UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson Betting Odds

Written February 17, 2009 by Jason Lowry

UFC 95

The UFC is once again set to take center stage this weekend, as UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson is set to get underway from the O2 Arena in London. Good news for UFC fans is the event is scheduled to air free of charge in the US on SPIKE TV. Its pretty easy to see that the main event of the night will be a lightweight battle between former middleweight star Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez and former top lightweight contender Joe “Daddy” Stevenson. To get you up to date on all the fights, here is a quick look at each of the 5 main card bouts with the odds for each fighter to win at Bookmaker.com.

Joe Stevenson (+255) vs. Diego Sanchez (-315)

This is the fight many fans will tune in to watch, but its just one of many really good fights that are scheduled to go down this Saturday. Sanchez had some pretty good success as a welterweight fighter, as he his 21-2 career MMA record shows. Sachez big wins include the likes of Kenny Florian, Nick Diaz, and most recently a TKO of Luigi Fioravanti. Stevenson has a 34-9 MMA record, but has fallen of late losing two of his last 3 fights, including a loss to Kenny Florian in his last fight. If Sanchez’s move to the lightweight division is anything like that of BJ Penn, then it doesn’t look good for Stevenson.

Rory Markham (-115) vs. Dan Hardy (-115)

This is about as even as it gets when you put two fighters in the octagon. Markham has a 16-4 record, and is coming off a win in his only UFC fight back in July of last year. Hardy is a solid 20-6-1, and has also fought just one fight in the UFC, and he to won his fight. Hardy will use his great striking and speed to try and out perform Markham’s great conditioning and knockout power. This fight has all the makings of being the best fight of the night, so don’t just tune into the main event.

Wilson Gouveia (+215) vs. Nate Marquardt (-275)

The odds might make you believe that this fight is going to won pretty easily by Marquardt, but we aren’t so sure that will be the case. Marquardt does come in with a nice 30-8-2 MMA record and a big win over Martin Kampmann back at UFC 88, but Gouveia is coming off back to back wins, and while his ground game is good, he has the power to end this fight early with a good shot.

Chael Sonnen (+225) vs. Demian Maia (-285)

This fight has a pretty interesting twist to it, as Demian Maia looks to 5-0 in the UFC and improve on his perfect 10-0 MMA record. The thing that makes this fight interesting is Maia has won all 4 of his UFC fights by choke out, and this guy is simply a master at the art of submission. That means in order for Sonnen to win he has to keep this fight on his feet, or it will likely be yet another submission win for Maia. Sonnen does have a 23-9-1 record, but all 3 of this losses in the UFC have come by submission.

Paulo Thiago (+375) vs. Josh Koscheck (-455)

This could also be a very entertaining fight to watch, as Thiago is set to make his UFC debut after going a perfect 7-0 while fighting in Brazil. Koscheck has been around the UFC for awhile, as this will be his 14th fight in the biggest MMA organization on the planet. Koscheck has great wrestling and overall athleticism that makes him a dangerous guy to fight, while Thiago has made his name as a submission specialist. The edge goes to Koscheck, but its hard telling with these fighters that we have seen so little of.

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