UFC 298: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria - Picks of The Week
Early Preliminaries
Andrea Lee vs Miranda Maverick
OFFICIAL PICK: Miranda Maverick to win by Decision (+120) 0.25 unit
Oban Elliott vs Val Woodburn
OFFICIAL PICK: Oban Elliott to win by KO/TKO or Decision (-115) 0.5 unit
Josh Quinlan vs Danny Barlow
OFFICIAL PICK: Danny Barlow Moneyline (-194) 2 unit
Preliminaries
Zhang Mingyang vs Brendson Ribeiro
OFFICIAL PICK: Brendson Ribeiro to win by Round 1 KO/TKO (+340) 0.25 unit
Rinya Nakamura vs Carlos Vera
OFFICIAL PICK: STAY AWAY
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Junior Tafa
OFFICIAL PICK: STAY AWAY
Amanda Lemos vs Mackenzie Dern
OFFICIAL PICK: Mackenzie Dern to win by Submission or Decision (+135) 1 unit
Main Card
Anthony Hernandez vs Roman Kopylov
OFFICIAL PICK: Anthony Hernandez to win by Decision (+310) 0.5 unit
Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo
OFFICIAL PICK: Merab Dvalishvili to win by KO or Decision (-220) 2.5 unit
Geoff Neal vs Ian Garry
OFFICIAL PICK: Ian Garry to win by Decision (+145) 0.5 unit
Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa
OFFICIAL PICK: Robert Whittaker to win by Decision (+120) 1 unit
Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria
OFFICIAL PICK: Ilia Topuria Moneyline (+100) 1 unit
OFFICIAL PICK 2: Yes Fight To Go The Distance (+138) 2 unit
UFC Fight Night: Jack Hermansson vs. Joe Pyfer - Picks of The Week
Welcome to the first ever card where I made sure to track the price of each pick that I hit. Enjoy!
Win/Loss on this Card: +9.9 unit
Preliminaries
Daniel Marcos vs Qileng Aori
OFFICIAL PICK: Daniel Marcos to win by KO/TKO or Decision (-220) 1 unit (VOID)
Fernie Garcia vs Hyder Amil
OFFICIAL PICK: Hyder Amil to win by Decision (+135) 0.25 unit
Zac Pauga vs Bogdan Guskov
OFFICIAL PICK: Zac Pauga to win by Decision (+460) 0.25 unit
Max Griffin vs Jeremiah Wells
OFFICIAL PICK: Max Griffin Moneyline (+142) 2 unit
Devin Clark vs Marcin Prachnio
OFFICIAL PICK: Over 2.5 Rounds (-180) 2 unit
Loma Lookboonmee vs Bruna Brasil
OFFICIAL PICK: Loma Lookboonmee to win by Decision (+100) 1 unit
Bolaji Oki vs Timothy Cuamba
OFFICIAL PICK: Yes Fight To Go The Distance (+146) 1 unit
Trevin Giles vs Carlos Prates
OFFICIAL PICK: Trevin Giles Moneyline (+215) 0.5 unit
Main Card
Rodolfo Vieira vs Armen Petrosyan
OFFICIAL PICK: Armen Petrosyan to win by Decision (+320) 1 unit
Michael Johnson vs Darrius Flowers
OFFICIAL PICK: Michael Johnson Moneyline (-134) 2 unit
Brad Tavares vs Gregory Rodrigues
OFFICIAL PICK: Gregory Rodrigues to win by KO/TKO or Decision (-185) 2 unit
Robert Bryczek vs Ihor Potieria
OFFICIAL PICK: Robert Bryczek to win by Round 1 KO/TKO (+140) 0.5 unit
Dan Ige vs Andre Fili
OFFICIAL PICK: Dan Ige Moneyline (-170) 3.5 unit
OFFICIAL PICK 2: Dan Ige to win by Decision (+160) 1 unit
Jack Hermansson vs Joe Pyfer
OFFICIAL PICK: Over 2.5 Rounds (+124) 2.5 unit
UFC Fight Night: Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov - Picks of The Week
Only some prices were recorded at this time**
For this Apex card (UFC Vegas 85), we had two revisions. I corrected my initial 3 unit bet on Stoliarenko and flipped sides after Luana Carolina missed weight & corrected my bet on Nassourdine Imavov to Over 2.5 Rounds at -166.
