UFC 99 LIVE BETTING TIPS

With the opening match of UFC 99 kicking off shortly from Cologne, Germany we are going to take a quick look at the current Betfair prices to see where the value is on tonight's UFC betting action.In the Mirko Filipovic vs Mostapha Al-Turk match, we have CroCop trading at a very low 1.35 and Al-Turk listed as the underdog backed at 3.5 and layed at 3.95.Spencer Fisher goes into his match with Caol Uno with the backing of most punters as he carries a 1.4 price and Uno is backed at a best price of 2.58. Cain Velasquez has taken a pretty quick drop in the past 24 hours and he is around 1.6 right now for the win and Cheick Kongo can be backed at around 2.5 for the win. Mike Swick is the favourite to top Ben Saunders who is listed at 2.74. Currently, Swick carries a 1.55 price and I can see that dropping as we get closer to the fight itself. Rich Franklin is considered a pretty big favourite across the board with most popular UK bookmakers and Betfair is no different. You can back Franklin at 1.59 and Silva's best price is around 2.5. I expect him to climb and Franklin to drop so if you're looking to back anybody I would suggest you get in quickly on Franklin and hold out as long as possible on Wanderlei Silva. Keep in mind as well that there is live betting on Betfair and you can definitely take advantage of a higher-odds fighter who has a poor opening round and then comes back in the 2nd or 3rd to take the win. Also, since its UFC a fight can sometimes end incredibly quickly out of nowhere. Keep and eye on the favourites who start poorly- you can usually grab some extra value is a fighter gets in trouble early. I think we're definitely in for a few surprises tonight, but I don't see the main event being a massive upset.