Best bets for UFC Fight Night 224: Aspinall vs. Tybura
The first bell for London’s UFC Fight Night this Saturday rings at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT stateside, so prepare yourselves, fight enthusiasts.
Fifteen of the thirty athletes on this card are of English, Irish, Scottish, Spanish or French heritage, an important aspect of these bouts, and only two fights feature fighters competing outside of Europe.
The last London fight card was this past March. On that card, we witnessed welterweight champion Leon Edwards defend his title against Kamau Usman, but more importantly, we witnessed the European athletes succeed in nine of their 12 bouts.
Many fight enthusiasts feel the UFC, in its zeal to expand its product, often presents certain local competitors’ ‘favorable’ matchups. You may include me in that many, but with that said, the potential advantage lies not in siding with the locals but in handicapping which one it will be that may falter!