Everyone knows about the clear obsessions to drugs and alcohol. But a less familiar addiction is the obsession with betting. Many folks do not think of this addiction when the issue comes up, but gambling can be a key obsession which can be extraordinarily hard to smash. A betting addiction can end up in stealing or perhaps suicide if you get too deep. And it is very easy to fall into this kind of addiction. With gambling being legal in twenty-seven states, the power to be trapped in such an activity is awfully real.

Many will say that is too easy to reach an addictive state with gambling. And in many ways that is true. But what it boils down to is determination and self control. The solution is in knowing when to stop. And things which many folks don’t view as betting basically are. Things like bingo and the lottery are truly gambling. They would possibly not be on the grand scale of some other betting, but they are still betting and can still establish an obsession. But when you look at these sorts of betting you must question why more folks don’t get dependent.

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Vitor Belfort made his first appearance in the UFCs iconic octagon in five years, headlining the main event of UFC 103 in Dallas, Texas. Just over three minutes later, he had already become a top contender in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. Belfort dominated veteran Rich Franklin en route to a devastating knockout victory, and following the bout talk quickly shifted to The Phenom as a potential future opponent for both Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida.

The fight against Franklin was contested at a catchweight of 195 pounds, and Belfort took several tries to finally make weight on Friday afternoon. The pace of the bout was tactical and deliberate until the very end”Belfort landed a few leg kicks, but for the most part it was several minutes of the fighters circling each other. Belfort was clearly measuring Franklin for a big power shot, and he found it after a brief flurry in which neither man gained an advantage. Out of nowhere, Belfort floored Franklin with a nasty uppercut and quickly mounted a ground and pound assault on his fallen adversary. It only took three or four big shots to Franklins head before the referee jumped in to stop the fight.

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