Edson Barboza and Marina Rodriguez are favorites at UFC Philadelphia; see how to profit from them

Barboza is favorite in UFC Philadelphia. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook

The Brazilian Edson Barboza will be the main attraction of UFC Philadelphia, in the United States, this Saturday, March 30th. He will fight with the North American Justin gaethje due to the light weight. It will be the first clash between these two athletes.

Edson, 33 years old, born in Nova Friburgo, city of Rio de Janeiro, has a record of 20 wins and 6 losses, and is coming off a triumph over Dan Hooker by technical knockout on December 15th of last year, at UFC Milwaukee. The Brazilian, who stands out for the strength and power of his kicks, is 6th in the rankings in his category. He is seen, according to the OddsShark, as the favorite to win and win yet another victory, being valued at R$ 1,71 for every R$ 1,00 invested by you in the OddsShark. If you win, Edson Barboza will further qualify for the title fight, which is currently under the control of the Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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On the other side of the octagon, Gaethje, 7th in the lightweight rankings, three years younger than his opponent, only lost twice, recording 2 defeats and 2 wins – 19 of which were by knockout. If we look at the list of most current fights, we will see that the home athlete lost 16 of his 2 recent commitments, against Dustin Poiler and Eddie Alvarez. These details contribute a little to Justin being classified as an underdog. His last performance was in August 3, in his triumph over James Vick, with a knockout by punches in the first round.

Recently, Justin gaethje, former WSOF lightweight champion, gave an interview to the website Combate. At the time, he stated that Edson Barboza He’s one of the “scariest guys in lightweight.” For the foreigner, the tactic is to take the fight to the 5th round, since, in his opinion, the Brazilian tires quickly.

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Keep an eye out too!

O UFC Philadelphia There's no big UFC name, a superstar, nothing like that. But, as usual, we will have other Brazilians in action. The gonçalo Sheymon Moraes, 28 years old, yields R$2,20 to 1, and could be a good surprise, since against the Nigerian Sodiq Yusuf not a favorite. This fight is worth featherweight. Why should we believe him? Well, the record is 11 positive results and only 2 negative. Today, his unbeaten record is 2 duels. The African rival has less experience, having only had 9 fights so far, with 8 wins and 1 loss.

In the strawweight division, on the preliminary card, Marina Rodriguez, from Bagé, aged 31, is seen with a beard, priced at R$ 1,31. The gaúcha comes from an extremely positive and interesting campaign. She still doesn't know what it's like to lose, do you? In 11 fights, there were 10 triumphs and 1 setback. The Mexican Jessica Aguilar, 36 years old, experienced, seeks to recover from the defeat suffered by Weili Zhang, in November 2018, through a submission (arma-lock). The numbers for the Mexican representative are 20 wins and 7 losses.

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