| 24 August 2011
The Cheat Sheet is a new, regular feature at The MMA Manifesto where we give you a quick, easy and (hopefully) informative preview of an upcoming major MMA event. We kick things off with UFC Rio: Silva vs Okami.
UFC Rio: Silva vs Okami (aka UFC 134) - Sat, Aug 27 - HSBC Arena - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fight Card (courtesy of Wikipedia) and Betting Odds (courtesy of Sportbet)
Main Card
Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva (-485) vs. Yushin Okami (+415)
Light Heavyweight bout: Maurício Rua (-229) vs. Forrest Griffin (+201)
Heavyweight bout: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (+211) vs. Brendan Schaub (-239)
Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza (-283) vs. Ross Pearson (+252)
Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane (-224) vs. Stanislav Nedkov (+196)
Preliminary Card
Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares (-214) vs. Spencer Fisher (+186)
Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares (-251) vs. Dan Miller (+209)
Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago (-419) vs. David Mitchell (+341)
Bantamweight bout: Raphael Assunção (-166) vs. Johnny Eduardo (+144)
Featherweight bout: Yuri Alcantara (-419) vs. Felipe Arantes (+341)
Bantamweight bout: Yves Jabouin (+165) vs. Ian Loveland (-190)
Welterweight bout: Erick Silva (-271) vs. Luis Ramos (+229)
Strength of Card:
Excitement Level: High. The first UFC's show in MMA's "Motherland" since 1998, and with a card packed full of Brazilians, it should make for an electrifying atmosphere.
Who Should Buy This PPV?: Hardcore UFC fans for sure. Casual fans, maybe. Brazilians, definitely.
Projected PPV Buyrate: 500,000
Fight of the Night: Shogun Rua vs Forrest Griffin. Both guys are fan favourites and like to bang, so the fight should be exciting. Plus Shogun will be looking to avenge his previous loss to Forrest.
Best Fight on the Undercard: Rousimar Palhares vs Dan Miller
Best Bet (if you are betting man/woman): Forest Griffin (+201). This is a fight that I would have made a toss up, or maybe have given Rua a slight edge in it. After all, Griffin beat him the first time they fought and Forrest is on a two-fight win streak now. Betting $100 on Griffin to win $201 is a good investment (and if you are able to convince your significant other that gambling is an "investment", kudos to you!).
Win or Go Home: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. I'm not saying that Minotauro is in risk of being fired if he doesn't beat Brendan Schaub, but he definitely needs a win to prove that he isn't washed up (which I think he is). If he can slay an up-and-comer like Schaub, there might be some life left in Nogueira.
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