{"id":23154,"date":"2023-09-06T08:58:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=23154"},"modified":"2023-09-06T08:58:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:58:15","slug":"ufc-293-adesanya-vs-strickland-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-september-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mma\/ufc-293-adesanya-vs-strickland-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-september-9\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland Predictions, Picks and Betting Odds September 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UFC 293 Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/andy-lang\">UFC WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang<\/a> gives his UFC <\/span>293 predictions<span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert;\"> and picks for September 9 with <\/span>Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland <span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert;\">headlining the event in a middleweight title fight. The main card starts up at 10:00pm ET from <\/span>Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Are you subscribed to WagerTalk TV? If not, what are you waiting for?! Set up alerts so that you never miss an episode of your favorite shows. Drop the gloves with the Puck Time crew and swing for the fences on First Pitch. From betting tips to free picks, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WagerTalk TV<\/a> is your one-stop shop for streaming sports betting content.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk also offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/MMA\">Free UFC Picks<\/a> all year long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland: UFC 293 Main Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Saturday, September 9<\/th><th>UFC 293 Betting Notes (Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/wlwilliamhillus.adsrv.eacdn.com\/C.ashx?btag=a_3552b_1278c_&amp;affid=32&amp;siteid=3552&amp;adid=1278&amp;c=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caesars<\/a>)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Moneyline:<\/td><td> Israel Adesanya -640 vs Sean Strickland +470<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rounds:<\/td><td>4.5 Rounds (Over -105 \/ Under -115)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fight Time:<\/td><td>Main Card Starts at 10:00pm ET \/ 7:00pm PT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arena:<\/td><td>Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV:<\/td><td>PPV<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">UFC 293 Predictions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kevin Jousset -142 v Kiefer Crosbie +120<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be a pass for me for betting purposes as neither guy really sticks out. Jousset is pretty low volume, and he only has one finish in his last five fights and that was with seven seconds left in his last fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has decent striking skills and decent clinch work, but I can\u2019t point to anything he does great. He\u2019s fairly well-rounded, but he has a low ceiling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crosbie fought in Bellator for a while, leaving with a 4-3 record, and he recently finished two fighters in smaller promotions including UFC vet Alex Oliveira. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I do like that he searches for the finish, and he will have the power advantage, but if he doesn\u2019t KO Jousset early, this could turn into a very boring fight where Jousset clinches and grinds out a victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There\u2019s no value in betting on this fight<\/strong> in my opinion as there are many other great opportunities on this card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_99890\"  width=\"870\" height=\"489\"  data-origwidth=\"870\" data-origheight=\"489\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geyD6DlsdFY?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;hl=en_US&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"UFC 293: Every fight breakdown - Predictions, Bets, Odds, Start Time\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/geyD6DlsdFY\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geyD6DlsdFY\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"UFC 293: Every fight breakdown - Predictions, Bets, Odds, Start Time\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Andy breaks down every fight on UFC 293: Israel Adesanya v Sean Strickland. 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Get official play here: http:\/\/wt.buzz\/al Introduction 00:00 FREE CONTEST 01:00 Kevin Jousset v Kiefer Crosbie 02:18 Shane Young v Gabriel Miranda 03:45 Charlie Radtke v Mike Diamond 05:46 Nasrat Haqparast v Landon Quinones 08:00 Jamie Mullarkey v John Makdessi 09:46 Jack Jenkins v Chepe Mariscal 11:48 Carlos Ulberg v Da Woon Jung 14:56 Tyson Pedro v Anton Turkalj 18:54 Justin Tafa v Austen Lane 20:52 Manel Kape v Felipe dos Santos 22:55 Alexander Volkov v Tai Tuivasa 25:53 Israel Adesanya v Sean Strickland 27:41 Kevin Jousset -142 v Kiefer Crosbie +120 Shane Young -170 v Gabriel Miranda +140 Charlie Radtke -245 v Mike Diamond +200 Nasrat Haqparast -440 v Landon Quinones +340 Jamie Mullarkey -185 v John Makdessi +154 Jack Jenkins -205 v Chepe Mariscal +170 Carlos Ulberg -278 v Da Woon Jung +225 Tyson Pedro -130 