Will be placing my UFC Vegas 76 bets this weekend on Abus Magomedov to beat Sean Strickland.
From the latest video put out on him for media day yesterday, I can't see myself cheering for the guy.
Everything he had to say was either abusive to every ethnic group or was offensive towards women and even his mother and father.
I think he is doing this to make himself to be the villian or something since the WWE can be his offramp if he keeps getting beat in the UFC.
Easy transition for him in that regards of playing the bad guy.
Even though Sean Strickland is Ranked Number 7 and Abus Magomedov is not ranked and only has 1 fight in the UFC, he is fighting Strickland it is kind of giving Strickland an easy fight but at the same fight that fight is like feeding him to the wolves because I think the Striking of Abus is more superior in my opinion, for me Abus Magomedov is more well rounded in this fight so yeah this is going to be a hard fight for Strickland and I have seen that Strickland doesn't have much head movements at all, and his mouth surely never stops 24/7 so Magomedov will surely bust that open for him,
My bet and prediction for the fight for the UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Sean Strickland VS Abus Magomedov The Odds for this fight are 1.65 for Strickland and 2.24 for Magomedov, For this fight I don't really want to hear Sean Strickland talk anymore so this could be a biased thing I could say, but for me, Abus Magomedov is pretty much well rounded I have seen his recent fights not only in the UFC because that is stunning I have seen his fights on PFL and other fights in his previous Combat sports, his striking surely can shift and he can surely fight intelligently and has a great head movement while striking, and the best frontal kicks that Strickland will have a problem, even if he catches those kick Abus Magomedov has good takedown defense and could stop Strickland takedowns while holding Abu's feet, for sure he can decide a variety how he can end Strickland, But I can not say that Strickland is not like that but Abus Magomedov is kind of an advance fighter entering the UFC, so my pick is Abus Magomedov,
Damir Ismagulov VS Grant DawsonThe Odds for this fight are 1.89 for Ismagulov and 1.92 for Dawson, For Damir Ismagulov comes from a loss from Arman Tsarukyan but that was a great fight and we know how good Arman Tsarukyan is, for Damir Ismagulov it was a hard fight for him while Grant Dawson, is a great fight and that is all I can sat for him and he is still improving but the Speed of Damir Ismagulov can be seen in this fight for me Ismagulov has a much better striking than Dawson, he also had great takedowns against Arman Tsarukyan, so for me even though Ismagulov only had 1 submission win I really think he has great wrestling than Dawson aswell, and he doesn't have an issue while fighting taller guys than him and for him, he is using it on his advantage while striking, so my pick is Damir Ismagulov,
Ariane Lipski VS Melissa GattoThe Odds for this fight are 2.90 for Lipski and 1.42 for Gato, In this fight, we can see that Ariane Lipski had solid striking for me she will give better output in striking and will be better on her feet against Gatto, and has a good takedown defense her fight on JJ Aldrich she have used those takedown defense on her advantage then punishing JJ Aldrich on striking, while Melissa Gatto is much stronger because of her Physique so her takedowns could be easy against Ariane Lipski wrestling will be her main bread and butter in this fight she got striking but she can not fight this with the stand-up against Lipski, for me both of this girl is a fighting kitty, but Ariane Lipski has a much higher level in my list and in my heart, and I am torn on who's to bet because Melissa Gatto is one crazy lady, but I think I may risk it by going with Ariane Lipski