The Kelly Criterion is a topic which has been touched on a couple of times here on BE in the past, but I wanted to bring it up again because I believe that this weekend is the perfect opportunity to make a little money with minimal risk and a reasonable reward.

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Fedor Emelianenko. The most polarizing figure outside of Dana White in MMA. The face of the entire Anti-UFC movement. The most mysterious man in Mixed Martial Arts. And until tonight, an undefeated heavyweight from Stary Oskol, Russia.

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Len Bias. Juan Dixon. Joe Smith. Steve Francis. They all may have been better players than Greivis Vasquez. They may have had more skills and more natural ability than Vasquez. They may all have been better NBA prospects than Vasquez. They all definitely made fewer stupid plays than Greivis. But who would you want bringing the ball up the court with ten seconds left in the game?

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Rashad Evans is 29. Lyoto Machida is 30. Rashad Evans has 14 professional fights. Lyoto Machida has 14 professional fights. Rashad Evans is undefeated. Lyoto Machida is undefeated. Neither man is beloved by casual fans. Both have been called undersized at 205 pounds.

At first glance this appears to be an extremely evenly matched, if not crowd pleasing, title fight. It has been one of the most talked about fights around the internet since it was announced because of the allure of the fighters. We have the ghost that cannot be touched against the perennial underdog who has never lost. It is a hardcore fan's dream matchup, in part due to the fact that no one knows what will happen.

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