UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Fight Card Odds and Picks

Last Updated on May 30, 2024 6:51 pm by Erwin Noguera

We are in for a treat as the UFC takes a trip to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, to bring us an exciting fight card for the UFC 302. With an exciting title fight at the helm of this event and an exciting clash of Middleweights as the Co-Main, we can hardly wait for the event to begin on this Saturday Afternoon. 

For this exciting numbered showdown, we had to have an excellent main bout, and the matchmakers didn’t disappoint, as we get the current Undisputed Lightweight Islam Makhachev defending his title against the former Interim Lightweight Champion, Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier, in what could be a legacy fight for him.

The co-main event has the former Middleweight Champion, Sean Strickland, facing Paulo Costa in a fight in which both fighters could turn things into a slugfest but there is some bad blood behind it, which makes it even more interesting as they finally face each other on the cage.

The fight between Kevin Holland and Michal Oleksiejczuk was also on the main card, along with the clash between Roman Kopylov and the debuted Cesar Almeida as the main Prelim fight and a lot of other talented fighters making this a 12-fight event even after 8 bouts were canceled, we can’t wait until it begins!

You can check all the UFC/MMA bets, the analysis of each fighter, and the final bet you can make in these fights.

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Fight Card Odds and Picks

When: 

Saturday, June 1, at 6:00 pm ET

Moneyline odds

Islam Makhachev 1.144 / Dustin Poirier 5.71

Sean Strickland 1.45 / Paulo Costa 2.791

Kevin Holland 1.373 / Michal Oleksiejczuk 3.12

Jailton Almeida 1.35 / Alexandr Romanov 3.245

Randy Brown 1.61 / Elizeu Zaleski 2.344

Roman Kopylov 1.89 / César Almeida 1.87

Grant Dawson 1.23 / Joe Solecki 4.155

Phil Rowe 2.155 / Jake Matthews 1.69

Niko Price 2.913 / Alex Morono 1.404

Mickey Gall 3.965 / Bassil Hafez 1.25

Joselyne Edwards 2.626 / Ailin Perez 1.49

André Lima 1.373 / Mitch Raposo 3.01

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UFC 302: Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier

Why Bet on Islam Makhachev?

Makhachev is one of the most well-rounded fighters in the UFC at the moment. Everything he does is with clean technique and outstanding timing, and he has the cardio to keep up a ridiculously high pace for 5 rounds. 

There is no doubt in our mind that he is going to be using his brilliant wrestling and grappling to slowly dismantle his opponent here, but we need to point out that Makhachev is indeed a few steps behind when it comes to boxing. He will have to make the most out of his takedowns.

Why Bet on Dustin Poirier?

Dustin Poirier is on the last leg of career-wise, there is quite a lot weighing on him for this one as it is his final chance to get a belt. That’s already a lot of pressure, but he thrives in this kind of environment. 

Poirier is going to have to contend with the almost instant wrestling pressure and pace of Makhachev. We must consider that he is not at all a wrestler, he is going to get taken down, he got taken down quite a few times when he fought a very depleted BSD, and now he’s coming up against a very physically ready Makhachev. As a result, we justdon’t see him doing too well in the wrestling department against Islam. 

However, when it comes to the striking, Poirier holds all the cards here. He has incredible timing with his lead hook, and if he times it right, that uppercut could be disastrous for Makhachev. 

Final Betting Analysis: Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier 

There is a lot of discussion about Poirier landing a guillotine on Makhachev, but it’s all hype and hope at this rate. If he could not land a guillotine on BSD, he probably isn’t going to land one against a high-level wrestler like his next rival.

We do not see the champ being successful against Poirier on the feet, as the latter’s striking is sublime. It is the most brilliant close-range striking thatyou’ll probably ever see in the LW division, and those tight hooks he uses are something nasty.

For Poirier, it’s going to be the hook and the uppercut that catch Makhachev. However, if Islam can survive those attacks and get his hands wrapped around Dustin, it’s not going to matter if the latter rocks him in the process, he is insane in top position and will break down the Diamond during the fight.

UFC 302: Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa

Why Bet on Sean Strickland?

Strickland is coming off a very competitive fight against Dricus Du Plessis, and whilst he arguably won, what we were most impressed with was the little amount of damage he absorbed, even by one of the most powerful punchers in DDP. As such, we can only think that he is going to be relatively fine against Costa. 

