UFC Fight Night takes place on Saturday, the 5th of August at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. We look at the Main Event featuring Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Punt, as well as two Preliminary bouts from a betting perspective.
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CORY SANDHAGEN VS. ROB FONT
Catchweight Main Event:
Sandhagen, an American fighter is extremely dangerous in all areas of combat. He is well known for his brutal striking power, but his grappling skills should certainly not be over-looked. Sandhagen has won 2 of his last 3 fights with his only loss being in a title fight against Petr Yan in 2021.
He has been in good form leading up to the fight after winning his 2 most recent bouts, and he will enter the octagon as the heavy favourite.
Rob Font is of Puerto Rican descent and possesses brilliant boxing skills, as a result he carries a huge amount of striking power. Font has been on a disappointing run in his past 3 fights, losing 2 of them. In his most recent fight, which took place earlier this year, Font did however make up for the losses by knocking out a top-rated fighter, Adrian Yanez, proving that he should still be viewed as a feared opponent.
Font was a late call up into the fight card after Umar Nurmagomedov being ruled out of the event in July, which has resulted in a shorter than usual preparation time.
Betting – click here to bet
Sandhagen 3/10
Font 26/10
Prediction:
Font certainly has the striking power to end this fight with a single blow but I believe that Sandhagen will look to slowly pick away at him with a strategic attack, winning the bout by decision.
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JESSICA ANDRADE VS. TATIANA SUAREZ
Strawweight bout:
Jessica Andrade joined the UFC in 2015 and is nearing the end of her career, after losing her past two fights via TKO and Submission. She ishowever still known as one of the hardest hitters in the strawweight division, which will make this bout very exciting.
Since entering the UFC Tatiana Suarez has been unbeaten. It is important to note that due to serious injuries in the past she has only fought once since 2019, against Montana De La Rosa in February this year. Regardless of the long break in her career Suarez was able to win the fight via submission, showing how talented she is at grappling.
Betting – click here to bet
Andrade 29/10
Suarez 2/7
Prediction:
Andrade is extremely strong when on her feet, but she has often made mistakes when wrestling on the canvas and this will play into the favour of Suarez’s grappling and I predict she will win by submission in round 2.
DUSTIN JACOBY VS. KENNEDY NZECHUKWU
Light heavyweight matchup:
Jacoby is well known his technical striking as well as his ability to kick box. He comes into this fight on a two-fight losing streak, which is not encouraging considering he is up against a very dangerous opponent. Jacoby will be hungry for a strong performance to end his drought but he starts as the underdog here.
Nzechukwu is a beast in the light heavyweight division who comes into this fight in good shape after winning all 3 of his most recent bouts. He does best when he is in his opponent’s face, allowing him to over-power them and although he is a relatively young fighter in the division (31), he seems to have improved in all areas over recent months.
Betting – click here to bet.
Jacoby 13/10
Nzechukwu 4/6
Prediction:
Based on Jacoby’s 2 losses leading up to this fight I expect that the “African Savage” will maintain his winning streak and end the match via KO in round 3.
Suggested Bets:
Sandhagen by Decision at 33/20
The exotic markets are not yet available for the supporting bouts but my plays will be:
Suarez to win in round 2
Nzechukwu to win by Ko
