UFC Fight Night Betting Preview
UFC WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang gives his UFC Fight Night predictions and picks for June 22nd with Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov headlining the main event in a middleweight fight. The main card starts up at 3:00pm ET from Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Robert Whittaker vs Ikram Aliskerov: UFC Fight Night Main Event
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UFC Fight Night Predictions
Long Xiao -120 vs Chang Ho Lee +100
No real opinion here as both guys are coming off of Road To UFC, and they appear to be pretty evenly matched, and both like the clinch and wrestling game. I'll lean with Long Xiao as I think his takedowns are a big stronger, but the speed advantage will be with Chang Ho Lee so the odds are correct on this fight. Maybe take this fight to go the distance, but this is probably a stay away.
Sedriques Dumas -218 vs Denis Tiuliulin +180
Friends don't let friends bet on Dumas at -218…but friends also don't let friends bet on Denis Tiuliulin. Denis has cardio and durability issues big time, and I give Dumas the edge just because of how washed I think Tiuliulin.
Dumas will probably try and strike on the feet, but eventually he should clinch and get this to the ground. Dumas makes some bad mistakes in fights so there's no way I'm laying money on him, but since it's a Denis Tiuliulin fight, take the unders. His last 10 fights haven't gone the distance.
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov -345 vs Brendson Ribeiro +275
Brendson Ribeiro is a guy who goes for the early finish, and if he doesn't find the finish, he gets pulverized. He's 3-3 in his last 6 fights, and all have ended in the first round so expect him to go for the early finish.
Gadzhiyasulov comes from Contender Series where I wasn't super impressed. He's got decent striking, and he can take guys down, but he's just not super crisp, and he's 30 years old which is an old age to just now get a shot at the UFC.
He's the rightful favorite, and sneaky way to play this is to take the over 1.5. Everyone expects a Brendson Ribeiro fight to get over quick, but Gadz may try and wear down Ribeiro with clinch and takedowns and I could see this fight getting extended.
Muin Gafurov -155 vs Kyung Ho Kang +130
I like the dog here as Gafurov has lost both his UFC fights, and I think Kang is going to be a bit too much for him on the feet.
Both guys lost to John Castaneda, but Kang was fresh at the end of the fight, and his striking is just a little more on point. Kang is going to be taller and he'll use his longer arms and legs to keep Gafurov at distance, and I just don't see what Gafurov does great.
His striking isn't unique, and his size makes to where he has to rush in to land anything and Kang will be too fast with the counter strikes. I think the wrong guy is favored here, I like Kang to get the win.
Rinat Fakhretdinov -345 vs Nicolas Dalby +275