UFC FIGHT NIGHT 144: Moraes vs Assuncao 2
It’s that time again crew. Last week we took care of business as we swept the board going 6-0 in bets on the UFC card, with a bonus winner via the PacMan DEC prop. DFS recommendations led to several cashes as well, which is always awesome, and we look forward to continuing the trend this week!
UFC Recap – Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez
What’s up Scout crew!? I thought I’d do a quick recap on the night of fights. If you missed the fights on Saturday, you missed a very historic night. Yes, we had a handful of decisions, but the 25th anniversary card did in fact deliver in the end. We had an amazing debut by newcomer Maycee Barber, the cowboy came through, and an all-time bad beat in the main event. Let’s get our recap on and rip into the pre-fight write up. I’d like to start with my predictions on the matchups compared to what resulted. Jung -105 $8500 vs Rodriguez -115 $7700 Prediction: The Korean Zombie will look to make it two in a row, since returning from his four-year hiatus, mainly due to serving military duty, as he takes on Yair Rodriguez. As you may remember, Yair got murked by Frankie Edgar, Zombie’s original opponent on this card until getting injured. Shortly after, Yair was momentarily fired by Dana White and crew, for what was perceived and being too selective on opponents. What a way to return though. How about headlining the 25th anniversary show back from where it all started, against a freakin’ Korean Zombie! This will be an amazing match up and it really could go either way. I expect both to come out fast, looking to land and hurt their opponent right out of the shoots. Zombie is typically a tad sloppy in the standup, and is willing to take some shots, to get in his own. (Hence the nickname). Yair is more of the flashy, unorthodox/throw weird shit type of fighter, that has been known to catch the judges eye. Zombie will have the advantage on the ground with his high-level judo and jiu-jitsu, if it ends up that way. Mental edge to the Korean Zombie as well for me. The guy delivers in these high pressure/bright light matches, in comparison to Rodriguez. I was front row for Rodriguez vs Bruce Leeroy in Salt Lake, and he literally almost lost that fight. In that fight, he was a -350 favorite, and ended up edging out a split decision that really could have gone either way. After that fight, yes, he worked over the legend BJ Penn, who was well beyond his fighting prime. Then came Frankie Edgar. Edgar completely took Yair to the cleaners. He hurt his eye early on, and it again showed his lack of mental game. This could be a toss-up match. Yair has the better chin and will be the more technical of the two. But the Korean Zombie can steal those rounds, and just has that ability to suck his opponent into some crazy exchanges, that typically go his way. Both are game in DFS, but I side with the Korean Zombie to get the nod. RESULT: Yair Rodriguez wins via KO with 1 second left in the final round. I’m crushed for the Korean Zombie. Both guys put on an amazing performance, but you have to feel for the Zombie. He was up on the scorecards and would have won via decision if he survived that last second elbow out of nowhere by Yair. I mentioned both were good for DFS, but I bet the Korean Zombie to win. Definition of a BAD BEAT. Anyone touting their pick on Yair to win got very lucky. Congrats to you, but thank the gambling gods every night the rest of the year. Perry -200 $8900 vs Cerrone +170 $7300 Prediction: This will be fireworks. If you haven’t followed the drama I’ll try and make it quick. Perry joined Jackson/Wink, the gym Cerrone has been at for years. When this fight was announced, Mike Winklejohn let Cerrone know that he would be training the new guy Perry, and not Cerrone for the Denver matchup. All hell broke loose and Cerrone ended up putting the gym on blast, comparing it to a puppy mill. Cerrone went on to say that it turned into a gym where anyone could just walk in off the street, and spar with big-named professionals, which wasn’t a practice at the gym back in the day. Alright, enough of that. So long story short, Perry has been at the gym, getting the inside scoop on all of Cerrone’s “tells” and training with his old fam. Cerrone has been up at his BMF ranch getting ready, and a handful of guys have been making the trek to get him ready. Yair even made his way up to the ranch to get some work in with Cerrone. Cerrone though, I’m just not sure where his head is at. Not long ago, he had his first child, which is a huge mental game changer for anyone, not matter what you say. Also, back at the end of August, Cerrone went on the Joe Rogan podcast, dropped the hammer on his old gym, but also discuss in length how he’s been experimenting with mushrooms and more as of late. That caught my attention. Earlier this week, Cerrone was biting his tongue, but ended up stating that this will be his last fight at 170, and will be moving back down to 155 to chase the belt before he wraps up his career. Now regarding Perry. The dude is a savage. The guy eats, sleeps, etc. his MMA career. He looked even more improved in his last outing against Felder. Remember in that fight, Felder broke his arm trying to catch himself from a Perry slam to the mat, and ended up taking a bunch of damage across the rounds. Perry has that KO power and if he gets through to Cerrone’s chin, it’s over. Perry is HUNGRY and it reminds me of Cerrone year’s back. Catch my drift? I think they have the right favorite here. RESULT: Cerrone wins via SUB RD1 4:46 Perry lands that right hook, it’s over. But he’s young and for some reason went off game plan and paid for it. Perry went to take
MMA DFS: Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez MMA DFS & Betting Program Just like that we are back for another week of fights, as the UFC heads to Denver for its big 25th anniversary show! Let me take that back.
MMA DFS: UFC 229
Scout Army. It’s go time!! As a lifelong fight fan, for me this is one of those times where things have come together perfectly. We have two of the best fighters in the world, in their prime, fighting NOW. None
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs Vick Fantasy MMA DFS Preview
What’s up Scout Army?! I’m off to Vegas for the weekend to get signed up for the annual Las Vegas SuperContest. Before I catch my flight, I wanted to pump out a quick write up for Saturday’s card. Some of you know how rare this is. I ALWAYS wait until after the weigh-ins. So with that, it will be short and sweet.
If you are going to be down in Vegas, hit me up as we will be watching the fights and throwing down some plays. But as always, hit me up on Twitter (@Y2CASEY) or in the slack if you have any questions. To recap, here’s what you can expect here at Scout as we move forward with the MMA.