Betting Tips, Picks & Predictions UFC Fight Night 47

I’m really sorry, I hate to be boring, but my 3 betting tips for UFC Fight Night 47 are all big favourites… I wish my picks could be a little more exciting, but I see this event as a total trap card. By trap card, I mean that there are several big favourites who should have no problems winning, but their opponents still present a big enough risk, that it’s not worth taking a gamble at the relatively low odds that we’re offered. For example… Ryan Bader should have absolutely no problem beating Ovince St Preux. Bader should be able to outwork him and drag him into deep waters where St Preux has shown terrible cardio throughout his career. HOWEVER. Ryan Bader is also really chinny and St Preux hits REALLY HARD. Bader should win this fight because Ovince St Preux is a terrible fighter, but I hate betting against guys with such raw power. Then you have Brad Tavares who should have no problem beating a much slower Tim Boetsch. But then again… Brad Taveres just got ragdolled around the Octagon by Yoel Romero and that’s not going to have done his confidence any good. Tavares also hasn’t fought a very good standard of opposition. His biggest win was against Lorenz Larkin, but Larkin didn’t really show up for that fight and on another night Larkin would probably have won. Aside from that? Well he’s beaten Bubba McDaniel and Riki Fukuda so he must be a good fighter right??? Tavares is one of those fighters who’s good at everything and great at nothing. Tim Boetsch brings it everytime he fights in the Octagon and this fight will probably be really close because of Tavares’ lack of finishing power. I don’t think it’s worth placing a bet on Tavares to win at odds of 1.40 | -250 | 2/5 because this is probably going to be a close fight and MMA judges are notoriously bad at picking the right guy to win! My third example of how UFC Fight Night 47 is a dangerous card to bet on, is Fabricio Camoes vs Gray Maynard. Gray Maynard should be able to win this, but then again his chin has looked worse than Pat Barry’s in his last couple of fights. Fabricio Camoes hits really hard and I can definitely see Camoes knocking Maynard out if this fight stays standing. I actually thought about tipping Camoes to win, since Camoes is such a dangerous submission guy on the ground, but I’m not ready to completely write off Gray Maynard just yet. If Maynard does lose this, it could be one of the fastest declines of a top ranked fighter in UFC history… Now that I’ve written a little about the fights you should avoid betting on, I’m going to give you three solid betting tips which should return us a decent profit. Please take a few moments to stop by our Forum, to let us know what you think of our betting tips, picks and predictions for UFC Fight Night 47. Click here to checkout our betting tips, picks and predictions for the upcoming fights at UFC 177… [divider]

LAUREN MURPHY vs SARA McMANN

Lauren Murphy and Sara McMann are both grapplers, but Sara McMann has an Olympic Silver medal in wrestling that kind of proves she’s got the edge when it comes to grappling. Lauren Murphy is an excellent submission fighter, but Sara McMann was able to hang with Shayna Baszler for 5 rounds and get out of some pretty tricky positions. I personally consider Shayna Baszler to be a better submission fighter than Lauren Murphy and for that reason, Sara McMann should be fine if this fight goes to the ground. Murphy is a decent striker, but she doesn’t throw a high enough volume. McMann isn’t an active striker either, but she does throw with power and conviction. She also has decent fight IQ and she uses her powerful strikes, to set up powerful take downs. Both girls will want this fight to go to the ground, but it is control that scores points in MMA and McMann has a much better chance of landing take downs and securing dominant positions. Most of Murphy’s take down attempts come from the clinch and against the cage and I feel McMann will be far too strong to get taken down in either of these positions. Sara McMann is stronger and more explosive than Lauren Murphy. Murphy might be undefeated at 8-0 but this is going to be a real tough fight for her… OUR BETTING TIP: 10.00 Units on Sara McMann to win at odds of 1.40 | -250 | 2/5 THE BEST ODDS ON SARA McMANN TO WIN CAN BE FOUND AT: [adrotate group=”89″]


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JUSSIER FORMIGA vs ZACH MAKOVSKY

Zach Makovsky is like a mini Matt Hughes and he’s shaping up to be the real deal in the UFC’s Flyweight division. I wouldn’t say that Makovsky is technically better than Formiga wherever this fight could take place, but I would say that Makovsky’s aggression will make it look like he is… Jussier Formiga has excellent top control and ground and pound, but Makovsky is a former NCAA Division 1 wrestler and it’s extremely hard to take those guys down, it’s even harder to keep them there. Makovsky throws a much higher volume of strikes than Formiga and he also throws them with more power and conviction. Jussier Formiga has has the benefit of home advantage in his last 3 fights and this will be the first time he has competed outside of Brazil since he fought John Dodson back in 2012. Without home advantage on his side, I think Jussier Formiga is going to really struggle in this fight. OUR BETTING TIP: 10.00 Units on Zach Makovsky to win at odds of 1.40 | -250 | 2/5 THE BEST ODDS ON ZACH MAKOVSKY TO WIN CAN BE FOUND AT: [adrotate group=”76″]


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ABEL TRUJILLO vs ROSS PEARSON

I hate betting against Ross Pearson because I’m British and Ross Pearson is one of my favourite fighters. This, unfortunately, is just a really bad match up for him… Abel Trujillo may look like a wild, crazy, marauding fighter but he actually has more accurate striking than Ross Pearson and he also gets hit a lot less. Abel Trujillo is a strong wrestler and even though Pearson has great take down defence, I can definitely see periods of this fight where Trujillo can tie up Pearson and work his powerful clinch striking game. He should also be able to score points by controlling Pearson against the cage and by taking the centre of the Octagon. Pearson has shown great footwork and head movement in his last few fights, but he still gets hit far too much and he has pretty poor striking defence. Abel Trujillo is an extremely powerful striker and he does a great job of getting in and out of his opponents range without taking damage. Abel Trujillo should be able to take the centre of the Octagon and land much bigger punches on Pearson than Pearson can land on him. In a stand up fight, Trujillo has far more ways to hurt Pearson and this could be a rough night for the Brit… OUR BETTING TIP: FIGHT CANCELLED Click here to checkout our betting tips, picks and predictions for the upcoming fights at UFC 177…


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