Tim Sylvia vs. Fedor Emelianenko Affliction:Banned Picks
July 9, 2008
Saturday July 19th marks what could be the beginning of a new force in the MMA, as Affliction will be hosting its first ever event, and it doesn’t get much better than the card they are throwing out there. While the pay-per-view event will have feature all 5 of the fights on the main card, fans who might not be able to afford the event, Fox Sports is going to have a hour special before the fight that lets fans watch the preliminary fights like Aleksander Emelianenk vs. Paul Buentello. But thats not what we are here for today, as we are going to take a look at the main event in Tim Sylvia vs. Fedor Emelianenko for the WAMMA Heavyweight Championship. Here is our take on both fighters and who we got winning this thing next weekend.
Current odds at Bodoglife.com
Tim Sylvia +300
Fedor Emelianenko - 450
Fedor Emelianenko
This Russian heavyweight fighter is about as good as it gets when you are talking about MMA heavyweight fighters, and his 28-1-1 record is plenty of reason why people are calling him the best heavyweight fighter in the world. Emelianenko is not only a fighter that can pound his opponents, he has the great ability to get his oppenents to submit. Emelianenko has been the PRIDE heavyweight champion for years, and has been able to handle some of the best talent in the world. Emelianenko has big knock out wins over guys like Heath Herring, Yuji Nagata, and his most rececnt came back in 2005 against Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, who is the only man to beat Emelianenko. This guy has won his last 5 fights by submission and has now won 24 straight times without a loss. Its going to take one hell of a fight from Sylvia to stop this machine when the lock it up at the Honda Center.
Tim Sylvia
Sylvia is a giant among men in MMA as he towers over many fighters at 6′8, but it hasn’t stopped this guy from putting together a great MMA fighting career. Even though Sylvia has suffered losses to Randy Couture and most recently Antonio Nogueira back at UFC 81, he is still considered one of the top 10 heavyweight fighters in the world. He will get his first shot at Emelianenko and he will have to likely knock him out if he wants to pull off what many would consider a big upset. Sylvia was able to squeeze in a unanimous decision win over Brandon Vera at UFC 77. Sylvia will likely need to use his size and strength to win this one and hope that his kickboxing style can lead him back to the center stage of the MMA fighting scene.
Get over to Bodoglife.com and get your bet in on the fight today, Bodoglife.com is not only a great place to bet on any event, its one of the best you will find for MMA fighting.
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