{"id":26261,"date":"2024-02-22T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=26261"},"modified":"2024-02-22T10:32:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:32:26","slug":"pfl-champs-vs-bellator-champs-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-february-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mma\/pfl-champs-vs-bellator-champs-predictions-picks-and-betting-odds-february-24\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL Champs vs Bellator Champs Predictions, Picks and Betting Odds February 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PFL Champs vs Bellator Champs 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\">MMA WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang<\/a> gives his <\/span><strong>PFL Champs vs Bellator Champs 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 24th<\/strong><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert;\">! 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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\">PFL Champs vs Bellator Champs Main Event Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Saturday, February 24<\/th><th>PFL Champs vs Bellator Champs 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>Main Event Moneyline:<\/td><td>Ryan Bader -125 v Renan Ferreira +105<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rounds:<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fight Time:<\/td><td>Main Card Starts at 3:00pm ET \/ 12:00pm PT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arena:<\/td><td>Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV:<\/td><td>ESPN+<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\">Before You Read PFL Champs vs Bellator Champs Predictions&#8230; Get $15 FREE towards all expert picks &#8211; including PFL, Bellator &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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Rao has this strange Tae Kwon Do style, but he\u2019s fought nobody of note, and he\u2019s only fought in leagues I\u2019ve never heard of and he lost his last fight to a\u00a0 guy making his professional debut. Qahtani has the much better striking and should\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>piece him up easily on the feet. He couldn\u2019t finish David Zelner in his last fight, but\u00a0Zelner is a much better fighter than Rao, and Zelner was pretty beat up at the end.\u00a0<strong>Qahtani will win<\/strong>, probably by knockout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Claressa Shields -455 v Kelsey DeSantis +350<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PFL really wants Shields to win this as they signed her years ago, and it was apparent her boxing skills didn\u2019t translate to MMA skills as she went 1-1 against terrible competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She went back to boxing for a few matches and is now fighting Kelsey DeSantis who fought in 2013, took 10 years off and came back and won on a hail mary punch when she was losing badly. The way to beat Shields is to wrestle, and DeSantis hasn\u2019t shown any signs of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, Shields is really big. So big, that they moved this fight to a catchweight at 165 pounds, and DeSantis last weighed in at 145. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This fight was made for Shields to get a win<\/strong>, I think her striking overwhelms DeSantis early, and I love that under 2.5 rounds is +170. DeSantis\u2019s strikes won\u2019t scare Shields in the slightest, she will close the distance and her strikes will be too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AJ McKee -305 v Clay Collard +245<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the wrestling from McKee that makes him a -305 favorite, and although I agree that McKee should be a favorite, this line is really big. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We just watched OAM clinch, and wrestle his way to a win over Collard, and I didn\u2019t think OAM looked great in that fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was boring to watch, but it was obvious that Collard didn\u2019t have the skill or the knowledge how to avoid the wrestling, and I have to believe that McKee is going to be as good if not better in this fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Collard can make it a boxing-only match, he has a chance, and with this being only three rounds I wonder if McKee is going to even attempt to trade strikes with Collard for very long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think I will bet a side on this fight, but <strong>betting this fight to go the distance might be a solid wager<\/strong>. McKee controls guys well, but four fights in a row for him have gone the distance and I could see this one going all three rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biaggio Ali Walsh -1000 v Emmanuel Palacio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walsh is the grandson of Muhammad Ali and PFL has big plans for him. They have given him some really bad amateur fighters as opponents, and he\u2019s run through all of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walsh has legit power and he\u2019s a real fighter who is coming up slowly, and this is his first professional fight even though he has seven amateur fights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Palacio has had one fight, and even though he won it, he\u2019s not in Walsh\u2019s league. Walsh was supposed to fight someone else, but he pulled out so they grabbed this guy as a sacrificial lamb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Walsh will demolish this guy on the feet and probably get the early finish<\/strong> as he\u2019s knocked out his last 6 opponents, all whom have more experience in the ring than Palacio.<\/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_61064\"  width=\"870\" height=\"489\"  data-origwidth=\"870\" data-origheight=\"489\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FF0DRl7XcoU?