On Saturday night in UFC 234 in the Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne, Australia, Robert Whittaker will defend his middleweight title against the fourth-ranked contender, Kelvin Gastelum.
From the co-main event, all-time great Anderson Silva takes on the new breed of fighter, striking phenom Israel Adesanya, in a bout with name implications at stake.
It’s a night of middleweight activity in Melbourne, but there are a few heavyweight bets out there for lovers of UFC betting to make, so let’s get to it.
Whittaker-Gastelum UFC 234 Betting Analysis The main event on Saturday is a cracker of a struggle between two former Ultimate Fighter winners with comparable strengths.
Whittaker’s run to the middleweight name was evidenced with a harmful, multi-layered game that was remarkable. Whittaker can press ahead or counter tops, works in combination, has knockout power in his punches and sharp leg kicks he can set pace with.
“Bobby Knuckles” has also become an elite wrestler, winning the Australian championships just last year.
Conversely, Gastelum came to MMA using a history in high school wrestling and has become an extremely dangerous striker. On the feet, Gastelum prefers a pressure-oriented design, where he can throw in combination and look for the knockout.
Gastelum also prefers to use his wrestling much more offensively than Whittaker, shooting for takedowns at almost twice the rate of this UFC middleweight champion.
Whittaker-Gastelum Bets Bets
Though the two men can wrestle, both favor striking contests and Whittaker in particular are going to be able to dictate where this fight occurs. That means this should mostly be a striking competition and there, Whittaker gets the advantage.
Whittaker has more tools, works in a greater pace, and is brilliant at adjusting over time. In addition to this, Yoel Romero did everything short of decapitate him in their final fight and was unable to stop Whittaker, so it is difficult to think Gastelum could do so.
Whittaker is a -265 favorite per SugarHouse, and those odds believe spot on. But, Whittaker by choice is +200 in SugarHouse, and considering Whittaker is the heavy favorite and Gastelum has only been stopped once — which has been by submission, a skill we’ve yet to watch from Whittaker — which is surely worth a bet.
UFC 234 Silva-Adesanya Betting Analysis When Anderson Silva was on top of the MMA world, he always insisted that the struggle he’d like to have would be contrary to his clone. Now that Silva is at the twilight of his career, he eventually gets his wish, or , the next best thing.
Israel Adesanya is the hottest prospect in MMA at this time, having made his UFC debut only last year and racking up four impressive victories with a stylish, violent striking game reminiscent of Silva’s prime.
Adesanya can do everything on the feet and unlike Silva, he is also more prone to initiating offense instead of solely waiting to counterstrike.
Silva is the greatest striker in MMA history and in his best, he blurs the lines
Read more: http://www.fortoli.cn/?p=21166