UFC 219 is set to take place this Saturday night (Dec. 30) at Las Vegas, Nevada, and let’s just say that it doesn’t scream”quality” like preceding end-of-year UFC cards.
The UFC stacks its final card of the year from top to base. In 2017, we get a major event between Holly Holm and Cris Cyborg. While it has the capability to be a great fight, it doesn’t necessarily scream”purchase this pay-per-view!”
Additionally, this is an extremely hard card to bet on since there are not lots of fights which it is possible to find a strong read on. Many of the favorites, like Cyborg and Khabib Nurmagomedov, deserve to become overpowering favorites, yet could also easily get merked by their opponents. Danger lurks.
That said, we must generate a few plays. So let’s do the best we can to find a few golden underdogs, some worthy props, along with a rewarding softball. Additionally checking out my Best Bets for UFC Futures from last week, where I proposed a few’dogs (Carla Esparza and Neil Magny) who hold some value.
Golden Underdogs
Middleweight: Marvin Vettori (-222) vs. Omari Akhmedov (+187)
At first glance, this moneyline in BetOnline seems perfectly acceptable, but when you take a closer look at this preliminary matchup, it is possible to get some solid reasons to take the puppy in Omari”The Wolverine” Akhmedov (17-4).
Even though Marvin Vettori (12-3) is a bigger fighter that loves to throw , averaging 3.13 significant strikes landed per minute, he does not have enough power to take Akhmedov out via (T)KO, so this fight might end up being a grappling affair. While Akhmedov has shown in the past he has some power in his own hands (seven wins by knockout and also two”Battle of the Night” bonuses at the UFC), where he really shines is in the wrestling section. The Dagestani grappler could easily end up controlling the struggle if the majority is spent at the clinch or around the mat.
The sole kryptonite I see for Akhmedov is that his gasoline tank. Will he strike a cardio wall just like he did in successive knockout losses to Sergio Moraes and Elizeu Zaleski? In both of these losses, Akhmedov started strong but faded badly in the subsequent rounds.
He followed those declines with two hard-working conclusion wins Kyle Noke and Abdul Razak Alhassan, the latter an upset at UFC Fight Night 109. Right now I’m leaning towards”The Wolverine’s” hard hands and wrestling acumen for another possibly profitable upset.
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