Capoeira (photo) faces Strickland at UFC 224. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc
There are just a few days left until UFC 224, which takes place this Saturday (12), in Rio de Janeiro. The show features as its main attraction Amanda nunes defending her women's bantamweight belt against Rachel Pennington, in addition to the possible farewell to Vitor belfort.
Last Tuesday, we evaluate the chances of the first four Brazilians to climb into the octagon, presenting the odds of Oddsshark.com. Now, it will be the turn of those who will complete the preliminary card. The welterweight Elizeu Capoeira face Sean Strickland. Light weight Davi ramos, will measure forces with Nick Hein. Heavyweight Junior Albini's challenge will be against Oleksiy Oliynyk, while fellow welterweight Cezar Mutant will try to overcome Karl Robertson.
The predictions can be found below.
Elizeu Capoeira x Sean Strickland
Recovered from a knee injury, the welterweight Elizeu Capoeira will return to the octagon in style, in the arms of the fans in his home country. The return was scheduled for UFC London, in March, but the Paraná native needed more time to get in shape.
Capoeira last fought at UFC Fight Night: Brunson x Machida, in October last year, in São Paulo, when he won Max griffin by unanimous decision in what was awarded as the fight of the night. He is undefeated since 2015, and besides Griffin, he has surpassed Omari Akhmedov, Keita Nakamura and Lyman Good in this period. The Brazilian has a record of 18 wins and five losses.
the american Sean Strickland had a three-game winning streak broken by Kamaru Usman at UFC 210, but recovered in the next fight by overcoming Court mcgee by unanimous decision. He is a dangerous opponent, who has a good record of 19 wins and two losses, and has been in the UFC since 2014.
O Oddsshark.com points to a slight favoritism for Capoeira, whose victory is priced at R$1,74/R$1,00. If Strickland prevails, the return will be 105%.
Davi Ramos x Nick Hein
Light weight Davi ramos He didn't make a good UFC debut, losing by unanimous decision to Sergio Moraes at Fight Night in Fortaleza. However, he recovered in his next commitment, when he submitted Chris Gruetzemacher, in December of last year. A new victory will be important to consolidate his name in the new franchise, in addition to erasing the bad impression left in his other fight. Ramos has a record of seven wins and two losses.
Nick Hein is a more experienced fighter, he has been in the UFC since 2014, and has won his last three fights by unanimous decision. His record is 14 wins and two losses. What could weigh against the German is the long period of inactivity, as his last fight was in September 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett.
Like Capoeira, Ramos is also the most likely to win his fight. If this happens, the return will be 71%. Still according to the Oddsshark.com, a Hein triumph is priced at R$2,10/R$1,00.
Oleksiy Oliynyk x Junior Albini
Russian Oleksiy Oliynyk and Brazilian Júnior Albini occupy 11th and 13th positions respectively in the heavyweight rankings, and are looking to recover after losing their last fights.
Albini was surpassed by Andrei Arlovski in his second UFC engagement, at Fight Night in Norfolk, in November 2017. Three months earlier, he knocked out Timothy Johnson in Long Island. Division champion at Aspera FC, the heavyweight has 14 wins and three losses in his career.
The forty-year-old Oliynyk has been on the road for a long time, and has a record of no less than 52 wins, 11 losses and one no contest in a career that began in 1997. This will be his sixth fight for the franchise. The last one was at UFC 217, when he lost to Curtis blaydes.
Following his characteristics, the Russian should look for the submission, but the Brazilian is the most likely to win, paying R$1,71/R$1,00, according to the Oddsshark.com. An Oliynyk triumph will guarantee a 110% return.
Cezar Mutante x Karl Roberson
the average weight Cezar Mutant it is the Brazilian who should have the toughest fight on the preliminary card. Your opponent will be the undefeated Karl Robertson, who had a promising start in the UFC.
Mutante was the big winner of TUF 1, surpassing Serginho Moraes. Since then, he has fought 11 times for Dana White's franchise, and has fluctuated a lot, recording seven wins and four losses. In his last commitment, he beat Nate Marquardt at UFC fight Night in Norfolk, in November last year.
Roberson is six years younger, and is still looking for his space. So far, he has done very well, with victories in all six fights of his career, three of them by submission, two by knockout and one by unanimous decision. In his UFC debut, he submitted Darren stewart after 3 minutes and 41 seconds of combat.
The favoritism belongs to the North American, whose victory will provide a return of R$1,64/R$1,00. If Mutante manages to surprise, the Oddsshark.com will pay R$2,25 for each real bet.
UFC 224 Rio
Main Card
- Women's bantamweight: (R$ 1,14) Amanda nunes x Rachel Pennington ($ 5,50)
- Average weight: (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)
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight: (R$ 2,25) Cezar Mutant x Karl Robertson ($ 1,64)
- Heavyweight: (R$ 2,10) Oleksiy Oliynyk x Júnior Albini (R$ 1,71)
- Light weight: (R$ 1,71) Davi ramos x Nick Hein (R$ 2,10)
- Welterweight: (R$ 1,74) Elizeu Capoeira x Sean Strickland ($ 2,05)
- Welterweight: (R$ 1,43) Warlley alves x Sultan Aliev (R$ 2,80)
- Average weight: (R$ 2,30) Thales leites x Jack hermansson ($ 1,62)
- Midfield: (R$ 2,60) Alberto Mina x Ramazan Emeyev ($ 1,50)
- Middleweight: (R$ 1,35) Markus Perez x James Bochnovic (R$ 3,25)
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