BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Sportsbooks https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Seventeen Fighters That Are Picking Chris Weidman to Upset Anderson Silva at UFC 162 https://www.badmma.com/seventeen-fighters-that-are-picking-chris-weidman-to-upset-anderson-silva-at-ufc-162.html https://www.badmma.com/seventeen-fighters-that-are-picking-chris-weidman-to-upset-anderson-silva-at-ufc-162.html#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:30:41 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/seventeen-fighters-that-are-picking-chris-weidman-to-upset-anderson-silva-at-ufc-162.html Anderson Silva’s reign of terror over the middleweight division began with a three-minute mauling of Rich Franklin in October 2006. In the seven years since, “The Spider” has barely been challenged inside the Octagon, turning away a Who’s Who in the 185-pound and even 205-pound divisions. However, a growing number of experts expect that challenge to finally emerge in the form of undefeated No. 1 contender Chris Weidman at  UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman on July 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Leading Las Vegas oddsmakers make the 9-0 Weidman the shortest underdog to face Silva in over five years, since then-reigning PRIDEFC champion Dan Henderson collided with the Brazilian back in March 2008. The sportsbooks believe a Weidman victory this Independence Day Weekend is more likely than a Chael Sonnen victory was at last summer’s Independence Weekend event, despite Sonnen having famously dominated Silva for four-plus rounds in a previous bout.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/seventeen-fighters-that-are-picking-chris-weidman-to-upset-anderson-silva-at-ufc-162.html/feed 0 UFC 162′s Chris Weidman as popular upset pick: ‘Gives extra boost of confidence’ https://www.badmma.com/ufc-162s-chris-weidman-as-popular-upset-pick-gives-extra-boost-of-confidence.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-162s-chris-weidman-as-popular-upset-pick-gives-extra-boost-of-confidence.html#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 17:45:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-162s-chris-weidman-as-popular-upset-pick-gives-extra-boost-of-confidence.html Despite being a 2-to-1 underdog to UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva , fellow UFC 162 headliner Chris Weidman has been a popular underdog pick in recent weeks. The title challenger has noticed too. Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), a Division I All-American wrestler who’s undefeated since his move to MMA in 2009, meets Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) in the headliner of Saturday’s pay-per-view event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. While Weidman’s a +200 underdog with most sportsbooks, fellow fighters and many industry insiders have predicted he’ll pull off the upset. Doing so against Silva, arguably the greatest fighter in UFC history, is no easy task. The 38-year-old champ, after all, is on an overall 17-fight win streak, owns UFC records for consecutive wins (16) and title defenses (10), and he’s knocked out four straight opponents

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