UFC 234 Odds & Top Bets: Whittaker-Gastelum & Silva-Adesanya
On Saturday night in UFC 234 in the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Robert Whittaker will Shield his middleweight title against the fourth-ranked contender, Kelvin Gastelum.
From the co-main event, all-around amazing Anderson Silva takes on the new breed of fighter, striking phenom Israel Adesanya, in a bout with name implications on the line.
It’s a night of middleweight activity in Melbourne, but there are some heavyweight bets out there for fans of UFC gambling to create, so let us get to it.
Whittaker-Gastelum UFC 234 Betting Evaluation The main event on Saturday is that a cracker of a struggle between two former Ultimate Fighter winners with similar strengths.
Whittaker’s run to the middleweight title was evidenced with a harmful, multi-layered game that was remarkable. Whittaker can press ahead or counter, works in conjunction, has knockout power in his punches and sharp leg kicks that he can set pace with.
“Bobby Knuckles” has also become an elite wrestler, winning the Australian national championships only last year.
Conversely, Gastelum came into MMA with a background in high school wrestling and has become an extremely dangerous striker. On the toes, Gastelum favors a pressure-oriented design, where he can throw in conjunction and search for the knockout.
Gastelum also prefers to use his wrestling more offensively than Whittaker, shooting takedowns at almost twice the rate of the UFC middleweight champion.
Whittaker-Gastelum Bets Bets
Though the two guys can wrestle, both prefer striking contests and Whittaker in particular will have the ability to dictate where this battle takes place. That means this should largely be a striking contest and there, Whittaker gets the benefit.
Whittaker has additional tools, works at a higher pace, and is excellent at adjusting over time. In addition to this, Yoel Romero did everything short of decapitate him in their last fight and was not able to stop Whittaker, therefore it’s hard to think Gastelum could do this.
Whittaker is a -265 favored per SugarHouse, and those odds feel spot on. But, Whittaker by choice is +200 in SugarHouse, and considering 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 certainly worth a wager.
UFC 234 Silva-Adesanya Betting Evaluation After Anderson Silva was along with the MMA world, he always insisted that the fight he would like to possess would be against his clone. Now Silva is at the twilight of his career, he finally gets his wish, or at least, the next best thing.
Israel Adesanya is the hottest prospect in MMA at this time, having made his UFC debut only last year and racking up four notable victories with a stylish, violent striking match reminiscent of Silva’s prime.
Adesanya can do everything on the feet and unlike Silva, he’s also prone to initiating crime rather than waiting to counterstrike.
Silva is the greatest striker in MMA history and at his finest, he blurs the lines
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