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08-16-2012, 06:59 PM
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|  Sonnen opens as 2-1 favorite over Griffin
Sonnen opens as 2-1 favorite over Griffin Quote:
Chael Sonnen finally made up his mind earlier this week and will be moving up into the light heavyweight division. He announced on UFC Tonight that his first opponent will be former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, and according to the oddsmakers, he'll be the favorite going into that bout with the much larger man. Here's how BestFightOdds has it right now:
Chael Sonnen - 220
Forrest Griffin + 232
| Sonnen opens as 2-1 favorite over Griffin - Mixed Martial Arts News
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08-16-2012, 07:09 PM
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Between this line and the Henderson/Diaz line I'm starting to question whether I know anything about MMA, or if the lines are artificially inflated for a reason???
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08-16-2012, 07:17 PM
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i'm actually fairly surprised sonnen is -220 and not something closer. sure, sonnen performed better against silva than forrest did, but styles make fights and forrest is not a great matchup for him.
there's still a decent chance that forrest does his own takedowns and just grinds him like he did franklin.
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08-16-2012, 07:23 PM
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I know Forrest has looked less than stellar lately but is tdd is pretty good and his size and strength should work well for him stopping Sonnen's td's. And Sonnen isn't known for his "devasting" striking. Then again if the Forrest we've been seeing lately could flake out mid fight and run out of the octogon for no reason. Anyone know what the odds are for that?
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08-16-2012, 07:24 PM
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Those odds are crazy, Forrest is going to handle Sonnen
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08-16-2012, 07:28 PM
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Chael wins by technical decision when Forest runs out of the cage in the middle of round 2 haha
But seriously, I'm not surprised by these odds. Chael wins by UD.
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08-16-2012, 07:29 PM
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Im droppin a Ben on Forrest.
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08-16-2012, 08:27 PM
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Has everyone forgotten that Forrest has already beaten Chael? Sure seems that way
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08-16-2012, 09:09 PM
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I've got $100 on Forrest.
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08-16-2012, 09:16 PM
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Of course he does....
He calls out Machida and Rampage... Who are much tougher matchups... and gets to fight Forrest.
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