Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho are doubtlessly one battle away from a title shot.
This Saturday, Imavov and Borralho sq. off in the principle occasion of UFC Paris, a five-round middleweight matchup with title implications. UFC CEO Dana White has already declared that the primary title challenger for Khamzat Chimaev’s newly gained belt with both be the winner of this, or the winner of the upcoming Reinier de Ridder vs. Anthony Hernandez matchup. So with that in thoughts, each Imavov and Borralho might be trying to make a giant impression on Saturday, however can they do it?
On prime of that, the UFC’s newest foray to the Metropolis of Lights additionally features a banger of a co-main occasion as Borralho’s Preventing Nerds teammate Mauricio Ruffy takes on France’s Benoit Saint Denis. The bout screams motion and caps off an in any other case stable Struggle Evening card.
So with out additional ado, let’s get into my favourite bets of the weekend.
All odds are courtesy of our mates at FanDuel Sportsbook.
Nassourdine Imavov (+110) vs. Caio Borralho (-134)
This is a wonderful principal occasion between two of the very best middleweights on the planet. Imavov is a affected person, highly effective striker with stable takedown protection, and Borralho is a gifted grappler who has developed a harmful boxing sport to go with it. Imavov has the hometown crowd behind him, whereas Borralho appears to be a bit higher of a tactician.
Finally, I come down on the aspect of Borralho. Should you look again at his run, solely Brendan Allen has been centered on scoring takedowns, and whereas Imavov defended effectively, Borralho presents a greater wrestling menace, and a extra harmful putting menace to open that up. Even when Imavov can hold it standing, Borralho can simply win a straight up kickboxing match, and if he can rating takedowns, it’s an enormous benefit for the Preventing Nerd.
Guess: Borralho straight up at -134
Benoit Saint Denis (+158) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (-196)
One other battle that’s going to rock. “BSD” appears to be like like he may be the inheritor obvious to Justin Gaethje’s long-held title of “Most Thrilling Fighter Alive” moniker however Ruffy is correct there with him. Whereas Saint Denis is a chaos service provider who makes use of physicality and grappling prowess to interrupt opponents, Ruffy fights loads like Conor McGregor.
That ought to sort of inform you how this one goes to go. Ruffy is exact and Saint Denis is a defensive legal responsibility at the very best of occasions. Furthermore, Ruffy has by no means been taken down within the UFC. Except “BSD” made big leaps in his putting protection virtually in a single day, he’s going to get lit up on Saturday.
Guess: Ruffy by KO/TKO at +115
Patricio Pitbull (+176) vs. Losene Keita (-220)
In Saturday’s principal card opener, Patricio Pitbull makes his third cease within the octagon this yr, taking over the debuting Losene Keita. Keita is a 27-year-old two-division champ out of Oktagon (each featherweight and light-weight) who’s cool as hell. The person has big energy, quick arms, and digs to the physique. He’s going to have an extended and productive profession within the UFC.
However he may not have the very best debut. Sure, Pitbull is undeniably previous his prime, however the outdated canine nonetheless has loads of methods left in him, and for as enjoyable as Keita is, the person is just not a defensive genius. Pitbull continues to be artful and hits onerous, and I feel he’s being undervalued due to his lackluster debut in opposition to Yair Rodriguez.
Guess: Patricio Pitbull straight up at +176
Marcin Tybura (-106) vs. Ante Delija (-114)
Within the prelims, there’s a bout between a Prime 10 heavyweight and a former PFL champion that folks don’t appear to care about as a result of, let’s face it, it’s heavyweight. However Tybura vs. Delija is an honest battle and a legitimately significant one, and it’s additionally a rematch. These two first met at M-1 Problem in 2015 the place Tybura gained by TKO after a failed leg kick injured Delija. Now he will get his likelihood at revenge and a UFC rating.
And by some means, Delija is the favourite? I’m not placing any inventory of their earlier battle, however let’s be trustworthy about Delija’s PFL run, it wasn’t precisely full of monsters. He beat Matheus Scheffel twice to win the title, after which beat Maurice Inexperienced, earlier than shedding to Valentin Moldavsky. In the meantime, Tybura has quietly been an excellent heavyweight for a very long time, shedding to solely the very best of the division. Delija definitely isn’t that, so give me close to plus cash on the extra confirmed fighter.
Guess: Marcin Tybura straight up at -106
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