UFC Picks – The Shark still has bite!

Sports betting and UFC betting fanatics have been seeing Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk’s name come up quite a lot in the BetOnline sportsbook, for quite some time. Quite simply, Sherk is a legend in the sport of mixed martial arts, having faced the very best around the world, and in numerous weight classes as well. The longevity that he has displayed over the course of his career may never be duplicated.

Unfortunately for his opponent at UFC 98, MMA odds fan favorite Frankie Edgar, Sherk’s strength and inhumane fitness may also never be duplicated either.

Edgar doesn’t have a terrific amount of experience on his resume, but he does have a few notable wins against mid-carders such as Hermes Franca, Mark Bocek and Spencer Fisher. He has decent striking power, but his calling card is most certainly his resilience and heart. Twice he has won the “Fight of the Night” award for a three round war, as he loves to stand in the middle of the ring and bang away like the true Jersey boy he is!

Sherk is a marvelous striker, with some of the best combinations in the game. UFC betting veterans will recall many spectacular “Muscle Shark” knockouts over the years. But what puts Sherk in the upper echelon of mixed martial arts is his ground game, which is aided significantly by his fitness and all-around body strength. The one blemish on Edgar’s record came against Gray Maynard, a pure wrestler, who was able to smother his way to victory. As UFC betting experts well know, Sherk is perhaps an even better wrestler than Maynard, leading people to question whether Edgar has any MMA betting value at all this weekend.

Contrarily, the veteran’s only losses are to superstars Matt Hughes (in his prime), Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn. His last four wins are against Tyson Griffin, Kenny Florian, Hermes Franca and Nick Diaz. Looking at a resume like that, one has to believe that this is the biggest mismatch on the UFC 98 betting card on the weekend. It’s too bad for Frankie, who genuinely seems like a nice guy and has been very humble in the buildup to the fight as well.

However, there’s no time for sympathy in UFC betting, and that means you should bet on the favorite, Sean Sherk, over at the BetOnline sportsbook before it’s too late!