v Anton Turkalj +110 Justin Tafa -238 v Austen Lane +195 Manel Kape -395 v Felipe dos Santos +310 Alexander Volkov -225 v Tai Tuivasa +170 Israel Adesanya -600 v Sean Strickland +440 \ud83d\udc4d Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to WagerTalk TV; \ud83d\udd14 CLICK the Bell and never miss an episode! \ud83d\udc40 WagerTalk TV, available for viewing on... \ud83d\udcfa Twitch: http:\/\/wt.buzz\/twitch \ud83e\udde0 More Free Sports Betting Picks and Tips: \ud83e\udd11 Free Sports Picks: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks \ud83d\udcca Live Odds: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f News: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news \ud83d\udc4d Stay connected with WagerTalk \ud83d\udcfa YouTube: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tv \ud83d\udc4d Facebook: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/fb \ud83d\udc26 Twitter: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tw \ud83d\udcf8 Instagram: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ig \ud83d\udcf0 Reddit: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/rd \u2764\ufe0f iHeart Radio: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/iheart \ud83c\udf4e Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ap \ud83d\udccc Pinterest: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/pin\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/geyD6DlsdFY\/0.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT33M20S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-09-04T01:05:59Z\"><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shane Young -170 v Gabriel Miranda +140<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UFC has not been kind to these guys as Miranda got knocked out by Benoit Staint Denis in his UFC debut, and Young is on a three-fight losing streak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young doesn\u2019t fight a lot and is coming off a loss early in 2023 to Blake Bilder. I don\u2019t mean to sound rude, but I\u2019m sure exactly what Young does in his fights. He doesn\u2019t throw a lot of strikes, the ones he does throw aren\u2019t effective, and he\u2019s not good at takedowns and ground games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I just don\u2019t see any upside. Miranda had a rough outing against Saint-Denis as he got beat up and finished, but against Saint-Denis that was to be expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miranda has a good record, but he hasn\u2019t fought good competition before his UFC debut. There\u2019s no way I\u2019m betting anything on this fight, but <strong>if you are betting the fight it\u2019s a dog or pass<\/strong> situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Charlie Radtke -245 v Mike Diamond +200<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diamond is really bad and is on this card because he\u2019s great friends with Israel Adesanya. He throws a lot of kicks, but they aren\u2019t effective, and he\u2019s bad in the wrestling and grappling departments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He actually had some success on the feet in his last fight against Orion Cosce, but he still lost because of the wrestling. Radtke is making his UFC debut, and I like what I see from him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has power in his hands, and he recently fought a guy who only goes for takedowns and submissions and he beat him by thwarting the attacks and beating him up with strikes. I just can\u2019t bet on Diamond, he\u2019s just bad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radtke is a good parlay piece as long as he doesn\u2019t get knocked out or hurt by one of Diamond\u2019s kicks, but I don\u2019t see Diamond winning any UFC fight at this point. <strong>Radtke as a parlay piece<\/strong> is a fine bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nasrat Haqparast -440 v Landon Quinones +340<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quinones is coming off a stint on The Ultimate Fighter, but it was a quick stint because he got submitted in 55 seconds in his first fight and was eliminated. He doesn\u2019t have a lot of experience, and he definitely doesn\u2019t have experience against a UFC veteran like Haqparast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t see a lot of upside for Quinones here, and I think Nasrat takes him apart fairly easily. Nasrat has lost two out of three, but the losses were to UFC studs Bobby Green and Dan Hooker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nasrat will piece him up on the feet<\/strong>, and dominate I believe as Quinones just doesn\u2019t have the technique and experience to compete over three rounds. The price is big on Nasrat, but it\u2019s certainly a <strong>parlay piece I would recommend<\/strong> playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jamie Mullarkey -185 v John Makdessi +154<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mullarkey is coming off a bizarre loss to Muhammad Naimov where Naimov took the fight on really short notice. Mullarkey was winning easily and Naimov landed a clean shot that knocked Mullarkey down and the ref jumped in a stopped it, way too early in my opinion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mullarkey just doesn\u2019t seem to have the killer instinct anymore as he seems tentative and he seems fine with point fighting. He got burned by that last time, and it makes him