{"id":26123,"date":"2024-02-14T15:44:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=26123"},"modified":"2024-02-17T10:08:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T15:08:16","slug":"ufc-298-volkanovski-vs-topuria-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-february-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mma\/ufc-298-volkanovski-vs-topuria-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-february-17\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria Predictions, Picks and Betting Odds February 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UFC 298 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 <\/span><strong>UFC 298 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 <\/span>February 17th<\/strong><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert;\"> with <\/span><strong>Alexander Volkanovski<\/strong> and <strong>Ilia Topuria<\/strong> <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 featherweight title fight. 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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\">Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria: UFC 298 Main Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Saturday, February 17<\/th><th>UFC 298 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>Alexander Volkanovski -125 vs Ilia Topuria +105<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rounds:<\/td><td>3.5 Rounds (Over -125 \/ Under +105)<\/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>Honda Center in Anaheim, CA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV:<\/td><td>PPV<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\">Before You Read UFC 298 Predictions&#8230; Get $15 FREE towards all expert picks &#8211; including UFC &amp; More<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"anchor\" id=\"newsletterfrm\"><\/a>\n<div class=\"hottest_play_area\">\n  <div id=\"newsletter_widget\" class=\"hottest_play_third_area newsletter_widget\">\n    <div class=\"hottest_play_third_area_content\">\n      <div class=\"sign-up-offer-text\">\n        <p>SPECIAL OFFER FOR FIRST TIME SUBSCRIBERS<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"newsletter-thank new\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <a class=\"anchor-newsletter\"><\/a>\n        Thanks for signing up! 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She hasn\u2019t been finished in any of those fights, but she\u2019s a big underdog here because Maverick should be able to take Lee down and win the wrestling and ground game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maverick lost to Jasudavicius in June, but an eye poke really took her out of the fight early, and she came back with an armbar win over Cachoeira in July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I expect Maverick to try and get this to the ground early where she feels most comfortable, and I think she\u2019ll have success there. <strong>Maverick by decision is a good play<\/strong> as Lee has good cardio and hasn\u2019t been finished since 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oban Elliott -290 v Val Woodburn +235<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elliott had a crazy fight on Contender Series where he was almost finished a couple times, but he showed crazy toughness and weathered teh storm and came back to win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think he\u2019s an amazing fighter, but he has an amazing gas tank with some power, but his striking defense needs a lot of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Val Woodburn got knocked out by Bo Nickal, an elite wrestler, which was a horrible look and while I don\u2019t think he\u2019s good, I don\u2019t think he should be this big of an underdog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These Contender Series guys aren\u2019t having great performances in the UFC debut so there\u2019s no way I\u2019m laying -290 on Elliott, even though he should win. Stay away from this fight as there are a lot of questions about both guys.<\/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_29924\"  width=\"870\" height=\"489\"  data-origwidth=\"870\" data-origheight=\"489\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4JxIHRIgVE?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 298: Volkanovski v Topuria Every Fight Breakdown, Tips, Bets, Predictions\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/y4JxIHRIgVE\/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\/y4JxIHRIgVE\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"UFC 298: Volkanovski v Topuria Every Fight Breakdown, Tips, Bets, Predictions\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"This Saturday, February 18th, the Honda Center in Anaheim, California roars to life with UFC 298, a stacked event headlined by a title fight and bursting with exciting matchups. Whether you&#039;re a die-hard MMA fan or just looking for a night of thrilling action, UFC 298 has something for everyone. \ud83d\udcc5 Date: Saturday, February 18th \u231a\ufe0f Time: Main card starts at 10:00 PM ET (7:00 PM PT) \ud83d\udccd Location: Honda Center, Anaheim, California \ud83d\udcfa How to Watch: TV: Pay-per-view (various providers) Streaming: UFC Fight Pass (prelims only) \ud83d\udcf1 Follow the Fight: Twitter Handles: &#064;ufc, &#064;alexvolkanovski, &#064;topuriailia, etc. (see individual fighters&#039; handles) Hashtag: #UFC298 Main Card (10:00 PM ET\/7:00 PM PT): Featherweight Championship: Alexander Volkanovski (-260) vs. Ilia Topuria (+210) Middleweight: Robert Whittaker (-125) vs. Paulo Costa (-105) Welterweight: Geoff Neal (-105) vs. Ian Machado Garry (-125) Bantamweight: Merab Dvalishvili (+110) vs. Henry Cejudo (-145) Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez (-165) vs. Roman Kopylov (+125) Early Prelims (7:00 PM ET\/4:00 PM PT): Welterweight: Oban Elliott (-310) vs. Val Woodburn (+250) Women&#039;s Flyweight: Andrea Lee (+154) vs. Miranda Maverick (-185) Lightweight: Damir Ismagulov (-165) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (+145) Middleweight: Bruno Souza (-180) vs. Dalcha Lungiambula (+160) Lightweight: Rafael Alves (+115) vs. Drew Dober (-145) Interesting Facts: The main event features a clash of styles between the experienced champion Volkanovski and the undefeated challenger Topuria. 