On Saturday night at UFC 234 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Robert Whittaker will defend his middleweight title against the fourth-ranked Competition, Kelvin Gastelum.
In the co-main occasion, 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 is a night of middleweight activity in Melbourne, however there are a few heavyweight bets out there for fans of UFC betting to make, so let us get to it.
Whittaker-Gastelum UFC 234 Betting Analysis The most important event on Saturday is that a cracker of a fight between two former Ultimate Fighter winners with similar strengths.
Whittaker’s run to the middleweight name was spearheaded by 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 speed with.
“Bobby Knuckles” has also become an elite wrestler, winning the Australian national championships just last year.
Unexpectedly, Gastelum came to MMA with a history in high school wrestling and has become a highly dangerous striker. On the toes, Gastelum prefers a pressure-oriented style, where he could throw in conjunction and search for the knockout.
Gastelum also prefers to use his wrestling much more offensively than Whittaker, shooting takedowns at nearly twice the speed of this UFC middleweight winner.
Whittaker-Gastelum Bets Bets
Though both men can wrestle, both prefer striking contests and Whittaker specifically are going to be able to dictate where this fight takes place. That means this should mostly be a striking competition and there, Whittaker has the benefit.
Whittaker has more tools, works at a higher rate, and is excellent at fixing over time. In addition to that, Yoel Romero did everything short of decapitate him in their final fight and was not able to stop Whittaker, so it’s hard to believe Gastelum could do so.
Whittaker is a -265 favored per SugarHouse, and those odds feel spot on. But, Whittaker by decision is +200 at SugarHouse, and considering Whittaker is the heavy favorite and Gastelum has just been stopped once — which was by submission, a skill we’ve yet to watch from Whittaker — which is certainly worth a bet.
UFC 234 Silva-Adesanya Betting Evaluation After Anderson Silva was along with the MMA world, he always insisted that the fight he would like to possess would be against his clone. Now Silva is at the twilight of his career, he finally gets his wish, or at least, the next best thing.
Israel Adesanya is the hottest prospect in MMA right now, having made his UFC debut just last year and racking up four notable victories with a stylish, violent striking match reminiscent of Silva’s prime.
Adesanya can do everything on the toes and unlike Silva, he’s also prone to initiating offense rather than waiting to counterstrike.
Silva is the Best striker in MMA history and at his best, he blurs the lines
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