now just 4-4 in the UFC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Makdessi is now 38 years old, and he only fights once a year, in his last fight against Haqparast he looked like a fighter not fighting to win, but to just survive. He got pieced up on the feet, and he got taken down at the end of the fight to confirm the win for Haqparast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has no finishes since 2015 and without the threat of a finish, I <strong>expect Mullarkey to win by decision<\/strong>. Taking overs in this fight would be smart as neither guy has shown finishing ability recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jack Jenkins -205 v Chepe Mariscal +170<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like the underdog in this one. Jenkins is 2-0 in the UFC, but his first fight was against Don Shainis, a fighter who is not good, and he won a split decision against Jamll Emmers where even Jenkins was surprised he won. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s a technical fighter with great leg kicks, but Mariscal is a warrior who loves getting into brawls. He won his UFC debut against Trevor Peek in an insane war, and I think he will turn this into another war where he\u2019ll be tougher and he\u2019ll have more power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not sure Jenkins can truly hurt Mariscall, and I see Mariscal walking through most of the strikes of Jenkins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe the technical skill and speed of Jenkins will overcome the power and toughness of Mariscal, but I think this number is even if the judges rightfully give Emmers the win in Jenkins\u2019s last fight so <strong>we\u2019re getting immense value on Mariscal at +170<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carlos Ulberg -278 v Da Woon Jung +225<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been on Ulberg his last four fights, and we\u2019ve gone 4-0 and I\u2019m expecting to make it 5-0. Ulberg\u2019s striking is lethal as his last three fights he\u2019s won by KO in the first round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his UFC debut, he gassed himself and Kennedy Nzechukwu wore him down and got the finish, but he won a decision fight in his next fight as he managed his cardio well, and I believe he\u2019s putting all the pieces together to become a real threat in the light heavyweight division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jung is coming off of two losses as he got knocked out by Dustin Jacoby and then lost by decision to Devin Clark, and I don\u2019t think Jung has the speed or striking to keep up with Ulberg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ulberg\u2019s striking has gotten so good, and he has so much power that it only takes one shot to KO an opponent or to throw his balance off, and I see him taking care of Jung early. He\u2019s a great parlay piece or you can <strong>wait til props come out and take Ulberg by KO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tyson Pedro -130 v Anton Turkalj +110<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyson Pedro\u2019s resume isn\u2019t looking great in the UFC as he\u2019s 3-4 in his last seven fights, and his wins are against Hunsucker, Villanueva and Safarov\u2026three bad fighters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He just got beat by Modestas Bukauskas, as I predicted, as Bukauskas used his speed and cardio advantage to get the decision win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pedro\u2019s big issue is that he just gets tired if he doesn\u2019t finish in the first round. All his UFC wins have come in the first round, and Turkalj showed decent cardio in his last fight. Anton is 0-2 in the UFC, but he\u2019s fought two good fighters, and if he can weather the storm in the first round I think he\u2019ll be a live dog with his clinch and grappling game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will lean Pedro to win with his striking because Turkalj\u2019s striking defense is pretty bad, but don\u2019t be surprised if Anton loses the first round, wins the third round and the fight comes down to who won a close second round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll pass on betting this fight, but a <strong>live bet on Anton might be a nice wager<\/strong> if you\u2019re watching and you see him pulling away late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Justin Tafa -238 v Austen Lane +195<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like Lane as a live dog here. This fight started on June 24th but was cut short due to an unintentional eye poke, and after the fight Lane and Tafa\u2019s corner were getting into it so I expect bad blood in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justin Tafa is 3-3 in the UFC with his wins being against fighters that I think Lane would beat easily. <strong>Lane has a huge height and reach advantage<\/strong>, and really all Lane needs to do is to avoid the huge KO power that Tafa has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he works the jab and closes the distance quickly into the clinch, <strong>I think he will wear Tafa down and take the victory by decision<\/strong>. This is fantastic value on the bigger and longer fighter who I believe will win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Malel Kape -395 v Felipe dos Santos +310<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Felipe