The Cheat Sheet is a regular feature at The MMA Manifesto where we give you a quick, easy and (hopefully) informative preview of an upcoming major MMA event. Next up: UFC 141.
UFC 141 – Fri, Dec 30th – 10:00pm Eastern – MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV
Fight Card (courtesy of Wikipedia) and Betting Odds (courtesy of SportBet)
Main Card
Heavyweight bout: Brock Lesnar (+115) vs. Alistair Overeem (-135)
Lightweight bout: Nate Diaz (+230) vs. Donald Cerrone (-270)
Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch (-225) vs. Johny Hendricks (+185)
Light Heavyweight bout: Vladimir Matyushenko (+280) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (-340)
Featherweight bout: Nam Phan (-220) vs. Jimy Hettes (+180)
Preliminary Card
Featherweight bout: Ross Pearson (-300) vs. Junior Assunção (+250)
Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani (+150) vs. Danny Castillo (-170)
Welterweight bout: Dong Hyun Kim (-360) vs. Sean Pierson (+300)
Lightweight bout: Jacob Volkmann (-265) vs. Efrain Escudero (+220)
Welterweight bout: Matt Riddle (-120) vs. Luis Ramos (+100)
Featherweight bout: Manvel Gamburyan (+210) vs. Diego Nunes (-250)
Strength of Card: 
Excitement Level: High. Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem is an even more anticipated heavyweight tilt than dos Santos-Velasquez was.
Who Should Buy This PPV?: Hardcore & casual fans. Everyone likes to see the big guys throw it down, and they come no bigger (literally and figuratively) than Lesnar and Overeem.
Projected PPV Buyrate: 500,000
Fight of the Night: Nate Diaz vs Donald Cerrone. Cerrone is always a safe bet to be involved in a Fight of the Night worthy bout, and Nate Diaz is stubborn (dumb?) enough to decide to get into a fire fight on his feet with The Cowboy.
Best Fight on the Undercard: Ross Pearson vs Junior Assuncao
Best Bet (if you are betting man/woman): Vladimir Matyushenko (+280). Yes, The Janitor’s opponent Alexander Gustafsson has been almost unstoppable since he’s entered the UFC, but Matyushenko hasn’t been too shabby himself – his only Octagon loss was to Jon Jones, and his only other loss in the past five yearswas to Little Nog.
Win or Go Home: Manny Gamburyan. Three losses in a row is never a good thing for job security.
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