The mixed martial arts (MMA) fantasy website Kountermove is back with another exclusive game for MMAOddsBreaker.com readers. If you’re not familiar with how the site works, here’s a brief snippet from the site owners, themselves.
Kountermove brings the traditional fantasy format to MMA. Accumulation of points and a salary cap make fantasy MMA more intriguing than your basic “pick ’em” contest. With other industry pros on the site it is the place to be if you know your MMA. The game is fairly simple on its face, games are played over a single night during one event. Prior to the event, players get a total of $25,000 fantasy dollars to pick five fighters for your team. Each fighter is given a specific salary by Kountermove. Kountermove assigns a value for each fighter based on how we believe the fight will go. Points are scored if a fighter scores a finish, wins a round, lands significant strikes, knocks an opponent down, scores takedowns, secures dominant positions or attempts submissions. The more dominant your fighters’performance, the more points you’re going to score. If you score more points than your opponents, then you win the money.
To enter the tournament for MMAOddsBreaker.com readers, just click the link below: http://www.kountermove.com/join/44329-mmaoddsbreakers-25-gpp-machida-vs-romero-fantasy-mma-game-on-fantasy-mma-machida-vs-romero-627-T-0-1/ If you don’t have an account, don’t worry, you can create one for free, but do it quickly, spacing is limited! If you’re interested in a few pointers on potential fighters to pick, I’ll be offering my analysis and potential picks to click. In case you have your doubts, I have a very nice track record of success with the website, having won plenty since its inception. Before I get to my picks, remember that to get the best value out of your team, you have to try to get an average of $5000 per fighter with your team of five fighters and your $25,000 salary cap. That means if you want to pick a big favorite from UFC Fight Night 70 like Hacran Dias ($5400) you have to balance it out by picking some underdogs that you think will perform above and beyond. Sometimes it’s not worth it to pick the overwhelming favorite. Without further ado, here are some of the picks that stand out for me: Antonio Carlos Jr ($4900): Carlos Jr was a dangerous heavyweight and light heavyweight and he’s an even more lethal middleweight. I expect the TUF Brazil winner to really take the fight to Eddie Gordon, who’s done nothing but disappoint since winning TUF Season 19. Gordon doesn’t have a great chin and his striking isn’t that impressive so I think he’ll be shooting for takedowns against Carlos Jr, which could help him fall right into the Brazilian’s web of submissions. Carlos Jr has dangerous heel hooks and chokes and I think if he doesn’t knock Gordon out, he’ll tap him out with one of those at some point in this contest. Underdog Pick of the Night Danny Martinez ($4800): Martinez is a bit of a high risk/high reward fighter. While he’s 0-2 in the UFC thus far, he’s been competitive and he’s showcased decent power and wrestling. Those are two attributes that will help him tremendously against Sirwan Kakai. Kakai doesn’t have a great chin or defensive wrestling, so Martinez has a great shot of landing bit strikes and scoring early takedowns. As long as he doesn’t gas too quickly, there’s a great opportunity for a quick finish from the Alliance MMA product. Fighter to Avoid Steve Bosse ($4800): There are just too many unknowns with Bosse. The Canadian called it a career last year when he aggravated a shoulder injury but had a change of heart when Rampage Jackson was briefly pulled from UFC 186 earlier this year. Bosse has accumulated a ton of injuries in his brief MMA and his prior hockey enforcer careers. I have no idea what to expect from him and it’s just not worth taking a shot on a complete question mark. Take a pass until you see what he’s capable of. Complete UFC Fight Night 70 Preview If my fantasy preview isn’t enough for you, Fight Scientist Reed Kuhn, MMA Oddsmaker Nick Kalikas and myself did an extensive preview of the fight card on The Premium Oddscast, which was posted earlier this week. Feel free to check out our latest episode. There’s plenty of combinations for great teams with 9 total bouts this event: UFC Fight Night 70 Preview
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