STRAIGHT BET Jul 13 RICKY SIMON -278 (URIJAH FABER vrs RICKY SIMON)
Urijah Faber is 40 years old now and USADA came along and changed the game of MMA in a big way since his last fight in 2016, he is being matched up with another fighter who has the same stregths. A former NCAA Division I Wrestling, and UFC Hall of Famer . He is comming out of retirement, either he sees the money they are making now or he see the fame that his students and cohorts are collecting. Ricky Simon is young talented and hungry. Simon last fight was a win over grappling and submissions specialist Rani Ahmad Yahya, Urijah Faber last fight was in 2016, vs Brad Pickett who was a shell of his former self, before that Faber was on a two fight losing streak and had a win over Frankie Saenz. Faber last impressive win was over Dominick Cruz in March 24, 2007. Dominick Cruz won the next two times they faught. Ricky Simon is a former LFA Bantamweight Championship and Gracie Barra Portland product. Last week we saw Michael Chiesa def. Diego Sanchez, this is a young mans sport and at 40 there are certain attributes that fade very quickly. This fight is in Faber back yard which i think will be a negative for him. These old "has been" fighters with glass jaws and too many commitments outside of fighting are fade material (Luke Rockhold,Jack Marshman, Jimi Manuwa)