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=\"PFL vs Bellator: CHAMPS Every Fight Breakdown, Tips, Bets, Predictions\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/FF0DRl7XcoU\/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\/FF0DRl7XcoU\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"PFL vs Bellator: CHAMPS Every Fight Breakdown, Tips, Bets, Predictions\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Andy and Jim breakdown the fights for PFL vs Bellator CHAMPS and give their thoughts on best bets, tips, predictions and bets. ***This video was recorded this before the Aaron Pico-Collares fight was announced. Brace yourself, fight fans! This Saturday, February 24th, two MMA powerhouses clash in the historic PFL vs Bellator: Champs event, held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Get ready for a night of explosive action as champions from both promotions go head-to-head in a battle for ultimate bragging rights, and more! \ud83d\uddd2 Fight Card: Main Event: Heavyweight Championship \u2013 PFL&#039;s Renan Ferreira (12-3) vs. Bellator&#039;s Ryan Bader (31-7) Co-Main Event: Light Heavyweight Championship \u2013 PFL&#039;s Impa Kasanganay (9-1) vs. Bellator&#039;s Johnny Eblen (12-0) Welterweight Championship: PFL&#039;s Stevie Ray (24-7) vs. Bellator&#039;s Jason Jackson (15-4) Featherweight Championship: PFL&#039;s Brendan Loughnane (24-8) vs. Bellator&#039;s Patricio Freire (44-10) Lightweight: PFL&#039;s Clay Collard (25-8) vs. Bellator&#039;s Adam Piccolotti (24-5) Lightweight: PFL&#039;s Jeremy Stephens (29-20) vs. Bellator&#039;s Peter Queally (13-6) Event Details: \ud83d\udcc5 Date: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 \u231a\ufe0f Time: 12pm ET (3pm ET Main Card) \ud83d\udccd Location: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia \ud83d\udcfa How to Watch: TV: ESPN+ PPV and DAZN (check local availability) Streaming: DAZN app (subscription required) Interesting Facts: This is the first-ever cross-promotion event between PFL and Bellator. 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The winner of the main and co-main events will be eligible to become a unified PFL\/Bellator champion. \ud83d\udc4d Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to WagerTalk TV; \ud83d\udd14 CLICK the Bell and never miss an episode! \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\/FF0DRl7XcoU\/0.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT35M42S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-02-20T15:44:02Z\"><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AJ McKee -305 v Clay Collard +245<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the wrestling from McKee that makes him a -305 favorite, and although I agree that McKee should be a favorite, this line is really big. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We just watched OAM clinch, and wrestle his way to a win over Collard, and I didn\u2019t think OAM looked great in that fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was boring to watch, but it was obvious that Collard didn\u2019t have the skill or the knowledge how to avoid the wrestling, and I have to believe that McKee is going to be as good if not better in this fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Collard can make it a boxing-only match, he has a chance, and with this being only three rounds I wonder if McKee is going to even attempt to trade strikes with Collard for very long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think I will bet a side on this fight, but <strong>betting this fight to go the distance might be a solid wager<\/strong>. McKee controls guys well, but four fights in a row for him have gone the distance and I could see this one going all three rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thiago Santos -122 v Yoel Romero +102<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All you have to know about this fight is that the over 2.5 is -220. This could be a very low-volume striking fight as these guys are past their prime, and slow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Romero just got beat up bad by Nemkov, but he somehow survived and went the distance so we know he can still take a punch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be Santos\u2019s first fight since testing positive for an illegal substance so who knows what shape he\u2019s in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Nemkov couldn\u2019t finish Romero, I don\u2019t think Santos can, and the only way Romero finishes Santos is on the ground I believe, but Romero is 46 years old now, and although It won\u2019t be the most exciting bet to make, but taking this fight to go the distance is the <strong>only thing I could bet on as I think it goes to the judges<\/strong>, and it could go either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vadim Nemkov -500 v Bruno Cappelozza +380<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one of my favorite theories in betting MMA and that\u2019s fading a fighter in their first fight after a failed drug test against a solid opponent and that\u2019s what we have here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cappelozza lost to Matheus Scheffel in June of 2022, and then had the rematch last April where he knocked out Scheffel early in round one, but uh oh\u2026he tested positive and the fight got overturned to a no contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now he has to try and fight the animal that is Nemkov without the help of the banned substance. Nemkov is so technical on the feet with punches and kicks and he\u2019s undefeated in Bellator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cappelozza was never the fastest guy in the world, but his power was great, but I don\u2019t see him being able to overpower Nemkov at heavyweight, and he\u2019s not going to be faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nemkov is patient and he won\u2019t overextend himself to get the finish as he\u2019s great at just dishing out strike after strike to piece up his opponents, and I think that\u2019s what he does here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cappelozza will be swinging for the big knockout, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll get it. It\u2019s only three rounds so <strong>I like Nemkov by decision<\/strong>, but