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UFC 168 CONTESTS: Prediction And Betting Games Are Live!
Dec 23, 2013 - 12:00:07 PM UFC 168 CONTESTS: Prediction And Betting Games Are Live!

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By: Dan Moore, MMATorch UK Columnist

UFC 168 comes to us this weekend from Las Vegas, NV. This card is so highly anticipated, the UFC have decided to put the price up! Rest assured our game is still 100% free of charge, and in addition to the main games, it's also time for the first round of our 'Champion of Champions World Cup' which will be contested by the 64 of you who scored highest at UFC 167.

We're giving away prizes worth $100 (unless you work for MMATorch!). I'm recording every score for every competitor. The highest respective score in the confidence picks and betting game will win themselves $50 worth of goods from MMAwarehouse.com.

Only selected fight cards taking place between 01 Jul - 31 Dec 2013 will count. This time you can qualify for the prizes irrespective of the amount of events you enter, but the more times you play, the better your chance of winning.

All UFC 168 picks should be submitted to dannymoore100@hotmail.com before the first prelim fight on Saturday night.

MMATorch Confidence Picks Championship Match Up

Dan Moore (Champion) vs. James Brown (Challenger)

Everyone else will be battling it out in the pool for the right to face the champion at UFC on FOX 10 next month.

MMATorch Betting Picks Championship Match Up

Carll Light (Champion) vs. Dan Moore (Challenger)

Everyone else will be battling it out in the pool for the right to face the champion at UFC on FOX 10 next month.

UFC 168 - FIGHT CARD

Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate
Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne
Jim Miller vs. Fabricio Camoes
Dustin Poirier vs. Diego Brandao
Chris Leben vs. Uriah Hall
Gleison Tibau vs. Michael Johnson
Dennis Siver vs. Manvel Gamburyan
John Howard vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
William Macario vs. Bobby Voelker
Robbie Peralta vs. Estevan Payan

CONFIDENCE PICKS GAME AND RULES

1. UFC 168 is a 11 fight card. Therefore, the point values you assign must range from 11 (most confident) down to 1 (least confident).

2. Additionally, please list your prediction for method of victory, along with the round. Choose either TKO, KO, SUB, UD (Unanimous Decision) or SD (Split Decision).

3. Using UFC 167 as a template, here is how a simple entry might look:

12 - St-Pierre - UD
11 - MacDonald - TKO2
10 - Evans - TKO1
09 - Donovan - UD
08 - Pettis - SUB3
07 - High - SD
06 - Koscheck - UD
05 - Cerrone - KO1
04 - Elliott - UD
03 - Leites - UD
02 - Perez - SUB2
01 - Ebersole - UD

4. When you email me your entry, please sort the entry numerically (as shown) from high to low. Thanks.

5. The first tie-breaker is the sum of confidence points. Using the examples above, a Georges St-Pierre victory would earn 12 points. Brian Ebersole winning would earn just 1 point, etc.

6. If two participants earn the same number of confidence points, the next tie-breaker will be the total number of winners predicted. If Player A earns 40 points on 7 winning picks, and Player B earns 40 points on 6 winning picks, Player A would be declared the winner.

7. The next tie-breaker is the number of victory methods predicted correctly. Next would be predicted rounds of victory. If both players are still tied at this point, both players will be declared the winner. If the tie is for a championship, they would match up again at the next event, along with the winner of the pool. If the tie occurs in the pool itself, both challengers would advance to face the champion at the next event.

BETTING GAME AND RULES

Here are the UFC 168 betting lines courtesy of 5Dimes:

Anderson Silva: -150
Chris Weidman: +130

Ronda Rousey: -800
Miesha Tate: +550

Josh Barnett: -190
Travis Browne: +165

Jim Miller: -360
Fabricio Camoes: +300

Dustin Poirier: -235
Diego Brandao: +195

Uriah Hall: -280
Chris Leben: +200

Gleison Tibau: -160
Michael Johnson: +120

Dennis Siver: -260
Manvel Gamburyan: +180

Siyar Bahadurzada: -140
John Howard: +100

Bobby Voelker: -180
William Macario: +140

Robbie Peralta: -195
Estevan Payan: +155

8. Using UFC 167 as a template again, here is how a simple entry might look:

$450 on Cerrone
$300 on Perez
$50 on Ebersole
$200 Parlay on Cerrone, Perez and Ebersole

9. Every player has $1000 of fake, imaginary, theoretical, play money to wager on each event. This is not a real money game, it is strictly for fun.

10. Players must place a bet of at least $50, but no more than $500, on each of 3 or more different fighters. Bets may be in any denomination, as long as the amount falls in the range of $50 - $500.

11. Players may also play a parlay bet. A parlay bet is a bet placed on multiple fighters. All fighters in the parlay must win their fights in order for the parlay to pay off. Parlay bets pay off at a higher rate than a bet on a single fighter. The parlay bet may be placed on either two or three fighters.

12. The minimum parlay bet is $50. The maximum parlay bet is $200. This money comes out of the $1000 alloted to each player. The parlay bet is NOT separate from the $1000 budget. A player is not required to play a parlay bet. The maximum number of parlay bets a player may wager is one.

13. Whether or not a player chooses to place a parlay bet, the player must still place at least three straight bets. It is not legal to place two bets on individual fighters and one parlay bet. No entry is considered valid unless there are a minimum of 3 straight bets placed on individual fighters.

14. If a fight ends in a draw, any money bet on said fighter will be refunded, with no fake money commission taken. If a fighter in a 3-fighter parlay is involved in a draw, that fighter will be removed from the parlay and the 3-fighter parlay will be treated as a 2-fighter parlay. If a fighter in a 2-fighter parlay is involved in a draw, that fighter will be removed from the parlay and the 2-fighter parlay will be treated as a straight bet on the remaining fighter.

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

15. If a fighter has a positive number such as +150 next to his name, he is the underdog, which means a successful bet on that fighter will pay off at a higher rate. That means that if the fighter wins, the bet will payout $150 net profit for every $100 bet on him. If a player were to bet $500 on a +150 fighter, and the fighter wins, the player will profit $750. If a player bets $500 on a +150 fighter, and the fighter loses, the player will lose his $500 bet.



16. If a fighter has a negative number such as -200 next to his name, he is the favourite, which means a successful bet on that fighter will pay off at a lower rate. That means that if the fighter wins, the bet will payout $100 net profit for every $200 bet on him. If a player were to bet $500 on a -200 fighter, and the fighter wins, the player will profit $250. If a player bets $500 on a -200 fighter, and the fighter loses, the player will lose his $500 bet.


Structure for each game


17. For each UFC numbered (or listed otherwise) event, both the Confidence Picks and Betting Game will feature a champion and a challenger facing off against one another. The winner of the head to head battle will be declared the reigning champion.



18. All other players for each UFC numbered (or listed otherwise) event will compete against each other for the right to face off against the reigning champion at the next UFC numbered event. This is known as The Pool.



19. As games administrator, I have the subjective right to eliminate any entry for any reason I deem worthy. 


20. Entries may be submitted via email (dannymoore100@hotmail.com), or on the comment section of this post. Email is the preferred method, because if a player posts an invalid entry, I have no way to make sure I can get hold of the player so that it may be corrected. Please, under no circumstances should you both email and post on the board your entry. One or the other please, preferably via email.

21. If you have any questions, please email me and ask.


Final Note

22. A player does not need to play both games during each event. Players may choose to submit an entry for one game or the other, or for both, at their own choosing.

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