Tonight's UFC 92 card features a number of excellent match-ups, but few will be as highly anticipated as the bout between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva. This clash between bitter rivals will take place tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 is scheduled to begin at 10pm ET and can be seen live on Pay-Per-View.
UFC 92: Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva predictions at BetUS.com have Silva listed as a -140 favorite.
Tonight's fight will be Wanderlei Silva's third since returning to the UFC in December of 2007. The Brazilian looked as if he might be ready to retire after Chuck Liddell beat him by unanimous decision at UFC 79, but he rebounded to score a knock out of Keith Jardine in May of this year at UFC 84: ILL WILL. The quick dispatch of Jardine signaled that the agressive Silva had plenty left in the tank.
The quick striking Silva has a 32-8-1 professional MMA record entering tonight's match.
Jackson (28-7) had looked invincible since joining the UFC in February of 2007, scoring wins over Marvin Eastman, Chuck Liddell, and Dan Henderson. The 6'1" Memphis native earned the light heavyweight title in just his second UFC fight when he took out Liddell at 1:36 into round one. However, his brief championship reign came to end in July of this year when Forrest Griffin earned a five round unanimous decision over Rampage.
There is plenty of history between these two fighters and no love lost. They have faced each other on two occasions when they both were members of PRIDE. Silva was the victor in both battles, scoring a technical knockout in November of 2003 and a knockout in October of 2004. The second win is the stuff of legend, as Silva landed a vicious knee to Jackson's face who subsequently fell through the ropes. Jackson contends that it is the only time he has ever been knocked out.
BetUS.com's UFC 92 Betting Odds:
Forrest Griffin (-130) vs Rashad Evans (-110)
Quinton Jackson (Even) vs Wanderlei Silva (-140)
Frank Mir (+225) vs Antonio Rodrigo Noguera (-350)
CB Dollaway (-175) vs Mike Massenzio (+135)
Cheick Kongo (-375) vs Mostapha Al Turk (+235)
Yushin Okami (-350) vs Dean Lister (+225)
Antoni Hardonk (-400) vs Mike Wessel (+250)
Matt Hamill (-450) vs Reese Andy (+275)
Ryo Chonan (-200) vs Brad Blackburn (+150)
Dan Evensen (+175) vs Pat Barry (-225)