Sean does struggle a little bit in turning up the pressure when it is needed. He also has a bit of a predictable style which has been talked about for ages, but it works.

Why Bet on Paulo Costa?

Costa is coming off a tough loss against Whittaker, and whilst he did display that power late into the first round, he struggled to keep up with the speed and footwork of his rival. 

Now, the good news for Costa is that Stricklands’ footwork only involves walking forwardand occasionally taking a step back. There are no tricky blitzes or anything, so the striking success rate for Costa should be, at least, more stable numerically in the second and third if he doesn’t succumb to the pressure and slow down in those two rounds. 

However, we can’t trust Costa’s gas tank that much. He may be a physical specimen but the power he throws with is unsustainable for a three-round back and forth, and it’s certainly not the first time Strickland has fought a powerhouse. 

Final Betting Analysis: Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa 

If Sean Strickland sets a high pace of steady volume and walks Costa back throughout the fight, he can easily win this fight. The only thing that Strickland needs to be careful of is the power of Costa coming back his way.

Costa’s high-power but low-volume fighting style is not one to impress the judges if it doesn’t land, and if it lands it likely doesn’t need to make it to the judges’ cards. In this sense, we think that Strickland and his 4-inch reach advantage are going to be too effective in stifling the aggression of his rival, landing a decision from the judges.

UFC 302: Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

Why Bet on Kevin Holland?

Holland is coming off back-to-back losses against JDM and MVP. Whilst back-to-back losses could easily make people dismiss him, we do want to bring up how competitive his fight against JDM was, and how durable and tough he was when MVP was taking his soul in what was such a brilliant display of unorthodox kickboxing. 

Kevin has always been a game fighter, he has a chin that allows him to hang in there with the hardest hitters, and he is genuinely a very skilled fighter who has outstanding boxing. He’s also an expert at range and luring his opponent into an angle that gives him an advantage. 

Holland is coming back up to 185 after a fun stint at 170, and since Oleksiejczuk has very little wrestling threat, we are excited to see if we witness him be himself once again because, before his losses against Brunson and Vettori at 185, he was a dangerous fighter. 

Why Bet on Michal Oleksiejczuk?

Oleksiejczuk is coming off a tough sub-loss against Pereira, and we honestly learned nothing else about him during that fight. He was still looking for those heavy punches, and he still had somewhat bad takedown defense.

We do think that Oleksiejczuk’s best chance to win this fight is to put Holland away, but it’s just a bit of a tall order because, if Holland couldn’t get knocked out by the ridiculous power of MVP, it’s harder to think Oleksiejczuk is going to achieve that success that MVP tried to chase. 

Final Betting Analysis: Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk 

Holland’s reach disadvantage is going to be fairly prominent here, making Oleksiejczuk rush in a little bit with some explosive forward movement to cover the distance. However, the former is too good at crowding punches and being hard to hit.

We have to also point out that Holland is also a fairly experienced grappler, he has quite a few submissions on his record, and, if he wants the path of least resistance when fighting Oleksiejczuk, he is going to look for that takedown and find a submission. 

However, that’s not how Holland fights, he is a crowd-pleaser and is most likely going to want to keep this fight standing so he can land his quick combinations at range and just put away Oleksiejczuk.

UFC 302: Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov

Why Bet on Jailton Almeida?

Almeida is coming off a KO loss against Blaydes just a few months ago. He is a very grapple-heavy fighter who has torn through a division full of unathletic brawlers, and now he is facing fighters who have a very similar style and skill set that he has, which makes this fight all that more interesting. 

Jailton has ridiculous cardio for someone at heavyweight. Whilst you could argue that his lay-and-pray style does not reflect it, how often are we going to see Blaydes get taken down 9 of 13 times?

13 attempts against someone who has one of the best wrestling backgrounds in the UFC at heavyweight means that Almeida’s wrestling is going to be a problem for a lot of people, even as we move up the division, but it comes at a cost. He is very one-dimensional, due to a heavy reliance on those takedowns, and if he doesn’t get them, you get a repeat of what his last rival did to him. 

Why Bet on Alexandr Romanov?

Romanov has somewhat stagnated a tiny bit in his career, with a not-very-recent win over Blagoy Ivanov. For the most part, it was a strong showing of his wrestling ability and strength, however, we do question the quality of opponents that Romanov has defeated in comparison to Almeida’s.

If an old 40+-year-old in Espino can out-wrestle Romanov, there is no doubt that a younger and perhaps more athletic fighter in Almeida can replicate that same kind of style and just overwhelm him.

