UFC 87 Seek and Destroy Predictions & Preview

August 5, 2008


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The UFC is back in action on August 9th at the Target Center in Minneapollis, Minnesota, for UFC 87 Seek and Destroy. The fight card is loaded with great fights, including former WWE star Brock Lesnar taking on Heath Herring in a likely do or die for the former pro wrestler, also in action is Kenny Florian taking on Roger Huerta, in what should be a classic lightweight battle. Finally we get to the main event where current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre takes on one of the top contenders at 170 in Jon Fitch. To help you get a good idea of the upcoming fights this weekend, professional handicapper Jason Lowry is going to give you his UFC 87 predictions for main card this weekend.

Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
St-Pierre -350
Fitch +250
When you talk about the champ St-Pierre you are talking about one of the most well rounded fighters in MMA, and someone that seems to be getting better and better with each and every fight. St-Pierre made pretty easy work of Matt Serra back at UFC 83 to revenge an earlier loss to Serra. In the other corner you get Fitch, who is a perfect 8-0 in the UFC with wins over guys like Thiago Alves, Diego Sanchez, and most recently Chris Wilson at UFC 82. This should be a great main event, but don’t expect the title to change hands this weekend.
Winner: Georges St-Pierre -350

Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
Lesnar -230
Herring +180
This fight will create a lot of buzz, as Lesnar continues to try and prove that he can make it as a MMA fighter. So far Lesnar is 1-1 in MMA, with his loss coming against Frank Mir at UFC 81 by a leg lock submission. The guy trying to stop Lesnar is Herring, who is much more experienced with over 40 MMA fights. Herring comes into the fight with a split decision win over Cheick Kongo at UFC 82 earlier in the year, and is looking for a big performance as well. This should be a great one as two huge men are set to try and beat the living crap out of each other, we are going with the minor upset in this one.
Winner: Heath Herring +180

Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
Florian -145
Huerta +115
We think that this is going to be the fight that everyone is talking about the following week, as you get two of the best lightweights in the UFC. Huerta comes in as a slight underdog in this one, but his 6-0 UFC record that includes 3 knockouts and most recently a choke submission win over Clay Guida at the end of last year. Florian on the other hand Florian comes in with a solid 7-2 record in the UFC, with his losses coming against some solid competition in Diego Sanchez and Sean Sherk. Florian is riding a 4 fight win streak, but we see that coming to an end, as we see Huerta being to much to handle.
Winner: Roger Huerta +115

Jason MacDonald vs. Demian Maia
MacDonald +220
Maia - 300
Maia comes in at the big favorite in this one, as he is riding a perfect 8-0 record in the MMA. Maia is a submission master, and has ended both of his last two fights by choke submission. In the other corner you get the more experienced fighter in MacDonald, who comes in at 21-9 who looks to take his well rounded skills to the octagon, and cash in his 2nd straight win, after his most recent beat down of Joe Doerksen at UFC 83. MacDonald might be the more experienced fighter, but that won’t help in this one.
Winner: Demian Mia - 300

Rob Emerson vs. Manny Gamburyan
Emerson +220
Gamburyan - 300
Emerson is still looking for that big first fight in the UFC that has fans at the edge of their seat, but the powerful Californian is set to use his physical strength and kickboxing to take out Gamburyan, who will be looking to take the fight to the ground. It will be interesting to see if Gamburyan can break through on Emerson’s great take down defense, we think he will and thats why were taking the favorite in this one.
Winner: Manny Gamburyan - 300

So there you have it a quick look at the big upcoming UFC event. If you want to place a bet on any of these fights, get over to BetUS.com and get an account going today. Check out what others are saying about UFC 87 Predictions, to help you make just the right pick. Also as always, feel free to leave any comments in our comment

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