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Carrie Stroup here with your UFC 160 betting odds for Junior Dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt. Bet this fight at Sportsbook.com here and receive a FREE $100 BET.
Junior Dos Santos (15-2) vs. Mark Hunt (9-7)
Sportsbook.ag Line: Dos Santos -400, Hunt +300
Coming off his first career loss and relinquishing the heavyweight title, Junior Dos Santos returns to the Octagon Saturday to face Mark Hunt on the main card of UFC 160.
At UFC 155 on Dec. 29, Dos Santos lost the belt to Cain Velasquez, who is putting his title on the line to headline this card. Dos Santos is the only person to ever record a win against Velasquez, however, beating the champ and taking the title in 2011. He successfully defended it once, against Frank Mir last May. Hunt has always been powerful and is now just finding his groove. After six consecutive losses in the middle of his career, he has now won four straight, all in UFC. Three of those have been knockouts, all a result of his deadly punches. It will be tough to do that against Dos Santos, however, a talented defender who has never been knocked out in his career.
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Vertically, Hunt is as small as they come in the heavyweight division, standing at just 5-foot-10. That’s six inches shorter than dos Santos. But that doesn’t mean "Super Samoan" lacks strength—he weighs 265 pounds, 27 more than his foe. And despite the huge height difference, Hunt's reach of 74 inches is just three shorter than Dos Santos’. A kick boxer and a boxer, the 39-year-old can adapt to different fighting styles and try to land his one big flurry of blows. He likely won’t win a decision battle here, but he always has the potential for a knockout victory. <P>
The 29-year-old Dos Santos is as experienced as they come in UFC, now 8-1 in his nine bouts. That includes wins against a number of top heavyweights: Velasquez, Mir, Roy Nelson, Mirko Cro Cop, Stefan Struve and Fabricio Werdum. An elite boxer, strikes make up the great majority of the Brazilian's attack, and given the height differential he should be more than happy to engage Hunt in a boxing match. Though "Cigano" (which means "Gypsy" in his native Portuguese language) has never lost via knockout, he has 11 career wins that way, adding two submissions and two decisions. Dos Santos KO’ed Velasquez just 1:04 into their bout, and that’s the type of skill that should earn him the win in this one.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
