UFC 74: Respect - Preview and Bodog Odds

On August 25th, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will hold their next pay-per-view event entitled UFC 74: Respect. As with most UFC events, it will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC 74 - FULL CARD

Preliminary Card

Thales Leites vs. Ryan Jensen (Middleweight)

Marcus Aurelio vs. Clay Guida (Lightweight)

Frank Mir vs. Antoni Hardonk (Heavyweight)

Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. David Heath (Light Heavyweight)

Main Card

Roger Huerta vs. Alberto Crane (Lightweight)

Patrick Cote vs. Kendall Grove (Middleweight)

Joe Stevenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino (Lightweight)

Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck (Welterweight)

Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (Heavyweight Title Match)

JOSH “KOS” KOSCHECK VS. GEORGES “RUSH” SAINT-PIERRE

Josh Koscheck

Koscheck will be moving up to a whole new level when he takes on the former welterweight champ. Koscheck competed in the first season of The Ultimate Fighter but was eliminated after losing a decision to Diego Sanchez. On the pro level, he has since avenged his loss to Sanchez. He also has wins over Jeff Joslin and Jonathan Goulet. In fact, his only loss on the pro level came via a rear naked choke from Drew Fickett.

Georges Saint-Pierre

The former UFC Welterweight champion, he is currently ranked as the second best 170 lb. fighter in the world. He holds wins over Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Frank Trigg, Sean Sherk and Karo Parisyan.

After losing a match to Matt Hughes, Saint-Pierre got another shot at UFC 65. The result was different this time, as he scored a TKO in the second round. Unfortunately, he was upset in his very first title defense against Matt “The Terra” Serra at UFC 69. Serra was an 8-1 underdog.

BODOG ODDS

Here are the current odds according to Bodog. There are no parlays, and the maximum wager is $500.

Georges St. Pierre -240

Josh Koscheck +190

RANDY “THE NATURAL” COUTURE VS. GABRIEL “NAPAO” GONZAGA

Gabriel Gonzaga

Gonzaga holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a former member of the legendary Chute Boxe Academy of Brazil. With a record a 9-1 (his only loss coming to Fabricio Werdum), Gonzaga shocked the MMA world when he knocked out Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic with a head kick to earn a shot at Randy Couture’s title. Gonzaga is 28 years old, stands 6’2” and weighs a solid 243 pounds.

Randy Couture

Couture is the current UFC Heavyweight champion and a member of the UFC Hall of Fame. He is the only five-time champion in UFC history, as well as being the only man to hold titles in the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.

Couture is proficient in numerous MMA techniques, but his favorite is the Ground and Pound style. He has wins over such notable fighters as Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort, Tito Ortiz, Pedro Rizzo, Kevin Randleman, Tim Sylvia and Jeremy Horn.

Is his most recent fight at UFC 68, he came out of retirement to take on Heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia. At the age of 43, he dropped the 6’8” Sylvia with a right hand 8 seconds into the match. He went on to get a 5 round unanimous decision win.

Couture is 6’2” and weighs 225 pounds. His MMA record is 15-8.

BODOG ODDS

No parlays. Max bet is $500.

Gabriel Gonzaga -135

Randy Couture +105

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UFC 74: Respect - Preview and Bodog Odds