Final Betting Analysis: Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov 

Romanov is a strong competitor, so we think there might be enough resistance in the wrestling department to make this fight a long, grueling one.

On the feet we don’t see a lot happening, Almeida has shown to be a bit more free with his boxing, only to open up his opponent to takedowns, and that could very well be the game plan for this weekend. Box a little then shoot for a takedown, as it could be effective against Romanov who is a bit more one-dimensional.

UFC 302: Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski

Why Bet on Randy Brown?

Brown is coming off a fantastic KO over highly touted kickboxing veteran Muslim Salikhov, and even though he did win, it did not come without a lot of damage coming his way. 

He suffers a little bit from what a lot of longer and taller fighters suffer from, and that’s a lack of fundamental striking defense. His range and reach are his defense, if someone can penetrate that reach difference and enter the pocket, then he is a vulnerable target at that moment. However, when Brown is at range and he’s in the zone, he is incredible.

His long jab is his best weapon, he uses it to both damage his opponent and to set up subsequent punches, and these shots aren’t always the same. There are so many permutations of that same setup that, as soon as you see Brown throw more than one jab, you know he is setting up a clean combination. 

Why Bet on Elizeu Zaleski?

Zaleski is coming off a draw against Rinat Fakhretdinov, and very early on we saw him struggle with the pressure and power of Fakhretdinov. 

Elizeu has ridiculous power in his hands thoughand he has the speed and explosiveness to enter the pocket and land those dangerous punches that are going to land whenever he is going to enter the pocket during this bout. However, he does not have the best defense, he often leaves his hands a bit low, and whilstthat’s great for an explosive overhand or a quick burst of action that’s hard to read, we don’t think that’s a good kind of defense when you’re fighting someone who has a 5-inch reach advantage and a 4-inch height advantage. 

Zaleski is not a safe fighter. He is here to perform and look for highlights, apart from being an incredible finisher, but he is also reckless, he is also susceptible to getting hurt, and whilst he did exceptionally well against Fakhretdinov, that was mostly due to the latter’s predictable attacks. 

Final Betting Analysis: Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski 

Brown has shown a bit of a weakness andthat’s his legs. He is so easy to leg kick due to his height and size that his lead leg is ripe for the taking. There is little doubt in my mind that Zaleski is going to chew up those legs early, as that was the game plan for Salikhov before that one-one-two combination came his way at ridiculous speeds.

Brown has a wide range of attacks, including his very snappy front and head kicks, so there is little doubt that Zaleski is going to be somewhat overwhelmed on the feet if the former finds his groove early on.

UFC 302: Roman Kopylov vs. César Almeida

Why Bet on Roman Kopylov?

Kopylov is coming off a tough submission loss against Alexander Hernandez, and it was a competitive fight up until that point. One thing we like about him is his diversity with striking as he is ridiculously quick on the feet for a Middleweight. That allows him to simply flick out anythingandthere’s some certainty that it’s going to land. 

He hasa very quick and sneaky lead leg kick that he often uses to change targets very quickly, usually kicking the leg and then following up with a left straight. That is different from what we see in typical combinations where the leg kick is the final attack in a sequence. 

Kopylov does get hit a lot, and he does leave his right hand a bit far from his face, which makes us think that Almeida and his fantastic left hook are going to be a major problem for him.

However, Kopylov does have some grappling in his arsenal, although we have yet to see it in the UFC. Since he is a multiple-time Sambo champion, one can’t help but think that he is going to be using his wrestling a fair bit in this fight, especially since he is facing one hell of a dangerous kickboxer, and it would only make some sense.

Why Bet on César Almeida?

Almeida is coming off a strong debut win against Budka, and whilst he isn’texactly a tough debut, he still managed to test the former a little bit on the ground. 

However, Almeida’s defensive grappling is very, very good, and he has adapted exceptionally well to MMA.Now, he is one hell of a dangerous kickboxer, he is stupendously sharp on the feet, and he is tight with his combinations.

He may be outstanding at all ranges, but I think he excels in the pocket where he can land his tight left hook, a left hook that’s eerily similar to Pereira, it’s just a clean one that has no read and a lot of power behind it

Final Betting Analysis: Roman Kopylov vs. César Almeida 

When it comes to being on the feet, there are two attacks that Kopylov is going to put a major emphasis on: the liver body kick (left roundhouse) and the left straight. Those two attacks are going to be his most damaging and I do wonder how effective it will be in slowing down Almeida.

