MMA Event Breakdown - UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
UFC Fight Night: Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivac
The UFC returns to the Accor Arena in Paris, France with an encore main event performance from local heavyweight star Ciryl “Bon Gamin” Gane. Gane was routed his last time out by the consensus greatest fighter of all time Jon “Bones” Jones in the first round, so he will be seeking a redemptive performance against the highly motivated, momentum-driven Sergey Spivac. Spivac was chosen particularly to test the grappling of Gane and give him an opportunity to redeem himself once again in front of the Parisian faithful. The eleven-fight card begins with two women with violent intentions kicking things off in a catchweight bout.
Zarah Fairn vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
Fight Odds: +300 Fairn vs. -375 Cavalcanti
Weight Class: 140lb. (Women’s Catchweight)
Zarah Fairn struggled to make the 140lb. Catchweight limit this morning, but with the help of the box of shame, she was able to hit her mark. Fairn is 39 years of age, so it’s hard to imagine she will have many more fights with the organization. As for Cavalcanti, she is a very green fighter making her debut as a massive favorite. Cavalcanti is much younger, more physically imposing, and she has a higher ceiling and brighter future inside the octagon.
As a gambling man, I find this price prohibitive on the favorite. Cavalcanti has only secured two career wins over opponents with winning records, so she has a lot left to prove in my eyes. She is equipped with better intangibles to win this fight, but we have seen many examples of debutants underperforming, and Zairn showed off functional striking in her last UFC fight.
Prediction: Jacqueline Cavalcanti defeats Zarah Fairn via SDEC