Latest Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs Nate Marquardt Odds;
Yoshihiro Akiyama +250 @ Bodog.com
Nate Marquardt -290 @ SportsBook.Com
Yoshihiro ‘Sexyama’ Akiyama – 5ft 10”, 185lbs – Fights out of Osaka, Japan is of Korean descent; which which he is very proud of. ‘Sexyama’ is currently training at Greg Jacksons Gym in preparation for his fight with Bisping. Akiyama is a huge star in his homeland and is married to famous Japanese model Shiho Yano. Akiyama is a Judo and Karate practitioner holding a 3rd Dan and 1st dan respectively and holding national championships in Judo.
‘Sexyama’ holds an overall MMA record of 13 – 3 with 2 no contests and a UFC record of 1 – 2. Akiyama holds wins over Melvin Manhoef, Denis Kang and Alan Belcher, with his 2 UFC losses coming at the hands of Chris Leben and Michael Bisping. Akiyama is a very talented Martial Artist with excellent discipline and has very good power in his hands with unrivalled Judo technique anywhere in MMA.
Nate ‘The Great’ Marquardt – 6ft, 185lbs – Fights out of Lander, Wyoming and represents High Altitude Martial Arts and Jackon’s Submission Fighting. ‘The Great’ is a very strong fighter with heavy hands and is a very high calibre wrestler with an excellent ground game holding a 2nd degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu. A former Middleweight King of Pancrase Marquardt defended his title twice before being defeated by Kunioku in 2001, and was the Bas Rutten Invitational 4 tournament Champion in 1999.
Marquardt holds an MMA record of 33 – 10 – 2 with a record of 9 – 4 in the UFC with notable wins over Jeremy Horn, Martin Kampmann, Wilson Gouveia and his 21 second KO of then undefeated fighter Demian Maia. Marquardt had a UFC middleweight title shot against Current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva in which he lost via TKO at the end of the very first round and whilst looking to earn another shot at the UFC Middleweight title lost his last fight via decision against Japanese fighter Yushin Okami at UFC 122.
Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs Nate Marquardt Prediction
A really tough fight to call with both fighters needing to secure a victory in the cage to avoid either being cut from the UFC or being pushed further down the bottom of the Middleweight division. Marquardt brings a lot to this match up with his biggest asset being his immense strength and ability to throw his opponents around, almost at will, and Marquardt also possesses a very highly skilled ground game which is often over looked by his opponents who all seem to be more concerned with his strength. Akiyama on the other hand is a highly trained master at Judo and is one of the hardest men to take down in the sport of MMA and he possesses exceptional power in his hands and seems to have the ability to take all sorts of punishment. I feel that now Akiyama has had more time to adjust to the training at Greg Jackson’s Gym he will only get better and I feel he will take the win via decision.
My Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs Nate Marquardt Prediction – Akiyama Win’s Via Decision
Latest Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs Nate Marquardt Odds
Below are the latest Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs Nate Marquardt Betting Odds. These were released just after the UFC 128 headline bout - ”Rua Vs Jones Odds” – were released. We think Akiyama is great value at the current odds, and if you can lock in for around +250 we think this is exceptional value for a fighter of Yoshihiro’s quality. Although he has yet to prove himself in the UFC.
Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs Nate Marquardt Odds;
Yoshihiro Akiyama +250 @ Bodog.com
Nate Marquardt -290 @ SportsBook.Com
