The Riley vs. Pearson fight at UFC 105 should be classified as the “submission fight”. Both of these fighters love submissions and in turn have won most of their bouts by submission. Riley is 28-11-1 and been fighting for 12+ years. He is coming off a huge victory over Shane Nelson in UFC 101. Pearson (“The Real Deal”) is 9-3 and is a real hard nosed fighter. He made heads turn by defeating A.J. Wenn, Richie Whitson and Jason Dent on his way to defeating Andre Winner for The Ultimate Fighter crown. Pearson is a smaller but crafty fighter and should give Riley some problems. Despite this, Riley seems like the better choice to win this fight. He’s a much better stand up fighter and should be able to take Pearson out via submission or TKO.
The Riley vs. Pearson Odds are significantly different at a few books. Proves that it pays to shop around when betting on UFC 105. If you want to bet on the favorite, Riley, check out BookMaker for -215 odds. If you would prefer to take the underdog, Pearson, go to BetUS and grab the +190 on him. Either way you can’t go wrong betting on UFC 105 at BetUS or BookMaker.