Liddell The Heavy Betting Favorite For UFC 71

A quick betting lesson before you go ahead and enjoy this article. A favorite will have a minus and then a number. That's the amount you would need to bet to make a $100 profit on their victory. An underdog will have a plus and then a number. That's the amount of money you would make on a $100 bet if the underdog won the fight.

So, for UFC 71, Liddell is -200. That means you would have to bet $200 to make $100. Rampage, on the other hand, is +150. That means that you would make $150 if you bet $100.

UFC 71 is a rematch of a 2003 fight from PRIDE: Final Conflict, in which Rampage defeated Liddell by TKO. That loss, four years ago, was Liddell's last.

"Sports bettors can wager on UFC:71 at bedED.com,which has Liddell as a heavy favorite at -200. Jackson is +150.

Liddell (20-3-0), 37, based in San Luis Obispo, Calif., is a devastating striker with an incredible takedown defense, according to the UFC 71 website. He is the reigning UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion and has knocked out his last seven opponents including Randy Couture (twice), Vernon White, Horn, Renato “Babalu” Sobral and most recently Tito Ortiz (twice) at UFC 66.

Jackson (26-6), 28, fighting out of Irvine, Calif., beat Marvin Eastman in February, dropping him with a TKO in the second round. Jackson is known and respected – and feared – for his raw strength, power slams and equal striking ability.

“I'm excited to make this long awaited rematch a reality for UFC fans,” said UFC President Dana White.

“Chuck has been on a mission to avenge all of his losses. He avenged Randy Couture, then Jeremy Horn and now standing in the way is Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

“Rampage is extremely excited to finally be in the UFC, and is very confident that his second fight in the UFC will earn him the light heavyweight championship. This is without a doubt the blockbuster fight of the summer.”

Another Main Card fight features Karo Parisyan against Josh Burkman. Parisyan is the clear favorite at -300, while Burkman is +260."

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