UFC Fight Night action continues this weekend where we will see Lemos and Jandiroba clash in the main event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. We will cover the main event and 2 other fights on the card from a betting angle.
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AMANDA LEMOS vs VIRNA JANDIROBA
Women’s Strawweight Main Event:
Amanda Lemos is a Brazilian fighter who possesses a striking fighting style. She entered the UFC in 2017 and since then she has made a name for herself, winning 8 and losing 3 of her 11 bouts so far. She comes into this fight on good form, winning 3 of her last 4 fights with her only loss in a title shot against Zhang Weili.
Her most recent fight was against Mackenzie Dern in February this year where she won by decision after the fight went the distance.
Virna Jandiroba is also a Brazilian fighter who is a talented grappler and has great stamina. She made her professional debut in 2019 and since then she has won 6 and lost 3 of her fights. She has been on solid form in her last 5 fights however, and she has won 4 and only lost 1.
Her last fight took place in March this year against Loopy Godinez, where both fighters lasted the 3 rounds, and Jandiroba won by decision in the end.
BETTING – click here to bet
Lemos – 2.15
Jandiroba – 1.80
PREDICTION:
I believe both fighters are capable of taking this the distance and Lemos, as the underdog, will pick up a decision victory.
BRAD TAVARES vs JUNYONG PARK
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Brad Tavares, fighting out of America is a man with ample UFC experience and he has been in the organisation for well over a decade. He has fought 23 times winning 14 and losing 9 fights so far, with most of his losses being to big name fighters like Du Plessis, Adesanya and Whittaker.
He has been on bad form recently, picking up just 1 win in his last 4 fights, with his most recent fight in February ending in a TKO/KO loss to Gregory Rodrigues in round 3.
JunYong Park is a Korean fighter who is known for his wrestling skills and clean striking. He has a fair amount of experience behind him so far, with 10 fights in his professional career, of these 10 he has won 7 and lost 3.
He has won 4 of his last 5 fights with his loss being in the most recent clash against Andre Muniz that he had in December last year, which ended in a decision going against him.
BETTING – click here to bet
Tavares – 2.38
Park – 1.63
PREDICTION:
I believe that Tavares will use his experience and overcome Park by decision pulling off an upset win.
STEVE GARCIA vs SEUNGWOO CHOI
Featherweight Bout:
Steve Garcia is an American fighter who is effective in striking, he has fought 6 times in the UFC so far and he has won 4 of these fights and lost 2. His form has been good recently and he has won his last 3 in a row, with his most recent fight being a TKO win over Melquizael Costa in December.
SeungWoo Choi, fighting out of Korea, possesses great stamina and he is a well-equipped grappler too, he however has struggled in the UFC so far, losing 5 and winning just 4 of his fights so far. His last fight however resulted in a decision win for him against Jarno Errens in August last year.
BETTING – click here to bet
Garcia – 1.70
Choi – 2.25
PREDICTION:
I think Garcia will win by TKO in round 2 in a one sided match.
SUGGESTED BETS:
Lemos vs Jandiroba
Lemos by decision at 9/2
Tavares vs Park
Tavares win at 13/10 (for a bigger price Tavares to win by decision at 95/40)
Garcia vs Choi
Garcia by KO at 11/10
Note: All prices correct at time of writing but subject to change.
