MMA Betting – A Preview Of Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine
UFC fans will be familiar with the challenger in the main event of Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine on Saturday in Las Vegas, but he’s fighting in a lighter weight class. Here is a look at the odds for his match, although with three others from the main card.
Luke Rockhold (8-1) vs. Keith Jardine (17-9-2) – Middleweight
Rockhold, the Strikeforce champion at 185 pounds, is a massive -505 favorite, while Jardine comes in at +410 in his first match at this weight after fighting at 205 pounds in the UFC. It may seem like a BetOnline scam that Jardine is such a big underdog, but he earned a draw in his Strikeforce debut at 205 pounds and that was only because Gegard Mousasi lost a point. Rockhold took the belt from Ronaldo Souza in September, and he has won seven straight in Strikeforce.
Robbie Lawler (18-8, 1 NC) vs. Adlan Amagov (9-1-1) – Middleweight
Lawler may be familiar to some players that work with sportsbook software because he has fought in the UFC and Pride, and he is a teammate of UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes. That has to be the reason why he is a -175 favorite against Amagov, who is rated at +155, and he is fighting on his first Strikeforce main card. Experience probably has something to do with the odds, but Lawler is 1-2 since returning to middleweight and he may be a gatekeeper for Amagov, who is looking to make a name for himself among MMA fans.
Muhammad Lawal (8-1) vs. Lorenz Larkin (12-0) – Light Heavyweight
This is a matchup similar to the Lawler-Amagov tilt as “King Mo” is a -500 favorite over Larkin, an up-and-comer who is listed at +405. Lawal is known to experienced players that purchase price per head software because of his accomplished wrestling background and MMA fans put a lot of stock into wrestling now. He was also the Strikeforce 205-pound champion for a few months, beating Mousasi before losing to Rafael Cavalcante, while Larkin (like Amagov) is fighting on a main card for the first time.
Tyron Woodley (9-0) vs. Jordan Mein (23-7) – Welterweight
Woodley is favored at -315, and this is likely based on his win over Paul Daley in July in which Woodley, who was known more for his wrestling, outstruck Paul Daley, who is known as one of the best 170-pound strikers in the world. Mein, from Canada, has a ton of experience, but this is his big shot as he knocked out Evangelista Santos in his first Strikeforce bout and this would definitely move him up in the standings. The welterweight title is vacant as Nick Diaz moved to the UFC, so this is a matchup that online betting players should watch for.

