Wednesday, June 27, 2007

UFC 73: Stacked - Preview and Bodog Odds


On July 7th, the UFC will hold their next major pay-per-view event entitled UFC 73: Stacked. It will take place at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. Stacked is an appropriate title for event, as it features the first title defenses of both middleweight champ Anderson Silva and lightweight champ Sean Sherk. In addition, everyone’s favorite villain, Tito Ortiz, will be taking on Ultimate Fighter 2 winner, Rashad Evans. And don’t forget about the UFC debut of former PRIDE star Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

UFC 73 COMPLETE CARD

The Undercard

Frankie “The Answer” Edgar vs. Mark Bocek

Chris “Lights Out” Lytle vs. Drew Fickett

“The American Psycho” Stephan Bonnar vs. Mike Nickels

Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva


Main Card

Kenny “KenFlo” Florian vs. Alvin Robinson

“Minotauro” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. “The Texas Crazy Horse” Heath Herring

Tito “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz vs. Rashad “Sugar” Evans

Sean “Muscle Shark” Sherk vs. Hermes Franca (Lightweight Championship)

Anderson “The Spider” Silva vs. Nate “The Great” Marquardt (Middleweight Championship)


BODOG ODDS FOR UFC 73

At the moment, here are the current betting lines offered on Bodog. No doubt, more fights will be offered as the event gets closer. There are no parlays, and the maximum bet for each fight is $500.


Anderson Silva (-170) vs. Nate Marquardt (+140)

Sean Sherk (-220) vs. Hermes Franca (+180)

Tito Ortiz (-140) vs. Rashad Evans (+110)


For more MMA previews, see the following:

Ultimate Fighter 5 Preview

Kimbo Slice vs. Ray Mercer Preview


UFC 73: Stacked - Preview and Bodog Odds