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He\u2019s fought bad competition, and while Quinlan isn\u2019t great he\u2019s had better experience and uses kicks and jabs better than Barlow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, Quinlan got pieced up in his last fight against Trey Waters on the feet, and if he can\u2019t sure up his striking defense, Barlow will have the opportunity to land the big shot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quinlan looked good in his career until he got busted for steroids, and then he looked terrible in his last fight where he was off the juice, but the USDA is out of testing the fighters so who knows if he\u2019s on the juice again. This fight is an absolute stay away from all angles of betting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Rinya Nakamura -850 v Carlos Vera +540<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This line is pretty crazy so there\u2019s no value betting on Nakamura, but I\u2019m surely not betting on Carlos Vera who got dominated by Brad Katona on The Ultimate Fighter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nakamura is relentless in attacking takedowns, and he has great cardio so I think he\u2019ll be too much for Vera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I was forced to play something on this fight it would be for <strong>it to go the distance or Nakamura by decision<\/strong> as Vera showed good defense on the ground against Katona so he\u2019s going to be tough to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marcos Rogerio de Lima -150 v Justin Tafa +125<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lima is coming of the crazy loss against Derrick Lewis where Lewis surprised him with a flying knee, and the fight was over in 30 seconds so I don\u2019t think we can take much away from that fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tafa is similar to Lewis in that he\u2019s dependent on the KO, but his power is undenaiable. All 7 of Tafa\u2019s wins are by KO, and his 2 losses in the UFC are decision losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Lima stays away from the big punch of Tafa, he\u2019ll be able to land a lot of leg kicks and close the distance and work the clinch, and that\u2019s what I think he does. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss to Lewis was the first KO loss of his career, and I don\u2019t see him losing two in a row. <strong>I\u2019ll take Lima <\/strong>to get the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amanda Lemos -135 v Mackenzie Dern +115<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mackenzie Dern has lost when she has a step up in competition as she\u2019s beaten Tecia Torres and Angela Hill, but lost to Marina Rodriguez, Xiaonan Yan, and Jessica Andrade in hier last 5 fights, and after getting KO\u2019d against Andrade, I don\u2019t think she can handle power punchers, and Lemos has power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lemos just lost to Zhang where Lemos had good power on the feet, but Zhang was able to take her down time and time again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can Mackenzie Dern take down Lemos? I\u2019m not so sure. Dern has submissions, but I don\u2019t think she has the strength to muscle Lemos to the ground, and if Lemos lands some power punches on Dern early, it will throw Dern off her game. <strong>I like Lemos a lot<\/strong> in this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anthony Hernandez -180 v Roman Kopylov +150<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This fight hurts me because I love both guys, and I\u2019ve made nice money on both these guys recently, but there can only be one winner here, and I think Hernandez is the pretty clear winner here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both guys are great at one thing, Hernandez at wrestling with his insane cardio and speed to get to opponents backs, and Kopylov with his striking to do damage early and then everything setting up for the knockout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Hernandez\u2019s speed will be the difference here and once he gets within range of Kopylov he\u2019ll grapple and wear out Kopylov. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kopylov is coming off of 4 straight KO victories, but nobody even remotely close to Hernandez\u2019s relentless pressure and talent. Kopylov needs to keep it on the feet, and if he can damage Hernandez early, he might be able to slow him down, but I don\u2019t see Hernandez letting Kopylov tee off on him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love Kopylov, but <strong>Hernandez is the pick for me in this one<\/strong>. Best case scencario for me would be Hernandez to win, and Kopylov gets a step down in competition in his next fight so we can cash another Kopylov ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Merab Dvalishvili -190 v Henry Cejudo +160<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I get why Merab is a big favorite here. Cejudo is coming off a shoulder surgery, and he was out