Brendan Loughnane -485 v Pedro Carvalho + Magomed Umalatov -165 v Andrey Koreshkov...Final Price -105

Brendan Loughnane -485 v Pedro Carvalho 

I have a feeling Loughnane will take out some anger on Carvalho in this fight.  Loughnane was stunningly knocked out by a flash knee against Pinedo in June, and he hasn’t fought since then.  It was a stunning loss, and if they had the fight 100 times, Loughnane would win 99 of them.  He’s going to be better everywhere this fight takes place, and we watched Carvalho get dominated in his last fight against Aaron Pico, and Loughnane is on a similar level of Pico.  Loughnane should be better on all levels against Carvalho who is 2-5 in his last 7 fights.  Lougnane is a great parlay piece, or wait until props come out and take Loughnane by finish.

Magomed Umalatov -165 v Andrey Koreshkov 

I really like Umalatov in this matchup, and I’m stunned we can get it at this price.  Koreshkov is coming from Bellator, and the Bellator fighters have not done well through two weeks of the PFL, and I expect another loss here.  Koreshkov has some finishes in his career, but when he fights guys who are above average he goes to decision, and he doesn’t look dominant.  His last win over Larkin was an uninspiring performance with him getting some takedowns and laying on Larkin for long, boring stretches, and even then it was a split-decision win.  Before that fight, he beat a nobody in the Shlemenko promotion, and it took him til round 2 to get the finish, and again, and uninspiring  His striking isn’t amazing, and while he can get takedowns, he’s not great on the ground.  Umalatov is undefeated and is certainly better on the feet, but he’s skilled enough to stuff the takedowns and frustrate Koreshkov, and in this format that rewards finishes, it fits Umaltov’s style much better.  Umaltov will be the play here