UFC Play, 6/4

[Royler]

Busier than expected today, guys, so I need to keep this one brief...

Only attractive play on the card in my eyes is Tanner over Franklin at +120. Yes, Franklin beat him once before. Yes, most rematches don't have a different result.

But this is no longer the same playing field. Tanner moved down to 185 and slipped right into it, going on a 4-0 tear against Phil Baroni, Robbie Lawler, and David Terrell. Franklin followed suit and struggled mightily against mid-carder Jorge Rivera. He insists he's made for middleweight, but his composure and physical appearance told a different story.

Just as some guys aren't built to go up in weight, some are simply too big to drop down comfortably. I say Tanner weathers an early storm and then capitalizes on Franklin's sluggishness, finally finishing him with elbows from the mount in the first or second round.

The rest of the card looks juiced, and with good reason. Favorites should roll. Maybe Shonie Carter can pull something out. Good luck.

 

[sphincter]

GLAD TO SEE YOU CHECK IN......

i was given diaz...griffin...and parisyan....along with carter and tanner as small dog plays...thinking that shonie may be a bit small for quarry,though...

i see your point on tanner....

another guy savvy guy said,why not just parlay buentello,arlovski and diaz at a little better than even odds?......why not....they look like solid faves...it`s only one wager,so a loss isn`t devastating...i think arlovski can be had,though...

serra`s a tough nut and has only lost to very good guys....the same goes for parisyan...but,i think,parisyan may be naturally a little bigger....

diaz is a young guy who appears to be getting better and better....a parlay with him because the odds are justifiably a little stiff...a large height advantage here...

i just like griffin`s heart.......maybe i`m still in awe of the bonnar fight....unreal...

g.l.

 

[Royler]

Don't know what will happen between Griffin and Mahood. Likely win for Forrest, but Mahood is no chump.

Not a big fan of parlays, but yes, Diaz, Buentello, and Arlovski is as sound as you're going to get. Showcase fights for all three.

I've heard the same about Carter being undersized, but I don't get it - he just had three fights as a heavyweight(!) and won two of them. Granted, he wasn't jacked, but it's not like he's weighing 180, either. We'll see. Good luck, Sphinc.

 

[sphincter]

pretty good night...only the small doggies bit the dust...

griffin and parisyan hit...the parlays all hit...

i`m happy...and i had a 15-1 parlay with scott harrison inside the distance friday night/hatton/and the last leg is tyson/mcbride under 3.5 next week.....

like my chances...but i may have to hedge a little...

royler...you were dead on about the favorites.... hope you took your own advice....

g.l.,bud...

 

[Vancouverfan]

I didn't see any of these fights but I heard that Franklin threw a real bad beating on Tanner and Tanner was in pretty rough shape afterwards,, anyone see it here?? Franklin (Jim Carrey) is a beast..

 

[sphincter]

vancouver...it was a beatdown.....pure and simple.......tanner won`t be fighting again for awhile....

for some strange reason,he again chose to stand up with franklin.....and was beaten worse than a red headed step-child...