UFC 87 - Brock Lesnar and Bodog Betting Odds

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy will take place on August 9th, 2008 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The headlining fight will be a showdown for the Welterweight Title between Jon Fitch and reigning champ Georges St. Pierre. The other anticipated bout will be the second UFC fight of Brock Lesnar, as he takes on veteran heavyweight Heath “Texas Crazy Horse” Herring. Lesnar was supposed to fight Mark Coleman, but he withdrew due to an Achilles tendon injury.

UFC 87 - FULL CARD AND BODOG ODDS

As with all MMA fights, you can get all your odds from Bodog’s sports book. Three fights are available to wager on at the moment, but odds for all fights will be available as the show gets closer.

Preliminary Card

(Light Heavyweight) Andre Gusmao vs. Jon Jones

(Welterweight) Luke Cummo vs. Tamdan McCrory

(Welterweight) Ben Saunders vs. Ryan Thomas

(Welterweight) Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno

(Heavyweight) Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen

Main Card

(Middleweight) Jason MacDonald vs. Demian Maia

(Lightweight) Manny Gamburyan vs. Rob Emerson

(Heavyweight) Brock Lesnar -270 vs. Heath Herring +210

(Lightweight) Kenny Florian -155 vs. Roger Huerta +125

(Welterweight Championship) Georges St. Pierre -340 vs. Jon Fitch +260

BROCK LESNAR VS. HEATH HERRING

Lesnar looked like a monster in his debut until wily veteran Frank Mir caught him in a heel hook and submitted him. This time around, he’s facing an opponent who doesn’t possess great ground skills, although Herring was on the ground plenty against guys like Fedor and Nog and survived. Herring is primarily a striker, so expect him to come out firing. Lesnar will no doubt want to take him to the ground, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see a brawl break out. Lesnar has something to prove, and a loss here might prove a quick end to his MMA career. Herring isn’t a cakewalk, however, and his +210 odds against the inexperienced Lesnar is mighty appealing.

GEORGES ST. PIERRE VS. JON FITCH

After starting his career at light-heavyweight, Fitch dropped down to welterweight and has reeled off 8 straight wins, tying Royce Gracie for the UFC record. While he would love to break that record and win the title, he’s facing one of the most skilled fighters in the game today. St. Pierre has speed, punching power and a solid ground game. After disposing of Matt Hughes twice, he’s now poised to rule over the welterweight division like Anderson Silva has done with the middleweights. But while Fitch is a talented fighter, I can’t help but feel that St. Pierre is just better. I’m expecting a first round win for the Canadian-born champion.

UFC 87 - Brock Lesnar and Bodog Betting Odds