Adesanya vs. Strickland September 9th
Main Card Plays
Main Event Play
Over 4.5 Rounds (-120 BetOnline)
Israel has the reach advantage, the experience advantage and speed advantage in this matchup. He is fresh off his win over rival Alex Pereira to regain his title. Strickland has won his last 2-fights over Magomedov and Imavov. He has also gone the distance in 3 of his last 5 fights proving he has the cardio to go 5 rounds. Israel should be able to use his superior technical skills to out score Strickland in this one relatively easy. Our only real fear is he tries to KO him to prove that he is capable of finishing Strickland like his rival Pereira did back in July of 2022.
Main Card Top Play
Under 1.5 Rounds (-115 BetOnline)
Volkov is on a 2-fight winning streak with both wins coming via KO in the 1st round. Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Alexandr Romanov were his victims. He is facing Tai Tuivasa who has lost his last 2 fights via KO. Gane picked up his in the 3rd round while Pavlovich was able to take care of business in under 1 minute. That type of KO is tough to overcome and with Volkov having a 5-inch reach advantage and proving his power is still superior despite being 34 years of age. We expect Volk to put our Tai early in the 1st round.
Main Card Top Underdog
Austen Lane (+200 Fanduel)
Lane is facing Justin Tafa here and will have a 6-inch reach advantage. Neither of these guys are going to look for a takedown and will be happy to stand and strike with each other until one of them goes down. This matchup ended in a no decision back in June when Lane caught Tafa’s eye with a finger and caused the doctor to stop the fight. In the 30 seconds that they were exchanging, Lane felt the power of Tafa and will be smart to keep his distance. The value here is on Lane and we are going to take a stab on him.
