Back in the octagon, will Anderson Silva be a match for Adesanya? Bookmakers don’t take faith

A. Silva is the underdog at UFC 234 (Photo: Reproduction Twitter SpiderAnderson)

Anderson Silva, the “Spider”, returns to the octagon this Saturday, February 9, after two years away. During this period, he had to serve a suspension for being caught in a doping test. Now, the challenge is against the Nigerian Israel adesanya at UFC 234, at Rod Laver Arena, located in the city of Melbourne, Australia, in a middleweight fight. Can the 43-year-old Brazilian win after a while without officially competing? Look, the African defends an unbeaten record of 15 fights, 13 of which he won by knockout.

Spider arrives for the duel with a record of 34 wins and 8 losses, with the last performance taking place in 2017. On that occasion, on February 11, the Curitiba native beat the North American Derek Brunson at UFC 208 via unanimous decision by the judges. We cannot forget that Anderson Silva he was middleweight champion in 2006, against Rich Franklin. The loss of the belt only happened 7 years later, for the American Chris Weidman.

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Even with his winning repertoire, the Brazilian is considered by bookmakers as the underdog in the weekend's duel, on the other side of the world. His share is valued at R$5,50 for every R$1,00 invested, according to the oddsshark. This difference in values is a little exaggerated, it could be smaller. The expectation of our fans is that Anderson, undoubtedly one of the main attractions of UFC 234, will do the same as José Aldo at UFC Fortaleza. Last week, the Manauara was also seen as a zebra, but it defeated its compatriot Renato Moicano, and paid R$2,20 for 1. MMA icons need to be taken into consideration and respected, my friend!

Of Spider's 34 career victories, 22 were by knockout, 4 by submission and 8 by decision by the team of judges. If the triumph on the weekend is by technical decision, the underdog will earn the amount of R$ 11,00. A victory in the first, second or third round has an estimated return of R$17,00, R$21,00 and R$26,00, respectively.

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Despite being undefeated, Israel adesanya, who has a promising future in the UFC, will face for the first time a fighter of the caliber of Anderson Silva. This detail may be important for Brazilians. It's as if the fan was face to face with their idol. Did you understand? For the African, based in New Zealand, it is a kind of trial by fire.

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One of the main features of Israel adesanya, quoted at R$ 1,16, is the fact that he is a loudmouth, that typical fighter who likes to show off before taking action. It's the biggest thing in the UFC. Today, he is ranked 6th in the middleweight rankings, while Anderson Silva is in 15th position.

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Recently, the African said that if it weren't for him, the tickets wouldn't have ended. Just like his South American rival, Adesanya also defeated Derek Brunson in his most recent fight, last November. This victory at UFC 230 was via technical knockout, with kicks and punches, in the first round.

Robert Whittaker (R$ 1,40) x (R$ 3,00) Kevin Gastelum

Valuing the middleweight belt, the clash between the New Zealander Robert whittaker, 28 years old, and the American Kevin Gastelum, a year younger, is the UFC's main fight, even with Spider on the main card. For this clash, the oddsshark, indicates Whittaker, owner of the belt, as the favorite to win, with a return of R$1,40. The Reaper, as he is known, has an unbeaten record of 9 matches. The last time he was in the octagon was in June last year, in the triumph over the Cuban Yoel romero, winning by decision of the judges. The athlete's record from the land of Uncle Sam is 20 positive results and 4 negative results.

Gastelum is more modest in his recent record, which has 2 consecutive victories. In May 2018, he beat brazilian Ronaldo Souza at UFC 224, also by decision of the judges. His record is 15 wins and 3 losses.

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