Sonnen’s rise has been as unexpected as it has been spectacular. After a quick loss to Demian Maia in his UFC return, very few expected big things out of him. Instead, Sonnen put together three straight huge wins, including big upsets over Yushin Okami and Nate Marquardt to earn a title shot. Against Anderson Silva, Sonnen dominated his opponent for 23 minutes before succumbing to a triangle choke. A failed drug test would postpone an immediate rematch, and instead Sonnen was forced to face Brian Stann over a year later. His return would be successful as he dominated Stann en route to a second round finish, and with a win here he’ll be getting a title shot.

Latest Chael Sonnen vs Michael Bisping Odds;

Sonnen – (-500) @ Bovada.Lv
Bisping – (+350) @ Bovada.Lv

Bisping was the winner of TUF 3, and has been a very polarizing figure for the UFC. Some believe he’s been fed easy opponents, while others believe he’s very underrated. After a savage knockout loss to Dan Henderson in his first attempt at a number one contender fight, Bisping got back on the winning track, and now finds himself on a four fight win streak. With an injury to Mark Munoz, Bisping accepted this fight, and with a win, he will receive a deserved, but unexpected title shot.

Sonnen has looked like an unstoppable machine in his last 5 fights. He has ragdolled all of his opponents, and has seemingly effortlessly taken all of them down. From the top position, Sonnen is relentless with his ground and pound, and showed against Stann that his submission game is underrated. Sometimes in the past his relentless ground and pound has got him into trouble, and this seems to be the only chink in his armor.

Bisping has unquestionably faced weaker opposition than Sonnen, and certainly hasn’t faced a wrestler at Sonnen’s level. However, the fact that Bisping is untested against a strong wrestler does not necessarily bode poorly for him. Maybe his wrestling is better than most give him credit for, and he showed against Jason Miller that he’s going to work to get back to his feet the whole time.

Unfortunately for Bisping, the fact that Miller was able to get him down early pretty much guarantees that Sonnen will be able to. Maybe Miller is being severely underrated, and maybe Bisping just had an off night, but one has to think based on that takedown that Sonnen will be able to impose his gameplan.

The Chael Sonnen vs Michael Bisping prediction is that Sonnen imposes his wrestling in another one sided beating, however at -500 I’d never play that kind of line against a solid fighter like Bisping. The only real question is whether I think there’s value on Bisping at the +350 line, and I’d argue there’s a tiny bit. Bisping probably holds a striking advantage, his wrestling is a question mark, his jiujitsu is underrated, and he has cardio for days. It’s theoretically possible that he submits or stops Sonnen with strikes, and for that reason I’ll play Bisping tiny at +350, expecting to lose my money.

Chael Sonnen vs Michael Bisping Betting Odds Conclusion: One has to think Sonnen dominates, but at the +350 line I’ll make a tiny (1 unit) value play on Bisping, as he’s still an elite level fighter.

Current Chael Sonnen vs Michael Bisping Odds;
Sonnen – (-500) @ Bovada.Lv
Bisping – (+350) @ Bovada.Lv