We think Kopylov needs to wrestle in this fight, use his Sambo to mix it up and make it frustrating for Almeida. We also think he is going to have to be the first one to start the action to not let his rival settle in to throw his powerful hook.

The thing is, we expect him to focus on that wrestling for once right here.

UFC 302: Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki

Why Bet on Grant Dawson?

Dawson is coming off a rough KO loss against Bobby Green, and that was always going to be one of the main outcomes for that fight since Green has excellent boxing. Thankfully for him, that boxing or striking threat will be mostly gone here since Solecki isn’tat all a striker.

Dawson is a very well-rounded fighter who is incredibly effective on the ground. He is someone who can keep up a high pace of activity and still have enough cardio to be explosive, and we do think that the UFC is kind of making this fight a “comeback” for him.

Why Bet on Joe Solecki?

Solecki is a sneaky fighter though, and whilst he has had some underwhelming fights, we do think the threat of his submissions is going to be fairly prevalent. However, we don’tthink those submissions are going to land. 

Solecki is active off his back and, if he is lucky, he could at least make Dawson’s control time a bit more difficult, but we still don’t think the former has that kind of threat to catch his rival in anything. Whilst he might be active off his back and in the guard, it’s going to be the kind of activity that results in Dawson just adjusting over and over.

Final Betting Analysis: Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki 

We honestlydon’t think Solecki has enough of an all-round threat to make this interesting. Dawson is going to employ the same strategy he has done in almost all of his fights, and that’s wrestle and control.

The longer he is in top control, the worse it is for Solecki, whose only chance to win this fight is to find a submission off his back. Nevertheless, since Dawson has ridiculously good wrestling and grappling himself, we think he will be able to see any setup that his rival attempts coming. 

On the feet, we could say Dawson has the advantage here but doubt that a lot of the fight is going to take place on the feet, and instead, we expect there to be a lot of wrestling involved with him being in the better positions.

UFC 302: Phil Rowe vs. Jake Matthews

Why Bet on Phil Rowe?

Rowe is coming off a back-and-forth, relatively slow, and unimpressive fight against Magny. Even if the duel took place in the clinch for the large majority of it, we did enjoy watching him use his reach by throwing that quick one-two down the pipe, and that one-two is going to be fairly problematic for Matthews, considering that Rowe has an 8-inch reach advantage. 

If Rowe keeps this fight clean, he has a major advantage here, but there is a glaring problem, and that’s his lack of defense.Whilst his ranged attacks are relatively effective, we do not like how hittable he is because he does not use footwork a lot.He just stands in front of his opponent’s target zone, kind of eating punches whilst trying to maintain his range.

Rowe has a phenomenal right hand. It is very accurate, and thanks to the reach advantage, he would just need to pop it out there to have it land. 

Why Bet on Jake Matthews?

Matthews comes off a tough loss against Michael Morales, and it was in that fight that we saw Matthews get hit the most in his UFC career, receiving 84 significant strikes. However, we thinkit’s fair to say that his incredible defense allowed him to absorb those significant strikes without much serious damage. 

His defense is one of the most impressive things we have seen, he shells up so effectively whilst leaving his stance open enough for aggressive retaliation. Everything Matthews throws comes with him immediately shelling up and moving off the center line, and he is impeccable with his defensive timing. Even if he has been stumbled and rocked before, he has never really been in dire trouble. 

Final Betting Analysis: Phil Rowe vs. Jake Matthews 

Rowe has sharper, straighter punches that could be problematic for Matthews, that if the latter is unable to close the distance and enter the pocket effectively.

However, it isMatthews’ exact style that makes his fight against Rowe a phenomenal match-up. We have seen the latter struggle when an opponent enters range, and we think the former is a lot quicker and explosive with forward momentum than Magny. 

Plus, it helps that Matthews is such a gritty fighter, constantly moving forward and putting on strong pressure even if he gets hit. That’smostly due to his defense, and he is just too good at absorbing and blocking damage while moving forward.

UFC 302: Niko Price vs. Alex Morono

Why Bet on Niko Price?

Price is coming off a KO loss against Robbie Lawler, and whilstit’s a tough loss for anyone, we think that he still offers a great deal of threat for Morono. Even if one might imagine the threatis going to be mostly his punching power, volume, and other delicious words, we firmly believe that Price is going to chew up the legs of his rival very early and very often.