to be safe I would just use Nemkov as a parlay piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jason Jackson -410 v Ray Cooper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooper\u2019s best days are behind him it looks like. He got beat by the corpse of Derek Brunson in November, and he looked out of shape and was exhausted by the end of the first round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He likes to lunge in with strikes, and they have some power on them, but not what he used to have. Brunson has one of the worst chins in MMA, and Cooper couldn\u2019t knock him out. Brunson took him down and wore him down for the decision win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hadn\u2019t fought in almost a year and a half before that when he knocked out Brett Cooper who is not a PFL-caliber fighter, and before that, he lost to Carlos Leal so he hasn\u2019t had a quality win since 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Brunson took Cooper down, Cooper couldn\u2019t get up and had no cardio. That\u2019s a massive problem against Jason Jackson who is a relentless wrestler who doesn\u2019t stop with the takedowns and clinch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once he gets his hands around Cooper, and gets Cooper down the round is over as Cooper won\u2019t be able to get up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooper\u2019s only path to victory is to get a quick knockout, but <strong>Jackson doesn\u2019t get knocked out and he\u2019s won his last 7 Bellator fights including taking out the undefeated Amasov in November<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackson will show patience and wait for his chance to wrestle Cooper, and once he does he\u2019ll control the match for the rest of the duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Johnny Eblen -425 v Impa Kasanganay +330<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I get the feeling that Eblen is going to be the parlay piece everyone puts in, and while I love Eblen, I think Impa has the ability to make this fight much closer than people think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eblen is undefeated and has looked really good as he can strike with punches and kicks, he can clinch and get control time, but I do wonder if Impa is going to be his toughest opponent so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not that high on Fabian Edwards who he last beat, and Eblen was cut before he knocked Edwards out, he beat Tokov who I\u2019m not sure is Championship caliber, and Impa\u2019s run through PFL has been impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Impa is going to have to make a difficult weight cut here, but on fight night he\u2019s going to be bigger so I don\u2019t think Eblen will be able to clinch and control him like other opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Impa\u2019s opponents haven\u2019t been amazing in PFL, but he\u2019s really dominated his last three opponents and with only three rounds in this fight I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll get too tired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last three fights, he\u2019s shown he has knockout power, he\u2019s shown he can go five rounds and win a fight on the feet, and he\u2019s shown takedown and ground game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I lean Eblen to win, but when I look at the rest of the matchups with big favorites, I think <strong>Impa might be the best opponent at a +300 price<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think Eblen is seen as the best pound-for-pound fighter on this card, but I won\u2019t bet on him. I like the fight to go the distance as I think both guys are going to be really tough to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aaron Pico -500 v Henry Corrales +375<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corrales steps in on short notice and Pico gets his shot at revenge after Corrales knocked him out in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pico has improved so much since that Corrales fight, and I expected him to beat Braga, and I expect him to beat Corrales even on the quick fighter change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pico\u2019s wrestling and takedowns are elite right now, and he\u2019s so good at keeping the distance until he needs to shoot, he does such a good job of keeping his opponents off balance and guessing where he\u2019s going to attack from next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has knockout power and submission on the ground ability, and Corrales is coming off a split decision loss to Kai Kamaka\u2026not great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The win against Pico five years ago is the last time he finished anyone, and Pico isn\u2019t the same fighter he was in 2019. <strong>Pico\u2019s overall game will be way too much for Corrales<\/strong>, look for Pico to use his striking to set up the takedown and avenge his loss to Corrales here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gabriel Braga -170 v Patricio Pitbull +145<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is such a bizarre fight. These two found out they were fighting each other just this week, and both guys have tons of questions surrounding them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pitbull has lost two in a row as he lost to Sergio Pettis and he looked terrible in that fight, then he went to RIZIN and got knocked out in round one, and it turned out he had a neck injury so were his terrible performances because he was hurt or because he\u2019s 36 years old and has 42 professional fights? