England is known for a lot of things but it’s not much of an exporter of anything notable aside from the Beatles and Harry Potter, but they might just be able to add MMA fighters to that list and during the UFC 120 odds Main Event there will be plenty of English fighting talent on display.
Okay, so maybe England doesn’t really stack up to other countries like Brazil or the US when it comes to producing MMA champions but there are actually quite a number of English fighters in MMA and the number grows ever year. And when the UFC 120 betting action gets underway at the O2 Arena in London next month fans will get a chance to see a full list of 9 English fighters compete in the UFC 120 odds action. There’s even one rare bout that will be an all-English affair with James McSweeney looking to destroy countryman Tom Blackledge in their UFC 120 odds Preliminary Card fight.But the highlight of the schedule, and the main reason why the fans will be packing the seats for the UFC 120 odds action, is Michael Gavin Joseph Bisbing. Known as a good but not great fighter in the UFC, this guy is one of the most popular people in the UK.
And he’s a pretty good, if underappreciated fighter as well. At 31 years old, though, it seems as though his fighting prowess might have peaked. He’s got a career record of 19-3 but has hit a rough patch of late losing 2 of his past 4 matches against good, but not great competition (Wanderlei Silva and San Henderson).
But against UFC 120 odds newcomer Yoshihiro Akiyama he is all but certain to win his bout in London.
Akiyama is a veteran MMA fighter and martial artist, but he’s got just two UFC bout under his belt and at 1-1 he hasn’t impressed. He’s a world-class Judo master but that hasn’t translated into UFC success. And after climbing into the Octagon with Bisbing, in front of a rabid English crowd, he’ll exit the UFC 120 odds action with a 1-2 record.