Many sports wagering buffs skip right past the preliminary matches and focus instead on the Main Event when they see that Anderson Silva is highlighting the Main Card of the upcoming UFC 117 wagering action. 
But the truth is, the Silva competition, while it’s a great chance to see the greatest pound for pound contender in the world, it’s a awful opportunity to be on the UFC 117 odds. Silva, if he feels like engaging his challenger, will wipe the floor with Chael Sonnen.
MMA betting buffs are more likely keen on the Main Event just to see how middleweight victor Anderson Silva will fight following his strange performance in March as opposed to the betting lines. If Silva comes out in the Octagon doing the same thing as his last competition, which was a unusual exhibition of mostly not fighting, versus his UFC 117 odds challenger, Chael Sonnen, Dan White has already said that his UFC wagering career is over.
There have been some exceptional UFC Main Event competition cards to date in 2010 however the UFC 117 odds roster is not 1 of them. The dog days of summer tend to be a slow period for the sports betting community and that is surely true of the upcoming UFC 117 odds competition in sportsbook payouts.
Not only will the payout on any bet on Silva, the defending middleweight champion of the world and undefeated since 2006, will be nominal, but the Main Event will likely be quite anti-climactic. Instead, the UFC 117 odds for the Preliminary Card should be what MMA buffs focus on. The action should be fast and furious and there should be a lot of good wagering chances, and these matches are loaded with up and coming talent, as well as a few greybeard punching bags.
Take as an example the Ben Saunders against Dennis Hallman matchup, 2 welterweights on the opposite ends of their careers. Hallman, who might not be the oldest dog in the competition at 34, but with 57 career MMA matches to his name, obviously doesn’t have a lot in the tank, will be competing with Saunders, an up and coming contender with just 12 bouts under his belt (8-2-2). Saunders ought to be the grizzled, senseless vet but it should be compelling regardless of who comes out the victor in this UFC 117 wagering matchup.
The Johny Hendricks against Charlie Brenneman match is another preliminary matchup that has caught the eye of the more discerning UFC 117 wagering aficionados. With these two competitors coming into the match with outstanding records, this is might very well be the most powerful competition of the evening. But the truth is Hendricks has fought much more difficult competition and should turn the lights out on Brenneman. This matchup should be a thrilling clinic in destroying your challenger and a great wagering chance as Brenneman’s record is grossly inflated versus bad competition.
When Saturday comes around, skip the Main Card and focus on the better viewing and gambling chances on the Preliminary Card.
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