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Braga is dealing with tragedy in his life as his Father was killed a few weeks ago so I have no idea what his mindset is going to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Braga is coming off a KO loss in the PFL finale, and two of his last three wins were by split decision and his other win was a KO of Marlon Moraes who has been knocked out by everyone so I don\u2019t know how good he his right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Braga wants this fight to stay on the feet so he work his kicks and jab, and if Pitbull fights like he did the last two fights, Braga will piece him up for all three rounds and waltz his way to a win, and I lean towards that being more likely than not so <strong>the pick is Braga as Pitbull may have just hit the wall after all these years<\/strong>. Word of caution though, this isn\u2019t a big bet as both guys have a lot of questions surrounding them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PFL Champs vs Bellator Champs Main Event: Ryan Bader -125 v Renan Ferreira +105<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This fight is pretty simple. If Bader can take Ferreira down, and keep this fight on the ground, he will dominate and probably finish Ferreira. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Ferreira keeps this on the feet, he will knockout Bader. I\u2019m willing to roll with Ferreira in this fight, but earlier in the week a play on Ferreira was +130 so money has come in on Ferreira and it\u2019s taking away some of the value, but I still lean towards him winning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bader is 40 years old and his last two wins are against old guys in Fedor Emilianenko and Cheick Kongo and Ferreira is a 6\u20198\u201d power puncher who is so much more powerful than guys that Bader has been fighting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ferreira has bad takedown defense so Bader will have to close the distance as soon as the fight starts and not let Ferreira get any huge strikes landed as it will be lights out for Bader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ferreira only needs one big shot to land to KO Bader or at least wobble him so Ferreira can rush in and finish, and I thing the age and size difference will be too much for Bader over three rounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re like me and <strong>you like Ferreira to win, take him to win by finish to add more value as I don\u2019t see a path to him winning by decision<\/strong>. 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Rao has this strange Tae Kwon Do style, but he\u2019s fought nobody of note, and he\u2019s only fought in leagues I\u2019ve never heard of and he lost his last fight to a\u00a0 guy making his professional debut. Qahtani has the much better striking and should\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>piece him up easily on the feet. He couldn\u2019t finish David Zelner in his last fight, but\u00a0Zelner is a much better fighter than Rao, and Zelner was pretty beat up at the end.\u00a0<strong>Qahtani will win<\/strong>, probably by knockout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Claressa Shields -455 v Kelsey DeSantis +350<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>PFL really wants Shields to win this as they signed her years ago, and it was apparent her boxing skills didn\u2019t translate to MMA skills as she went 1-1 against terrible competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>She went back to boxing for a few matches and is now fighting Kelsey DeSantis who fought in 2013, took 10 years off and came back and won on a hail mary punch when she was losing badly. The way to beat Shields is to wrestle, and DeSantis hasn\u2019t shown any signs of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, Shields is really big. So big, that they moved this fight to a catchweight at 165 pounds, and DeSantis last weighed in at 145. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This fight was made for Shields to get a win<\/strong>, I think her striking overwhelms DeSantis early, and I love that under 2.5 rounds is +170. DeSantis\u2019s strikes won\u2019t scare Shields in the slightest, she will close the distance and her strikes will be too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AJ McKee -305 v Clay Collard +245<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the wrestling from McKee that makes him a -305 favorite, and although I agree that McKee should be a favorite, this line is really big. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>We just watched OAM clinch, and wrestle his way to a win over Collard, and I didn\u2019t think OAM looked great in that fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It was boring to watch, but it was obvious that Collard didn\u2019t have the skill or the knowledge how to avoid the wrestling, and I have to believe that McKee is going to be as good if not better in this fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If Collard can make it a boxing-only match, he has a chance, and with this being only three rounds I wonder if McKee is going to even attempt to trade strikes with Collard for very long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think I will bet a side on this fight, but <strong>betting this fight to go the distance might be a solid wager<\/strong>. McKee controls guys well, but four fights in a row for him have gone the distance and I could see this one going all three rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biaggio Ali Walsh -1000 v Emmanuel Palacio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Walsh is the grandson of Muhammad Ali and PFL has big plans for him. They have given him some really bad amateur fighters as opponents, and he\u2019s run through all of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Walsh has legit power and he\u2019s a real fighter who is coming up slowly, and this is his first professional fight even though he has seven amateur fights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Palacio has had one fight, and even though he won it, he\u2019s not in Walsh\u2019s league. Walsh was supposed to fight someone else, but he pulled out so they grabbed this guy as a sacrificial lamb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Walsh will demolish this guy on the feet and probably get the early finish<\/strong> as he\u2019s knocked out his last 6 opponents, all whom have more experience in the ring than Palacio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FF0DRl7XcoU?