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Ricardo Almeida definitely has his work cut out for him in the upcoming UFC 117 betting action.



The welterweight competition between Matt Hughes and Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117 is a study in contrasts. On one hand you have Almeida, who has gone comparatively unnoticed by the typical MMA enthusiast due to taking on bouts outside of the UFC limelight. On the other, you have Hughes, who’s regarded as one of the most dominating welterweight victors in UFC history.

This welterweight match would be over before it commences if the bout were decided on reputation and career achievements alone. Matt Hughes, a recent UFC Hall of Fame inductee and past UFC probabilities champion, would succeed by knock out.

But the UFC 117 online betting action fights will be decided in the Octagon and Almeida, while still a relative new comer to the UFC Main Event action has earned his spot in this matchup and could even be the better fighter in this match. With a career track record of 15-3 in MMA competition and a 4-1 career track record in UFC competition Almeida is one of the rising stars in the welterweight class.

That list of achievements is rather a distinction to the famous Hughes career track record and it will be fascinating to see whether the experienced veteran or the new kid on the block will come out of the UFC 117 probabilities competition with the win.

Hughes reputation definitely precedes him in this UFC 117 betting competition as his hall of fame standing would show. Hughes has a career track record of 51-7. With that sort of resume it is little wonder why he’s received the accolades he has. He effectively guarded his title 6 times and was the previous person to hold the belt before the legend Georges St Pierre took over the title.

Over the course of his career Hughes has taken on and beaten several really skilled competitors, many as great or better than Almeida. The likes of BJ Penn, St Pierre, Royce Gracie, Matt Sera, Sean Sherk and others have furnished some of his more memorable wins in UFC competition.

But it does not matter what you did 3 years ago, two years ago, or even in the last bout as anyone planning on betting the UFC 117 betting action appreciates: the only thing that matters is the bout at hand and in his most recent UFC matches Hughes has been less than amazing.

The 36-year old former champion is only 3-3 in his last 6 UFC bouts. If Almeida battles up to his potential, Hughes will be 3-4 over his past seven more recent bouts after the UFC 117 betting action ultimately ends and Almeida could be in line for a title shot.

Hughes not too long ago conquered Renzo Gracie, Almeida’s mentor and trainer, at UFC 112. Almeida was fast to step in and ask for Hughes as his next UFC opponent. Almeida will probably be trying to, in a sense, avenge the defeat of his teacher, and it could make for an appealing fight.


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