UFC 97: Redemption will air live on PPV from Montreal this Saturday.
I’ve been a bit unsure why they used ‘Redemption’ as the tagline for this event and not because it isn’t fitting. The reason is because there was already a UFC event called ‘Redemption’. It was the first full UFC I ever watched–UFC 17.
Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites
Silva is going to be looking to wow the audience on Saturday coming off a disappointing outing last 
time against Patrick Cote. As you might have guessed he is a handy favorite to pull off a win of some kind, spectacular or not.
Sherdog asked some pros to pick the fight as always. The results are somewhat one sided. Out of the 18 pros who picked a side, 17 picked Silva to win.
“Shogun” Rua vs. Chuck Liddell
I can’t believe Liddell is only a marginal favorite. This is a potential bet friendly fight. Rua looked absolutely atrocious last time out against a 40 year old Mark Coleman.
The pros also picked this fight on Sherdog. The results; 18/20 picked Liddell to win. I have never been a huge Liddell guy for whatever reason but I don’t think he is as “done” as some people apparently think and according to this betting line.
More analysis after the jumpoff…
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