Florian looks underrated; UFC 101 ESPN, 3am.Byline: Dan Williams Daniel Lawrence "Dan" Williams (born on September 3, 1966 in San Gabriel, California) is a former professional baseball player and the current bullpen catcher for the Cleveland Indians. He has been a player or coach in the Indians system since 1988. ESPN's coverage of the Ultimate Fighting Championship This article covers the organization itself. For the inaugural event which went by the same name, see UFC 1. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world. kicks off tonight live from Philadelphia with a double main event of the highest order. Brazilian Anderson 'The Spider' Silva - regarded as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world - is 1-3 favourite to beat American slugger Forrest Griffin. Silva has won his last nine consecutive fights (a UFC UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Universidade Federal do Ceará (Brazilian University) UFC Unified Facilities Criteria UFC Uniform Fire Code UFC Uniform Freight Classification UFC United Facilities Criteria UFC USACE Finance Center record) and is an incredible all-round athlete. But he has looked belowpar in his last two contests, and is moving up from 185lbs to 205lbs to take on Griffin. Griffin has a huge heart and wins over Rampage Jackson and Mauricio Rua prove his potential, but Silva should have the answers - though the short odds may put most punters off. A juicier bet could be to back Kenny Florian at 43-20 to beat lightweight champion BJ Penn. Penn has never been defeated at lightweight, but KenFlo is very underrated and has won six consecutive UFC fights since dropping a decision the last time he fought for the lightweight title against Sean Sherk. Recommendation K Florian 1pt 43-20 Stan James |
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