UFC StrikeForce Betting Odds: Henderson vs Shields

UFC StrikeForce betting gets the spotlight on Saturday night as CBS television will show three bouts including the main event between Dan Henderson and Jake Shields. Henderson was one of the most popular fighters in the UFC but he decided to join StrikeForce. This will be his first bout since leaving the octagon and it is for the Middleweight title. Henderson is a 4-1 favorite at online sportsbooks. Shields has won 13 straight bouts and hasn’t lost since 2004 but StrikeForce is not considered on par with Ultimate Fighting and Shields is a huge underdog in UFC StrikeForce betting odds this bout.

Henderson has not fought since destroying Michael Bisping at UFC 100 last July. Shields has not fought anyone of the caliber of Henderson but he does have some skill, especially on the ground. “I am very excited and confident. Henderson is obviously a very big name, but this is a great opportunity for me.” Shields said, “I’ve had a lot of big fights but this is the biggest. It will not be an easy fight, for sure. This is going to be an all-out war.” Henderson seems more concerned about being on TV than who he facing. “A huge part of why I signed with STRIKEFORCE was to be on CBS. Having fights on network television helps better the sport and it introduces people to it so they can fall in love with it.” Henderson said about his upcoming UFC betting match-up with Shields, “I’m all ready to go. This is going to be exciting for the fans.” Bet Henderson -400 as the favorite against Jake Shields in UFC StrikeForce odds and receive up to a 20% deposit bonus.

Henderson signed to fight four bouts with StrikeForce. He is aware that Shields is a submission expert so he is prepared to be careful. "Jake has been on a big winning streak, and he's very dangerous in certain aspects of the game," Henderson said. "I'm sure he plans on taking me down on some of his bigger submissions, so there are definitely things I need to watch out for and be careful for." Henderson is very confident though being a heavy favorite in UFC odds. "I feel like over the years I've fought guys as good or better than Jake on the ground and they were great at submissions," Henderson said.

"I'm not too bad there myself, so I'm not really concerned too much about it. I'm also aware that that's probably the biggest danger for me in fighting Jake Shields." The other two televised bouts on CBS have Gegard Mousasi -250 putting his 15-fight winning streak on the line against King Mo +190 and Gilbert Melendez -170 defending his Lightweight crown against Japanese superstar Shinya Aoki +140. Bet Shields +300 as the underdog against Jake Shields +300 in UFC StrikeForce odds for the main event and receive up to 260% in total bonuses.