The Money Bet #7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Cub Swanson (+140)                      Shane Burgos (-160)

                  (25-10)                                    (11-1)

So, this is going to be Fight of the Night.  This is going to be a highly entertaining bout.  I like both of these fighters.  I’m picking Cub though.  Shane Burgos has a very fan favorite style of fighting.  He likes to keep his hands down and use his long reach t to throw punches off different angles.  He also likes to use head movement a lot and sheer toughness as defense.  In other words, he gets hit a lot.

STRIKING (SIGNIFICANT STRIKES)	Cub Swanson	Shane Burgos
Strikes Landed per Min. (SLpM)	4.16	6.54
Striking Accuracy	49%	46%
Strikes Absorbed per Min. (SApM)	3.28	5.47
Defense	62%	66%

The sheer number of fights Cub has had in the UFC is inflating his numbers and Shane has only had 5 fights in the UFC compared to Cub’s 16.

Shane has shown the ability to knock off new comers but has yet to show that he can level up to fight the top 10 and that’s where Cub is.  Given the fact Cub is on a 3 fight losing streak I’m surprised that he isn’t more of dog.  If you counting wins and losses and you aren’t watching the fights I think you made a bad decision.  I’m going with Cub I’m putting $20 dollars on him making my winnings $28.00 and my bankroll total $107.