Dos Santos might be in a bit over his head in this matchup, and I think the huge price on Kape is worth it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dos Santos is undefeated, but he hasn\u2019t been tested anywhere near to what Kape will show him. Dos Santos has fought in a few different promotions with his last fight being the LFA against a shorter fighter where he survived the first round and then watched his opponent gas as he landed takedowns and strikes en route to a decision win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kape has really good striking and movement on the feet, and he\u2019s won three straight UFC fights. His overall game and cardio advantage will get him this win, and also it\u2019s worth noting that this is a bit of a reward for dos Santos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was supposed to fight on Contender Series earlier this season, but his opponent pulled out so he didn\u2019t have a fight, and he made weight, and Kape\u2019s opponent pulled out so this was a great spot for him to fill in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a great opportunity for dos Santos to get a UFC fight, but he\u2019s too young and raw to pull the upset, and there\u2019s no chance this fight gets made without the opponents of Kape and dos Santos pulling out. <strong>Kape should roll<\/strong> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexander Volkov -225 v Tai Tuivasa +170<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love what I\u2019ve seen from Volkov recently, and I love him in this matchup. He\u2019s 5-2 in his last seven fights and his two losses have been to Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, so there\u2019s no shame in that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s finished Rozenstruik and Romanov in his last two fights, both in the first round, and I think he finishes Tuivasa here. Tuivasa is entertaining and a fan favorite, but he has limits to his game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He doesn\u2019t have a wrestling or ground game, and Volkov will certainly test that. He also has one-shot power but doesn\u2019t do much with kicks, and he\u2019s beaten less-than-stellar opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He won five in a row against Stefan Struve, Harry Hunsucker, Greg Hardy, Auguston Sakai, and Derrick Lewis, and all those guys are either out of the UFC or have bad losing records in their last few fights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stepped up in competition against Ciryl Gane and Sergei Pavlovich and got knocked out in both of those fights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Volkov will be the taller and longer fighter<\/strong>, and his combination of kicks, jabs, and takedown offense should overwhelm Tuivasa en route to a decisive victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UFC 293 Event: Israel Adesanya -640 vs Sean Strickland +470<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Sean Strickland has made it clear that he fights for financial reasons, and he will be handsomely paid for this fight that he will most likely lose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to him. He\u2019s a fantastic boxer, but he\u2019s 2-2 in his last four fights in the UFC. He lost a very close split decision to Jared Cannonier on a fight he took on short notice, and he got flatlined before that in round one by Alex Pereira. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He beat Nassourdine Imavov and Abus Magomedov after that, but those guys aren\u2019t in Adesanya\u2019s league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adesanya\u2019s length and striking from the outside are accurate and lethal, and Strickland even says himself that he doesn\u2019t hit that hard so it\u2019s tough to see him knocking out Izzy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adesanaya has his sights set on a huge matchup against Driscus Du Plesis, which was the fight the UFC wanted to make, but Driscus wasn\u2019t healthy enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Izzy\u2019s leg kicks and jabs will take their toll on Strickland, and the movement on the feet will make it too difficult for Strickland to consistently land his punches.<strong> I don\u2019t think Izzy gets the finish<\/strong> so I\u2019ll predict a decision win for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prediction: Israel Adesanya by Decision<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes border-style-solid padding: 6px;\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#ffa04b;color:#2e3192\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Sportsbook<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>States Available<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Get Your Bonus<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1. 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The main card starts up at 10:00pm ET from <\/span>Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Are you subscribed to WagerTalk TV? If not, what are you waiting for?! Set up alerts so that you never miss an episode of your favorite shows. Drop the gloves with the Puck Time crew and swing for the fences on First Pitch. From betting tips to free picks, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/tv\">WagerTalk TV<\/a> is your one-stop shop for streaming sports betting content.