck Liddell be the first mixed martial arts fighter to ever Dance on stage but Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Natalie Coughlin 7/1, Professional Champion Snowboarder Louie Vito 12/1, Michael Irvin 7/2 win try to be the last dancer standing."

This year’s cast of Season 9 Dancing with the Stars along with the online betting props and entertainment bets provided by Bodog include:

Celebrity	Bodog Prop Betting Odds	Occupation	Professional partner
Aaron Carter	3/1	Singer & Reality Star	Karina Smirnoff
Natalie Coughlin	7/1	Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer	Alec Mazo
Mark Dacascos	7/2	Actor and Host of Iron Chef America	Lacey Schwimmer
Tom DeLay	25/1	Former U.S. House Majority Leader	Cheryl Burke
Macy Gray	11/2	Grammy Award Winning Singer	Jonathan Roberts
Ashley Hamilton	12/1	Comedian	Edyta Śliwińska
Melissa Joan Hart	12/1	Actress	Mark Ballas
Kathy Ireland	10/1	International Supermodel	Tony Dovolani
Michael Irvin	7/1	NFL Hall of Famer	Anna Demidova
Joanna Krupa	15/2	Supermodel	Derek Hough
Chuck Liddell	12/1	MMA Fighter & Former UFC Champion	Anna Chmerkovskiy Trebunskaya
Debi Mazar	19/2	Actress	Maksim
Mýa	4/1	Grammy Award Winning Singer & Actress	Dmitry Chaplin
Kelly Osbourne	20/1	Reality TV Star of The Osbournes	Louis van Amstel
Donny Osmond	5/1	Singer, Actor, & Entertainer	Kym Johnson
Louie Vito	12/1	Professional Champion Snowboarder	Chelsie Hightower

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UFC Predictions Krzysztof Soszynski vs Stann

Stann has only been out of the first round once. If Soszynski can avoid Stann in the first round he will be able to break down his rigid fighting style with his unorthodox fighting style. Stann is a military man and his fight style is like strict and regiment like his background. Mixed martial arts is unpredictable and can change a moments notice and Stann will not be able to handle Soszynski.

Stann has not fought real high level fighters and this will be his first time fighting in the UFC and he will not use to the atmosphere while Soszynski has fought before and has been accustomed to the high pace of the UFC from his coaches and being on the Ultimate Fighter show.

Soszynski has more experience and better prepared from his MMA camp at Team Quest while Stann does not have the training partners and high level of training that Soszynski has. Also Soszynski is Canadian and will be fighting for the home town country so he will be well prepared and egged on from the crowd.

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“Handsome” Matt Wiman (+115) vs Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout (-145)

“Handsome” Matt Wiman (+115) vs Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout (-145)

Out of all the UFC 97 fights, this fight is the best underdog fight to wager on. There is no way Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout (13-5-1) should be a -145 at most online sportsbooks. If there is a definition of a one-dimensional fighter in mixed martial arts, it would be Sam Stout. Let’s face it: he is on the UFC card to appease the Canadian fans. Sam Stout really has no business in the UFC octagon and most of his UFC fights have shown that he cannot fight on the ground.

An even better sports bet is to do a UFC prop bet for this fight to go all three rounds. First Stout has not shown he can KO guys and 5 out of his last 6 UFC fight have all went to the decision. Take the underdog bet on the money line and take the prop bet and if your online sportsbook allows it, take both bets with a UFC parlay bet.

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UFC 97 Preview, Denis Kang vs Professor X

Denis Kang (-325) vs Xavier Foupa-Pokam (+250)

Professor X Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-8) is a French Kick Boxer who will have a very tough time against Denis Kang (31-11) who is seeking redemption. Showing the first 2 rounds of Kang’s fight versus Alan Belcher to a young mixed martial arts student is the best way for him to learn to fight the perfect MMA fight. I t was pure text book.

Kang will wait for the perfect moment and once he shoots in for takedown and gets Professor X to the ground, he will be able to use his dominating top control game to hold Professor X with his good posture and base. Professor X is good at fighting from his back but he is loose, and if Kang can pass the guard and gain side control he will be able to submit him.

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Nate Quarry vs Jason MacDonald Preview

Jason “The Athlete” MacDonald (21-11) will have the support of his home country and he will be fighting a very overrated fighting in Nate “The Rock” Quarry (10-3). Nate “The Rock” Quarry is a product of the Ultimate Fighting reality show and he is definitely getting the soft betting lines as a result of this. The TUF betting bump as it will

Bottom Line: The biggest advantage MacDonald will have is that he has now moved over to train at Jackson's Submission Fighting, under the guidance Greg Jackson who will formulate a game plan that MacDonaldwill follow. Just look at all the Greg Jackson fighters and how they have listened to him and they way they fight in the octagon.

If MacDonald follows Jackson’s game plan, he will have no problem with Quarry who basically trains at a club with not very many fighters to help him prepare. MacDonald has Georges St Pierre, Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, David Loiseau, Nate Marquardt, Joey Villasenor, Karo Parisyan and Denis Kang to help him prepare while Quarry trains at Next Level MMA who has no one to push him

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UFC 97 Fight Prediction Chuck Liddell vs Shogun

UFC Light Heavyweight Fight: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (+165) vs Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell (-205)

This is the perfect fight for Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (17-3). His UFC fights have all been disappointing . . .very very disappointing. He got beaten badly by Forrest Griffin at UFC 76: Knockout and it took 3 rounds before he was able to beat an aging Mark Coleman at UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson. He ran out of gas and Coleman was someone he should have beaten in earlier rounds. Shogun was the best light heavyweight in the world and was a top 3 pound for pound fighter just 4 years ago.

Bottom Line: The million dollar question is if Shogun has the cardio back. Though never known for cardio, he is younger and not in shape from his long time away from fighting. He has had a long lay off from various injuries so it is hard to gauge his return but at +165 by most online sportsbooks, this bet is hard to pass up on a fighter that was once considered one the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. He came from the same camp as Anderson Silva and his skills striking-wise are on par with the middleweight champion. Shogun will win this fight on speed and being the younger fighter.

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Tim Sylvia to Face Ray Mercer Under Unified MMA Rules

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It will be former MMA heavyweight champion versus former boxing heavyweight champion.

Monte Cox of Adrenaline is in talks to put former two time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia against former World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight champion Ray Mercer. This is tipped to be the main event of an Adrenaline MMA fight card set for May 30 in Atlantic City, NJ.

This fight would be 46 year old retired boxer Mercer's second MMA fight, although he's also been in two kickboxing matches: in 2004, he took part in a K-1 fight against Musashi. Mercer was knocked down in the first round, but went on to last the distance. He lost via unanimous decision.

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DREAM 7 opening round matchups and handicapping analysis brought to you by fighting-mma.com

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The DREAM.7: Feather Weight Grandprix 2009 1st Round mixed martial arts event is set for March 8, 2009. This event will feature the opening round fights. The Grand Prix is scheduled to be competed at the 63 kilograms (139 lb) weight limit. Some of the best featherweight fighters in the world are competing to be crown the DREAM featherweight champion.

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Fight Card
Featherweight Grandprix 1st Round Matches

Masakazu Imanari vs. Atsushi Yamamoto
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Jong Won Kim
Yoshiro Maeda vs. Micah Miller
Chase Beebe vs. Joe Warren
Takafumi Otsuka vs. Bibiano Fernandes
Akiyo Nishiura vs. Abel Cullum

Welterweight Match

Shinya Aoki vs. David Gardner

Lightweight Matches

Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Daisuke Nakamura
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Ross Ebanez

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