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UFC 72 Odds

Written by Jimmy Boyd

If you want to bet on MMA then you will want to take a look at the latest UFC 72 odds from a couple of different online sportsbooks. This event will take place on June 16th, 2007 at the Odyssey in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The UFC continues to expand into the European market as this is the third event taking place across the pond after UFC 38 back in 2002 and UFC 70 earlier this year. Martin Kampmann was supposed to be fighting Rich Franklin, with the winner most likely getting a shot at the champ, Anderson Silva in the coming months but had to withdraw due to injury. That injury opened the door for Yushin Okami to be involved in the main event. The other three fights on the main card are Forrest Griffin v. Hector Ramirez, Tyson Griffin taking on Clay Guida, and Jason MacDonald against Rory Singer.

Franklin is 32 years old and now has a record of 21-2-1 with 11 knockouts and 9 submission victories. He has defeated some of the biggest names in MMA such as Lyoto Machida, Evan Tanner, Jorge Rivera, David Loiseau, and Ken Shamrock. His last loss came after returning to the ring from a seven-month abscence due to a broken left hand back in October of 2006. Silva broke Franklin’s nose and Rich had to undergo surgery to repair himself before returning to beat Jason “The Athlete” Macdonald by TKO back on March 3rd.

Okami is relatively young at 26 and stands at 20-3 with 7 knockouts and 3 submission wins. His last win was an impressive one against Mike Swick at UFC 69 in Swick’s hometown of Houston, Texas. That win brought Okami to 4-0 in the UFC with six straight wins in all organizations. This guy is still a relatively unknown and could show some good value in this fight, but Franklin has been a great fighter in the UFC and won’t go down easily.

Rich Franklin -185
Yushin Okami +155

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