Could Anderson Silva’s Last Competition Be the UFC 117 Gambling Competition?
The impending UFC 117 wagering competition on August seventh could be more of the same as we’ve watched the remainder of 2010, which has been a great year for UFC Main Events.
Or it could be recalled as a red letter date in UFC history when the reigning champ, one of the excellent fighters in MMA history, walked away from the sport. It might take place, even if it sounds too ridiculous to be true. But if middleweight victor Anderson Silva pulls another stunt like he did in April, UFC president Dana White has already stated openly that he will hand Silva his walking papers. And White isn’t the sort of man to change his mind.
There have been rumors of Silva leaving UFC for years now and some of that talk stemmed from contract discussions and definitely were little more than bargaining chips. But something about the impending UFC 117 probabilities competition seems different. Silva is now at an age where he’s certainly starting to consider other career options outside of MMA and since he’s at the peak of his UFC fame it would make sense to try and capitalize on that before he fades into the spotlight as a punch drunk has-been.
Truth be told his opponent Chael Sonnen really is not much of a contender, and Silva will head into his UFC 117 wagering competition as the overwhelming fave; actually, it is a quite odd matchup and the UFC 117 odds hugely like Silva. After all, Sonnen is little greater than a punching bag and Silva is debatably one the leading three MMA competitors in history. It seems like a odd competition, especially coming after Silva’s weird behavior vs Demian Maia where he refused to engage his challenger and threw insults instead of punches.
MMA wagering buffs are more probably keen on the Main Event only to see how middleweight champion Anderson Silva will fight following his peculiar performance in March instead of the gambling lines. If Silva comes out in the Octagon doing the same thing as his last bout, which was a unusual exhibition of mostly not fighting, vs his UFC 117 odds adversary, Chael Sonnen, Dan White has already said that his UFC wagering career is over.
And maybe that ultimatum will see him leave the UFC wagering action for good, specifically if it only provokes Silva to wilder heights. But apart from this element of drama there’s little else in this UFC 117 wagering event to hold the interest of the casual UFC wagering enthusiast.
It’s tough to know what’s going to take place in the upcoming UFC 117 betting Main Event but there are certainly a variety of possibilities and if Silva was looking for a way to get out his UFC deal, diving in this match would certainly be one way of doing it.
He could also come out and KO Sonnen in the first minute. It’s hard to say in terms of this highly skilled but mercurial MMA celebrity and that’s what makes this competition so fascinating.