And there we go, another hyped up prospect as a 2 to 1 favorite losing to a vet. Typical... And these spots happen more than usual in the UFC which is what makes watching it more exciting.
Main Card (PPV)
Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria
Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa
Geoff Neal vs Ian Machado Garry
Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo
Anthony Hernandez vs Roman Kopylov
Main Card (PPV)
Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria
Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa
Geoff Neal vs Ian Machado Garry
Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo
Anthony Hernandez vs Roman Kopylov
I'm glad to see Volkanovski back in action again and back in his usual weight where he is comfortable to beat everyone inside the octagon. Let's see how he used his experience back in his comfort zone after the simultaneous two losses against Islam. Now that his fighting for the championship again, it will be an opportunity for him to regain back his honor because this guy is honorable and no one thought that he would be an easy opponent against Islam after their 1st fight when he lost, he also lost some respect because he looks like he reached his limit in that 2 fights. So this fight meant a lot for him because this is where he stands back again.
The odds in Volkanovski vs Topuria are so tight. Can't say Topuria isn't capable of submitting Volk but it could be too early for him to get this shot and Volk is a tough fighter for Topuria. With Volks' striking, Topuria will be forced to bring the fight to the ground to win. It's way hard to speculate on this fight but I could choose the fighters below to win their fights.
Paulo Costa
Ian Machado Garry
Merab Dvalishvili
Roman Kopylov
Costa is a live underdog but I'm giving Whittaker another chance.
Garry will win but the line is almost forcing you to bet on Neal. The guy has more experience in the cage and Garry will be exposed sooner or later. It's just I don't think it's gonna be Neal.
I got Cejudo as the underdog.
And totally agree with the Kopylov pick as the underdog! Sometimes you just have this tingling feeling that the right pick is the underdog. And from optics alone, Kopylov looks better in the cage than Hernandez. Dunno...
