UFC 104 picks, Vegas-style: Is there really a Machida-era?

[Clark Kent]

10-21-2009 02:20 PM:The fight game is a world with short memories. How many fighters have to be tabbed the next big thing or an unbeatable force before people realize those tags should be reserved only for the true legends? Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva have earned those tags. Lyoto Machida has not. At least not yet. You can't look much more devastating than he did in his UFC 98 win over Rashad Evans, but Fedor is 30-1 and Silva has won 10 straight UFC fights, nine by stoppage. Machida can creep closer to those guys if he disposes of Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the same fashion.

Watch Cagewriter along with RawVegas' Dave Farra as they break down the top fights on the card:

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UFC betting odds (Venetian Resort Hotel Casino):
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Sports betting on MMA is simple to understand. When you see a minus number that is the amount you need to bet to win $100. The favorite is always a minus number. So the bigger the minus number, the bigger the favorite. Anything over -300 is a huge favorite. The plus number is what you get if you a bet an underdog for $100

Mauricio Rua (+375) v. Lyoto Machida (-550) - UFC Light heavyweight title

Ben Rothwell (+200) v. Cain Velasquez (-250) - Heavyweight

Gleison Tibau (-115) v. Josh Neer (-115) -Lightweight

Spencer Fischer (+200) v. Joe Stevenson (-250) - Lightweight

Yoshiyuki Yoshida (+250) v. Anthony Johnson (-330) - Welterweight

Eric Schafer (+350) v. Ryan Bader (-500) - Light heavyweight

Pat Barry (Even) v. Antoni Hardonk (-130) - Heavyweight

Chael Sonnen (+220) v. Yushin Okami (-300) - Middleweight

Jorge Rivera (+150) v. Rob Kimmons (-180) - Middleweight

Razak Al-Hassan (+115) v. Kyle Kingsbury (-145) - Light heavyweight

Chase Gormley (+180) v. Stefan Struve (-220) - Heavyweight



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