of professional fighting for years before he lost a very close decision to Sterling in May, and I thought Cejudo took the Sterling fight because he matched up good against him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not sure he matches up good against Merab. Cejudo is one of the best to ever do it with the wrestling, but he\u2019s 37 and Sterling was able to take him down, and if Sterling can take him down, Merab can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not sure if Merab can keep him down, but I do know that Merab will not stop as his cardio might be the best in the UFC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cejudo will need his striking to be on point to slow Dvalishvili down, but Merab just doesn\u2019t stop and I think it will be too much for Cejudo. <strong>I like Merab by decision<\/strong> in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ian Garry -245 v Geoff Neal +195<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ian Garry is one of the most disliked fighters in the UFC, and everyone will be rooting against him (except people that bet on him), and if I knew Garry was 100% focused on the fight I would be all in on him, but I don\u2019t know that he is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was made fun of mercilessly for the situation with his wife writing the book about how to land the professional athlete, and he didn\u2019t react well at all to it and the fight against Luque was cancelled in December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He talked about being scarred to travel so I have to believe we\u2019re either getting an emotionally fragile Ian Garry who will melt under the spotlight or we get the ultra focused Ian Garry who will run through Geoff Neal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like Geoff Neal\u2019s game as he got his his health situation taken care of after the Magny fight and he won two in a row before getting submitted to Rakhmonov (no shame in that) so if Garry fights timid, Neal will take advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think the underdog is the only play here as the craziness from Garry outside of the octagon has red flag written all over it. If Garry fights up to his potential, I\u2019ll look like a dope with this pick, but I\u2019ll roll with Neal here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robert Whittaker -220 v Paulo Costa +180<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulo Costa has the most uninspiring wins to be fighting against someone like Robert Whittaker, and he is desparate to increase his social media following with his UFC stunts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He took the fight against Chimaev with no intention of fighting, and he pulled out last second and I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if he does it again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he does fight, it\u2019s Whittaker all day as Costa has no cardio after the first couple minutes and he is coming off a win agaisnt an ancient Luke Rockhold who was on top of Whittaker rubbing blood in his face at the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Costa isn\u2019t in Whittaker\u2019s league, andI know Whittaker just got knocked out, but he got knocked out to the current Champion in Du Plessis. <strong>This is Whittaker all day<\/strong> in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UFC 298 Main Event: Alexander Volkanovski -125 vs Ilia Topuria +105<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a couple of rules in betting UFC, and one of them is don\u2019t ever bet against Volkanovski outside of fights against Islam Makachev so I won\u2019t do it here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volk has faced the best of the best and beaten everyone except Makhachev while fighting up a weight deivison, and honestly the biggest concern for me is him talking about his personal demons when he isn\u2019t in a fight camp, but I hope he\u2019s still at 100% as I think his overall game and stamina will get the best of Topuria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volkanovski is a step up from just about anybody, but beating an aging Josh Emmitt and a win over Bryce Mitchell isn\u2019t an impressive resume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topuria has great power, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s ready to take down the GOAT. If I\u2019m being very cautious, I would stay away as Volkanovski\u2019s alcohol problems would be a slight concern, but <strong>if Volk is clean coming into this fight I like him to school Topuria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 298 Betting Preview UFC WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang gives his UFC 298 predictions and picks for February 17th with Alexander Volkanovski and Ilia Topuria headlining the event in a featherweight title fight. 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The main card starts up at 10:00pm ET from<\/span> the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.<\/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\">Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria: UFC 298 Main Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Saturday, February 17<\/th><th>UFC 298 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>Alexander Volkanovski -125 vs Ilia Topuria +105<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rounds:<\/td><td>3.5 Rounds (Over -125 \/ Under +105)<\/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>Honda Center in Anaheim, CA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV:<\/td><td>PPV<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\">Before You Read UFC 298 Predictions... 