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AJ McKee -305 v Clay Collard +245<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the wrestling from McKee that makes him a -305 favorite, and although I agree that McKee should be a favorite, this line is really big. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>We just watched OAM clinch, and wrestle his way to a win over Collard, and I didn\u2019t think OAM looked great in that fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It was boring to watch, but it was obvious that Collard didn\u2019t have the skill or the knowledge how to avoid the wrestling, and I have to believe that McKee is going to be as good if not better in this fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If Collard can make it a boxing-only match, he has a chance, and with this being only three rounds I wonder if McKee is going to even attempt to trade strikes with Collard for very long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think I will bet a side on this fight, but <strong>betting this fight to go the distance might be a solid wager<\/strong>. McKee controls guys well, but four fights in a row for him have gone the distance and I could see this one going all three rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thiago Santos -122 v Yoel Romero +102<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>All you have to know about this fight is that the over 2.5 is -220. This could be a very low-volume striking fight as these guys are past their prime, and slow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Romero just got beat up bad by Nemkov, but he somehow survived and went the distance so we know he can still take a punch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This will be Santos\u2019s first fight since testing positive for an illegal substance so who knows what shape he\u2019s in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If Nemkov couldn\u2019t finish Romero, I don\u2019t think Santos can, and the only way Romero finishes Santos is on the ground I believe, but Romero is 46 years old now, and although It won\u2019t be the most exciting bet to make, but taking this fight to go the distance is the <strong>only thing I could bet on as I think it goes to the judges<\/strong>, and it could go either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vadim Nemkov -500 v Bruno Cappelozza +380<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This is one of my favorite theories in betting MMA and that\u2019s fading a fighter in their first fight after a failed drug test against a solid opponent and that\u2019s what we have here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Cappelozza lost to Matheus Scheffel in June of 2022, and then had the rematch last April where he knocked out Scheffel early in round one, but uh oh\u2026he tested positive and the fight got overturned to a no contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Now he has to try and fight the animal that is Nemkov without the help of the banned substance. Nemkov is so technical on the feet with punches and kicks and he\u2019s undefeated in Bellator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Cappelozza was never the fastest guy in the world, but his power was great, but I don\u2019t see him being able to overpower Nemkov at heavyweight, and he\u2019s not going to be faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Nemkov is patient and he won\u2019t overextend himself to get the finish as he\u2019s great at just dishing out strike after strike to piece up his opponents, and I think that\u2019s what he does here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Cappelozza will be swinging for the big knockout, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll get it. It\u2019s only three rounds so <strong>I like Nemkov by decision<\/strong>, but to be safe I would just use Nemkov as a parlay piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jason Jackson -410 v Ray Cooper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Cooper\u2019s best days are behind him it looks like. He got beat by the corpse of Derek Brunson in November, and he looked out of shape and was exhausted by the end of the first round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He likes to lunge in with strikes, and they have some power on them, but not what he used to have. Brunson has one of the worst chins in MMA, and Cooper couldn\u2019t knock him out. Brunson took him down and wore him down for the decision win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He hadn\u2019t fought in almost a year and a half before that when he knocked out Brett Cooper who is not a PFL-caliber fighter, and before that, he lost to Carlos Leal so he hasn\u2019t had a quality win since 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>When Brunson took Cooper down, Cooper couldn\u2019t get up and had no cardio. That\u2019s a massive problem against Jason Jackson who is a relentless wrestler who doesn\u2019t stop with the takedowns and clinch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Once he gets his hands around Cooper, and gets Cooper down the round is over as Cooper won\u2019t be able to get up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Cooper\u2019s only path to victory is to get a quick knockout, but <strong>Jackson doesn\u2019t get knocked out and he\u2019s won his last 7 Bellator fights including taking out the undefeated Amasov in November<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Jackson will show patience and wait for his chance to wrestle Cooper, and once he does he\u2019ll control the match for the rest of the duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Johnny Eblen -425 v Impa Kasanganay +330<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I get the feeling that Eblen is going to be the parlay piece everyone puts in, and while I love Eblen, I think Impa has the ability to make this fight much closer than people think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Eblen is undefeated and has looked really good as he can strike with punches and kicks, he can clinch and get control time, but I do wonder if Impa is going to be his toughest opponent so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not that high on