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Before I go into what I have to say, just wanna encourage people to do their own research before deciding to wager any money off the back of this thread.
Anyhow, I was doing some research and watching tape on both fighters, and I am absolutely amazed by how heavy the odds are stacked in favour of Gutiérrez. I get that he has fought the better competition, but Durden really posses a lot of problems for him imo:
1) Gutiérrez stands horribly upright in his fights. I've watched tape on Durden, and he's a very solid wrestler who no doubt will take Chris down if he continues to stand this upright; especially since Chris throws a lot of leg kicks.
2) Durden has recently fought in a few kickboxing bouts, and notably trains with the Lima bros (part of American Top Team). Suffice to say, I think Chris's dangerous leg kick game will somewhat be negated (and if not, the leg kick heavy game plays into Durden's wrestling), and imo this is a major part of his success. Take this away, and what does he have which makes him so much better than Cody?
3) Durden is a real game fighter. I really like the grit about this guy. There is zero quit in him, and he seems incredibly confident that he's going to get his hand raised. The guy is on a 7 fight win streak, so has very good momentum going into this fight.
4) Durden was a late replacement for Sanders, and normally this bodes well for the fighter who is fighting the replacement. However, when the replacement is a real game opponent who has the tools to win (and who's also been keeping busy), I personally think this puts them at an advantage. Sanders posed no wrestling threat whatsoever, and was a perfect match up for Gutiérrez's leg kick game. So given how Durden was announced as a replacement with just 7 days to the fight, I really don't think this is long enough to train for a good wrestler.
So maybe I'm missing something guys, but having watched both fighters, no way should the odds be this in favour of Chris. I've actually included Durden in two of my parlays, so fingers crossed my hunch is right about the guy.
Let me know your thoughts
Anyhow, I was doing some research and watching tape on both fighters, and I am absolutely amazed by how heavy the odds are stacked in favour of Gutiérrez. I get that he has fought the better competition, but Durden really posses a lot of problems for him imo:
1) Gutiérrez stands horribly upright in his fights. I've watched tape on Durden, and he's a very solid wrestler who no doubt will take Chris down if he continues to stand this upright; especially since Chris throws a lot of leg kicks.
2) Durden has recently fought in a few kickboxing bouts, and notably trains with the Lima bros (part of American Top Team). Suffice to say, I think Chris's dangerous leg kick game will somewhat be negated (and if not, the leg kick heavy game plays into Durden's wrestling), and imo this is a major part of his success. Take this away, and what does he have which makes him so much better than Cody?
3) Durden is a real game fighter. I really like the grit about this guy. There is zero quit in him, and he seems incredibly confident that he's going to get his hand raised. The guy is on a 7 fight win streak, so has very good momentum going into this fight.
4) Durden was a late replacement for Sanders, and normally this bodes well for the fighter who is fighting the replacement. However, when the replacement is a real game opponent who has the tools to win (and who's also been keeping busy), I personally think this puts them at an advantage. Sanders posed no wrestling threat whatsoever, and was a perfect match up for Gutiérrez's leg kick game. So given how Durden was announced as a replacement with just 7 days to the fight, I really don't think this is long enough to train for a good wrestler.
So maybe I'm missing something guys, but having watched both fighters, no way should the odds be this in favour of Chris. I've actually included Durden in two of my parlays, so fingers crossed my hunch is right about the guy.
Let me know your thoughts