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She hasn\u2019t been finished in any of those fights, but she\u2019s a big underdog here because Maverick should be able to take Lee down and win the wrestling and ground game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Maverick lost to Jasudavicius in June, but an eye poke really took her out of the fight early, and she came back with an armbar win over Cachoeira in July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I expect Maverick to try and get this to the ground early where she feels most comfortable, and I think she\u2019ll have success there. <strong>Maverick by decision is a good play<\/strong> as Lee has good cardio and hasn\u2019t been finished since 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oban Elliott -290 v Val Woodburn +235<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Elliott had a crazy fight on Contender Series where he was almost finished a couple times, but he showed crazy toughness and weathered teh storm and came back to win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think he\u2019s an amazing fighter, but he has an amazing gas tank with some power, but his striking defense needs a lot of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Val Woodburn got knocked out by Bo Nickal, an elite wrestler, which was a horrible look and while I don\u2019t think he\u2019s good, I don\u2019t think he should be this big of an underdog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>These Contender Series guys aren\u2019t having great performances in the UFC debut so there\u2019s no way I\u2019m laying -290 on Elliott, even though he should win. Stay away from this fight as there are a lot of questions about both guys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4JxIHRIgVE?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Danny Barlow -180 v Josh Quinlan +155<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Again, a Contender Series winner as a big favorite, and I just can\u2019t lay this big of a price on a one dimensional fighter like Barlow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s a striker, and not only is he a one dimensional fighter, he\u2019s a one arm power puncher as he has a strong left, but that\u2019s about it. He\u2019s fought bad competition, and while Quinlan isn\u2019t great he\u2019s had better experience and uses kicks and jabs better than Barlow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, Quinlan got pieced up in his last fight against Trey Waters on the feet, and if he can\u2019t sure up his striking defense, Barlow will have the opportunity to land the big shot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Quinlan looked good in his career until he got busted for steroids, and then he looked terrible in his last fight where he was off the juice, but the USDA is out of testing the fighters so who knows if he\u2019s on the juice again. This fight is an absolute stay away from all angles of betting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Rinya Nakamura -850 v Carlos Vera +540<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This line is pretty crazy so there\u2019s no value betting on Nakamura, but I\u2019m surely not betting on Carlos Vera who got dominated by Brad Katona on The Ultimate Fighter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Nakamura is relentless in attacking takedowns, and he has great cardio so I think he\u2019ll be too much for Vera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If I was forced to play something on this fight it would be for <strong>it to go the distance or Nakamura by decision<\/strong> as Vera showed good defense on the ground against Katona so he\u2019s going to be tough to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marcos Rogerio de Lima -150 v Justin Tafa +125<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Lima is coming of the crazy loss against Derrick Lewis where Lewis surprised him with a flying knee, and the fight was over in 30 seconds so I don\u2019t think we can take much away from that fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Tafa is similar to Lewis in that he\u2019s dependent on the KO, but his power is undenaiable. All 7 of Tafa\u2019s wins are by KO, and his 2 losses in the UFC are decision losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If Lima stays away from the big punch of Tafa, he\u2019ll be able to land a lot of leg kicks and close the distance and work the clinch, and that\u2019s what I think he does. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The loss to Lewis was the first KO loss of his career, and I don\u2019t see him losing two in a row. <strong>I\u2019ll take Lima <\/strong>to get the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amanda Lemos -135 v Mackenzie Dern +115<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Mackenzie Dern has lost when she has a step up in competition as she\u2019s beaten Tecia Torres and Angela Hill, but lost to Marina Rodriguez, Xiaonan Yan, and Jessica Andrade in hier last 5 fights, and after getting KO\u2019d against Andrade, I don\u2019t think she can handle power punchers, and Lemos has power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Lemos just lost to Zhang where Lemos had good power on the feet, but Zhang was able to take her down time and time again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Can Mackenzie Dern take down Lemos? 