Best MMA Bete to Make July 25

[sleung]

On July 25 the MFC card take Ryan Ford at -285 over Joe Jordan

Ryan Ford will be the next big thing in MMA.

Ford has demolished his most recent opponents including The Ultimate Fighter standout Pete Spratt and Matt Hughes-trained C.J. Fernandes. In just one year’s time he has become a welterweight wrecking machine

He is a beast at 170. He is from Edmonton Alberta, great striking and is 6 and 0. BTW he wil be fighting in his home town to boot.

 

[terpkeg]

dont know much about jordon, but seems like he is undersized to be fighting at 170, no? Most of his notable fights at 155.

at first glance, seems solid.

 

[sleung]

wow the lines have fallen to -195from -285

take Ford no idea why the lines have dropped so much

 

[turbozed]

CRIS is the only book with this one up, and it doesn't take much action to move the lines in these small shows.

OR maybe someone knows something we don't :think2:

 

[turbozed]

Pat Healy is now listed as the opponent for Ford at CRIS.

That might answer a lot of questions. Healy has a win over Carlos Condit, but has inconsistent lately.

 

[sleung]

tough call now but Ryan Ford is the next big thing in MMA

he will be in UFC soon. i have seen this guy many times and he is really really good.

i also know guys that train with him and they all say the same thing him about him

 

[fhmesq44]

-185 at 5D

 

[JohnnieC]

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Pat Healy (Pictures) silenced the sold-out River Cree Resort and Casino with a third-round armbar submission victory over local favourite Ryan Ford on Saturday in the main event at Maximum Fighting Championship 17. Accepting the fight on short notice, Healy braved hostile territory and walked out as the MFC welterweight champion.

Healy (19-14) -- who stepped in on a week’s notice after UFC veterans Drew Fickett (Pictures) and Joe Jordan (Pictures) were forced out of the fight -- used his slick submission skills and the previously unbeaten Ford’s inexperience in the ring to snatch an exposed arm three minutes into the second round.

Throughout the fight, Ford (6-1) used his brute strength to gain an advantage over his seasoned foe. Healy tried to catch Ford in a number of submission attempts at various points in the match, but the Canadian managed to power out of them. A number of slam takedowns and strong strikes from the top seemed to have Ford well on his way to a decision, but Healy saw an opening and capitalized.

Ford powered Healy to the mat but in doing so left his arm trapped in Healy’s possession. Healy took advantage, rolled Ford and secured the armbar. Though Ford tried to defend the hold, he was left with no choice but to concede defeat, a development which silenced the crowd. Fans did not expect their undefeated hometown prospect to crash and burn.

A possible rematch between Healy and Ford may be in the works for an upcoming MFC event in September or November.

 

[fhmesq44]

2 thoughts:

- that guy will certainly get better defending BJJ and subs, but he will struggle with BJJ guys his entire career

- MMA in a ring sucks. I didn't watch much PRIDE in its heyday, so this is my first extended viewing of it. Maybe I am just used to the cage, but that sucked and seems to create a massive advantage to one fighter or the other (in this case Healy). Way, way too many resets that inevitably took the momentum away from Ford. I think all but one of Healy's sub attempts came immediately after a mid-ring reset and eventually ended up with him winning the fight. Ford mauls him if that is in a cage.

 

[turbozed]

In PRIDE, they had an army of japanese guys surrounding the ropes making sure that fighters stayed in.

But yes, the ring is more favorable for grapplers. Restarts are kind of annoying, but I guess so is a strong wrestler holding and neutralizing a great grappler against a fence resulting in inaction.

The main substantive difference I see between ring and cage is that ring provides more visibility while cage provides for uninterrupted action. Any arguments of which is more "fair" is void because what benefits one group in one environment will burden another group (and visa versa).

 

[terpkeg]

In PRIDE, they had an army of japanese guys surrounding the ropes making sure that fighters stayed in.

But yes, the ring is more favorable for grapplers. Restarts are kind of annoying, but I guess so is a strong wrestler holding and neutralizing a great grappler against a fence resulting in inaction.

The main substantive difference I see between ring and cage is that ring provides more visibility while cage provides for uninterrupted action. Any arguments of which is more "fair" is void because what benefits one group in one environment will burden another group (and visa versa).

agreed. ring v cage just different hard to argue. i tend to favor the grapplers not being neutralized against the cage, the re-starts dont really bother me.
but, ive been to live events for both and the ring is much better live imo.