MMA DFS and Betting Breakdown: UFC Fight Night - Cannonier vs. Borralho
Liam Heslin (aka LiamPicksFights) is a massive combat sports fan with over a decade of experience competing in wrestling and grappling martial arts. For each UFC event, he produces the MMA DFS and sports betting breakdown for RotoGrinders.
The UFC is back in the Apex Center for a middleweight showcase. Now that Du Plessis and Adesanya have settled their business, Caio Borralho and Jared Cannonier take center stage, as they look to establish themselves as the next big thing worthy of your attention in the middleweight division. We will be covering all the great action from fan favorites on the card like Angela Hill and Tabatha Ricci to the finale of the Ultimate Fighter Season 32.
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MMA DFS and Betting Breakdown for UFC Fight Night – Borralho vs. Cannonier
Michael Morales $9,500 vs. Neil Magny $6,700
Fight Odds: -850 Morales vs. +540 Magny
Weight Class: 170lb. (Welterweight)
Michael Morales is a physical hoss in the welterweight division, with punching power in his hands, an ability to throw opponents every which way but loose, and an ability to push hard for fifteen minutes. Those seem like the component pieces you would need to beat an aging, stalwart gatekeeper in Neil Magny.
Neil Magny is a tough customer who has overperformed the expectations of bettors and critics alike with his prolific success as an underdog. He uses his long, lanky frame to draw opponents into his gas-guzzling clinch style, and then he drags them to hell when they start to fatigue.
Michael Morales lost his first round on Contender Series before realizing he could horse his opponent around physically and there wasn’t a damn thing his opponent could do to stop him. I think he is a confident, poised, talented 16-0 fighter who knows that Magny can’t stop him from dominating him physically.
Morales doesn’t have a polished submission game, but he should be able to snatch the neck of Magny on aggression and physicality alone if he chooses to.
Prediction: Michael Morales defeats Neil Magny via SUB/UDEC
Mairon Santos $8,500 vs. Kaan Ofli $7,700
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Liam (aka LiamPicksFights) is a massive combat sports fan with over a decade of experience competing in wrestling and grappling martial arts. Each week, he produces original content about the world of mixed martial arts from a betting perspective alongside an ever-changing panel of guest handicappers. When he’s not handicapping fights or producing content, he’s training jiu-jitsu, coaching youth wrestling, or daydreaming about doing one of the former. Follow Liam on Twitter – @LiamPicksFights