Silva is the current UFC middleweight champion and steps up to 205 pounds tonight for his fight with Griffin after struggling to find suitable competition in his division. Despite the move to 205 pounds Silva is still the bookies clear favourite at odds of 1/5.

Griffin is the former light heavyweight champion and is a solid all-round fighter coming off back to back wins against Shogun and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Griffin is used to fighting at this weight and will no doubt test Silva with his size and strength. Griffin is the outsider at 3/1 and for good reason.

The only way I can see Griffin standing a chance at beating Silva is by taking it to the ground.  Griffin would need to avoid submissions whilst dishing out some decent ground and pound to the smaller fighter. Griffin likes to put on an exciting fight for the fans and will move forward on Silva stalking him around the cage which could well be his downfall.  Griffin cannot afford to stand toe to toe with Silva, Silva’s striking ability is second to none and many of his victories have come by way of knockout through devastating combinations of punches, elbows, knees and kicks.

Griffin will relish in being the underdog having pulled off major upsets in the past but I don’t think he will be much of a match for the superiorly gifted Silva. Although the odds for Silva are short I simply cannot see any other outcome. Silva is simply the best pound for pound fighter in the world today.

Torino are in a bad run of form with only one win in their last four games. They suffered a late defeat at the hands of Genoa last weekend, a match that was saw seven Torino players being suspended after a fight began after the final whistle. Torino will be without Marco Pisano and Angelo Ogbonna who will be serving four match bans for punching and kicking their opponents. Rolando Bianchi, Aimo Diana and Francesco Pratali have been suspended for two games for attempting to join in the fight. Whilst Blerim Dzemaili and Ignazio Abate will serve one match bans.

Roma are strong at home having only lost twice all season. Torino on the other hand have only won once away from home and failed to keep a clean sheet in 19 out of 20 games. With Torino short on players and relying mainly on their second string team I would strongly suggest a nibble on Roma at 3/4.