*15-2 YTD RECORD* #1 UFC FIGHT OF THE MONTH!
(MMA) (RDRGZ) vs. (SBRN),
Money Line: -138.00 (RDRGZ) (Away)
Result: Win
At 9:40pm ET, my UFC Fight Of The Month is on Ronaldo Rodriguez. I'm very pleased to get Rodriguez at this price. I felt he could easily be priced much higher. Rodriguez is 16-2. Osbourne is 12-7. Records aside, styles make fights and this should be a great matchup for Rodriguez. A well-rounded fighter with strong submission skills, Rodriguez has won 6 straight and 10 of 11. Two of his last 3 wins have come via submission. He's never been knocked out (or submitted). His 2 losses came by decision. Osbourne has lost 2 in a row and 3 of 4. He's lost 4 of 7 since moving down to the flyweight division. His last 2 losses both came via submission. He will have a big reach advantage in this fight but his (biggest) problem is that his take-down defense is terrible. Once on the ground, Osbourne really struggles. Full of confidence from his winning streak, the Mexican fighter will stifle Osbourne's striking and eventually take him down and very likely submit him. If it does manage to go to the scorecards, Rodriguez will have built enough control time on the ground to be comfortably ahead.