Sportsbook – UFC 120 Televised on Spike TV on Saturday. The event will be televised on Spike TV but keep in mind it will be tape-delayed since it is taking place in London, England. There are a total of 11 bouts on the UFC 120 card and odds are up at the sports book.
This will be the fourth event that the UFC has held at the O2 Arena in London. It will be the first once since UFC 95. It is the ninth overall event in England. There are two fighters who have the hometown edge with Bisping going against Akiyama and Hardy in his bout against Condit.
Main Card – The main card is headlined by Bisping vs. Akiyama. Bisping comes into the bout with a record of 20-3 and he will be the hometown favorite. He won his last fight against Dan Miller in UFC 114. Akiyama is 13-2 and he is looking to bounce back from his last loss against Chris Leben in UFC 116. Also on the main card it is Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne, Mike Pyle vs. John Hathaway, Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit and James Wilks vs. Claude Patrick. Hardy is facing the pressure of coming through for the home fans just like Bisping is. Neither of those two fighters wants to disappoint the fans in England.
Based on the odds at the sportsbook, Hardy has the tougher fight. He is just a -150 favorite at the sportsbook against Condit while Bisping is a 2-1 favorite against Akiyama. The bout between Hardy and Condit has the potential to be the best one on the card and it could receiver Fight of the Night honors at UFC 120. Each fighter is very experienced and both really want a big win. The biggest favorite on the main card at Sbgglobal is Hathaway who is more than a 4-1 choice against Mike Pyle.
Preliminary Card – The preliminary card has James McSweeney against Fabio Maldonado, Kurt Warburton vs. Spencer Fisher, Mark Holst vs. Paul Sass, Stanislav Nedkov vs. Steve Cantwell, Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Queiroz and Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson.