The Ultimate Fighting Championship takes a trip to Sao Paulo for the first time in nearly four years. Let's make some reais, shall we?
takes a trip to Sao Paulo for the first time in nearly four years. The promotion had a plan with this fight card, even with the late replacements, to match 13 Brazilians against foreign opponents–and with it, Brazil could win out across the board. Four competitors see betting lines at -500 or above, and this edition of Prime Picks focuses on one while expecting a clean sweep for three other home-country selections.
Lewis will need to be at his preventative best, preparing for a shot that will almost certainly come from his unwieldy adversary. Chin-checking, the man originally tapped for this headliner spot, will forever be a major point on his highlight reel, and it came courtesy of an unreal uppercut when Blaydes ducked down for a shot. A big right hand completely blew the doors off a young Almeida, who still fights with his hands down more frequently than recommended.
There may be no outright underdogs on this edition of Prime Picks, but this matchup is about as close as it gets, as Vieira sees lines ranging from -102 to -115 at the time. On the other side of pick ‘em,can be narrowly favored higher, for example, with one book having Petrosyan at -120 while Vieira is -106. Grab Vieira wins inside the distance in the neighborhood of +135 to get to outright plus money.
The only two people to escape without serious harm against Vieira did so in ways Petrosyan has not shown the capability to emulate.allowed Vieira to blow his gas tank embarrassingly and hit a beauty of a guillotine choke. The multiple-time Mundials and ADCC champ will use his striking, which can sometimes consist of looping shots that leave him wide open for counters, to close the distance.
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