Nick Piccininni -315 vs Jack Duffy +230<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nPiccininni is the rightful favorite here as all he really has to do is avoid the takedown of Duffy, and he\u2019ll dominate on the feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Duffy took several years off from 2019-2023, and he\u2019s won 2 fights since returning, and both wins were because of his takedowns and dominance on the ground, but he\u2019s shown some real weakness in his striking defense, and honestly, his striking offense isn\u2019t that impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He got knocked down several times 2 fights ago against a smaller opponent, and Piccininni will probably be the best striker he\u2019s faced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
If Duffy gets this to the ground, he can control and score points, but that\u2019s not the name of the game at Contender Series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
I can see him trying to strike for a bit against Piccininni, and then when he realizes that it isn\u2019t going well, he\u2019ll shoot for a takedown, but Piccininni will expect it and be ready for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
I think Piccininni gets the job done<\/strong>, probably by KO. The other thing in this fight is that I\u2019ve faded guys coming from Urijah Faber\u2019s A1 Combat League, and so far they are 0-2 this season. I think it goes to 0-3 after this fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nMalcolm Wellmaker -166 vs Adam Bramhald +130<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nI can poke some pretty big holes in both these fighters, so the value is certainly on Bramhald. The big red flag for Bramhald is that he\u2019s fought some interesting fighters with records like 19-27, 0-18, and multiple people with 1-2 fights on their resume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He has a muay thai style so I expect a lot of kicks coming from him, and I haven\u2019t seen Wellmaker fight anyone who\u2019s thrown leg kicks like Bramnhald will throw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wellmaker has also fought some cans, and while he only has 7 professional fights, he fought a ton of amateur fights so he has a lot of cage time, but not against good fighters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
His striking is good, but I\u2019ve seen him controlled pretty easy in the clinch, but I\u2019m not sure Bramhald can exploit it. I don\u2019t trust either of these guys, so it\u2019s dog or pass on this fight, but it\u2019s certainly a pass for me<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nMarco Tulio -375 vs Matthieu Duclos +270<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nTulio won on Contender Series last season, but Dana didn\u2019t give him the contract, but going back and watching the fight, Tulio fought a tough guys and it was a really good fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Striking was good, he got a crucial takedown in the third that got him the win, and since then he went to LFA for a fight and knocked out Cemey dos Santos in the second round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
I think Dana may have some regrets about not giving him a contract, and this may sound dumb, but Carlos Prates and Oki fought on that episode of Contender Series, and they pulverized their opponents so it was almost impossible to match their level of domination as Tulio and Timmy Cuamba didn\u2019t get contracts that night, and this feels like a nice spot for redemption for Tulio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
I actually like Duclos, he\u2019s exciting, good power, and finishing ability, but he\u2019s only 6-2, and has fought\u2026NOBODY. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
His last fight was against a guy who was 5-2, but the fight got stopped really early when the ref made a mistake about an eye poke so we didn\u2019t get to see much from him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
This is a massive step up in competition for Duclos, and I think he gets knocked out as he just doesn\u2019t have the experience to compete with Tulio. Tulio by KO in the second<\/strong> is my prediction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nBogdan Grad -145 vs Michael Aswell +114<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nBogdon Grad got fed to Tom Nolan last season on Contender Series, and he got knocked out early in the fight, but we\u2019ve seen Nolan not look dominant in the UFC so that\u2019s not a great look for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s won 2 fights since that loss, both by finish in Cage FS, and while I wasn\u2019t impressed with his competition, he looked confident and strong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
The big concern is that he got taken down easily to start both of those fights, and that\u2019s how his fight on Contender Series started as well, with him getting knocked down and on his back 20 seconds in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aswell also has 2 finishes in his last 2 fights as he\u2019s really shown off his striking, and his forward pressure, and I think his forward pressure will be the key for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Grad seems to accept position, and rely on countering, but if Aswell pushing forward from the beginning he can dictate the pace, and where this fight takes place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
This should be a really fun fight, but I\u2019ll take a sprinkle on Aswell <\/strong>as I think his striking is going to be non-stop, and it\u2019s going to look better to the judges if goes to decision. If the fight finishes, it will be from a KO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
DWCS Week 3 Main Event: Liam Anderson -180 v Andrey Pulyaev +140<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Anderson has some hype to him as he has really powerful striking, both with punches and kicks, but he\u2019s got some big holes in his striking defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
We saw him get wobbled pretty good 2 fights ago against a lackluster opponent, and even though he has lots of finishes, he\u2019s benefitted big time from his opponents making dumb mistakes or just not being very good. He\u2019s a powerhouse for sure, but I think he\u2019s a bit overrated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
I think Pulyaev is going to give him some problems as he doesn\u2019t have a ton of upside, but he also doesn\u2019t seem to make a lot of mistakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s fought most of his pro fights in the Shlemenko promotion and it\u2019s tough to find a lot of video to watch on him, but what I\u2019ve seen is that his striking is good, but I\u2019m not sure if he\u2019s going to be fast enough to get to the chin of Anderson, but he\u2019ll certainly have the openings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s averaging a fight every 2-3 months, but he hasn\u2019t fought since February so I\u2019m wondering if he\u2019s been planning for this as it\u2019s by far his biggest break between fights since 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Anderson has the upside, but he has too many holes in his game for me to bet this number. I\u2019ll definitely take this fight to not go the distance as both guys can submit or knockout the other. It\u2019s dog or pass for this one, but taking the under will make a parlay for sure for me<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nLooking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\nMake sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31256","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=31256"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31257,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31256\/revisions\/31257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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