UFC Fight Night 82 Date: February 6, 2016 Arena: MGM Grand Garden Arena City: Las Vegas, NV The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs Thompson with 12-scheduled bouts. Main card action will get underway at 10pm ET on FOX Sports 1, with preliminary action preceding it on the same channel at 8pm ET and a pair of bouts on Fight Pass prior to that at 7pm ET. If interested in wagering on these plays, or any plays for this fight card, all betting lines will be made available at Several Bookmakerss. Here are my live dogs: Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks (-210) vs Stephen Thompson (+175) Gabe’s Thoughts: I have been having trouble getting a good feel on this fight. Initially, I felt somewhat confident that Hendricks would be able to outwrestle “Wonderboy” for to win a decision, but that was when it was a three round fight. As a five rounder, am I not nearly as confident. If Hendricks fades in this fight, I think Thompson will be able to finish him late. If Hendricks does not fade, I think there is a decent chance that Thompson can find success in keeping the fight standing and outpointing Hendricks en route to the scorecards, if not finding a finish along the way. As a five round fight, I think this 170-pound scrap is fairly close, so at his current underdog tag of +175, I think Thompson is worth a stab. Gabe’s Call: “Wonderboy” by T/KO (strikes, 3:44 round 4) Gabe’s Recommended Play: Thompson (+175) 1u to win 1.75u Light Heavyweight bout: Alex Nicholson (+700) vs Misha Cirkunov (-1100) Gabe’s Thoughts: To put it simply, I agree with Cirkunov being a massive favorite heading into this contest, however I don’t quite agree with his current offering price of -1100. I think he should be a 4-to-1 favorite here, so I see value in Nicholson at his current underdog tag of +700. I’m gonna take a little stab on him to win, even though I don’t think he has advantages anywhere in this fight. Cirkunov is a solid prospect and a work in progress, but he has holes in his game. I don’t think Nicholson is the one to expose them, but I would not be surprised to see him get lucky. At +700, tiny stab, please. Gabe’s Call: Cirkunov by T/KO (punches, 3:52 round 1) Gabe’s Recommended Play: Nicholson (+700) .25u to win 1.75u