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk also offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/MMA\">Free UFC Picks<\/a> all year long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland: UFC 293 Main Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Saturday, September 9<\/th><th>UFC 293 Betting Notes (Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/wlwilliamhillus.adsrv.eacdn.com\/C.ashx?btag=a_3552b_1278c_&amp;affid=32&amp;siteid=3552&amp;adid=1278&amp;c=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caesars<\/a>)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Moneyline:<\/td><td> Israel Adesanya -640 vs Sean Strickland +470<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rounds:<\/td><td>4.5 Rounds (Over -105 \/ Under -115)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fight Time:<\/td><td>Main Card Starts at 10:00pm ET \/ 7:00pm PT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arena:<\/td><td>Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV:<\/td><td>PPV<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">UFC 293 Predictions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kevin Jousset -142 v Kiefer Crosbie +120<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This will be a pass for me for betting purposes as neither guy really sticks out. Jousset is pretty low volume, and he only has one finish in his last five fights and that was with seven seconds left in his last fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He has decent striking skills and decent clinch work, but I can\u2019t point to anything he does great. He\u2019s fairly well-rounded, but he has a low ceiling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Crosbie fought in Bellator for a while, leaving with a 4-3 record, and he recently finished two fighters in smaller promotions including UFC vet Alex Oliveira. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I do like that he searches for the finish, and he will have the power advantage, but if he doesn\u2019t KO Jousset early, this could turn into a very boring fight where Jousset clinches and grinds out a victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There\u2019s no value in betting on this fight<\/strong> in my opinion as there are many other great opportunities on this card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geyD6DlsdFY?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shane Young -170 v Gabriel Miranda +140<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The UFC has not been kind to these guys as Miranda got knocked out by Benoit Staint Denis in his UFC debut, and Young is on a three-fight losing streak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Young doesn\u2019t fight a lot and is coming off a loss early in 2023 to Blake Bilder. I don\u2019t mean to sound rude, but I\u2019m sure exactly what Young does in his fights. He doesn\u2019t throw a lot of strikes, the ones he does throw aren\u2019t effective, and he\u2019s not good at takedowns and ground games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I just don\u2019t see any upside. Miranda had a rough outing against Saint-Denis as he got beat up and finished, but against Saint-Denis that was to be expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Miranda has a good record, but he hasn\u2019t fought good competition before his UFC debut. There\u2019s no way I\u2019m betting anything on this fight, but <strong>if you are betting the fight it\u2019s a dog or pass<\/strong> situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Charlie Radtke -245 v Mike Diamond +200<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Diamond is really bad and is on this card because he\u2019s great friends with Israel Adesanya. He throws a lot of kicks, but they aren\u2019t effective, and he\u2019s bad in the wrestling and grappling departments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He actually had some success on the feet in his last fight against Orion Cosce, but he still lost because of the wrestling. Radtke is making his UFC debut, and I like what I see from him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He has power in his hands, and he recently fought a guy who only goes for takedowns and submissions and he beat him by thwarting the attacks and beating him up with strikes. I just can\u2019t bet on Diamond, he\u2019s just bad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Radtke is a good parlay piece as long as he doesn\u2019t get knocked out or hurt by one of Diamond\u2019s kicks, but I don\u2019t see Diamond winning any UFC fight at this point. <strong>Radtke as a parlay piece<\/strong> is a fine bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nasrat Haqparast -440 v Landon Quinones +340<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Quinones is coming off a stint on The Ultimate Fighter, but it was a quick stint because he got submitted in 55 seconds in his first fight and was eliminated. He doesn\u2019t have a lot of experience, and he definitely doesn\u2019t have experience against a UFC veteran like Haqparast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t see a lot of upside for Quinones here, and I think Nasrat takes him apart fairly easily. Nasrat has lost two out of three, but the losses were to UFC studs Bobby Green and Dan Hooker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nasrat will piece him up on the feet<\/strong>, and dominate I believe as Quinones just doesn\u2019t have the technique