After an extended four-month hiatus, which includes a watershed swap in ownership, Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix finally resumes tomorrow night. “Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum” takes place inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Unfortunately for fight fans, Josh Barnett and Alistair Overeem are each overwhelming 5-to-1 favorites to dispose of their respective opponents and advance to the tournament’s semifinals. So Saturday night’s main events aren’t expected to be too competitive.
Upset specialist Fabricio Werdum (pictured) checks in at +300 for his scrap with Overeem, as does Brett Rogers for his bout with Barnett.
Although, we all remember what happened the last time Werdum took center stage as a significant long shot…
Here is the roster’s complete set of investment options (Courtesy of Bodog):
Preliminary Bouts:
Favorite (-) Underdog (+)
Brian Melancon -135
Isaac Vallie-Flagg +105Mike Bronzoulis -325
Todd Moore +250Nah-Shon Burrell +250
Joe Ray -325Magno Almeida -145
Conor Heun +115JZ Cavalcante -130
Justin Wilcox EvenMain Bouts:
Valentijn Overeem Even
Chad Griggs -130Daniel Cormier -525
Jeff Monson +325Jorge Masvidal +135
KJ Noons -165Josh Barnett -500
Brett Rogers +300Alistair Overeem -500
Fabricio Werdum +300
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