UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 - A Contrarian Take
Happy weekend everyone, and after a brief hiatus A Contrarian Take is back with a look at UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2. This should be an exciting card, currently scheduled for 13 fights highlighted by three five-round title fights. Having three five-rounders on the slate should shake things up with interesting combinations and overlooked fighters. Let’s take a look at the card and see if we can find some under-owned fighters who can help our GPP lineups:
Rong Zhu: We have an interesting card to say the least for this UFC Event, with five fighters having a 20% or greater chance of a first-round finish, but due to three five-round title fights on the card, none of those fighters are projected as the highest-owned (or even second-highest owned) fighter on the slate. Rong Zhu carries the highest odds of a first-round finish (+230/28%) and could go overlooked and under-owned at $9100 on DK. Both the title fights and the unfamiliarity with Rong Zhu making his UFC debut at this event should suppress his ownership below what it should be according to the odds, giving us a leverage opportunity.