and experience to compete over three rounds. The price is big on Nasrat, but it\u2019s certainly a <strong>parlay piece I would recommend<\/strong> playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jamie Mullarkey -185 v John Makdessi +154<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Mullarkey is coming off a bizarre loss to Muhammad Naimov where Naimov took the fight on really short notice. Mullarkey was winning easily and Naimov landed a clean shot that knocked Mullarkey down and the ref jumped in a stopped it, way too early in my opinion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Mullarkey just doesn\u2019t seem to have the killer instinct anymore as he seems tentative and he seems fine with point fighting. He got burned by that last time, and it makes him now just 4-4 in the UFC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Makdessi is now 38 years old, and he only fights once a year, in his last fight against Haqparast he looked like a fighter not fighting to win, but to just survive. He got pieced up on the feet, and he got taken down at the end of the fight to confirm the win for Haqparast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He has no finishes since 2015 and without the threat of a finish, I <strong>expect Mullarkey to win by decision<\/strong>. Taking overs in this fight would be smart as neither guy has shown finishing ability recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jack Jenkins -205 v Chepe Mariscal +170<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I like the underdog in this one. Jenkins is 2-0 in the UFC, but his first fight was against Don Shainis, a fighter who is not good, and he won a split decision against Jamll Emmers where even Jenkins was surprised he won. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s a technical fighter with great leg kicks, but Mariscal is a warrior who loves getting into brawls. He won his UFC debut against Trevor Peek in an insane war, and I think he will turn this into another war where he\u2019ll be tougher and he\u2019ll have more power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not sure Jenkins can truly hurt Mariscall, and I see Mariscal walking through most of the strikes of Jenkins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe the technical skill and speed of Jenkins will overcome the power and toughness of Mariscal, but I think this number is even if the judges rightfully give Emmers the win in Jenkins\u2019s last fight so <strong>we\u2019re getting immense value on Mariscal at +170<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carlos Ulberg -278 v Da Woon Jung +225<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been on Ulberg his last four fights, and we\u2019ve gone 4-0 and I\u2019m expecting to make it 5-0. Ulberg\u2019s striking is lethal as his last three fights he\u2019s won by KO in the first round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>In his UFC debut, he gassed himself and Kennedy Nzechukwu wore him down and got the finish, but he won a decision fight in his next fight as he managed his cardio well, and I believe he\u2019s putting all the pieces together to become a real threat in the light heavyweight division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Jung is coming off of two losses as he got knocked out by Dustin Jacoby and then lost by decision to Devin Clark, and I don\u2019t think Jung has the speed or striking to keep up with Ulberg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Ulberg\u2019s striking has gotten so good, and he has so much power that it only takes one shot to KO an opponent or to throw his balance off, and I see him taking care of Jung early. He\u2019s a great parlay piece or you can <strong>wait til props come out and take Ulberg by KO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tyson Pedro -130 v Anton Turkalj +110<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Tyson Pedro\u2019s resume isn\u2019t looking great in the UFC as he\u2019s 3-4 in his last seven fights, and his wins are against Hunsucker, Villanueva and Safarov\u2026three bad fighters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He just got beat by Modestas Bukauskas, as I predicted, as Bukauskas used his speed and cardio advantage to get the decision win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Pedro\u2019s big issue is that he just gets tired if he doesn\u2019t finish in the first round. All his UFC wins have come in the first round, and Turkalj showed decent cardio in his last fight. Anton is 0-2 in the UFC, but he\u2019s fought two good fighters, and if he can weather the storm in the first round I think he\u2019ll be a live dog with his clinch and grappling game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I will lean Pedro to win with his striking because Turkalj\u2019s striking defense is pretty bad, but don\u2019t be surprised if Anton loses the first round, wins the third round and the fight comes down to who won a close second round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll pass on betting this fight, but a <strong>live bet on Anton might be a nice wager<\/strong> if you\u2019re watching and you see him pulling away late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Justin Tafa -238 v Austen Lane +195<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I like Lane as a live dog here. This fight started on June 24th but was cut short due to an unintentional eye poke, and after