Niko is a fantastic leg kicker, he lands about one-third of his strikes to the legs most of the time, and given that Morono is a very “plodding” stance fighter, we just cannot help but imagine that Price is going to land phenomenal leg kicks throughout this fight. However, the counter for leg kicks is, as we all should know by now, a power side attack, and if he gets hit by that right hand, the momentum could shift very quickly. 

Why Bet on Alex Morono?

Morono is coming off a fairly competitive back-and-forth fight against McGee, and whilst he got the win, he didn’t look too great in there in all honesty. Alex does quite a few things with his striking that look very funky and silly andhe plods around a lot.In this sense, his open elbow stance leaves him very open to being attacked, which often plays into his speed advantage in his fights as he can easily retaliate very quickly and land some thunderous punches.

Alex is a very powerful boxer and he often uses a very quick left body or inside/outside leg kick with his boxing combinations just to add more sting to the sequence. However, as much as we find his striking style to be very unorthodox, what we do love about him is his grappling. 

Morono has ridiculously good BJJ, and whilst he doesn’t have the best takedown defense to take full control of his grappling ability, he is very, very good off his back. During his fight against Court McGee, he jumped the Guillotine, and whilst he didn’t successfully submit him, he was proactive in chasing an armbar off his back instead. 

It is the activity off the bottom that makes him a dangerous grappler andit’s always great to see.

Final Betting Analysis: Niko Price vs. Alex Morono 

Now, Morono most likely has a fairly big power advantage here, and given that Price is coming off back-to-back KO losses, there are some questions about whether or not his chin is durable enough to handle the right hand of Morono. Ans we must add, boy, that right hand is a tough one to deal with.

Now, if the fight ends up on the ground, we do think that Morono is going to swarm Price with overwhelming pressure and activity. That, considering Morono has excellent BJJ and Price isn’texactly that well-versed on the ground.

UFC 302: Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez

Why Bet on Mickey Gall?

Gall is coming off back-to-back losses over two years ago, so not only is he coming into this fight with a tough losing streak on his record, but those two years away are certainly muddying the waters a bit here. 

Anyway, he is mostly a submission artist. He somewhat thrives on the ground, although that would be a major gamble given the fact that Hafez is very wrestling-oriented. We mean, let’s be honest, as long as a wrestler is in top control, it’s very rarely that they get submitted, and it’s not like Gall is some high-level BJJ fighter with an impeccable record, he is just someone who has been given somewhat name-worthy opponents and that’s practically it. 

There is a possibility of Gall being somewhat effective on the feet, but a lot of his striking is fairly standard, often really using his grappling over anything else to get a win. 

Why Bet on Bassil Hafez?

Hafez has only one fight in the UFC but it was against one of the toughest opponents one can debut against Jack Della Maddalena. Even if he was simply outmatched on the feet, he persevered and still looked for those very much-needed takedowns.

It is a style of Hafez that will test Gall in this fight because, if Hafez attempted 20 takedowns against JDM who has an exceptional defense against it, we just think he is going to have a bit of an easier time against this rival.

Final Betting Analysis: Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez 

Gall’s best chance to win this fight is on the ground. He needs to stick to his guns in this fight and be incredibly active on the ground, or Hafez is going to shut down all of the submission attempts and just smother him under pressure.

Mickey Gall is often quick to tie up his opponent or at least grab for a guillotine, and that guillotine will be there for him the more Hafez looks for takedowns. That will probably be the main threat coming from either of them, in our opinion.

But even if Gall does put up a good defense/offense on the ground, we firmly think Hafez and his grappling skillset is more than enough to deal with it. We believe this fight is going to be a relatively one-sided wrestling attack by the latter, and a few defensive submission attempts by the former like guillotines or arm triangles off his back.

UFC 302: Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez

Why Bet on Joselyne Edwards?

Edwards has had rather lackluster performances against some of the least-skilled fighters in the division. Edwards was introduced to our fans as a kickboxer from Panama, and for the most part, her performances have echoed that style of kickboxing, but she walks into two metaphorical brick walls that hinder her performances.

First, her cardio tends to fall apart relatively quickly, but that also tends to lead to a different issue that Edwards walks into, and that’s her weight. See, she missed weight a few times in the UFC so far, and whilst those issues on the scales are perhaps anomalous to those two incidences, it does somewhat connect with her fatigue problems.She carries a lot of weight on fight day andthat’s all a major contributor to exhaustion and fatigue.