Fabian Edwards who he last beat, and Eblen was cut before he knocked Edwards out, he beat Tokov who I\u2019m not sure is Championship caliber, and Impa\u2019s run through PFL has been impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Impa is going to have to make a difficult weight cut here, but on fight night he\u2019s going to be bigger so I don\u2019t think Eblen will be able to clinch and control him like other opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Impa\u2019s opponents haven\u2019t been amazing in PFL, but he\u2019s really dominated his last three opponents and with only three rounds in this fight I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll get too tired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>In the last three fights, he\u2019s shown he has knockout power, he\u2019s shown he can go five rounds and win a fight on the feet, and he\u2019s shown takedown and ground game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I lean Eblen to win, but when I look at the rest of the matchups with big favorites, I think <strong>Impa might be the best opponent at a +300 price<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I think Eblen is seen as the best pound-for-pound fighter on this card, but I won\u2019t bet on him. I like the fight to go the distance as I think both guys are going to be really tough to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aaron Pico -500 v Henry Corrales +375<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Corrales steps in on short notice and Pico gets his shot at revenge after Corrales knocked him out in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Pico has improved so much since that Corrales fight, and I expected him to beat Braga, and I expect him to beat Corrales even on the quick fighter change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Pico\u2019s wrestling and takedowns are elite right now, and he\u2019s so good at keeping the distance until he needs to shoot, he does such a good job of keeping his opponents off balance and guessing where he\u2019s going to attack from next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He has knockout power and submission on the ground ability, and Corrales is coming off a split decision loss to Kai Kamaka\u2026not great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The win against Pico five years ago is the last time he finished anyone, and Pico isn\u2019t the same fighter he was in 2019. <strong>Pico\u2019s overall game will be way too much for Corrales<\/strong>, look for Pico to use his striking to set up the takedown and avenge his loss to Corrales here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gabriel Braga -170 v Patricio Pitbull +145<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This is such a bizarre fight. These two found out they were fighting each other just this week, and both guys have tons of questions surrounding them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Pitbull has lost two in a row as he lost to Sergio Pettis and he looked terrible in that fight, then he went to RIZIN and got knocked out in round one, and it turned out he had a neck injury so were his terrible performances because he was hurt or because he\u2019s 36 years old and has 42 professional fights? <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Braga is dealing with tragedy in his life as his Father was killed a few weeks ago so I have no idea what his mindset is going to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Braga is coming off a KO loss in the PFL finale, and two of his last three wins were by split decision and his other win was a KO of Marlon Moraes who has been knocked out by everyone so I don\u2019t know how good he his right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Braga wants this fight to stay on the feet so he work his kicks and jab, and if Pitbull fights like he did the last two fights, Braga will piece him up for all three rounds and waltz his way to a win, and I lean towards that being more likely than not so <strong>the pick is Braga as Pitbull may have just hit the wall after all these years<\/strong>. Word of caution though, this isn\u2019t a big bet as both guys have a lot of questions surrounding them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PFL Champs vs Bellator Champs Main Event: Ryan Bader -125 v Renan Ferreira +105<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This fight is pretty simple. If Bader can take Ferreira down, and keep this fight on the ground, he will dominate and probably finish Ferreira. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If Ferreira keeps this on the feet, he will knockout Bader. I\u2019m willing to roll with Ferreira in this fight, but earlier in the week a play on Ferreira was +130 so money has come in on Ferreira and it\u2019s taking away some of the value, but I still lean towards him winning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Bader is 40 years old and his last two wins are against old guys in Fedor Emilianenko and Cheick Kongo and Ferreira is a 6\u20198\u201d power puncher who is so much more powerful than guys that Bader has been fighting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Ferreira has bad takedown defense so Bader will have to close the distance as soon as the fight starts and not let Ferreira get any huge strikes landed as it will be lights out for Bader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Ferreira only needs one big shot to land to KO Bader or at least wobble him so Ferreira can rush in and finish, and I thing the age and size difference will be too much for Bader over three rounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re like me and <strong>you like Ferreira to win, take him to win by finish to add more value as I don\u2019t see a path to him winning by decision<\/strong>. If he wins it will be by violence.<\/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\/26261","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=26261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26270,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26261\/revisions\/26270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}