UFC 59 roundup – tales from a gambler
I decided to bet on my first UFC event the other evening, UFC 59, on Bet365.com.
I’d placed bets on Forest Griffin to win (I predicted that the fight could go either way), Nick Diaz to win, and an accumulator on Tito, Arlovski and Diaz. To be honest, the Griffin bet was a free one, and i thought the only person who may let me down was Diaz.
So i was correct on that count , and lost all my bets. But hell, i didnt care. The event was Amazing. I was watching it in bed late last night, but I jumped out of bed twice during Tito-Forest – what a bout! I must admit tho, i honestly thought that Forest had done enough to win that fight – i scored it 29-28, with Forest losing the first bout, but gaining the upper hand in the other two.
The Diaz – Sherk fight i was very disappointed with. To me, Diaz had no energy, although he was holding his own. Not really got much to say on this one.
Alovski vs Silvia was a bit of a shocker to me – i honestly thought the Pitbull would win it hands down. When he landed that blow on Silvia that sent him to the ground, I thought he had it. But what a recovery by Silvia! I hope he gets to fight Mir as he said he wanted to!
Overall, i thought UFC 59 was top stuff, and I intend to re-watch a few of the fights when i get chance 
April 17th, 2006 at 21:09
Great event with those two stellar main events. I was popping so much for the Tito fight it was ridiculous.
Who’d of thunk Silvia could get the strap of Arlovski. Amazing upset.