UFC Vegas 44 | Casual Preview
Graph of the Week
We won't try and interpret this graph. Jose Aldo and Rob Font fight this week though and they are bantamweights. Bantamweights absorb the most significant strikes per KO/TKO. Take from that what you will.
@MMAalgo Predictions
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% Chance to Win
Rob Font: 60% vs. Jose Aldo: 37%
Brad Riddell: 55% vs. Rafael Fiziev: 42%
Clay Guida: 43% vs. Leonardo Santos: 54%
Jimmy Crute: 60% vs. Jamahal Hill: 38%
Brendan Allen: 67% vs. Chris Curtis: 31%
Maki Pitolo: 55% vs. Dusko Todorovic: 43%
Manel Kape: 62% vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov: 37%
Jake Matthews: 68% vs. Jeremiah Wells: 31%
Cheyanne Vlismas: 54% vs. Mallory Martin: 44%
Alonzo Menifield: 58% vs. William Knight: 41%
Claudio Puelles: 65% vs. Chris Gruetzemacher: 33%
Alex Morono: 52% vs. Mickey Gall: 47%
Louis Smolka: 52% vs. Vince Morales: 45%
Betable Fighters
Rob Font @ better than -149.7
Brad Riddell @ better than -121.1
Leonardo Santos @ better than -119.1
Jimmy Crute @ better than -152.0
Brendan Allen @ better than -207.3
Maki Pitolo @ better than -122.3
Manel Kape @ better than -162.9
Jake Matthews @ better than -214.4
Cheyanne Vlismas @ better than -118.3
Alonzo Menifield @ better than -138.1
Claudio Puelles @ better than -184.5
*Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Bet at your own risk, not financial advice
The Wide World of Combat Sports
The younger brother of former UFC champion Anthony Pettis, Sergio Pettis, defends his Bellator bantamweight belt this Friday night against the Rizin bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi! Could this be the bout for the best tiny man fighter in the world? The fact that Sergio Pettis has beaten Brandon Moreno and Joseph Benavidez points to yes. But the fact that Sergio Pettis has also lost to Henry Cejudo and Rob Font points to no. Kyoji Horiguchi also used to fight in the UFC, and his only loss in the promotion was against Demetrius Johnson (Mighty Mouse) for the title. No matter what, this is definitely the most talented fight outside of the UFC since McKee vs Pitbull back in July.
Alright now that we got that casual garbage out of the way, let’s get to the real good stuff. The legendary Spike Carlyle who was a sensation in his UFC debut with a TKO victory, then unjustly cut after 2 straight losses, is finally getting another shot at a large promotion on the prelims of Friday night’s Bellator card. Since getting cut by the UFC he’s won 3 fights in a row, all by finish. He takes on Dan Moret, another fighter who was signed by Bellator after getting cut from the UFC and then smashing the regional scenes.