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Dern has submissions, but I don\u2019t think she has the strength to muscle Lemos to the ground, and if Lemos lands some power punches on Dern early, it will throw Dern off her game. <strong>I like Lemos a lot<\/strong> in this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anthony Hernandez -180 v Roman Kopylov +150<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This fight hurts me because I love both guys, and I\u2019ve made nice money on both these guys recently, but there can only be one winner here, and I think Hernandez is the pretty clear winner here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Both guys are great at one thing, Hernandez at wrestling with his insane cardio and speed to get to opponents backs, and Kopylov with his striking to do damage early and then everything setting up for the knockout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>However, Hernandez\u2019s speed will be the difference here and once he gets within range of Kopylov he\u2019ll grapple and wear out Kopylov. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Kopylov is coming off of 4 straight KO victories, but nobody even remotely close to Hernandez\u2019s relentless pressure and talent. 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Cejudo is one of the best to ever do it with the wrestling, but he\u2019s 37 and Sterling was able to take him down, and if Sterling can take him down, Merab can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not sure if Merab can keep him down, but I do know that Merab will not stop as his cardio might be the best in the UFC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Cejudo will need his striking to be on point to slow Dvalishvili down, but Merab just doesn\u2019t stop and I think it will be too much for Cejudo. <strong>I like Merab by decision<\/strong> in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ian Garry -245 v Geoff Neal +195<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Ian Garry is one of the most disliked fighters in the UFC, and everyone will be rooting against him (except people that bet on him), and if I knew Garry was 100% focused on the fight I would be all in on him, but I don\u2019t know that he is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He was made fun of mercilessly for the situation with his wife writing the book about how to land the professional athlete, and he didn\u2019t react well at all to it and the fight against Luque was cancelled in December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He talked about being scarred to travel so I have to believe we\u2019re either getting an emotionally fragile Ian Garry who will melt under the spotlight or we get the ultra focused Ian Garry who will run through Geoff Neal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I like Geoff Neal\u2019s game as he got his his health situation taken care of after the Magny fight and he won two in a row before getting submitted to Rakhmonov (no shame in that) so if Garry fights timid, Neal will take advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I think the underdog is the only play here as the craziness from Garry outside of the octagon has red flag written all over it. If Garry fights up to his potential, I\u2019ll look like a dope with this pick, but I\u2019ll roll with Neal here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robert Whittaker -220 v Paulo Costa +180<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Paulo Costa has the most uninspiring wins to be fighting against someone like Robert Whittaker, and he is desparate to increase his social media following with his UFC stunts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He took the fight against Chimaev with no intention of fighting, and he pulled out last second and I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if he does it again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If he does fight, it\u2019s Whittaker all day as Costa has no cardio after the first couple minutes and he is coming off a win agaisnt an ancient Luke Rockhold who was on top of Whittaker rubbing blood in his face at the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Costa isn\u2019t in Whittaker\u2019s league, andI know Whittaker just got knocked out, but he got knocked out to the current Champion in Du Plessis. <strong>This is Whittaker all day<\/strong> in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UFC 298 Main Event: Alexander Volkanovski -125 vs Ilia Topuria +105<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I have a couple of rules in betting UFC, and one of them is don\u2019t ever bet against Volkanovski outside of fights against Islam Makachev so I won\u2019t do it here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Volk has faced the best of the best and beaten everyone except Makhachev while fighting up a weight deivison, and honestly the biggest concern for me is him talking about his personal demons when he isn\u2019t in a fight camp, but I hope he\u2019s still at 100% as I think his overall game and stamina will get the best of Topuria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Volkanovski is a step up from just about anybody, but beating an aging Josh Emmitt and a win over Bryce Mitchell isn\u2019t an impressive resume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Topuria has great power, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s ready to take down the GOAT. If I\u2019m being very cautious, I would stay away as Volkanovski\u2019s alcohol problems would be a slight concern, but <strong>if Volk is clean coming into this fight I like him to school Topuria<\/strong>.<\/p>\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\/26123","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=26123"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26160,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26123\/revisions\/26160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}