{"id":207310,"date":"2016-10-14T09:55:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T16:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=207310"},"modified":"2016-10-14T09:55:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T16:55:12","slug":"oddsmakers-identify-cormier-vs-rumble-2-pick-em-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-206\/oddsmakers-identify-cormier-vs-rumble-2-pick-em-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Oddsmakers Identify Cormier vs. Rumble 2 as a Pick ‘Em Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 10, the UFC will return to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with UFC 206. The card will be headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between current champion Daniel Cormier, and brick-fisted challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These two fighters, of course, have some history together<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Back in May of 2015, Rumble was scheduled for a title shot against then light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Unfortunately, this fight was nixed when Jones was stripped of the title and suspended from competition as a result of his troubles outside the cage. With Jones’ withdrawal, Rumble would then shift his focus to Cormier, who he would fight for the vacant light heavyweight crown.<\/p>\n

On that fateful May night, Cormier would weather some early adversity to put Rumble away with a third round rear-naked choke \u2013 a fairly decisive end in a sport where scoring controversy so often generates headlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Cormier<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite Cormier’s stoppage win in his first encounter with Rumble, oddsmakers have identified their looming rematch\u00a0as a veritable pick ’em fight.<\/p>\n

Opening odds, which are courtesy of MMAOddsbreaker.com, have Cormier pegged at -115. In layman’s terms, this means that a successful bet of $115 on Cormier would earn you $100. Rumble, meanwhile, is hovering at the exact same point. In other words, these early odds suggest you may was well flip a coin in any effort to predict this fight’s winner.<\/p>\n

Cormier will enter the fight having recently dispatched of middleweight legend Anderson Silva in a last-minute, non-title light heavyweight bout<\/a>. Rumble, meanwhile, was last seen in action in August, when he levelled Glover Teixeira in just 13 seconds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n

UFC 206, which will emanate from Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, has recently come together with addition of several compelling bouts.<\/p>\n

Outside of the main event, we’ll see a flyweight scrap between Zach Makovsky and John Moraga, a lightweight showdown between John Makdessi and Lando Vannata, a light heavyweight battle between prospects Misha Cirkunov and Nikita Krylov, and perhaps most intriguingly, a featherweight showdown between the veteran Cub Swanson and rising star Doo Ho Choi<\/a>. Elsewhere on the card, we’ll see many of Canada’s top talents make appearances, while several bouts are still to be announced.<\/p>\n

Are you surprised by the early odds for Cormier vs. Rumble 2? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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