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Originally Posted by SwoopAE
Interesting there swiitftx, I like Paul Sass too but i've underestimated volkmann before.
Also interesting to see you favour Struve over Hunt; did he win you over in the herman fight (I remember you had herman there) or do you think Hunt is bad, or do you think Struve matches up well with Hunt, or a combination?
Am I also the only one who thinks Boetsch will turn out to be nowhere near as good as his win over Okami (in a fight he was losing) suggests? Bisping is going to absolutely wreck him, and if Bisping is anywhere close to -200 i'll be all over him.
Do we remember what happened last time people underrated Bisping and I said he's got a chance? Oh right, he 'lost' to MW #1 contender Sonnen in a close decision (that I had 29-28 for Bisping)
I actually think Bisping is going to finish Boetsch by TKO (or if not then win a lopsided 30-27 decision)
I am not sure about Struve Hunt fight, on one hand, Struve is def the more complete fighter, but he's had problem with short aggro power punchers. I think this is actually a -100 for both fighters, or somewhere around there, though Struve may be a small favorite odds wise. This fight is going to be a bit similar to the Pat Barry fight I think except for the fact that Hunt doesn't throw as many leg strikes as Barry but has a better chin and more technical hands.
Considering if he's won me over, not yet, I think his first round against Herman was pretty bad. I don't think he will be able to do what he did in the first round when facing Hunt because Hunt is going to be a lot more aggressive and not as tentative with his strikes are Herman was. At some points Herman was playing the distance game with Struve which is the worst thing you can do. The way to beat Struve is to get on the inside and start brawling, which is exactly what Hunt is good at. However, Struve has a very good submission game and it is totally possible that what happened in the Pat Barry fight, happens here.
I think Bisping wins majority of the time and his odds would be higher if it wasn't for the fact that he has a suspect chin and Boetsch hits decently hard. Now that I think about it, Bisping should probably be -250 to -300.
Idk why I put volkmann as a favorite tbh, he's lost to 2 good grapplers in kampmann and Thiago, and judging from Sass resumé, he's at the same level if not higher as those 2.