Anderson was -1500 favorite over Takase (+750): one of least talked about but biggest upsets ever

[ExitLUPin]

-1500 Silva vs. +750 Takase

Fedor, who was the best fighter in the world at the time, was on that card and -1100 over +750 Fujita......

Anderson just came off a HOOGE performance against Newton. Ppl were talking him up in the discussion for best 185lb and under fighter in MMA. This was SUPPOSED to be a showcase fight for Anderson to stomp his opponent. HOWEVER.......4-7-1 Takase had other things in mind......Namely a Maia/Magny level performance and ROSE TO DEE OCCASION.



damnnnnnn

to put it in perspective
those odds are even wider than almost every Honda/Holly line, GSP/Serra, TJ/Barao, Frankie/BJ 1

 

[AceCooch]

Is normal

 

[chunglii]

Where did you get those odds from?

 

[n...not crazy]

I don't remember being all that shocked at the time. True story.

 

[BRASIL WAND]

We're gonna need some sauce on that lad.

 

[DethridgeCraft]

Where is the "not a shocker" option?

 

[MirRocksFedor]

Did you forget to add the sauce ?

Still a huge upset. But it was before he made it to the UFC so not as talked about.

 

[Shoot Boxe Hero]

Googled "Anderson Silva vs Daiju Takase betting odds" and nothing came up at all. Where is your source TS

 

[touchedbyjab]

Screams work

 

[Kalmah]

Where did you get those odds from?

Tapology I would assume

 

[ExitLUPin]

Where did you get those odds from?

http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/lofiversion/index.php?t33160.html

- Nino Schembri -300
- Kazuhiro Hamanaka +220

- Anderson Silva -1500
- Daiju Takase +750

- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson -340
- Mikhail Ilioukhine +260

- Don Frye +200
- Mark Coleman -280

- Mirko Cro Cop -154
- Heath Herring +114

- Emelianenko Fedor -1100
- Kazuyuki Fujita +600

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- Vitor Belfort -300
- Marvin Eastman +220

- Vernon White -200
- Ian Freeman +160

- Chuck Liddell -282
- Randy Couture +202

- Tre Tellingham +130
- Pedro Rizzo -170

- Matt Lindland -350
- Falaniko Vitale +275

- Tank Abbott +108
- Kimo -148

- Yves Edwards -1300
- Eddie Ruiz +700
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Olympic Sports has the latest Pride 26 betting odds. These are the odds as of 5/30/03 9am. For up to date Pride 26 betting odds, head over to Olympic Sports and click on the "Other Sports" and "Boxing" link.

-mmafighting.com

http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter...n-the-spider-silva-vs-carlos-the-ronin-newton

http://www.sportsbookbuzz.com/ufc/betting-tips/

If you look back at the biggest betting upsets in the mixed martial arts world, 6 of the top 8 were a result of the heavily favored fighter being knocked out. When Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou stepped into the ring against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at Pride 33, no one thought the younger, inexperienced fighter had a chance as a +1500 underdog. One thing that Sokoudjou did have was raw power and it took him only 23 seconds to knock out his Brazilian foe, en route to becoming the biggest underdog that the mixed martial arts world has ever seen. At +850, Matt Serra owns the second biggest mixed martial arts upset with his first round knockout of UFC champion Georges St. Pierre. Although Serra had never shown knockout ability before, it just goes to show you that anyone can get knocked out at any given time and you should stay away from heavily favored fighters when betting on this sport.

Even the UFC’s best fighter, Anderson “The Spider” Silva, has been a victim of a huge betting upset before. At Pride 26, the knockout artist was a victim of a submission by Daiju Takase. With a current record of 7-13-1, Takase is not an upper level fighter but he was able to pull off some magic and cash a huge +800 ticket for anyone who decided to fade the huge favorites that night.

http://www.majorwager.com/forums/no...l-arts/120527-pride-26-card-odds-olympic.html

Pride 26 Reborn - June 8, 2003
6/8/2003 12:00 AM Nino Schembri vs Kazuhiro Hamanaka Match is @ Yokohama Arena Japan
101 Nino Schembri -300
102 Kazuhiro Hamanaka +220

6/8/2003 12:00 AM Anderson Silva vs Daiju Takase Match is @ Yokohama Arena Japan
103 Anderson Silva -1500
104 Daiju Takase +750

6/8/2003 12:00 AM Qinonton Jackson vs Mikhail Ilioukhine Match is @ Yokohama Arena Japan
107 Qinonton Jackson -340
108 Mikhail Ilioukhine +260

6/8/2003 12:00 AM Don Frye vs Mark Coleman Match is @ Yokohama Arena Japan
109 Don Frye +220
110 Mark Coleman -300

6/8/2003 12:00 AM Mirko Cro Cop vs Heath Herring Match is @ Yokohama Arena Japan
111 Mirko Cro Cop -168
112 Heath Herring +128

6/8/2003 12:00 AM Emelianenko Fedor vs Kazuyuki Fujita Match is @ Yokohama Arena Japan
113 Emelianenko Fedor -1100
114 Kazuyuki Fujita +600

 

[ExitLUPin]

Screams work

Only one screaming was Anderson in the back crying after the fight

 

[Claude]

That's what happened when Anderson didn't get saved by the bell in unified rules 5 minute rounds. A lot of people think Anderson was vastly better when he fought in the UFC but that's false. Anderson started looking great as soon as he started fighting under unified rules in Cage Rage. 5 minute rounds and a cage helped him to mitigate his weak wrestling.

Had this fight happened in the UFC, Daiju Takase would've had to work for another take down in the 2nd round, thus increasing Anderson's chance to catch him with something. But since Pride's 1st rounds were 10 minutes long he was able to get the sub in the 8th minute.

 

[Bob Sapp Junior]

Least talked about? WTF?

 

[cevo]

That's what happened when Anderson didn't get saved by the bell in unified rules 5 minute rounds. A lot of people think Anderson was vastly better when he fought in the UFC but that's false. Anderson started looking great as soon as he started fighting under unified rules in Cage Rage. 5 minute rounds and a cage helped him to mitigate his weak wrestling.

So all those years in the UFC, he didn't improve at all..? You have a point but come on.

 

[Drake]

Interesting. I'd imagine it wasn't talked about because Andy wasn't at his most successful...? I don't know.

 

[ExitLUPin]

Least talked about? WTF?

No one brings up this fight when talking about the biggest upsets when it should be in the discussion

 

[ExitLUPin]

Bisping made history tonight but lets not be quick to name it the biggest upset, not close to that but prolly top 10

 

[silvasurfer5253]

Screams work

This is what I always thought. Same with the Chonan fight.

 

[ExitLUPin]

This is what I always thought. Same with the Chonan fight.

LOL delusional.

But whatever helps you sleep at night.

 

[ExitLUPin]

That's what happened when Anderson didn't get saved by the bell in unified rules 5 minute rounds. A lot of people think Anderson was vastly better when he fought in the UFC but that's false. Anderson started looking great as soon as he started fighting under unified rules in Cage Rage. 5 minute rounds and a cage helped him to mitigate his weak wrestling.

Had this fight happened in the UFC, Daiju Takase would've had to work for another take down in the 2nd round, thus increasing Anderson's chance to catch him with something. But since Pride's 1st rounds were 10 minutes long he was able to get the sub in the 8th minute.

This is an interesting point