UFC Vegas 54 | Prelim Preview
Saturday, May 14th (10:00 PM EST Main Card, 7:30 PM EST Prelims)
Viviane Araujo vs. Andrea Lee
BATHROOM BREAK - #8 Aruajo wins boring decisions against unranked fighters and loses boring decisions against ranked fighters. The only shot of this fight being exciting is if #9 Lee can end this fight quickly, something she has done in the past but gets more infinitely more difficult once you reach the rankings in your division.
MMAalgo Bet - Andrea Lee 3.5u @ -120 (better than -152.3)
FGTDalgo Bet - Fight Goes The Distance 1u @ -280 (better than -311.6)
Michael Johnson vs. Alan Patrick
BATHROOM BREAK - Michael Johnson used to be the definition of any given day. Knock out Dustin Poirier in his prime then proceed to go 0-3. But that was a different Michael Johnson, who fought with the best of the best going up against Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, etc. But lately he just loses to bums and the UFC seems to want to see how far he can fall by pitting him up against a 38 year old journey man who hasn’t won in 4 years.
Virna Jandiroba vs. Angela Hill
BATHROOM BREAK - #12 Jandiroba and #13 Hill seem to fall flat after every win and remain permanently stuck at the bottom of the rankings. With both of them coming off losses, it’s not like they can break that trend this weekend.
FGTDalgo Bet - Fight Goes The Distance 1u @ -200 (better than -213.1)
Tatsuro Taira vs. Carlos Candelario
WATCH - FLYWEIGHTS! MEN’S FLYWEIGHTS EVERYBODY! THE PRELIMS ARE SAVED! WE’RE ALL GOING TO MAKE IT!
Nick Maximov vs. Andre Petroski
WATCH - I understand a lot of things the UFC does. The placement of this fight is not one of them. This is an incredible prospect fight that should be on the main card for a fight night this mediocre. Maximov is incredibly young, a close friend and teammate of the popular Diaz brothers, and has shown a lot of wrestling talent in his fights so far. If there is one thing Maximov could improve on, it’s chasing a finish, something talented wrestler Petroski has done in both of his UFC victories. If their wrestling is relatively matched, this could be an absolute banger!
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