In cold Sweden, Alexander Gustafsson is a strong favorite against Anthony Smith at UFC Stockholm; see how to profit

A. Gustafsson (photo) is the favorite at UFC Stockholm. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC

After two weeks, the UFC returns to action this Saturday, June 1st, now in the city of Stockholm, capital of Sweden. The venue for the event will be the Ericsson Globe Arena, starting at 11am, Brasília time. As usual, the most anticipated fight will involve a host athlete. This time the Swede Alexander Gustafson will face the North American Anthony Smith for the light heavyweight...

At 32 years old, Gustafsson occupies second place in the category, behind only Daniel Cormier quality Jon Jones, owner of the belt. This second athlete, by the way, was responsible for his last performance, on December 29, 2019, when he was defeated. Before that, the European had two consecutive victories over Glover Teixeira e Jan Blachowicz. The Nordic fighter's current record is 18 positive results and five negative results.

According to OddsShark, it is seen as a clear favorite to return to the path of triumphs as it is valued at R$1,32 for every R$1,00 invested by you. The fact of counting on the mass support of the fans is an important detail in the duel. In the seven fights he had at home, he only lost one.

Younger and earning R$3,35, Smith, who is 30 years old, in fourth place in the ranking, was also surpassed by the champion Jon Jones in March this year. The American's unbeaten run before the setback was a little longer than that of Alexander Gustafson: three victories. It will be the first time that the fighters will meet inside the octagon.

Brazilians in the dispute

The 39-year-old carioca, Leo Santos champion of The Ultime Fight (TUF) Brazil for around three years, faces British Stevie Ray in the lightweight division. The Brazilian has not fought in the UFC since 2016, with a record of 16 wins, one draw and three losses. Before stopping, he scored four victories in a row. Even with this time away from the octagon, he has the lowest odds, R$ 1,44, against R$ 2,75 for his opponent, according to the OddsShark. The Scot has a record of 22 triumphs and eight setbacks.

Among the women, Duda Cowboyzinha, 22 years old, from Rio, will make her debut in the main MMA championship on the planet today. Previously, he had only three fights, winning all of them. At featherweight, she will duel with the hostess Bea Malecki. The foreigner doesn't have much experience in the world of fighting either. It will only be his second fight. In the first challenge, played in 2017, the result was a victory against Faith Davis. For this clash, the betting numbers are very even, as we are talking about two debuting fighters. The Swedish player has a small favoritism, of R$1,83, R$0,07 less than the Brazilian because she is fighting at home.

Check out the UFC Stockholm fights and odds:

PRELIMINARY CARD

From 11pm, Brasília time:

Sergey Khandozhko (R$ 1,58) x (R$ 2,40) Rostem Akman – Middleweight

Tonya Evinger (R$ 1,35) x (R$ 3,25) Lina Lansberg – Middleweight

Stevie Ray (R$ 2,70) x (R$ 1,47) Leo Santos – Middleweight

Nick Hein (R$ 1,87) x (R$ 1,87) Frank Camacho – Lightweight

Bea Malecki (R$ 1,83) x (R$ 1,90) Duda Cowboyzinha – Featherweight

Darko Stosic (R$ 1,83) x (R$ 1,90) Devin Clark – Light heavyweight

Joel alvarez (R$ 1,83) x (R$ 1,90) Danilo Belluardo – Lightweight

MAIN CARD

From 14pm, Brasília time:

Alexander Gustafson (R$ 1,32) x (R$ 3,35) Anthony Smith – Light heavyweight

Volkan oezdemir (R$ 1,77) x (R$ 2,00) Ilir Latifi – Light heavyweight

Jimi Manuwa (R$ 2,75) x (R$ 1,44) Aleksandar rakic – Light heavyweight

mawan amirkhani (R$ 2,00) x (R$ 1,77) Chris Fishgold – Featherweight

Damir Hadzović (R$ 1,54) x (R$ 2,50) Christos Giagos - Lightweight

Daniel Teymur (R$ 2,20) x (R$ 1,66) Sung Bin Jo – Featherweight