UFC 224: Find out why to bet on the Brazilians on the preliminary card

Thales (photo) will be in action on the UFC 224 preliminary card. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @ufc_brasil

Next Saturday (12) will be a very special day for Brazilian MMA fans. UFC 224 is taking place at the Jeunesse Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, the main attraction of which will be the defense of the bantamweight belt by the Brazilian Amanda nunes against the North American challenger Rachel Pennington. The event could also mark the farewell of Vitor Belford, who will have one of the fights on the main card against his former training partner Lyoto Machida, and promises to thrill the audience in his hometown.

Throughout the week, we will address each of the fights in this historic event for the country, always bringing the quotations from the Oddsshark.com and the best ways for you to earn money. To start getting into the mood, check out the predictions for the first four fights on the preliminary card. All of them will involve Brazilian fighters.

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Markus Perez vs James Bochnovic

The last fight to be confirmed by the organization will be the one responsible for opening the work on the river, and will put Brazilian Markus Perez and North American James Bochnovic face to face.

Perez, hired in December by the UFC as undefeated middleweight champion in the Legacy Fighting Alliance, did not have a good start in the new franchise, and suffered his first defeat, by unanimous decision, in the fight against Erik Anders, at UFC Fight Night 123. In his home country, he will now try to make a better impression.

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Also new to the UFC, Bochnovic is coming off a loss to Trevin giles in July last year, and has a record of eight wins and two losses.

The Brazilian against with broad favoritism to win the fight, with a 35% margin of return, according to the Oddsshark.com. If Bochnovic manages to silence the crowd, the bettor will redeem R$3,25 for each real bet.

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Alberto Mina x Ramazan Emeev

The second Brazilian to step into the Octagon will be the experienced welterweight Alberto Mina, who at 35 years old has an enviable record of 13 fights without a single defeat, and won two of his three UFC fights by knockout. What could count against Mina is the long period of inactivity, her last commitment was at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez, in July 2016.

In terms of experience, Ramazan Emeyev don't stay behind. His record is 16 wins and three losses, but he has already had five unbeaten fights in a period of three years. This will be the Russian's second commitment to the UFC, and a new victory will be important to put his name among the division's greats.

The good track record, added to the fact that he has been more active in recent years, makes Emeev the favorite to win this fight, with a return of R$1,50 per real bet. According to Oddsshark.com, the Brazilian's triumph is quoted at R$2,60/R$1,00.

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Thales Leites x Jack Hermansson

Going through an irregular phase in his career, the middleweight Thales leites will seek at home, with the support of the fans, to return to the path of victories against Jack hermansson.

Leites experienced his best moment between 2010 and 2015, when he maintained an unbeaten run of eight fights, but in the last three years he has accumulated more disappointments than triumphs. In his last six commitments, he suffered four defeats, including in the most recent, against Brad Tavares, at UFC 216. The Brazilian has a record of 27 wins and eight losses.

The Swede Jack hermansson doesn't have good memories of Brazil, two of his five fights for the UFC took place here, and he got the worst of it against Cezar Mutant e Thiago Marreta by submission and knockout. Despite his bad record, he is a dangerous opponent, seven years younger than the Brazilian, and with a record of 16 wins and four losses.

O Oddsshark.com points to favoritism for Hermansson, and will pay R$1,62 for each real bet if he wins. If the Brazilian manages to win, the return will be a little higher, R$2,30/R$1,00.

Warlley Alves x Sultan Aliev

In another duel between Brazil and Russia, the welterweight Warlley alves faces Sultan Aliev to try to make amends for his second consecutive victory in the UFC. Champion of the third edition of TUF Brazil, Alves had an overwhelming start to the franchise, with triumphs in his first four fights, but he went through a difficult year in 2016, losing to Bryan Barbarena and Kamaru Usman, and only won again at the end of last year, when he faced the Polish Salim Touahri. His record as a professional is 11 wins and two losses.

Aliev has a similar record, with 14 wins and two losses, but hasn't stepped into the Octagon since December 2016, when he beat Bojan Velickovic at UFC Sacramento. This will be the Russian's second fight in Danna White's franchise, and after so much time inactive, his current conditions are unknown.

The Brazilian is the favorite, with victory predicted by Oddsshark.com at R$1,43/R$1,00. The return for an Aliev triumph will be 180%.

UFC 224 Rio

Main Card

Women’s bantamweight: (R$ 1,14) Amanda nunes x Rachel Pennington ($ 5,50)
Middleweight: (R$ 1,66) Ronaldo Jacare x Kelvin Gastelum ($ 2,20)
Women's strawweight: (R$ 1,42) Mackenzie dern x Amanda Cooper (R$ 2,85)
Bantamweight: (R$ 1,40) John Lineker x brian kelleher ($ 2,95)
Average Weight: (R$ 1,37) Vitor belfort x Lyoto Machida ($ 3,10)