UFC betting favors Randy “The Natural” Couture as he faces Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in UFC 102. Many gamblers that bet on UFC action will look to wager on this high-profile matchup in UFC 102 betting.
UFC betting at the sportsbook has Couture almost a 2-1 favorite against Nogueira. The last time we saw Couture in UFC betting was back in UFC 91 when he lost to current heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. UFC betting on Couture is always popular and has been since Couture first made his appearance at UFC 13 when we won in UFC betting vs. Tony Halme. Couture has an overall record of 16-9 but most of those bouts have been high-profile fights that gamblers loved to bet on UFC action. Couture is one of only two fighters to hold two UFC titles in two different weight classes. Couture retired after UFC 57 when he lost in UFC betting to Chuck Liddell.
Couture is -200 in the bout against Nogueira at the online sportsbook. Other feature fights in UFC for gamblers that bet on UFC action have Keith Jardine favored against Thiago Silva, Chris Leben favored against Jake Rosholt, Nate Marquardt favored over Demian Maia, Gabriel Gonzaga favored over Chris Tuchscherer and Wilson Gouveia favored against James Irvin and Brandon Vera favored over Krzysztof Soszynski at the sportsbook
Couture is 45-years old so it will be interesting to see how he does in this marquee fight. The UFC bout will be special to Couture with it being held in Portland, Oregon. Couture is from Everett, Washington and he coached wrestling at Oregon State. “Nogueira is the type of fighter that is dangerous everywhere,” said Couture, “He’s difficult to knock out and he’s a world-class jiu-jitsu player. I will have to train very diligently and very specifically for him. Also, the fact that I’m fighting in Oregon makes me want to put on a great show and win for these fans.”
UFC tells us that Nogueira is the only person to hold the PRIDE and UFC heavyweight belts. He is coming off a loss to Frank Mir at UFC 92 in UFC. “I’m honored to face such a great fighter as Randy Couture,” Nogueira said. “I wanted to fight him for some time now and I know to become a legend you have to beat a legend.” Gamblers who bet on UFC fights will be aware that Nogueira is 31-5-1 in his career. Nogueira has defeated many top fighters in UFC betting including “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Dan Henderson.
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