Corinne Laframboise -130 vs Nicole Caliari +110<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nThere\u2019s not much film I can watch on Caliari as the promotion she was fighting for has the videos blocked in the US so the film I can see is pretty old, and not that helpful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
I watched Kay Hansen take her down and control her, and I didn\u2019t see great striking from her, but again\u2026no recent film so I can\u2019t say for sure how good she\u2019s been recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Laframboise has certainly fought the better competition as she\u2019s lost to Manon Fiorot, and Jamey Lyn Horth, 2 UFC fighters, and also Jade Masson-Wong who\u2019s done well in BKFC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s easily finished her last 3 opponents in UAE, by submission and KO, and I like her skills. I would lean her to win, but without seeing film on Caliari I can\u2019t say it's a definitive pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Otar Tanzilov -270 vs Josias Musasa +210<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is another fight where good film is hard to find, but I can see enough to know I don\u2019t want to lay this price on Tanzilov. He\u2019s 26 years old, but hasn\u2019t fought in a year and a half, and his fights have looked odd to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve seen him have some really crisp striking, good jabs, great quickness on the feet, but I see him with his hands down a lot, and in his last fight his opponent was able to take him down and control him for big moments until the third round where Tanzilov got the takedown and laid on him for the whole round. Musasa has some really violent finishes, but they\u2019re against awful opponents which Tanzilov isn\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s already fought several times in 2024 so we have a fighter who\u2019s active and has a lot of quick finishes against horrific opponents against a fighter who hasn\u2019t fought in a long time who has shown big holes in his game, along with upside. This is a dog or pass situation for me, but I won\u2019t be betting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Yousri Belgaroui -400 vs Taiga Iwasaki +300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nI\u2019m all in on Belgaroui in this one. He was on Contender Series last season against Tulio, and I thought it was a great fight where Belgaroui was an underdog, and he held his own, and now Tulio is in the UFC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Belgaroui has 2 wins since Contender Series, and I think he wins here. His length is his biggest advantage as his legs and arms are so long, and he knows how to keep the distance to where he can land strikes, but it\u2019s really difficult for his opponents to land. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
His leg kicks and elbows do a lot of damage, and I think he\u2019ll have the opportunity to land both. Iwasaki doesn\u2019t impress me as he beat some truly awful fighters to start his career\u2026all with losing or .500 records\u2026but in his last 2 fights he fought guys with winning records and he lost one, and won a decision win a a really boring fight where the volume of striking wasn\u2019t there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
This is by far the toughest fighter Iwasaki has faced, and I think Belgaroui has already faced multiple fighters better than Iwasaki. I think Belgaroui wins, probably by finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Kody Steele -220 vs Quemuel Ottoni +180<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nOttoni hasn\u2019t fought in over 2 years as he\u2019s had several fights cancelled, but that\u2019s a long time without a fight. He looks to have good striking, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s fought anyone who\u2019s going to pressure him like Steele is going to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ottoni is going to be taller, and he\u2019s going to have the reach advantage, but Steele is going to close the distance, force the clinch and wrestling and try and land shots inside to tire Ottoni out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Steele\u2019s pressure is relentless, but I think Ottoni\u2019s striking can be sneaky powerful, I just don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be enough here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Steele is powerful, he\u2019s a finisher, and that pressure and clinch he can put on his opponents just wears them out and zaps their energy. Steele is the pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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DWCS Week 5 Main Event: Navajo Stirling -260 vs Phillip Latu +200<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
This is a really steep price on a guy who\u2019s only had 4 pro fights, and they haven\u2019t been against amazing fighters, but I\u2019ll give him credit for finishing his last 3 fights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
He looks athletic, but I think he needs more experience before I can bet on him as a big favorite. His striking has power, but he doesn\u2019t look comfortable on his feet, he looks indecisive at times, and he\u2019s benefitted from fighting guys who haven\u2019t tested that inexperience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Latu is 6-1 in MMA, but he has kickboxing fights on his resume, and while he doesn\u2019t look as shredded as Stirling, I think he\u2019s going to be a problem. He has striking that can really do some damage, and he\u2019s just a tough guy who fights with confidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
This reminds me of the Will Currie fight from last week where Currie looked the part, and was a big favorite, but he didn\u2019t have the goods when it came time to perform on the big stage. Not only would I not bet on Stirling, I\u2019ll take a sprinkle on Latu at plus money<\/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\/31497","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=31497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31498,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31497\/revisions\/31498"}],"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=31497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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