Wednesday, October 19, 2011

UFC 136 picks, Vegas-style: Florian might be best value play at plus-300

UFC 136 picks, Vegas-style: Florian might be best value play at plus-300

The UFC's deepest card of the year presents some pretty interesting gambling challenges. One title fight is basically a toss-up while the other is being booked as a blowout.

Frank Edgar is still a small favorite over a guy he's 0-1-1 against in Gray Maynard. Edgar is minus-130 with Maynard coming back at plus-110.

The bettors don't feel the same about Kenny Florian as an underdog. He's as big as plus-350. Jose Aldo hasn't lost a fight since 2005 and has won all nine of his fights under the Zuffa banner.

Yahoo! Sports' lead MMA writer Kevin Iole joined me on ESPNRadio1100/98.9 FM in Las Vegas to breakdown the card and make his picks. Listen here for audio.

UFC 136 betting odds:

Best bets in bold

Gray Maynard (+110) vs. Frank Edgar (-130)- UFC lightweight title

Jose Aldo (-360) vs. Kenny Florian (+300) - UFC featherweight title

Demian Maia (-300) vs. Jorge Santiago (+250) - Middleweight

Leonard Garcia (+200) vs. Nam Phan (-240) - Featherweight

Chael Sonnen (-250) vs. Brian Stann (+210)- Middleweight

Melvin Guillard (-410) vs. Joe Lauzon (+330)- Lightweight

Jeremy Stephens (+240) vs. Anthony Pettis (-280)- Lightweight

Eric Schafer (+325) vs. Aaron Simpson (-400)- Middleweight

Steve Cantwell (-135) vs. Mike Massenzio (+115) - Middleweight

Darren Elkins (+110) vs. Tie Quan Zhang (-130) - Featherweight

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