Point-Spreads.com is issuing a Betting Odds Alert for main fights at UFC 97 Redemption. MMA bettors should know that the entire fight card will go off the betting odds board at 9:00 PM EST. This includes the Chuck Liddell vs Mauricio Rua fight and the fight between Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites.
"I'm planning on coming out and knocking (Rua) out," stated Chuck Liddell. "So hopefully that will be enough to keep (White) interested in me fighting."
The best place to wager on Chuck Liddell to win at UFC 97 is at Sportsbook.com, Liddell is listed as the -160 betting odds favorite. "This fight should be interesting from a style stand point as Liddell is the more accomplished striker while Rua is the more well rounded fighter," stated Point-Spreads.com UFC Betting Odds Expert Matt Foust when asked to comment on the Chuck Liddell vs Mauricio Rua Fight.
The best place to bet on Maurico Rua is at Bodog Sportsbook, Rua is listed as a +140 betting odds underdog in UFC 97. "The Iceman does not venture to the ground very often," Foust continued. "But his skills there are largely underestimated. Should Rua chose to go that route, which he might given Liddell's heavy hands, he could expend a great deal of energy trying to get the former champ to the mat. Liddell has some of the best take down defense in mixed martial arts."
The best place to wager on Anderson Silva is at Sportsbook.com, Silva is listed as a -525 betting odds favorite. "The betting odds makers obviously feel that the Spider has the advantage in either area given the heavy odds in his favor," stated Point-Spreads.com MMA Betting Odds expert Matt Foust when asked to comment on the Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites Fight.
"Thales Leites is a tough guy," stated UFC president Dana White. "He's cracked off a lot of wins in the UFC now, and he's got himself a title shot. The real question is going to be, Which Anderson Silva is going to show up: the monster that's been destroying everybody for over two years now in the UFC, or the guy we saw fight Cote?"
The best place to bet on Thales Leites is at BetUS.com, Leites is listed as a +400 betting odds underdog at UFC 97. "Leites could be a good value play considering his extreme talent on the mat," Foust continued. "Two of Silva's four career losses have come by submission, so it is not beyond the realm of possibility that a fighter of Leites ability could surprise Anderson."