the fight Lane and Tafa\u2019s corner were getting into it so I expect bad blood in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Justin Tafa is 3-3 in the UFC with his wins being against fighters that I think Lane would beat easily. <strong>Lane has a huge height and reach advantage<\/strong>, and really all Lane needs to do is to avoid the huge KO power that Tafa has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If he works the jab and closes the distance quickly into the clinch, <strong>I think he will wear Tafa down and take the victory by decision<\/strong>. This is fantastic value on the bigger and longer fighter who I believe will win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Malel Kape -395 v Felipe dos Santos +310<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Felipe Dos Santos might be in a bit over his head in this matchup, and I think the huge price on Kape is worth it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Dos Santos is undefeated, but he hasn\u2019t been tested anywhere near to what Kape will show him. Dos Santos has fought in a few different promotions with his last fight being the LFA against a shorter fighter where he survived the first round and then watched his opponent gas as he landed takedowns and strikes en route to a decision win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Kape has really good striking and movement on the feet, and he\u2019s won three straight UFC fights. His overall game and cardio advantage will get him this win, and also it\u2019s worth noting that this is a bit of a reward for dos Santos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He was supposed to fight on Contender Series earlier this season, but his opponent pulled out so he didn\u2019t have a fight, and he made weight, and Kape\u2019s opponent pulled out so this was a great spot for him to fill in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a great opportunity for dos Santos to get a UFC fight, but he\u2019s too young and raw to pull the upset, and there\u2019s no chance this fight gets made without the opponents of Kape and dos Santos pulling out. <strong>Kape should roll<\/strong> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexander Volkov -225 v Tai Tuivasa +170<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I love what I\u2019ve seen from Volkov recently, and I love him in this matchup. He\u2019s 5-2 in his last seven fights and his two losses have been to Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, so there\u2019s no shame in that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s finished Rozenstruik and Romanov in his last two fights, both in the first round, and I think he finishes Tuivasa here. Tuivasa is entertaining and a fan favorite, but he has limits to his game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He doesn\u2019t have a wrestling or ground game, and Volkov will certainly test that. He also has one-shot power but doesn\u2019t do much with kicks, and he\u2019s beaten less-than-stellar opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He won five in a row against Stefan Struve, Harry Hunsucker, Greg Hardy, Auguston Sakai, and Derrick Lewis, and all those guys are either out of the UFC or have bad losing records in their last few fights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He stepped up in competition against Ciryl Gane and Sergei Pavlovich and got knocked out in both of those fights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Volkov will be the taller and longer fighter<\/strong>, and his combination of kicks, jabs, and takedown offense should overwhelm Tuivasa en route to a decisive victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UFC 293 Event: Israel Adesanya -640 vs Sean Strickland +470<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><br>Sean Strickland has made it clear that he fights for financial reasons, and he will be handsomely paid for this fight that he will most likely lose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to him. He\u2019s a fantastic boxer, but he\u2019s 2-2 in his last four fights in the UFC. He lost a very close split decision to Jared Cannonier on a fight he took on short notice, and he got flatlined before that in round one by Alex Pereira. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He beat Nassourdine Imavov and Abus Magomedov after that, but those guys aren\u2019t in Adesanya\u2019s league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Adesanya\u2019s length and striking from the outside are accurate and lethal, and Strickland even says himself that he doesn\u2019t hit that hard so it\u2019s tough to see him knocking out Izzy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Adesanaya has his sights set on a huge matchup against Driscus Du Plesis, which was the fight the UFC wanted to make, but Driscus wasn\u2019t healthy enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Izzy\u2019s leg kicks and jabs will take their toll on Strickland, and the movement on the feet will make it too difficult for Strickland to consistently land his punches.<strong> I don\u2019t think Izzy gets the finish<\/strong> so I\u2019ll predict a decision win for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prediction: Israel Adesanya by Decision<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23156,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23154\/revisions\/23156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}