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Silva Jardine Predictions
“The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva will face off with “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine in a super light heavyweight bout at UFC 84. Silva is one of the all-time greats in MMA competition, and BodogLife.com oddsmakers feel that experience is worthy of him being listed as the -160 favorite against one of the top light heavyweights in the sport. Jimmy Boyd’s Silva – Jardine predictions will deliver you a big winner in this highly anticipated bout.
Keith Jardine’s power and explosiveness displayed in his wrestling and kickboxing earned him a career win over Chuck Liddell last September at UFC 76. Any fighter able to pull off a win over Liddell has the ability to be a champion and that’s what Jardine will be fighting for here. A win over Silva should get him that title shot. It’s been well noted that few fighters have a skill set as complete as Jardine.
Silva is as legendary as they come in MMA circles with over 10 years of domination in the sport. He has compiled a career record of 31-8-1 and is without question one of the best ever in the light heavyweight division. At UFC 79, Silva went down to Chuck Liddell in a three-round war, but that fight showed me that he still had plenty of juice left. Silva is a former Pride champ. He has defeated UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson twice and that’s why we see him as the favorite here. He also has impressive wins over Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Ricardo Arona, Hidehiko Yoshida, and Kazuyuki Fujita.
Silva wants to prove to himself and his fans that he is still the same man who has dominated fighters for over a decade and Jardine wants to add Silva’s name to his list of icons that he has knocked off to further cement his place in history.
The fact that both fighters respect each other tells me to get ready for a three-round battle. In 39 career matches, Silva has only been knocked out four times so I definitely don’t see him getting knocked out here. But this time around, I like “The Dean of Mean” to prevail via decision. I think Jardine is at his peak right now as recent big wins have given him tons of confidence. He’s ready to make that title push. Silva on the other hand, has been doing this for so long that he is starting to get complacent, which leads me to believe that his best fights are behind him.
Prediction: Jardine
As impressive as Silva was against Liddell, he still lost the fight. Jardine was able to beat Liddell, something few fighters have been able to accomplish. Jardine desperately wants a shot at Quinton Jackson and the light heavyweight title and he knows he must win this one to get that opportunity. This is not going to be an easy fight for Jardine, but when it’s all said and done, his versatility will have allowed him to land more blows. We’ll take the underdog, Keith Jardine at +130 odds to win this super light heavyweight bout.
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