Why Bet on Ailin Perez?

Perez is fresher to the UFC than her opponent, having had her debut at 145 against Egger before moving back down to 135 to take on Ashlee Evans-Smith and Pudilova, and it was in those two fights that we truly saw what she is capable of. 

She is very dependent on her takedowns, does not strike a whole lot on her feet, and often uses some strikes to close the distance. Later, she level changes for a takedown or a judo throw, in which she then unleashes a lot of ground strikes.It’s a bit obvious to us that she is going to utilize that exact style against the much taller and longer Edwards. 

Final Betting Analysis: Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez 

Edwards’s style is pretty standard for a boxer or kickboxer, she often strings together decent combinations with a fair bit of power given her size. However, her major weakness is defending takedowns, and given that Perez is, perhaps, the first major wrestler that she is going to face, we suspect she’s going to be struggling to defend, especially the longer the fight goes on.

Now, the longer this fight remains on the feet, there could be more chances for Edwards to pull away with a win. Nevertheless, we only say that because she is going to have a striking advantage, even though her kicks could be shut down by the wrestling threat of Perez.

We firmly believe that Perez is going to get a win here through her wrestling, and the longer the fight goes on, the more Edwards will feel that fatigue and that means it’d be easier for her to crumble by the ground and pound. 

UFC 302: André Lima vs. Mitch Raposo

Why Bet on André Lima?

Lima is coming off quite an interesting debut result, in which his opponent straight-up chomped on his arm. For the most part before that unique moment, he was doing relatively well on the feet, his boxing was crisp andwhilst Severino was being pretty effective with his wrestling and pressure, you can almost see Lima settle in the longer the fight went on. In the second round, he was finding his punches fairly easily, landing at a 66% rate in that second round. 

That has always been Lima’smain attribute as a boxer. His accuracy is oftentimes high when he fights, never wasting many shots as he sets his own pace and finds his timing. It’s going to be relatively effective against Raposo, who has a slight disadvantage in reach and has a rather funky style himself, sometimes funk is fun, but not when you have a sharp boxer opposite you.

Why Bet on Mitch Raposo?

Raposo is someone who tried to get into the UFC a while ago via Dana White’s Contender Series but didn’t succeed due to a loss against Jake Hadley. He is a fairly well-rounded fighter but from the footage that we have seen, he is mostly a stand-up fighter who utilizes variations of a two to three-punch combination. There’s a bit of an emphasis on his wide right he tends to swing from a somewhat loaded-up position. 

Now, we do want to point out in a positive light that he does come from the New England Cartel, and that gym generally produces outstanding strikers. However, we think Raposo is a few steps (or leaps) behind the stars of the gym in Kattar and Font. 

Now, there are positives for Raposo. He shells up relatively well and he doesn’t stay in firing range the whole time, especially when shelling up, he circles away whilst keeping his guard up. 

Final Betting Analysis: André Lima vs. Mitch Raposo 

The one thing we cannot help but notice, though, is how exposed Raposo’s body is to attacks, heisn’t that adaptable when it comes to his defenses, and whilst he has a very typical high shell, we can just see Lima exposing the body with strong punches. Given that Raposo isn’tquiteprepared properly for a fight against Lima, those body punches could shut him down.

Now, Raposo does have a strong right hand, the one he tends to wind up and throw from the same angle at the same speed and such, but once it lands, it could certainly cause trouble for Lima.

Lima has incredible potential in the UFC. His boxing is very sharp and we do think that the fact he has been preparing for a fight for quite some time shows that he may have the cardio and durability to outlast Raposo.Especially, if those body shots that we mentioned land effectively.

Makhachev vs. Poirier Betting Pick: Islam Makhachev

Strickland vs. Costa Betting Pick: Sean Strickland

Holland vs. Oleksiejczuk Betting Pick: Kevin Holland

Almeida vs. Romanov Betting Pick: Jailton Almeida

Brown vs. Zaleski Betting Pick: Randy Brown

Kopylov vs. Almeida Betting Pick: Cesar Almeida

Dawson vs. Solecki Betting Pick: Grant Dawson

Rowe vs. Matthews Betting Pick: Jake Matthews

Price vs. Morono Betting Pick: Alex Morono

Gall vs. Hafez Betting Pick: Bassil Hafez

Edwards vs. Perez Betting Pick: Ailin Perez

Lima vs. Raposo Betting Pick: Andre Lima