The eagerly anticipated UFC 313 card will take place on Sunday the 9th of March, with Periera vs Ankalaev as the headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. We will look at this fight and two others from the main card from a betting front.
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ALEX PEREIRA vs MAGOMED ANKALAEV
Light Heavyweight Title Fight – Main Event:
Alex Pereira is a dangerous striker from Brazil who has had a very successful career in the UFC since making his debut in 2021.
He has stepped in the octagon 10 times and won 9 of these, losing 1. It is worth noting that he has fought 6 title fights and won 5 of them with his only loss to Adesanya in 2023.
He is currently on a 5-fight winning streak and he has dominated his last few opponents with some scary knockouts. His most recent bout was held in October at UFC 307 where Pereira won by late round 4 TKO against Khalil Rountree Jr.
Magomed Ankalaev, fighting out of Russia is a man who can pack a brutal punch and in his 14 fights he has won 11 with 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 no contest.
His loss came in his debut fight and since then he has been undefeated although he has taken a draw against Jan Blachowicz in a title fight in 2022.
His most recent meeting was with Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 308 in October, where Ankalaev did enough across the 3 round clash to pick up a decision win.
BETTING – click here to bet
Pereira 1.85
Ankalaev 2.00
PREDICTION:
I believe that Pereira will utilize his calf kick to damage Ankalaev and I think he will get the job done with a big blow in round 4.
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JUSTIN GAETHJE vs RAFAEL FIZIEV
Lightweight Co-Main Event:
Justin Gaethje is an American fighter whose career spans nearly 8 years and although he has fought a maximum of two fights per year he sits on a record of 7 wins and 5 losses.
Gaethje has fought amongst the best to do it since his debut and his effective striking and insane stamina makes him tough to beat.
His most recent fight took place in April last year where he suffered a devastating KO loss to Max Holloway in the last second of the fight after Holloway called him to the middle of the octagon to stand and bang for the last 10 seconds of round 5.
Rafael Fiziev is an Azerbaijan born fighter who is talented in striking and has superb overall athletic ability. He has had a solid run in the UFC over the years and after his debut loss he bounced back with a 6-fight winning streak.
Gaethje was the man to break that streak in 2023 by decision and since then Fiziev has seen a slight decline in form, losing his most recent bout against Mateusz Gamrot by TKO in round 2 in September 2023.
It is important to note that he has not fought in about a year and a half and although this may have given him time to thoroughly prepare, he might be rusty after so long and stepping in on late notice for this fight will not go in his favour.
BETTING – click here to bet
Gaethje 2.35
Fiziev 1.63
PREDICTION:
I think that this fight will be close early on but as it commences Gaethje will be in better shape as he was preparing for a war against Dan Hooker and this will result in a decision win for him.
JALIN TURNER vs IGNACIO BAHAMONDES
Lightweight Fight:
Jalin Turner is an American fighter who is known for his all-round fighting abilities. He has had a decent UFC career fighting 12 times and winning 7 with 5 losses. He seems to be battling against the top of the division fighters however and his most recent fight was against Renato Moicano in April where he lost by round 2 TKO.
Ignacio Bahamondes is a Chilian born mixed martial artist who made his debut with the organization in 2021. He has a record of 5 wins and 2 losses and he possesses talent in the fields of striking and grappling. His most recent meeting was with Manuel Torres in September where he won by round 1 TKO.
BETTING – click here to bet
Turner 2.05
Bahamondes 1.83
PREDICTION:
I think that although Turner has had his ups and downs, he has put up solid showings against top fighters so I think he takes this by round 3 submission in a win for the underdog.
SUGGESTED BETS:
Pereira vs Ankalaev
Pereira by KO at 2.45
Gaethje vs Fiziev
Gaethje by decision at 4.00
Turner vs Bahamondes
Turner by submission at 7.50
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Note: All prices are correct at the time of writing but subject to change.
