On Saturday night in UFC 234 in the Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne, Australia, Robert Whittaker will defend his middleweight title against the fourth-ranked Competition, Kelvin Gastelum.
From the co-main occasion, all-around amazing Anderson Silva takes on the new breed of fighter, striking phenom Israel Adesanya, in a bout with title implications at stake.
It is a night of middleweight activity in Melbourne, but there are a few heavyweight bets out there for lovers of UFC betting to make, so let’s get into it.
Whittaker-Gastelum UFC 234 Betting Analysis The most important event on Saturday is that a cracker of a fight between two former Ultimate Fighter winners with comparable strengths.
Whittaker’s run to the middleweight name was evidenced with a harmful, multi-layered game that was remarkable. Whittaker can press ahead or counter, works in combination, has got power in his punches and sharp leg kicks he can set speed with.
“Bobby Knuckles” has also become an elite wrestler, winning the Australian championships only last year.
Unexpectedly, Gastelum came to MMA using a history in high school wrestling and has become a highly dangerous striker. On the toes, Gastelum prefers a pressure-oriented style, where he can throw in combination and search for the knockout.
Gastelum also prefers to use his wrestling much more offensively than Whittaker, shooting for takedowns at almost twice the speed of the UFC middleweight winner.
Whittaker-Gastelum Bets Bets
Though both guys can wrestle, both prefer striking contests and Whittaker in particular will be able to dictate where this battle occurs. That means this should largely be a striking competition and there, Whittaker has the benefit.
Whittaker has more tools, works at a greater pace, and is brilliant at adjusting over time. On top of this, Yoel Romero did everything short of decapitate him in their last fight and was not able to stop Whittaker, so it’s hard to believe Gastelum could do so.
Whittaker is a -265 favorite per SugarHouse, and those chances feel spot on. However, Whittaker by choice is +200 at SugarHouse, and contemplating Whittaker is the heavy favorite and Gastelum has just been stopped once — and that was by submission, a skill we have yet to see from Whittaker — that is surely worth a wager.
UFC 234 Silva-Adesanya Betting Evaluation After Anderson Silva was on top of the MMA world, he always insisted that the struggle he would most like to have would be against his clone. Now that Silva is at the twilight of his career, he eventually gets his wish, or at least, the next best thing.
Israel Adesanya is the hottest prospect in MMA right now, having made his UFC debut just last season and racking up four impressive victories with a stylish, violent striking game reminiscent of Silva’s prime.
Adesanya can do everything on the feet and unlike Silva, he’s also more prone to initiating offense rather than waiting to counterstrike.
Silva is the Best striker in MMA history and in his finest, he blurs the lines
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