Win/Loss on this Card: +7.5 unit
Preliminaries
Thomas Petersen vs Jamal Pogues
OFFICIAL PICK: Jamal Pogues Moneyline (+154) 3 unit
Landon Quinones vs Marquel Mederos
OFFICIAL PICK: Marquel Mederos to win by KO/TKO or Decision 0.5 unit
Luana Carolina vs Julija Stoliarenko
OFFICIAL PICK: Julija Stoliarenko to win by Round 1 Submission 0.5 unit
OFFICIAL PICK 2: Luana Carolina Moneyline 3 unit
Lee Jeong Yeong vs Blake Bilder
OFFICIAL PICK: Lee Jeong Yeong by KO/TKO or Decision 0.5 unit
Themba Gorimbo vs Pete Rodriguez
OFFICIAL PICK: Pete Rodriguez Moneyline (+200) 2 unit
Azat Maksum vs Charles Johnson
OFFICIAL PICK: STAY AWAY
Molly McCann vs Diana Belbita
OFFICIAL PICK: Molly McCann to win by KO/TKO 0.5 unit
Main Card
Gilbert Urbina vs Charles Radtke
OFFICIAL PICK: Charles Radtke to win by Split Decision 0.25 unit
Aliaskhab Khizriev vs Makhmud Muradov
OFFICIAL PICK: Aliaskhab Khizriev to win by Submission 0.5 unit (VOID)
Viviane Araujo vs Natalia Silva
OFFICIAL PICK: STAY AWAY
Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov
OFFICIAL PICK: Randy Brown to win by Decision 1 unit
Renato Moicano vs Drew Dober
OFFICIAL PICK: Renato Moicano to win by Submission or Decision 1.5 unit
Roman Dolidze vs Nassourdine Imavov
OFFICIAL PICK: Over 2.5 Rounds (-166) 5 unit
UFC 297: Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis - Picks of The Week
Prices were not recorded at this time**
UFC 297 was a rollercoaster for us. I truly believed Serhiy Sidey had done enough to eek out the decision win against Ramon Taveras, & we suffered a 5 unit hit from that pick. Luckily, the Dricus Du Plessis pick helped us re-gain our losses & finish in the green.
Win/Loss on this Card: +0.75 unit
Early Preliminaries
Malcolm Gordon vs Jimmy Flick
OFFICIAL PICK: Malcolm Gordon Moneyline 1 unit
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Priscila Cachoeira
OFFICIAL PICK: Jasmine Jasudavicius to win by Decision 0.5 unit
Yohan Lainesse vs Sam Patterson
OFFICIAL PICK: Yohan Lainesse to win by KO/TKO or Decision 1 unit
Preliminaries
Gillian Robertson vs Polyana Viana
OFFICIAL PICK: Gillian Robertson to win by Submission or Decision 1 unit
Serhiy Sidey vs Ramon Taveras
OFFICIAL PICK: Serhiy Sidey Moneyline 5 unit
Charles Jourdain vs Sean Woodson
OFFICIAL PICK: Sean Woodson to win by KO/TKO or Decision 0.5 unit
Brad Katona vs Garrett Armfield
OFFICIAL PICK: Garrett Armfield to win by KO/TKO or Decision 2 unit
Main Card
Arnold Allen vs Movsar Evloev
OFFICIAL PICK: Arnold Allen to win by Decision 0.5 unit
Chris Curtis vs Marc Andre-Barriault
OFFICIAL PICK: Chris Curtis Moneyline 3 unit
Neil Magny vs Mike Malott
OFFICIAL PICK: Mike Malott to win by Submission or Decision 0.5 unit
Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno-Silva
OFFICIAL PICK: Mayra Bueno-Silva to win by KO/TKO or Decision 0.5 unit
Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis
OFFICIAL PICK: Dricus Du Plessis Moneyline 5 unit
UFC Fight Night: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker - Picks of The Week
Prices were not recorded at this time**
Relatively a breakeven card, and I finished in the green. (UFC Vegas 84)
UFC Fight Night: Jack Hermansson vs Joe Pyfer was the first card I began documentation for prices on each and every pick.
Preliminaries
Joshua Van vs Felipe Bunes
OFFICIAL PICK: Joshua Van to win by KO/TKO or Decision 1 unit
Nikolas Motta vs Tom Nolan
OFFICIAL PICK: Tom Nolan to win by Round 1 KO/TKO 0.5 unit
Westin Wilson vs Jean Silva
OFFICIAL PICK: Jean Silva to win by Round 1 KO/TKO 0.5 unit
Farid Basharat vs Taylor Lapilus
OFFICIAL PICK: Farid Basharat to win by Decision 1 unit
Marcus McGhee vs Gaston Bolanos
OFFICIAL PICK: Marcus McGhee to win by Submission or Decision 0.5 unit
Matthew Semelsberger vs Preston Parsons
OFFICIAL PICK: Matthew Semelsberger to win by KO/TKO or Decision 1 unit
Main Card
Andrei Arlovski vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
OFFICIAL PICK: Waldo Cortes-Acosta to win by KO/TKO or Decision 1 unit
Phil Hawes vs Bruno Ferreira
OFFICIAL PICK: Phil Hawes Moneyline 1 unit
Ricky Simon vs Mario Bautista
OFFICIAL PICK: Mario Bautista Moneyline 0.5 unit
Jim Miller vs Gabriel Benitez
OFFICIAL PICK: Jim Miller Moneyline 1 unit
Matheus Nicolau vs Manel Kape
OFFICIAL PICK: Manel Kape to win by KO/TKO or Decision 0.5 unit (VOID)
Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker
OFFICIAL PICK: Magomed Ankalaev to win by KO/TKO 1 unit
MonkeyKingBets in 2024
When I created MonkeyKingBets back in August 2023, my goal was to connect with a community of like-minded MMA lovers. I had just moved from Texas to Massachusetts, learned that sports betting is legal, and decided to run with it.
I started releasing full card breakdown videos every single week on TikTok & eventually gained a family of followers to interact with. This eventually expanded to financial audits on fighters and fighter interviews as I grew.
2023 was my introduction to the world of gambling on sports, but I plan to approach 2024 with more caution and transparency. I appreciate everybody who has rode with me up till now.
I’m opening this page up as my official log of tracked bets. I’ll post my picks here on a weekly basis with the price & unit allocation.