Anyone betting on Coleman?

[dps831]

I'm definitely thinking about it, but a few things are holding me back. For one, Coleman hasn't fought for two years and is coming off an injury that prevented him from fighting Lesnar. Secondly, he's 44 years old now, but at the same time he hasn't been in that many MMA fights, which interestingly enough is around the same amount that Randy Couture has been in, and he's still able to perform at that age.

A few reasons I want to bet on Mark: he's a 3-1 underdog, he has beaten Shogun before (although that was more of a freak injury), 5 minutes rounds tend to favor wrestlers more than 10 minutes rounds, in that he can ride a few takedowns for an entire round and win it 10-9. Also, the use of elbows on the ground could favor him as well. Shogun is also coming off a loss to Forrest, and pretty serious knee surgury.

All in all, I think at +300 Coleman is a good bet in this fight, but not fighting for 2 years definitely makes it a bit risky.

 

[JakeT.]

I'm thinking about it. The cage favors wrestlers and it's not like Coleman had a ton of trouble getting Shogun down the first time. At 3-1 to have you like Coleman. I'll take Coleman by decision at like 6-1 or something instead though (I think).

 

[fivestarjake]

whats the weight class here? coleman is a heavyweight. rua a lhw. so whats the deal here:think2:

 

[JakeT.]

whats the weight class here? coleman is a heavyweight. rua a lhw. so whats the deal here:think2:

LHW fight.

 

[jonnyg4508]

At most I would go small on Coleman.

Rua was hyped as the next big thing for the UFC and totally blew it. I think the younger, more well-rounded fighter wins this one.

Coleman isn't a bad bet considering the odds, this fight might be a weird one with 2 guys that you don't know what to expect, considering age, injuries, time off since last fights...could be a crapshoot and 3-1 is pretty good for that kind of fight.

 

[TheRightSide]

I think Coleman gets smoked in this one. No price to me is wirht it.

 

[G$$]

I think Coleman gets smoked in this one. No price to me is wirht it.

me too

guy is old but very tough. lots of heart.

i really think this will be his last fight, especially if he loses

 

[sphincter]

I think Coleman gets smoked in this one. No price to me is wirht it.

not sure about "no price is worth it",but,have to say i see the same thing.......

the wildcard is their collective inactivity...

if coleman beats rua this time(barring another fluke injury),i think rua`s done....

is coleman 40?...he`s been around forever....

 

[Mr_Mark]

think the hammer is 44