Posted by Goss Sports December 12th, 2010
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It is not often that gamblers get the chance to cash in on a mixed martial arts fight. In most cases, the fights are either evenly matched, with low odds, or the favorite walks away with the win. On Saturday night, an underdog finally came through for gamblers at Las Vegas sports books.
Mac Danzig went into his fight with Joe Stevenson with odds of +220. That means that if Danzig could pull the upset, bettors would be receiving more than two to one on their money. Stevenson, the favorite, had odds of -300, leaving most bettors comfortable that he would score an easy win.
Danzig battled his way to win “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 6 competition, and on Saturday evening he won something even bigger, a spot on future UFC fight cards. Danzig defeated Stevenson in the first round of their match, making gamblers who took a change on the underdog ecstatic.
On the other side, Stevenson bettors had to face the reality of losing three times what they would have won. t is rare that fights of this magnitude end up in an upset, and that was exemplified by the rest of the card at UFC 124. Danzig was the only big underdog to win on the night.
In the main event, George St. Pierre again showed that he is one of the top three or four fighters in the UFC. The Welterweight champion had odds of -400 to retain his belt against Josh Koscheck. The underdog returned odds of +300, and although he made the match go the distance, the scores were not close. St. Pierre won the decision with scores of 50-45 from all three judges.
In a slight upset, Jim Miller, with odds of +110, beat favorite Charles Oliveira. The favorite had odds of -140. Stefan Struve defeated underdog Sean McCorkle, and heavy favorite Thiago Alves took care of business against John Howard in the other matches of the evening.
The UFC has become a major gambling sport in the US over the past couple of years. Boxing used to attract all of the high rollers to Las Vegas back in the day, but in recent years mixed martial arts, mainly the UFC, has become the top fighting draw for bettors.
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