Murphy vs Santos Fight Info, Date & Time
UFC 286 – Preliminary Card Featherweight Bout
Lerone "The Miracle" Murphy (11-0-1, 7 KOs) vs. Gabriel &# 34;Mosquitinho" Santos (10-0-0, 3 KOs)
Date:'Saturday, March 18, 2023
Fight Time:'This will be one of the fights on the preliminary card, which begins at 3 p.m. ET.
Venue:'O2 Arena – London, England, United Kingdom
Coverage:'ESPN, PPV
Murphy vs Santos Odds & Prop Bets
Moneyline:
– Lerone Murphy: (-172)
– Gabriel Santos: (+144)
Method of Victory:
– Murphy by KO/TKO: (+340)
– Murphy by Points: (+145)
– Murphy by Submission: (+1600)
– Santos by KO/TKO: (+700)
– Santos by Points: (+380)
– Santos by Submission: (+600)
Murphy vs Santos Prediction
This featherweight bout features no shortage of intriguing storylines. Lerone Murphy gets to fight in his home country of England, while Gabriel Santos gets a chance to play spoiler in what is his UFC debut. Of course, both fighters would benefit from a win as they attempt to rise up the ranks, too.
Murphy originally began his career as a boxer, meaning he still prefers to stay upright in fights and relies on a relentless body attack to set up KO opportunities. He has posted a 3-0-1 record at the UFC level, knocking out Ricardo Ramos (July 2020 ) and Makwan Amirkhani (October 2021).
Santos was labeled as a grappler early in his fighting career but recently earned a promotion to the UFC with back-to-back KO victories in the Legacy Fighting Alliance. It only took the 26-year-old two fights to win the LFA title at 145 pounds, which goes to show that he should not be underestimated.
I'll side with'Gabriel Santos to pull off a small upset win.
Murphy vs Santos Best Bet
While backing Santos as a +142 moneyline underdog has value, betting on the f ight to not go the distance is the best way to go here. After all, seven of Santos' 10 professional fights have been decided by submission or KO/TKO. The same thing can be said about seven of Murphy's 11 fights.
Both of these fighters come to the octagon with a well-rounded background. Murphy is an upright fighter by nature but is also a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Santos is a wrestler by nature but has recently found power in his strikes. Someone will end this fight early, but it's tough to tell who it will be.