There has been a total of nine times that Bruce Buffer has announced “And New” this year. Last week’s upset by Strickland of Adesanya was not even the biggest one, odds-wise, in a title fight this year. Those honors are reserved for the fight that is being rematched this weekend.
There probably won’t ever be another fighter who had to face as many killers on the regional scene before finally making their debut like Mariscal.
Will Adesanya’s technical striking be the difference maker? Or will Strikland put his classic pressure style to use and break the champion? Read on to see how these middleweights match up and who leaves Sydney as the UFC middleweight champion.
The UFC is on the road for this week’s fight night card. The Accor Arena in Paris, France, will host the UFC and their hometown fighter, Ciryl Gane, as he takes on Serghei Spivac in a heavyweight contender bout.
Volkan Oezdemir has an experience advantage in this matchup with Bogdan Guskov. Guskov is making his UFC debut, and Oezdemir has been fighting top-10 contenders in the light heavyweight division.
While Cyril Gane is headlining UFC Paris, I’ve identified three of the absolute best moneyline bets for the PPV. Let’s get to the picks.
Serghei Spivac has won six of his past seven fights, but he’s still going off as an underdog. Manpreet likes that value.
Max Holloway could have neglected The Korean Zombie and pushed for a fourth title fight against Alexander Volkanovski, but he has too much respect for the game.
Max Holloway has been the number-one contender in the featherweight division for some time. He is 3-3 over his last six fights, with all losses coming against Alexander Volkanovski. He beat Calvin Kattar, Yair Rodriguez, and Arnold Allen.